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Survey: AI & Generative Design

Help Shape the Future of Generative Design

We’re gathering insights from engineers and designers to understand how generative design, including emerging AI-powered Generative Design tools, is being used today and where adoption is headed. Whether you’re actively applying it or just beginning to explore the fundamentals, your perspective matters.

If you’re new to the topic, this short overview is a great place to start:
AI-Powered Generative Design: A New Era of Product Innovation – Revolution in Simulation™

This brief survey will take only a few minutes. Participants will be able to read a summary of key findings that will be published on Rev-Sim.org.

Thank you for contributing!
1. How familiar are you with Generative Design?*
- Very familiar
- Somewhat familiar
- Heard of it, but don’t fully understand
- Not familiar at all (Please skip ahead to Question 23. Thank you)
2. Where did you first learn about Generative Design?*
- Industry events/trade shows
- Online publications or media
- Software vendors
- Internal R&D team
- Other
If Other please provide more information
3. Is your organization currently using AI generative design tools?*
- Yes, in production
- Yes, in pilot or trial phase
- No, but evaluating
- I am not aware of any evaluation plans
4. Which teams in your organization are using or evaluating generative design? (Select all that apply)*
- Product design/engineering
- R&D
- Manufacturing/production planning
- Simulation/CAE teams
- Continuous improvement engineering
- IT
- Innovation teams
- Other (please specify)
5. Which software platforms or tools (if any) are you using for generative design?*
- Altair
- Autodesk
- Dassault Systèmes (CATIA, SolidWorks)
- Hexagon
- nTop
- PTC (Creo, OnShape)
- Siemens (NX, Solid Edge)
- Other
If Other please provide more information
6. If Generative Design is implemented at your company, how many users do you expect will use this technology?*
- Less than 5
- 5–10
- 10–25
- 25+
- I don’t know
7. When do you anticipate adopting generative design into your workflows?*
- Currently using it
- Within 6 months
- 6–12 months
- 1–2 years
- No current plans
8. What are the primary goals you hope to achieve with generative design? (Select up to three)*
- Reduce weight or material usage
- Accelerate design cycles
- Improve product performance
- Explore more design options
- Automate compliance checks
- Reduce costs (prototyping & production)
- Other
If Other please provide more information
9. What are the biggest barriers preventing adoption of generative design? (Select up to three)*
- Lack of internal expertise
- Tool complexity or learning curve
- Unclear ROI or business case
- Compatibility with existing tools
- Regulatory or compliance concerns
- Organizational resistance to change
- Concerns over design IP/security
- Perceived cost and time investments
- Other
10. To what extent do you trust AI to make critical design decisions?*
- Fully trust AI-generated designs
- Trust AI-generated designs with human oversight
- Trust AI-generated designs only for non-critical components
- Do not trust AI-generated design decisions
11. How important is it that generative design integrates with your current CAD/CAE systems?*
- Very important
- Somewhat important
- Not important
12. Do you expect generative design to replace or augment traditional design processes?*
- Replace
- Augment
- Not sure
13. Which phases or goals of product development could benefit most from generative design? (Select all that apply)*
- Concept development
- Simulation and analysis
- Cost optimization
- Sustainability and material usage
- Time-to-market
- Prototyping
- Product quality
- Other
If Other please provide more information
14. Do you expect generative design to improve your individual productivity?*
- No
- Yes, by up to 10%
- Yes, by up to 20%
- Yes, by up to 30%
- Yes, by up to 40%
- Yes, by up to 50%
- Other
If Other please provide more information
15. Do you see generative design as a tool for improving product sustainability (e.g., lighter parts, material reduction)?*
- Yes, definitely
- Possibly
- No
- Not sure
16. How important is generative design in your digital transformation or innovation strategy?*
- Critical
- Important
- Not important
- Not currently considered
- Not sure
17. Do you have a team or champion responsible for evaluating and implementing AI-based design methodologies?*
- Yes
- No
- In development
- Not sure
18. Would you be open to participating in a deeper interview or pilot program related to AI-based design technologies?*
- Yes
- No
If Yes please provide email address or phone number below
Email Address
Phone
19. How much time do you spend each week doing CAD-specific design work?*
- Less than 8 hours
- 8–20 hours
- 20–30 hours
- More than 30 hours
20. How long have you been using CAD?*
- Less than a year
- 1–5 years
- 5-10 years
- 10+ Years
21. How long have you been using generative design or AI-based design tools?*
- Less than a year
- 1–5 years
- 5-10 years
- 10+ Years
22. In terms of annual revenue, how large is your organization?*
- Less than $10 million
- $10 million to $50 million
- $50 million to $100 million
- $100 million to $500 million
- $500 million to $1 billion
- Prefer not to disclose
23. Which industries does your organization serve? (Select all that apply)*
- Aerospace / Defense
- Automotive
- Medical
- Agricultural
- Mining, Construction & Off-Highway
- Electronics / High Tech
- Other
If other please provide more information
24. What is your role/position within the company?*
- Designer / Engineer
- Design / Engineering team manager
- Analyst
- Analysis Manager
- R&D Engineer
- Production/Manufacturing Engineer
- Other Management
- Other
If other please provide more information

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