Which supplier file formats can Flux edit?

STEP, IGES, and BREP from SolidWorks, NX, CATIA, Creo, and others.

Which CAD kernels does Flux use?

OpenCascade, NVIDIA SMLib, and Siemens Parasolid on request.

Which standard formats can Flux export?

Gerber, ODB++, IPC-2581, and STEP.

More design checks. Fewer engineer hours.

Flux does the design work and the simulation, and hands off clean files to your suppliers and your CAD tools.

Start Building Browse Demos

Lotus Flight Ball CAD draft in Flux, legs down

Lotus Flight Ball baseplate

The baseplate assembly of the Lotus Flight Ball, modeled in the Flux 3D view.

MECHANICAL ASSEMBLY · 3D

Supplier STEP file edit

An Inventor STEP file edited in Flux: the flange is now 64.5 mm deep with five vent slots, and the 4.4 mm hole did not move.

STEP · INVENTOR · CAD EDIT

Brainstorm.

Scope the vehicle interfaces, power input, and environment you design for.
Get a Project Spec with your protocol, power, and environment targets.
Set the enclosure size, mounting, and connector positions alongside the electronics.

Design.

Parts picked for your power input, operating range, and availability.
Design rule, safety, and regulatory checks run as Flux designs.
Enclosure, mounts, and wiring harness designed around the board in the same project.

Make it real.

Cost and lead time on every part before you order.
Manufacturing files and an enclosure, ready to send.
Stress-checked brackets and mounts, with STEP files your suppliers can use.

More checks, fewer engineer hours.

Flux runs circuit, thermal, electromagnetic and stress simulation, plus design rule and datasheet checks, on every change.

Files your suppliers can use.

Flux edits STEP files and hands off clean STEP files, so your suppliers and your CAD tools can use them.

A record for every review.

Every change records who made it, what changed, and when. Results stay in the project.

Strict part rules.

Flux learns your approved parts and design rules, and follows them on every project.

Light and compact.

Boards, enclosure, mounts and harness are designed together in one model, so they fit the first time.

Your data stays under your control.

Project-level permissions, single sign-on, and no training on your data. Export-controlled programs (ITAR and EAR) are available on request. For large programs, a FedRAMP deployment of Flux is available on request.