If your design doesn’t work in the real world, it’s a failure. This is a basic principle that every good designer understands. It’s also the primary reason that physical prototyping has played an important role in the product development process for manufacturers.

Prototyping allows manufacturers greater insight into real-word performance and ensure that major design flaws are identified and mitigated before the final product ships. Unfortunately, the physical “design/build/test” process adds significant cost and time to the product development cycle.

However, today, new simulation tools are freeing designers from their dependence on costly physical prototypes. Simulation is cutting product development cycles and allowing manufacturers to bring better products to market faster than ever before.

In this white paper you will learn about:

• Why virtual prototyping is critical for innovation.
• How to integrate virtual prototyping into your product design workflow.
• What simulation has become a necessity in today’s fast paced product development market.