Optimate GmbH

Optimate GmbH is a German software publisher that concentrates on extending the capabilities of established CAD environments through tightly integrated add-ins. Its product catalogue is currently built around the Optimate SOLIDWORKS Plugin, a lightweight companion module that embeds the company’s cloud-based optimisation and data-management services directly inside the SOLIDWORKS user interface. Once installed, the plug-in appears as an extra ribbon tab and panel, giving mechanical designers one-click access to automated design checks, variant generation, cost estimations and collaborative review workflows without leaving the familiar 3-D modelling window. Typical use cases range from reducing material usage in injection-moulded parts to streamlining sheet-metal quotations and capturing engineering-change histories in a shared project vault. Because the extension communicates with Optimate’s online backend, teams can run parallel optimisation jobs, compare simulation results and maintain a single source of truth for component metadata across dispersed locations. The tool is therefore aimed at small and mid-size engineering departments that want to shorten development cycles while keeping their existing SOLIDWORKS licences and file structures intact. Although the current portfolio is narrow, the publisher’s focus on seamless CAD integration signals a strategy of augmenting rather than replacing mainstream design platforms. The Optimate SOLIDWORKS Plugin is available for free on get.nero.com, with downloads delivered through trusted Windows package sources such as winget, always installing the latest version and allowing batch installation alongside other applications.