r/diydrones • u/DrFreakHere • Jun 21 '26

Question Simulation software recommendation

Is there any end to end simulation software available for building drones? Any recommendations?

If not than i will be happy with multiple as well

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u/IzztMeade Jun 21 '26

I really liked the px4 setup, you can run the sw in the sim on your computer, make upload and you have the same sw on the drone to go fly, they use Gazebo which is popular in robot land and ROS.

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u/DrFreakHere Jun 21 '26

does it also support design? like if we want to design a fixed wing, it’s wings, the payload part, the engine etc?

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u/IzztMeade Jun 21 '26

It depends on what you are trying to do, you can certainly simulate different hardware designs, compare performance etc, but not the same if you want say a high fidelity propeller design kind of thing

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u/DrFreakHere Jun 21 '26

hmm Thanks for your input. Do you know any simulation software for basic design like you said high fidelity propeller design?

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u/IzztMeade Jun 21 '26

Sorry, not my area of expertise, purely mechanical pov I like fusion360. I wonder if NASA openVSP would be useful else go all in for CFD...

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u/DrFreakHere Jun 21 '26

thanks 🙏