For engineering teams
A 30–45 day design-partner pilot with model setup, two iterations, a task guide for your team and a technical report.
Request a commercial pilotNonlinear contact assemblies, 3D CFD aerodynamics, modal & stress analysis on WebGPU. Zero install.
Use WebCAE in a course or evaluate it on one real, non-critical engineering model.
A 30–45 day design-partner pilot with model setup, two iterations, a task guide for your team and a technical report.
Request a commercial pilotA free 6–8 week academic pilot program with teaching models, course-specific assignments and instructor support.
Apply for the academic pilotWebCAE covers the full simulation loop — from CAD modeling and import to a shareable engineering report — inside a single tab.
Built-in 3D sketches with geometric constraints, extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, threads, booleans, fillets, and curve imprinting, plus STEP, IGES, Parasolid, and STL import.
MITC4 quad shells and Timoshenko beams, modeling stiffened structures (ribs, stringers, frames with offset BEAM_EXT on shared nodes, both parametric patches and B-Rep imprinted edges).
Linear static structural, modal analysis with spectral rigid-mode detection, 3D buckling (K_sigma for solids, shells, and beams), steady-state thermoelasticity, and nonlinear contact.
Simulations run directly on your hardware via WebAssembly in the browser (up to ~150k–300k DOF) or in native desktop builds (up to 1.5M+ DOF) — zero cloud queues, your models stay private.
Every .wce bundle stores the full FEA mesh and pre-solved static, modal, and buckling fields for 3D solids, shells, and space frames. Click any model to open it directly on the Results tab in seconds.
A straightforward workflow from initial design to verified engineering report.
Build 3D models with parametric CAD or drag in STEP, IGES, Parasolid, or STL files — geometry and topology resolve automatically.
Create 1st and 2nd order tetrahedral, hexahedral, or quad shell meshes with local refinement zones and influence geometries.
Apply forces, pressures, thermal loads, springs, remote points (RBE2/RBE3), and contact pairs directly on 3D faces and edges.
Examine von Mises stress, displacements, vibration modes, and buckling factors, then export a PDF report or .wce container.
The list below is shipped functionality, not promises — everything here can be tried today.
Built-in parametric 3D CAD & multi-format import
3D sketches with geometric constraints, extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, threads, booleans, fillets/chamfers, and curve imprinting on B-Rep faces, plus direct import of STEP, IGES, Parasolid, and STL.
Shell and beam elements (MITC4 quads & Timoshenko beams)
Formulation for thin and thick structures, stiffened panels (ribs, stringers, ring frames with offset BEAM_EXT on shared nodes, supported both on parametric patches and B-Rep imprinted edges).
Linear static & modal analysis
Static structural displacement and stress calculation; modal vibration analysis including free-free unconstrained structures with spectral rigid-mode detection.
Linear buckling analysis (3D solid, shell & beam)
Eigenvalue buckling using full 3D geometric stiffness matrix K_sigma for solid bodies, shells, and frame structures.
Steady-state thermal & thermoelasticity
Steady-state heat conduction and coupled thermoelastic analysis to determine temperature fields and thermal stresses.
Nonlinear static analysis & plasticity
Large-deflection geometric nonlinearity, bilinear plasticity with hardening, and Neo-Hookean hyperelastic material models.
Contact mechanics & MPC constraints
Bonded, no-separation, and frictionless nonlinear contact pairs, remote loads, RBE2/RBE3 multi-point constraints, and spring connections.
1st & 2nd order solid, shell & mixed meshes
1st and 2nd order tetrahedra and hexahedra, mixed hex-tet meshes with conformal interfaces, and high-quality quad shell meshing.
Local refinement & adaptive remeshing
Local mesh control on faces and edges, refinement inside spheres and cylinders of influence, local element-order elevation, and automated stress-driven adaptive remeshing.
Instant .wce project container
Self-contained project bundles with embedded mesh, setup, and pre-solved fields (static stresses, natural vibration modes, buckling shapes) opening in the browser in seconds without re-solving.
Text DSL & MCP server for AI agents
Declarative text DSL and native Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for automated CAD generation, meshing, and simulation via Claude Code, Codex, and CI/CD pipelines.
Dual runtime: browser WASM & native desktop
Runs in any modern browser via WebAssembly (up to ~150k–300k DOF) and as high-performance native desktop applications for Windows and macOS with direct sparse solver (up to 1,500,000+ DOF).
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Want to see how these fit into a full CAD → FEA workflow? See the full CAD to FEA workflow
Built in the open — this is what's in progress right now and what comes next.
October – November 2026
In progressTesting and improving beam and shell analysis (stiffened shells, B-Rep rib imprinting, modal and buckling studies)
UI and modeling workflow improvements
Improving and testing the hexahedral mesher
Stability improvements across complex CAD assemblies
Performance and speed improvements across solvers, meshing, and viewport
December 2026 – Q1 2027
Multi-layer composite laminates (in beta testing)
WebCAE 101 — hands-on training course on the site
Topology optimization
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Product updates, roadmap plans and worked examples — as they happen.
A major update brings coupled 1D/2D structural analysis to WebCAE: MITC4 shells, Timoshenko beams with stiffener offsets, B-Rep curve imprinting, modal and buckling solvers, and compact .caeweb binary archives that reopen solved industrial assemblies in the browser without re-running.
A nonlinear problem is not solved once. The load is applied in increments, the step size adapts to how hard each one turns out to be, and a new chart shows how many Newton iterations each increment cost — and where the solver had to back off and retry.
Contact pairs are rebuilt on the deformed shape at every load step, the results are kept step by step, and the viewport shows what each zone is doing — open, active or stuck — along with the contact pressure on it.
Create an account to use WebCAE in the browser. Your personal account is also the place to access the Windows and macOS desktop builds.
Browser access to the current WebCAE build.
14-day free trial · $0 due today. Then $65/mo billed annually ($790/yr) or $99 billed monthly. Cancel anytime in 1 click.
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Bespoke solver development, industry workflows, and dedicated compute for engineering teams.
The web version launches in the browser. After registration, use your personal account to launch WebCAE and access desktop builds for Windows and macOS.
Create accountWe are looking for engineers to test browser-based FEA on real STEP, IGES, and Parasolid models. Bring your CAD files, edge cases, bug reports, and feature requests.
STEP, IGES, Parasolid, and STL directly, plus native SolidWorks, Fusion 360, and Inventor files via our converters. You can also model parts from scratch using our built-in parametric 3D CAD with constrained sketches, extrude, revolve, sweep, loft, booleans, and face imprinting.
No, if you use the web version. CAD modeling, meshing, solving, and post-processing run right in your browser via WebAssembly. For larger models (up to 1.5M+ DOF), standalone native desktop builds for Windows and macOS are available with full offline capability.
Linear static structural, modal analysis (including free-free with spectral rigid-mode detection), linear buckling (3D solid, shell, and beam K_sigma), steady-state thermal and thermoelasticity, contacts (bonded, no-separation, frictionless nonlinear contact), remote loads and MPC (RBE2/RBE3, springs), and nonlinear static analysis (bilinear plasticity, Neo-Hookean hyperelasticity, large-deflection geometry). Transient dynamic and fatigue calculations are planned for future releases.
Projects are encrypted at rest and in transit and are only visible to your team. Browser calculations and desktop runs execute locally on your machine without transmitting geometry to external servers.
Yes — export interactive .wce containers (which open in seconds with pre-solved fields; older .caeweb files still open), PDF engineering reports, raw mesh and result datasets, or automate workflows via our API and MCP server.
Registration gives you access to the WebCAE workspace. Run the web version in your browser and keep desktop access in the same personal account.
The Windows and macOS desktop builds are available from your personal account after registration.
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