Turn your ideas into high-quality products with SOLIDWORKS® Simulation
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Simulation offers a comprehensive suite of Finite Element Analysis (FEA) tools integrated into the SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD environment, enabling designers and engineers to simulate the physical behavior of their designs under real-world conditions.
With SOLIDWORKS Simulation, you can optimize the quality and performance of your products from the earliest design stages, reducing costs and time-to-market.
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Improve product development with accurate design simulations
Accurately simulate product performance with SOLIDWORKS Simulation design tools.
Design engineers need to meet a wide range of requirements in terms of form, compliance, functionality and reliability, while keeping costs under control. This is possible thanks to SOLIDWORKS Simulation, which provides rapid access to results, analyses stress levels and facilitates decision-making.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation uses the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) method. This method provides the accuracy needed to make important design decisions. The solvers use computational algorithms to create differential equations for each element, taking into account the geometry of the model, the applied stresses, the characteristics of the materials and the forces exerted.
Simulations can be applied to structural analysis, thermal analysis and digital fluid mechanics.
What features does SOLIDWORKS Simulation offer?
Optimise your performance with SOLIDWORKS Simulation for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and discover the many features the solution has to offer:
- Static Analysis: Evaluate the strength and deformation of parts and assemblies under static loads to identify and reduce areas of high stress.
- Fatigue Analysis: Predict the service life of products subjected to repetitive loading cycles to avoid premature failure.
- Thermal Simulation: Analyze thermal effects on parts and assemblies, including conduction, convection and radiation.
- Topology Optimization: Identify areas of excess material to optimize part geometry, reducing weight without compromising performance.
- Dynamic Analysis: Study the response of designs to dynamic loads, including impact and vibration, to ensure reliability.
- Nonlinear Analysis: Examine material behavior beyond elasticity, essential for designs involving plastics, rubbers and other complex materials.
Areas of use
What are the advantages of SOLIDWORKS Simulation for aerospace and defense?
- Standards Compliance: Ensures design conforms to strict safety and performance standards.
- Structure Optimization: Enables structures to be lightened while maintaining or improving their structural integrity.
- Test Cost Reduction: Reduces the need and cost of physical testing through virtual simulation.
What are the advantages of SOLIDWORKS Simulation for the automotive industry?
- Safety and Performance: Improve vehicle safety and performance through crash and ergonomic analyses.
- Product Innovation: Accelerates the development of innovative solutions for sustainable mobility.
- Energy Efficiency: Helps optimize energy consumption and reduce emissions.
What are the advantages of SOLIDWORKS Simulation for the energy sector?
- Equipment Durability: Optimizes design for longevity under extreme conditions, such as high pressure and temperature.
- Risk Assessment: Enables early identification of potential risks and their mitigation in design
- Energy Performance: Helps optimize the energy efficiency of systems and components.
What are the advantages of SOLIDWORKS Simulation for industrial equipment?
- Reliability and Maintenance: Improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs by accurately predicting equipment life.
- Production Optimization: Helps design more efficient machines, reducing production time and cost.
- Design Innovation: Encourages innovation in the design of new equipment to meet modern industrial challenges.
What are the advantages of SOLIDWORKS Simulation for consumer products?
- Reduced Time to Market: Accelerate product development by enabling rapid design and test iterations.
- Quality and Durability: Increase product quality and durability through detailed analysis of materials and assemblies.
- User Experience: Enhances user experience by optimizing product ergonomics and functionality.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation licenses
The perfect basis for integrating simulation into your design process, with tools for static and fatigue analysis.
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Total integration with SOLIDWORKS |
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FEA modeling |
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| Linear static simulation in assemblies |
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Extend your capabilities with thermal and frequency analysis, and more, to optimize the performance and efficiency of your designs.
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Time movement |
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Comparative design study |
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Advanced 2D features |
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Fatigue simulation |
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Trendsetter |
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Automatic conversion of Toolbox fasteners |
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Design optimization |
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Load case manager |
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For the most complex design challenges, benefit from advanced nonlinear and dynamic analyses, guaranteeing performance in every situation.
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Advanced connectors and interactions |
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Topology optimization studies |
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Event-based motion simulation |
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Frequency simulation |
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Simulation of buckling or collapse |
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Thermal simulation |
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Drop test simulation |
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Pressure vessel design |
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Sub-modeling simulation |
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2D simplification |
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Linear dynamic simulation |
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Non-linear simulation |
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Composite simulation |
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