Previous Surveys

Poll #21
The computer you use for simulations is upgraded approximately every:

• 6-12 months    25 %
• 12-24 months    29 %
• Longer than 24 months    46 %

Poll #20
Your primary use of simulation software is:

• To improve current designs    22.4 %
• To test new designs    61.2 %
• Other    16.3 %

Poll #19
How many processors does your computer have?

• 1    29.1 %
• 2    41.8 %
• 4 or more    29.1 %

Poll #18
Do you ever need thermal analysis as a result of currents generating heat?

• Very often    43.1 %
• Sometimes    43.1 %
• Never    13.8 %

Poll #17
You write scripts or computer programs while using simulation software:

• Periodically    32.8 %
• Infrequently    23.9 %
• Never    43.3 %

Poll #16
When you use simulation software for detailed analysis, your geometry model has been generated with:

• The built-in geometry modeler    36.9 %
• Commercial CAD program    63.1 %

Poll #15
When you encounter large simulation models, which platform do you prefer to use?

• Supercomputers     50.9 %
• Clustering computers    49.1 %

Poll #14
In order to solve large simulation models, you prefer to:

• Buy the software     61.8 %
• Pay the service fee to solve it    38.2 %

Poll #13
When looking for design software, do you prefer to have:

• All software from one vendor   41.5 %
• The best of breed    58.5 %

Poll #12
In high frequency analysis, do you encounter problems solving for objects greater than 10 wavelengths in size?

• Yes    71.1 %
• No    28.9 %

Poll #11
In what stage(s) of the design do you use simulation software

• Initial    34.9 %
• Final    15.9 %
• From initial to final    49.2 %

Poll #10
When you use simulation/design software, you mostly use

• 2D    21.2 %
• 3D    44.7 %
• Both    34.1 %

Poll #9
Your primary business is:

• Research    55.9 %
• Product development   20.3 %
• Consulting    8.5 %
• Marketing   6.8 %
• Other    8.5 %

Poll #8
How important is simulation software to your design:

• Crucial    58.4 %
• Important   33.3 %
• Just for a rough idea    8.3 %

Poll #7
Which CAD application are you using?

• AutoCAD    31.3 %
• ProEngineer   19.1 %
• SolidEdge    7.0 %
• SolidWorks   31.3 %
• Other    11.3 %

Poll #6
Your main design concern is:

• Cost    45.8 %
• Thermal Performance    22.9 %
• EM Interference, Compatibility    22.9 %
• Other    8.3 %

Poll #5
You are a:

• Mechanical Engineer    23.9 %
• Electrical Engineer    42.2 %
• Physicist    13.8 %
• Technologist    7.3 %
• Other    12.8 %

Poll #4
Your project life cycles are generally:

• Under 3 months    24 %
• 3-6 months    29 %
• 6-12 months    29 %
• Over 12 months    19 %

Poll #3
You currently use simulation software:

• Extensively    50 %
• periodically    9 %
• Infrequently    18 %
• Never    23 %

Poll #2
What is your preferred CAD exchange format?

• ACIS SAT    14.3 %
• IGES    21.4 %
• PARASOLID X_T    10.7 %
• STEP    32.1 %
• Other    21.4 %

Poll #1
How important is it to you that software makes use of new multiprocessor computers?

• Very important   75 %
• Somewhat important   16.7 %
• Not important at all   8.3 %