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VERDICT

Should I use Dassault Systèmes — Virtual Worlds for Real Life?

Virtual Worlds for Real Life - 3ds.com

Depends. Large manufacturers needing integrated design, simulation, and PLM in one platform should seriously consider it. Small teams, startups, or anyone without enterprise budget and dedicated admins will find it massive overkill.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources; product identity is clear, but independent user-review coverage is thin.

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo pricing evidence available
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Large manufacturers
  • Aerospace and automotive engineering teams
  • Simulation-heavy R&D
  • Companies standardizing product data on one PLM backbone

Not for

  • Small teams needing simple CAD or a part list — severe overkill
  • Startups without enterprise budget or dedicated PLM admins
  • Buyers wanting transparent, self-serve pricing
  • Anyone expecting an actual 'virtual world' or metaverse product

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Platform lock-in: EU dependency research flags reliance on Dassault toolchains.

medium

No published pricing found; expect quote-based sales and long enterprise procurement cycles.

medium

High-severity SOLIDWORKS CVE disclosed; keep patching strict.

low

'Virtual Worlds' is branding, not a metaverse product — confirm scope before demoing.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Full virtual-twin pipeline: design, simulate, manufacture in one platform
  • AI-assisted simulation is a stated strategic direction
  • Published product security program
  • Applied across aerospace, automotive, agriculture, and semiconductor sectors
  • SOLIDWORKS offers a lighter entry point within the same vendor

Cons

  • Tagline is marketing; you are buying complex enterprise engineering software
  • High-severity SOLIDWORKS vulnerability disclosed publicly
  • Named in EU study on software and cyber dependencies — lock-in concern

Sources & method

Analyzed 9/26/2026 - 10 sources - One high-severity SOLIDWORKS CVE flagged publicly; vendor maintains a product security page. No breach evidence found.

official x2review x2security x2news x4
  • High-severity vulnerability in SOLIDWORKS, Public security post flags a high-severity vulnerability affecting SOLIDWORKS; no exploit details provided in source.

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 5/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No pricing evidence available
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 5/5. End-to-end virtual twins, design through manufacturing
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Security page exists; high-severity SOLIDWORKS CVE flagged
  • 1981 Founded Paris-based, publicly listed software company
  • CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SIMULIA Flagship brands CAD, PLM, and simulation suites
  • Not published Pricing Enterprise, quote-based sales
  • 1 high-severity CVE Security disclosures SOLIDWORKS, via public post

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

One high-severity SOLIDWORKS CVE flagged publicly; vendor maintains a product security page.

  • High-severity vulnerability in SOLIDWORKSPublic security post flags a high-severity vulnerability affecting SOLIDWORKS; no exploit details provided in source.⁴

No breach evidence found.

What users say

No independent product-user reviews surfaced; available sources are corporate, academic, or press coverage.

Alternatives

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Companies that use it

  • E WAY (autonomous vehicle CATIA virtual-twin project)⁶
  • MODS Inc.
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources; product identity is clear, but independent user-review coverage is thin.

Enterprise virtual-twin platform (CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, SIMULIA). Overkill for small teams; opaque enterprise pricing.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources; product identity is clear, but independent user-review coverage is thin.

Sources

  1. Virtual Worlds for Real Life | Dassault Systèmes3ds.com
    official
  2. What do we mean by 'Virtual Worlds for Real Life?' - 3DS Blogblog.3ds.com
    official
  3. Product security page3ds.com
    security
  4. High-severity SOLIDWORKS vulnerability postlinkedin.com
    security
  5. European Software and Cyber Dependencies (EU Parliament study)europarl.europa.eu
    news
  6. E WAY CATIA End-to-End Virtual Twin case study3dswym.3dexperience.3ds.com
    news
  7. SIMULIA CEO on AI and Simulationlinkedin.com
    news
  8. Avatar-based innovation: Using virtual worlds for real life (academic)sciencedirect.com
    review
  9. Life at Dassault Systemes: Culture, Salary, Reviewsambitionbox.com
    review
  10. Dassault Systèmes campaign expands to European transport hubsmanufacturingdigital.com
    news

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