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Accelerate SOLIDWORKS Simulation with SIMULIA Cloud-based Software
By Claudia Mak on February 4, 2021
Learn how SIMULIA, built on industry-leading Abaqus technology, will accelerate SOLIDWORKS Simulation, solving your design problems faster.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation Results on Specific Assembly Components
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on January 27, 2021
Using assemblies in SOLIDWORKS Simulation can make things more difficult to view the results of the various plots. Perhaps you only want to see results for specific components in your assembly. There are techniques to…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Solver Performance Improvements
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on January 19, 2021
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 has made significant improvements to solver performance that can reduce the solution times of some studies. The improvements are focused on studies with a large amount of surface-to-surface contact elements. There are…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation Maximum Annotation in Probe Tool
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on January 13, 2021
SOLIDWORKS Simulation colour plots provide the ability to show the Max Annotation flyout which quickly points out the maximum value in the entire plot. The easiest method to enable the flyout is by clicking on…
Accurate Simulation is not determined by the underlying Finite Element Method (FEM)
By Dassault Systèmes on December 7, 2020
Read the article below to learn how accurate simulation is not solely determined by the underlying Finite Element Method (FEM) mathematics, but by capabilities and features that make correct set up more accessible. Developers of…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Geometry Corrections for Curved Surfaces in Contact
By Julian Wolf, CSWP on November 24, 2020
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 has improved the calculations for curved surfaces that come into contact by integrating geometry correction factors. These help improve the accuracy of linear static studies involving cylindrical, spherical and conical contacting surfaces….
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Default Mesh Settings
By Julian Wolf, CSWP on November 19, 2020
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 increases your control over the default mesh settings for new Simulation studies. Accessed in the menu through Simulation > Options, the default settings provide numerous options to configure studies before they are…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Mesh Quality Diagnostics Tool
By Julian Wolf, CSWP on November 12, 2020
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 has added an important tool to help diagnose and efficiently improve mesh quality — the Mesh Quality Diagnostics Tool. Take the hoist ring part below: of particular interest is the area where…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Enhanced Blended Curvature-Based Mesher
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on October 21, 2020
SOLIDWORKS Simulation provides three different types of meshers. The Standard and Curvature-Based meshers have been available for a long time. The Blended Curvature-Based mesher was introduced in Simulation 2016 with improved algorithms that can assist…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Improved Bonded Formulation
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on October 8, 2020
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 has made changes to algorithms related to bonded interactions to improve the accuracy and stability of static, frequency and buckling studies. There may be small gaps between the physical geometry that were…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Interaction Improvements and Stabilization
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on October 5, 2020
Simulation studies require proper geometry setup to ensure that the solver can run. The most common source of studies that fail to solve is from missing bonded or contact definitions. There are techniques, as shown…
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Terminology Changes
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on September 28, 2020
There are some amazing enhancements coming with SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021. Although SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2021 Terminology may not be a significant enhancement, it will be noticed immediately. Here is an explanation of the changes. The naming…
SOLIDWORKS Mass Overrides with Simulation
By Scott Durksen, CSWE on August 21, 2020
In some situations, the mass of a component may not match the real world value. This would be caused by either an improper mass density of the material assigned, or the volumetric geometry is not…
Heat Flux Singularities in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
By Mersedeh Zandvakili on August 6, 2020
Stress singularities are an inherent part of all FEA analyses and they are inevitable in the case of sharp re-entrant corners and edges as well as loads and fixtures that are applied to entities with…
How to use Thermal Radiation in SOLIDWORKS Simulation
By Mersedeh Zandvakili on July 23, 2020
Thermal radiation is the emission of thermal energy from bodies due to their temperature. This energy is transferred as electromagnetic waves and is emitted by all bodies that have a temperature above absolute zero. Radiation…
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