Revolutionize Your Engineering Workflow with Cognitive Design by CDS
Cognitive Design by CDS is an AI-powered concurrent engineering platform that accelerates the development of high-performance, manufacturable, and sustainable products.

Trusted by industry leaders worldwide
Built for the Cognitive Era of Engineering
Shorten product development cycle from the earliest concept phase.
Design generation
Product engineering cycle
Reusability of engineering workflows
Leverage advanced Generative-AI to design high-performance parts faster.
Our software revolutionizes the design process by integrating advanced optimization techniques. With an implicit modeling engine, it generates and refines designs at unprecedented speeds. This ensures that your projects meet all production constraints while maximizing performance.
Automatically generate high-performance designs in record time
Achieve rapid design iterations without compromising on quality or reliability.
Integrate manufacturing insights to design with confidence
Our software allows you to create production-ready parts that are right the first time, every time.
Generate the right design with data-driven exploration tools
Drive smart, informed exploration thanks to AI-powered modules to generate the right design in minutes
Accelerate design with flexible, data-driven workflows
Adjust optimization parameters freely anywhere without disrupting downstream and upstream design work.
Collaborate seamlessly with shareable, reusable processes
Share secure, reusable workflows that connect teams, streamline processes, and accelerate engineering performance.
Power concurrent engineering with the right platform
Manage multidisciplinary design intents in one plaform throughout the product development cycle
Design Smarter with Data-Driven Decision Making
Cognitive Design brings full visibility to your design process with smart AI-driven reports. This capability allows you to link key design and business metrics across every iteration.
Automate design generation to achieve maximum performance in no time.
Instant comparison of cost, weight, CO₂ emission and lead time
Seamless report generation for technical reviews and stakeholders

Unlock Your Design Potential
Request a demo to see how Cognitive Design by CDS can revolutionize your engineering workflow
We shift the engineering paradigm
From concept to production, every decision is traceable, auditable, and connected, linking engineering insights and environments into one unified digital workflow.
Organization - Integrate & Accelerate
Keep design objectives aligned across disciplines by centralizing requirements, decisions, and constraints in one environment. Maintain clear traceability and drive efficient collaboration from initial concept through final production.
CAD
Costing
Sustainability
MBSE
Configuration Management
Engineering Team - Share & Increment
Enable engineering teams to work seamlessly by sharing secure, reusable workflows that standardize processes, preserve expertise, and accelerate development. Facilitate efficient collaboration while safeguarding critical design optimization data.
Test Data
Digital Twins
FEA
Engenering Data
Engineers - Create & Optimize
Accelerate your engineering workflows with customizable, data-centric processes that enable you to explore, validate, and optimize high-performance parts faster. Integrate design, simulation, and manufacturing data to reduce development cycles.
Manufacturing
Lightweighthing
Verstile workflows
Explore Our Key Industries and Expertise
Cognitive Design by CDS specializes in delivering innovative solutions for critical industries. Our software empowers design engineers to optimize parts for aerospace, automotive, and defense sectors.




The combination of key enablers to accelerate design
Our next-generation geometric kernel leverages implicit modeling technology, enabling ultra-fast, robust modeling of complex, manufacturable geometries, overcoming the limitations of traditional boundary representations.
This is complemented by our advanced parametric workflows, manufacturing automation modules, and AI-driven multi-objective generative optimization, together creating a comprehensive, data-driven platform for high-performance, manufacturable product design
FAQs
Explore our frequently asked questions to understand how our software can benefit you.
Yes, some functions in Cognitive Design by CDS use AI (costing, conversion to CAD, manufacturing analysis). It is pre-trained by CDS and packaged in the software, so there is no training happening on your side, and your data is not used.
Yes, you can convert mesh or implicit models to CAD and export them as a .step. It works best for midly complex models (e.g. generative design results). Complexe models (integrating lattice structures for instance) can also be converted to CAD, but would take more time..
No, our workflows use hybrid meshing, keeping the original CAD precision around functional regions, and having smooth mesh elements on organic features.
Cognitive Design by CDS uses a proprietary hybrid geometrical engine, mainly based on implicit modeling (Signed Distance functions), with in addition mesh and CAD operators.
Cognitive Design by CDS uses a node-locked license system, tied to each workstation. This approach aligns with the offline, on-premise setup. Floating licenses are not yet available.
Cognitive Design by CDS is particularly well suited for complex, high-value mechanical parts such as lightweight structures, gearbox housings, functional brackets, or fixtures subjected to multiphysics loads. It is optimized for use cases in aerospace, defense, space, and advanced mobility systems.
Cognitive Design by CDS is an advanced concurrent plaftorm for design optimization that enhances component performance. It incorporates production constraints directly into the design phase, ensuring efficiency. This allows design engineers to streamline workflows and reduce development time.
Cognitive Design by CDS is tailored for engineers in large and medium-sized industrial companies. It is particularly beneficial for sectors like aerospace, automotive, defense, and space. The software addresses unique engineering challenges faced in these industries.
Cognitive Design by CDS uses an implicit modeling engine and parametric design to generate and optimize designs rapidly. By factoring in manufacturing constraints, it ensures that designs are feasible and efficient. This process minimizes the risk of failure during production.
Cognitive Design by CDS significantly reduces development time and enhances agility in the design process. It allows for quick iterations and optimizations, keeping your projects on track. By integrating manufacturing constraints early, it helps maintain competitiveness.
While Cognitive Design by CDS is user-friendly, we offer comprehensive training to maximize its potential. Our support team is available to assist with onboarding and any questions. This ensures that users can leverage the software effectively.
Unlock Your Design Potential
Request a demo to see how Cognitive Design by CDS can revolutionize your engineering workflow