FORAN is a CAD/CAE/CAM software used to design ships and marine vessels acquired by Siemens in 2021. Its wide-ranging functionality encompasses every aspect of shipbuilding in a fully integrated manner that is integrated into the Marine Engineering solution.
What is FORAN?
FORAN is a fully integrated ship design software system that was acquired by Siemens in 2021. Since then, FORAN's capabilities have been incorporated into the Siemens Xcelerator Marine Engineering solutions.
This integration provides shipyards with a complete and comprehensive integrated portfolio of software and services that covers all aspects of the ship lifecycle, from concept design through production to operations and optimized service lifecycle management. FORAN ship design software is used at every stage of the design and production of a vessel, and encompasses all aspects of shipbuilding in a fully integrated manner.
FORAN technology and marine software capabilities
FORAN's 3D ship design capabilities are based on advanced information technology relating to data management, interactive 3D visualization, surface and solid modeling, and specific shipbuilding technology.
The system architecture is finely tuned to meet the needs of the maritime industry with high-performance software components that give the modules a shared look and feel, allow integrated development, and make it easy to internationalize.