Download and Install on your Laptop or Desktop
Free Download – Evaluation Version.
VIP‑PLANOPT Desktop runs on Windows. On a Mac? Use VIP‑PLANOPT Online in your browser.
VIP‑PLANOPT Desktop Version
Install VIP‑PLANOPT on a Windows PC and run facility layout optimization locally.
Windows install
Download and install the Desktop application on a Windows system.
Runs on your PC
Use the installed Evaluation or licensed build on your computer — no browser session required to run the optimizer.
Works alongside AutoCAD for Windows
Runs on the same Windows PC as AutoCAD, so moving your optimized layouts into AutoCAD drawings is quick and easy.
Same powerful VIP‑PLANOPT engine
Online and Desktop share one optimization engine and feature set: Hard/Soft modules, pick-up and drop-off points, anchoring, padding, composite boundaries, FAM and more.
Optimum Orientation
Finds the optimum orientation of departments with user-specified fixed dimensions.
Compare Alternative Layouts
Relocate any department on the graphical layout and compare the cost of alternatives.
Composite Cost Function
Put a weight on the area of the rectangle enclosing all modules in the optimized layout.
Ideal For
Licensing
Available for educational institutions from $495 and industrial organizations from $1,485, for a 3-year license, for problems up to 15 departments.
Full Refund Guarantee
A full refund is guaranteed if any other software can produce better (lower-cost) layouts for any known set of benchmark problems.