Intact Solutions
Intact Solutions provides mesh-free finite element analysis software that simulates complex additive-manufactured and implicit geometries without traditional meshing, serving aerospace, defense, and advanced-manufacturing customers through integrations with nTop, Rhino/Grasshopper, and Synera, plus enterprise licenses and SDK/Python APIs.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1999
- HeadquartersMadison, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Intact Solutions does
Intact Solutions, Inc. is a privately held engineering software company headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, that has developed a mesh-free finite element analysis (FEA) platform branded Intact.Simulation. The platform is built on the company's proprietary Immersed Method of Moments (IMM), which simulates structural, modal, thermal, thermoelastic, and linear-buckling physics directly on native geometry representations — implicit models, BREP, mesh, G-code, and CT scans — without the meshing and pre-processing steps that bottleneck traditional FEA tools. The technology is particularly differentiated for additive manufacturing parts with lattices, heterogeneous materials, and complex implicit geometries where meshing-based tools struggle.
The company monetizes through quote-based enterprise and professional software licenses, with distribution split between direct enterprise sales (anchored by a named Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control account), self-serve downloads via the company website, and first-class integrations with three major computational design platforms: nTop, Rhino/Grasshopper (McNeel), and Synera. An SDK (IntactSDK C++) and a Python API (PyIntact) extend the solver into OEM and automation workflows, while specialized sub-products — LevelOpt topology optimization, Intact.Generative, Intact.Additive, and Scan&Solve Pro — address generative design, AM quality assurance, and scan-based geometry use cases.
Intact has accumulated more than $10M in cumulative R&D investment from the U.S. government and industry partners, including a $9.1M Office of Naval Research-funded collaboration with UW-Madison and GE Aerospace, a Department of Energy award to integrate Lawrence Livermore's MFEM HPC library, a DARPA selection for digital twin development, and NIST SBIR Phase I funding. The company operates with a 1-10 person headcount and is led by CTO Vadim Shapiro. Its customer base is concentrated in aerospace & defense, advanced manufacturing, and the computational designer persona working inside nTop, Rhino, and Synera ecosystems.
Intact Solutions firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Intact Solutions
- Legal name
- Intact Solutions, Inc.
- Website
- https://intact-solutions.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1999
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Intact Solutions provides mesh-free finite element analysis software that simulates complex additive-manufactured and implicit geometries without traditional meshing, serving aerospace, defense, and advanced-manufacturing customers through integrations with nTop, Rhino/Grasshopper, and Synera, plus enterprise licenses and SDK/Python APIs.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Intact Solutions industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Engineering Simulation Software
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Functional Testing Prototypes (Mechanical/Thermal/Fluidic) (IMAAAFAG)
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Where Intact Solutions is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Madison
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Intact Solutions business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Licenses / Subscriptions: Intact.Simulation is distributed as a licensed software product with a license manager (Intact License Manager) supporting activation, deactivation, seat management, and offline/air-gapped licensing. Revenue is generated through software licenses, with pricing being quote-based rather than publicly disclosed. The company also offers paid internships and competitive compensation with equity sharing for employees.
- Enterprise Licenses: Enterprise and professional licensing model targeting organizations such as aerospace, defense, automotive, and advanced manufacturing companies. The company offers competitive pay and equity sharing program as part of its compensation structure, indicating a growth-stage software company with equity-based compensation for employees.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise / Professional Licensing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels7 records
Intact Solutions product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Intact Solutions develops and sells Intact.Simulation, a mesh-free finite element analysis (FEA) platform that performs structural, modal, thermal, buckling, and thermoelastic simulations directly on native geometry (implicit, BREP, mesh, G-Code, CT scans) without meshing or pre-processing. The platform is distributed as plugins/add-ins for nTop, Rhino/Grasshopper, and Synera, as well as a C++ SDK (IntactSDK) and a Python API (PyIntact) for automation, with specialized toolkits for generative design (Intact.Generative), additive manufacturing QA (Intact.Additive), level-set topology optimization (LevelOpt), and scan-based geometry simulation (Scan&Solve Pro).
Product overview
Intact Solutions provides a unified mesh-free FEA platform with multiple integrated products: the core Intact.Simulation platform enables high-performance finite element analysis without traditional meshing; specialized add-ins extend simulation capabilities into nTop, Rhino Grasshopper, and Synera; IntactSDK and PyIntact provide developer APIs for automation; and specialized solutions include Intact.Generative for generative design, Intact.Additive for additive manufacturing QA, Scan&Solve Pro for scan-based geometry, and LevelOpt for topology optimization.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Intact.Simulation: High-performance FEA platform enabling engineers to run structural and thermal simulations directly on complex geometries without traditional meshing constraints. Supports linear elasticity, modal analysis, linear buckling, thermal, and thermoelasticity simulations.
- Intact.Generative
- Intact.Additive
- LevelOpt
- Scan&Solve Pro
- IntactSDK
- PyIntact
- Intact.Design
Products and services
- Intact.Simulation High-performance mesh-free finite element analysis platform enabling structural and thermal simulations on complex geometries without traditional meshing, built on the proprietary Immersed Method of Moments (IMM) using a non-conforming structured orthogonal grid. Sold to engineering and manufacturing organizations.
- Intact.Simulation for nTop Plugin for the nTop computational design platform enabling simulation of implicit models, lattices, and complex geometries without meshing, translating, or model simplification. For aerospace, defense, and advanced manufacturing engineers using nTop.
- Intact.Simulation for Rhino Grasshopper Industrial-strength mechanical simulation and topology optimization add-in for the Rhino/Grasshopper visual programming ecosystem, enabling automated FEA workflows without meshing expertise. For computational designers and engineers using Rhino.
- Intact.Simulation for Synera Add-in for the Synera engineering automation platform that brings FEA capabilities (Linear Elasticity and Modal physics) directly into Synera workflows. For engineering teams using Synera to break engineering silos.
- Intact.Simulation for Automation Headless mode deployment of Intact.Simulation that enables automated, large-scale simulation for physics-based Digital Twins. For organizations embedding simulation into automated design and validation pipelines.
- IntactSDK C++ Software Development Kit allowing developers to embed Intact.Simulation FEA capabilities (Linear Elasticity, Modal, Thermal, Thermoelasticity, LevelOpt) into their own applications using JSON-based scenario configuration. For software developers building engineering tools.
- PyIntact (Python API) Python-native API for meshfree simulation automation, large-scale design exploration, and topology optimization workflows. For engineers and developers running automated simulation pipelines.
- Intact.Generative Generative design toolkit for rapid construction and deployment of embedded and fully automated generative solutions for design space exploration, supporting lattice infills and multi-level design optimization. For product engineering teams exploring large design spaces.
- Intact.Additive High-fidelity QA solution for additive manufacturing that tightly integrates physical testing with simulation to leverage scalability of simulation and accuracy of physical testing. For AM part manufacturers in aerospace, defense, and medical.
- Scan&Solve Pro FEA tool for scan-based geometry processing, enabling simulation of CT scan data and point cloud derived models. For medical, dental, and reverse-engineering applications.
- Intact.Design Web-based design and simulation interface providing browser-accessible access to Intact.Simulation capabilities. For engineers needing lightweight simulation access without local installation.
- LevelOpt Level-set topology optimization feature for compliance minimization and stress optimization with user-driven customization including starting design incorporation, functional region preservation, and multi-level lattice generation. Available across all Intact.Simulation interfaces. For design engineers performing structural optimization.
Quantifiable outcome
- Dramatically reduces or eliminates pre-processing time for complex geometry simulation
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use Intact Solutions
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Intact Solutions technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration3 records
AI capability3 records
Feature9 records
Intact Solutions partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- U.S. Department of Energy / Lawrence Livermore National LaboratorycoreIntact Solutions was awarded a project by the U.S. Department of Energy to integrate the Modular Finite Element Method (MFEM) library, developed by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, into its Intact.Simulation platform. This integration brings HPC capabilities to scale generative design and topology optimization workflows for non-linear multi-physics multi-million degree-of-freedom systems.
- nTopcoreIntact Solutions announced the general availability of Intact.Simulation for nTop, offering mechanical simulation capabilities directly within the nTop platform. The integration eliminates the meshing bottleneck, allowing users to set up and run simulations on implicit models without sacrificing fidelity. nTop is the leading platform for designing high-performance product designs and serves as a key distribution channel for Intact's simulation technology.
- UW-Madison (University of Wisconsin-Madison)coreIntact Solutions partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and GE Aerospace on a $9.1M ONR-funded project to enhance additive manufacturing technology for mission-critical components. Intact's team leverages its advanced simulation technology to develop next-generation tools for prediction, qualification, and quality improvement of additively manufactured components. The partnership combines academic research capabilities with industrial application and Intact's simulation expertise.
- GE Aerospace ResearchcoreGE Aerospace Research is a co-partner with Intact Solutions and UW-Madison in the $9.1M ONR-funded project focused on additive manufacturing for mission-critical components. GE contributes industrial perspective and application requirements for additively manufactured part performance and qualification.
- SyneracoreIntact.Simulation is available as an add-in for the Synera platform (Synera Marketplace), bringing FEA capabilities directly into Synera workflows. Synera is an engineering automation platform that helps break engineering silos by integrating FEA automation workflows. The add-in supports Linear Elasticity and Modal physics.
- Rhino / Grasshopper (McNeel)coreIntact.Simulation for Rhino Grasshopper is an add-on/plugin for the Rhino 3D CAD platform and Grasshopper visual programming environment. It provides industrial-strength mechanical simulation and topology optimization capabilities for the Rhino Grasshopper ecosystem, enabling computational designers to perform FEA without meshing expertise.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Intact Solutions competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Paramatters: Paramatters offers topology optimization and generative design tools aimed at additive manufacturing, comparable in scope to Intact's LevelOpt and Intact.Generative. Operates as a smaller, AM-focused emerging player rather than a full FEA suite.
- CoreTechnologie (4D_Additive): CoreTechnologie focuses on 3D printing data preparation, repair, and simulation for additive manufacturing workflows. Comparable to Intact.Additive in addressing AM-specific simulation and qualification, but with a narrower scope and limited topology-optimization capabilities.
Direct peers
- ANSYS: Largest independent CAE vendor (ANSYS Mechanical, LS-DYNA, Fluent) and the dominant incumbent in finite element analysis for aerospace, automotive, and additive manufacturing. Directly competes with Intact.Simulation across structural, modal, thermal, and topology optimization workflows, and has the R&D and sales scale to replicate mesh-free methods.
- nTopology: nTop is the leading implicit-modeling design platform for advanced manufacturing and is Intact's primary distribution partner via 'Intact.Simulation for nTop.' It overlaps as a peer because nTop increasingly bundles its own simulation features, posing both a partnership opportunity and a competitive threat.
- Altair Engineering: Altair's HyperWorks suite and OptiStruct solver are industry standards for topology optimization and structural analysis, particularly in aerospace and automotive lightweighting. Overlaps directly with Intact.Simulation's LevelOpt capabilities and is bundled with the same kind of generative-design workflows.
- Dassault Systèmes (SIMULIA / Abaqus): SIMULIA's Abaqus is the leading FEA solver for advanced nonlinear structural analysis and is widely used in aerospace and automotive. Competes head-to-head with Intact on structural simulation, topology optimization, and integration with CATIA/3DEXPERIENCE for generative design and AM qualification.
- Siemens Digital Industries Software (Simcenter): Simcenter (formerly Siemens PLM / LMS) provides structural and thermal simulation across aerospace, automotive, and manufacturing, tightly integrated with NX and Solid Edge CAD. Competes with Intact on simulation-driven design and topology optimization, especially inside Siemens' large installed base.
- Hexagon MSC Software: MSC's Nastran, Marc, and Apex products are legacy FEA standards for aerospace, defense, and automotive structural analysis. Competes with Intact on structural and multi-physics simulation, particularly where aerospace primes run established Nastran-based workflows.
- COMSOL: COMSOL Multiphysics is a leading multi-physics simulation platform with strong adoption in R&D, academia, and advanced manufacturing. Directly comparable to Intact on coupled thermal-structural (thermoelasticity) simulations and on the appeal of automation/App-builder-style deployment of physics models.
Broad incumbents
- Autodesk (Fusion 360 Simulation / Netfabb): Autodesk offers simulation (Fusion 360 Simulation, Nastran in Inventor) and additive manufacturing workflow tools (Netfabb) as part of a broad CAD/CAE portfolio. It is not as specialized as Intact on mesh-free or implicit-geometry simulation but competes on accessibility and ecosystem reach.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Intact Solutions leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Intact Solutions funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds2 records
Investors1 record
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Intact Solutions M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Intact Solutions
What does Intact Solutions do?
Intact Solutions develops and sells Intact.Simulation, a mesh-free finite element analysis (FEA) platform that performs structural, modal, thermal, buckling, and thermoelastic simulations directly on native geometry (implicit, BREP, mesh, G-Code, CT scans) without meshing or pre-processing. The platform is distributed as plugins/add-ins for nTop, Rhino/Grasshopper, and Synera, as well as a C++ SDK (IntactSDK) and a Python API (PyIntact) for automation, with specialized toolkits for generative design (Intact.Generative), additive manufacturing QA (Intact.Additive), level-set topology optimization (LevelOpt), and scan-based geometry simulation (Scan&Solve Pro).
Is Intact Solutions a public or private company?
Intact Solutions is a private company. It is classified as unknown and is currently operating.
When was Intact Solutions founded?
Intact Solutions was founded in 1999. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Intact Solutions based?
Intact Solutions is headquartered in Madison, United States, in the North America region.
How does Intact Solutions make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Software Licenses / Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are enterprise Licenses.
Who are Intact Solutions's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Paramatters and CoreTechnologie (4D_Additive). Direct peers are ANSYS, nTopology, Altair Engineering, Dassault Systèmes (SIMULIA / Abaqus), Siemens Digital Industries Software (Simcenter), Hexagon MSC Software and COMSOL. Autodesk (Fusion 360 Simulation / Netfabb) is listed as a broad incumbent.
Does Intact Solutions have an API?
Yes. Intact.Simulation offers multiple API interfaces: PyIntact is a Python API for automation, large-scale design exploration, and optimization; a C++ SDK (IntactSDK) for embedding simulation capabilities; and a Command Line Interface (CLI) for scripting and automation. The Python API enables seamless automation of simulation workflows without traditional meshing bottlenecks. Developer documentation is at intact-solutions.com/intact_docs.
What industry is Intact Solutions in?
Intact Solutions's product category is Engineering Simulation Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAAAFAG, Functional Testing Prototypes (Mechanical/Thermal/Fluidic). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7372.