VR&D develops and supplies state of the art finite element analysis (FEA) and Multidiscipline Design Optimization software used by aerospace, automotive, and other industrial analysts and designers. VR&D provides robust, state-of-the-art software and services to enhance your product development process.

Introduction to optimization concepts

Composite optimization
Probabilistic optimization
Car door mirror




Car body topometry
VR&D's software is licensed to numerous commercial, government and academic institutions worldwide. A number of commercially available third-party CAE tools also use VR&D's optimization software.


Please check our online store to buy products online. VR&D offers its software to universities/academic institutions at a highly discounted price. Please contact VR&D for details.


Recent News

New Headquarters Zip Code
Due to a redrawing of the zip code boundaries in Colorado Springs, the zip code for our Colorado office has changed. The new zip code is 80905. When sending correspondence to our headquarters, please use this new zip code. See the Contact Us page for all of our addresses.
2008 Summer Newsletter

Download this summer's latest news at Vanderplaats Research & Development, Inc.
VRAND_2008_Summer_Newsletter.pdf (2.28 MB)
2008 VR&D Users Conference

VR&D will host our 2008 Users Conference to be held at Portola Plaza Hotel in Monterey, California, April 28-30, 2008. This two-day forum is a gathering of the brightest talent in the industry. Our conference provides an opportunity for users of VR&D software to meet and share experiences, learn about solution processes, and discuss current and future products and technology.
"Genesis is simply the best structural optimization software in the world. We use it all the time for our automotive and recreational products".


Dale Obeshaw, Executive V.P. - R&D, HST.