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Siavash Khajehhasani
SOLIDWORKS Simulation did not recognize my Sheet Metal part? [VIDEO]
By Siavash Khajehhasani on January 26, 2016
If SOLIDWORKS Simulation did not recognize sheet metal part when you created a simulation study then watch the video below to learn how to solve the issue. In the figure below, the created part seems to be sheet metal since a ‘sheet metal’ folder exist in the…
How to add materials to the SOLIDWORKS Material Database [VIDEO]
By Siavash Khajehhasani on January 25, 2016
Since the SOLIDWORKS 2014 release you are able to download additional materials for your SOLIDWORKS Simulation Material Database from the Matereality website which has a much broader range of advanced material properties that have been physically tested. As shown in Figure 1, you can access additional materials using the SOLIDWORKS Materials Web…
SOLIDWORKS Nonlinear Simulation 2016 Releasing Prescribed Displacement
By Siavash Khajehhasani on October 13, 2015
The better simulation software is the one with more capability to mimic the realistic engineering phenomena. Imagine that you have a nonlinear analysis with a load that varies with time, however, you do not want to have any load for a certain period of time…
How to Update the Path Mate Motor Speed in a SOLIDWORKS Motion Analysis
By Siavash Khajehhasani on October 8, 2015
After defining a path mate motor with constant speed for an object in a SOLIDWORKS motion analysis, you need to calculate the motion study. As a result, the object will travel along the path mate with a constant speed (v) during the specified time (t). The travel…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Mesh Sectioning [VIDEO]
By Siavash Khajehhasani on October 4, 2015
One of the powerful tools required in both pre- and post-processing FEA simulations is the ability to have an insight into the internal mesh elements of a body. This is now available in SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Mesh Sectioning. Pre-Processing Mesh Sectioning The quality of the…
If you use a material from the SOLIDWORKS database, you are limited in how you can change the material properties. However, SOLIDWORKS User-Defined Materials allow you to apply custom material properties. Various material model types are accessible in SOLIDWORKS custom material such as Linear Elastic Isotropic, Linear Elastic…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Controlling Contour Plots
By Siavash Khajehhasani on September 29, 2015
One of the other post-processing enhancements in SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 is the ability to control values and display of maxima and minima on contour plots. Undoubtedly, control options for contour plots are useful tools for the post-processing of simulation results. However, there has been always a…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Detecting Unconstrained Bodies
By Siavash Khajehhasani on September 28, 2015
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Detecting Unconstrained Bodies is a powerful tool for pre-processing static simulations. The enhanced algorithm behind this feature is able to find the active degree of freedom (DOF) for individual bodies in an assembly. This analysis tool enables you to detect bodies that are…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Equation-driven Results
By Siavash Khajehhasani on September 26, 2015
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Equation-driven Results option is a valuable tool for post-processing of the results. This feature enables you to create a new simulation result plot with a combination of available results variables using standard mathematical functions. How to set up an Equation-driven Results Plot As shown…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Mesh Enhancement
By Siavash Khajehhasani on September 24, 2015
The SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2016 Mesh Enhancement includes a new Blended Curvature-Based mesher and an option to Calculate Minimum Element Size. Blended Curvature-Based Mesh If your mesh failed using the standard or curvature-based mesher, you may want to try the new blended curvature-based mesher. This new mesher…