Compare the software included in the 2 editions of the Product Design Suite 2016—Premium and Ultimate.
Cloud service available with purchase of a one-time licence with Maintenance Subscription or a Desktop Subscription. 
| PRODUCT DESIGN SUITE 2016 EDITIONS |  Premium |  Ultimate |
|---|---|---|
| ENGINEERING DESIGN PRODUCTIVITY | ||
| Digital Prototyping | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy-to-use 3D mechanical design | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D part and assembly design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free-form modeling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Direct editing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Rules-based design/automation | ✓ | ✓ |
| Catalog/purchased/standard part library | ✓ | ✓ |
| Plastic parts design | ✓ | ✓ |
| 3D digital mockups for real-time collaboration |
✓ | ✓ |
| Sheet metal design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Frame and weldment design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mold, and tool and die | ✓ | |
| Electrical systems design/tube and pipe runs | ✓ | |
| Integrated electrical and mechanical design | ✓ | |
| Electrical engineering | ✓ | |
| VISUALIZATION & CONCEPTUAL DESIGN | ||
| Explore design concepts in AutoCAD | ✓ | ✓ |
| Photorealistic rendering and presentations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Real-time design visualization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Flexible product modeling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Cinematic-quality rendering and 3D animation | ✓ | ✓ |
| PRODUCT SIMULATION & DESIGN VALIDATION | ||
| Virtually infinite computational power |
✓ | ✓ |
| Cloud-based parametric optimization |
✓ | ✓ |
| Point cloud tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Materials selection cost impact | ✓ | ✓ |
| Assembly-level/interference detection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Check for manufacturability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Professional drafting and documentation tools | ✓ | ✓ |
| Assembly-level design optimization** | ✓ | |
| Assembly-level finite element analysis (FEA) | ✓ | |
| Assembly-level dynamic simulation | ✓ | |
| Installation/demolition sequence simulation | ✓ | |
| Facility-level clash detection | ✓ | |
| DOCUMENTATION & DATA SHARING | ||
| Native support for DWG™ files | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automatic drawing view creation | ✓ | ✓ |
| BOM generation | ✓ | ✓ |
| International standards support | ✓ | ✓ |
| Markup of DWG, DWF™, and PDF files | ✓ | ✓ |
| Mobile and online sharing of 3D designs | ✓ | ✓ |
| BIM interoperability | ✓ | ✓ |
| Native translators | ✓ | ✓ |
| In-product data management | ✓ | ✓ |
| Configurable data security | ✓ | ✓ |
| Multiple user/concurrent design | ✓ | ✓ |
| Automated design organization | ✓ | ✓ |
| Easy administration | ✓ | ✓ |
| Smart panel layout drawings | ✓ | |
| Large-scale design review and collaboration | ✓ | |
| Layout designs, fly-throughs, walk-throughs | ✓ | |
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