SOLIDWORKS Simulation
In our smart connected world, we are rapidly adopting products that are stacked with sensors, antennas and similar devices for communication, data acquisition or monitoring. With Artificial Intelligence-based technologies and a high level of automation that is dominating our daily lives, we are relying on…
The SOLIDWORKS Simulation family of products includes a wide range of tools and capabilities. Skilled users can evaluate their designs against simulated abuse before anything is physically manufactured. This can dramatically reduce the design cycle, and with a bit of luck make sure only one…
When you start a new part, assembly, or drawing in SOLIDWORKS, you have a lot of default settings that are stored in your document template that optimize to your requirements. Simulation in SOLIDWORKS has similar concepts, but the settings are not as obvious as setting…
How frustrating it is to encounter the SOLIDWORKS Simulation error — ‘Unable to create plot..’ after running a finite element analysis! You can see the result file *.cwr is intact in the folder yet the simulation study is not able to correctly link to the…
In this blog article we will cover the different fixture types available in SOLIDWORKS FEA Simulation. Fixed Geometry Fixture The Fixed Geometry Fixture in SOLIDWORKS FEA Simulation locks down all degrees of freedom. You can apply this fixture to faces, edges, vertices for solids and…
Nonlinear analysis is often decided to be used out of necessity, however there are other benefits to using nonlinear analysis. Incremental control techniques are a massive piece of the puzzle in how nonlinear studies are run and give some awesome benefits that linear static analysis…
There is a lot to dig into when it comes to simulation and effectively testing your designs. In this article, we will be looking at three main stages of SOLIDWORKS Simulation and the essentials for getting your part set up for analysis. Finite element analysis…
When working in Simulation, there’s a good chance you’ll see one of the following errors at some point. This indicates there is instability in the setup which will not allow the Simulation solvers to complete the calculations. Here are some techniques to help you troubleshoot…
Spending too much time on prototyping and attempting physical tests? Use a SOLIDWORKS Simulation Package to virtually test your design! With SOLIDWORKS Simulation, the virtual testing environment makes validating your design a breeze. If you think about how much time and cost goes into prototyping and setting…