Simulate, validate,
build it right.
HIVE (Highly Immersive Virtual Environment) is a high-fidelity virtual simulation platform designed for comprehensive Human Systems Integration (HSI) analysis. Engineers evaluate tasks across the full product lifecycle — using the source models and in realistic 3D environments — before a single physical prototype is built.
A virtual world built for
engineering confidence
From CAD to confidence
in four steps
Import Your Environment
Bring in your CAD models, tools, support equipment and any other 3D assets. HIVE supports industry-standard formats and integrates with your existing engineering toolchain.
Deploy Digital Humans
Configure anthropometric profiles from industry standard databases to match your target user population and contractual requirements. Populate your environment with representative digital humans.
Analyze & Validate
Run task simulations, capture metrics, and generate defensible reports. Identify and solve issues early — when design changes cost a fraction of post-production fixes.
Document Results & ROI
Engineering justifications benefit from rigorous documentation. Good ROI capture ensures business justification and HIVE sustainability across your program lifecycle, and more importantly, across the entire company.
Three pillars of
virtual validation
HIVE supports your team throughout the entire engineering lifecycle — from concept design through maintenance, plus training throughout. Design for manufacturing ensures the build process will remain efficient and on schedule. Design for maintenance will ensure minimal aircraft on ground time.
Product Design
Enable designers to make decisions efficiently and virtually test manufacturing and maintenance tasks before locking in design choices. Identify costly problems early, when they are still inexpensive and simple to resolve. This also shifts the mindset of the designer to think at a systems level, training their mind to design collaboratively to optimize efficiency at a program level. The HIVE accelerates development cycles by letting you test and compare multiple design options quickly without needing physical mockups.
Manufacturing
Empower engineers to verify build processes, optimize assembly sequences and production flow, and lay out virtual factory floors before breaking ground — minimizing production risk and avoiding costly schedule delays. Also allows validation of potential reuse of existing tooling, enhances factory safety, and HIVE use case videos from design become training videos for manufacturing technicians.
Maintenance Procedures
Verify maintenance tasks early — during design, not after the fact. Engineers can optimize repair processes and lay out virtual MRO and depot facilities long before physical assets exist. Support maintenance training, produce instructional content, and validate procedures for safety and efficiency in high-stakes environments.
Precision tools for
human-centered engineering
Every feature in HIVE is purpose-built to support rigorous HSI analysis across multiple industries including defense, aerospace, automotive, and more.
Anthropometry Databases
Access industry-standard anthropometric databases to represent diverse user populations. Validate contractual compliance with authoritative percentile data.
Line of Sight Analysis
Visualize and validate what digital humans can and cannot see from any position or posture. Eliminate blind spots and verify visibility requirements with precision.
Physical Props & Assets
Attach virtual props and tools to digital humans for enhanced realism. Simulate physical interactions, reaches, and force exertion across complex task scenarios.
High-Fidelity Environments
Import your CAD models and build photorealistic virtual environments that mirror your real-world production settings with accurate scale and physics.
Built for the world's most
demanding programs
Ready to eliminate risk
before it's built?
Join the engineering teams using HIVE to validate designs, reduce costs, and ship with confidence. Request a personalized demo today.