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Aerospace Design Software for India's Aviation & Defense Industry

Empower your aerospace engineering team with professional CAD, simulation, and composite design tools. From commercial aircraft components to UAV platforms and defense systems, we deliver certified solutions tailored for India's rapidly growing aerospace sector.

$35B+

Indian Aerospace Market

15%

UAV Sector Annual Growth

200+

Aerospace Clients Served

Aerospace Design Capabilities

Purpose-built CAD tools for aerospace engineering challenges, from complex surface modelling to large assembly management.

Advanced Surface Modeling

Create complex aerodynamic surfaces, fuselage contours, and wing profiles with Class-A surface quality required for aerospace applications.

  • Freeform surface creation
  • Curvature-continuous blends
  • Aerodynamic profile tools

Composite Design

Design lightweight composite structures with ply-by-ply layup definition, draping analysis, and fiber orientation optimisation for maximum strength-to-weight ratio.

  • Ply schedule management
  • Draping simulation
  • Fiber orientation control

Large Assembly Management

Handle assemblies with 100,000+ components typical of aircraft structures. Optimised workflows for sub-system management and top-down design.

  • SpeedPak configurations
  • Lightweight mode handling
  • Top-down design support

Sheet Metal & Fabrication

Design aircraft-grade sheet metal components with bend allowances, K-factors, and flat pattern exports conforming to aerospace material specifications.

  • Aerospace bend tables
  • Flat pattern DXF output
  • Forming tool libraries

Routing Systems

Design and route electrical harnesses, hydraulic lines, and pneumatic tubing through complex aircraft structures with clash detection.

  • Wire harness routing
  • Tube & pipe design
  • Auto-routing with clearance

Structural Simulation

Validate designs against aerospace load cases with integrated FEA. Perform stress, vibration, and thermal analysis without leaving the CAD environment.

  • Linear static analysis
  • Modal frequency analysis
  • Thermal simulation

Aerospace Applications

Serving every segment of India's aerospace ecosystem with specialised design solutions and domain expertise.

Commercial Aircraft Components

Design interior cabin fittings, structural brackets, engine nacelle components, landing gear assemblies, and avionics enclosures for commercial aviation programmes.

  • Cabin interior panels & fittings
  • Structural brackets & clips
  • Engine nacelle sub-assemblies

Defense & Military Systems

Develop mission-critical defense equipment including armoured vehicle components, weapon mounting systems, radar enclosures, and field-deployable equipment.

  • Armoured vehicle subsystems
  • Weapon station mounts
  • Radar & communication housings

UAV & Drone Design

End-to-end design of unmanned aerial vehicles from airframe structures and propulsion mounts to payload bays and control surface mechanisms.

  • Airframe & fuselage design
  • Propulsion system integration
  • Payload bay engineering

Space Systems & Satellites

Design satellite bus structures, deployment mechanisms, thermal management systems, and ground support equipment for India's growing space programme.

  • Satellite bus structures
  • Solar panel deployment mechanisms
  • Thermal management systems

Simulation & Validation

Validate aerospace designs against real-world conditions before building a single prototype. Reduce certification risk and development cost.

Structural Analysis (FEA)

Perform linear and non-linear static analysis to validate component strength under flight loads, pressurisation cycles, and landing impacts per aerospace standards.

  • Stress & displacement mapping
  • Factor of safety calculation
  • Load path verification

Computational Fluid Dynamics

Analyse aerodynamic performance, airflow over control surfaces, and thermal management of avionics bays to optimise drag and cooling efficiency.

  • Pressure & velocity distribution
  • Drag coefficient estimation
  • Thermal flow analysis

Fatigue & Durability

Predict component lifecycle under cyclic flight loads. Analyse fatigue crack initiation, stress concentration factors, and safe-life estimations.

  • Cycle life prediction
  • Stress concentration analysis
  • Damage tolerance assessment

Drop & Impact Testing

Simulate bird strike, foreign object damage, and crash-landing scenarios to validate structural integrity and passenger safety compliance.

  • Impact energy absorption
  • Deformation analysis
  • Failure mode prediction

Compliance & Standards

Built-in support for aerospace quality standards and regulatory requirements that Indian aerospace companies must meet.

AS9100D Quality Management

Our CAD workflows support AS9100D compliance with built-in design review checkpoints, approval workflows, and quality documentation throughout the design lifecycle.

Design Traceability

Maintain full design history from concept to production release. Every revision, change order, and approval is captured and traceable for airworthiness requirements.

Configuration Management

Manage product configurations across variants and effectivities. Track as-designed, as-built, and as-maintained configurations with PDM integration.

Documentation & Reporting

Generate engineering documentation that meets DGCA and international aviation authority requirements including CATIA-compatible data exchange formats.

Aerospace Success Stories

Real results from Indian aerospace companies using our solutions.

UAV / Unmanned Systems

Bangalore Drone Startup

A Bangalore-based drone startup needed to accelerate design iterations for a new VTOL platform while maintaining structural integrity under varied payload configurations.

Implemented SOLIDWORKS with simulation-driven design workflows, enabling the team to evaluate structural performance in real-time. Reduced physical prototype builds from 8 to 3 per development cycle.

50%Faster Iterations
62%Prototypes Reduced
4 months savedTime to Market
Defense Components

Hyderabad Defense Supplier

A Hyderabad-based Tier-1 defense supplier needed to reduce component weight for an armoured vehicle programme while meeting stringent MIL-SPEC requirements.

Deployed topology optimisation and simulation tools to redesign 12 critical structural brackets. Achieved significant weight savings while exceeding original strength specifications by 15%.

30%Weight Reduction
12Components Redesigned
15%Strength Improvement
Aerospace Manufacturing

Pune Aerospace Component Manufacturer

A Pune-based manufacturer supplying to global OEMs struggled with design data retrieval, revision control, and meeting customer audit requirements for traceability.

Implemented SOLIDWORKS PDM with custom workflows aligned to AS9100D. Automated revision tracking, approval routing, and documentation generation for audit readiness.

70%Faster Retrieval
60% reducedAudit Prep Time
Near zeroRevision Errors

Frequently Asked Questions

For aerospace applications, we recommend SOLIDWORKS Premium with the Simulation Professional add-on. Premium includes advanced surfacing, routing (electrical & piping), and tolerance analysis. For composite design, the SOLIDWORKS Composites add-on is essential. We help you select the exact configuration based on your specific requirements.

Yes. SOLIDWORKS supports large assemblies through features like Lightweight mode, SpeedPak configurations, and Large Design Review. We have clients managing assemblies with 100,000+ components. Our team configures your environment and establishes best practices for optimal large-assembly performance.

Absolutely. We configure SOLIDWORKS PDM with workflows that align with AS9100D requirements including design review checkpoints, approval routing, revision control, and full traceability. This helps you meet audit requirements and maintain airworthiness documentation.

Yes. SOLIDWORKS PDM provides role-based access control, vault security, and audit trails. For ITAR-controlled or classified projects, we configure on-premise deployments with network isolation. We also support encrypted file storage and controlled data exchange protocols.

We offer specialised training modules for aerospace applications including advanced surfacing for aerodynamic shapes, sheet metal for aircraft-grade materials, routing for harnesses and tubing, and simulation for flight load analysis. Training is available at our Bangalore centre or on-site at your facility.

We offer flexible licensing options including perpetual licences and annual subscriptions. Volume discounts are available for teams of 5+ seats. Government and defense organisations may qualify for special pricing. Contact us for a customised quote based on your requirements.

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