SOLIDWORKS Simulation

I was asked yesterday if it was possible to calculate how long the flow lasts inside the domain during a flow simulation? Think of this another way and it is easy to solve; how long does it take a particle

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One of the most common questions from people who have welded structures is, “can you model welds?”. Well, obviously! In 2010 we have a new edge weld connector, similar to the spot weld connector already available. The tool allows you

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It’s been a while since I’ve posted a simulation blog as I’ve been busy looking after my new daughter. As proof, here’s a picture showing just what a fan of SolidWorks she’s already become :-). So enough about me, let’s

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Very often when encountering problems with a simulation, it is all too easy to look at the simulation inputs for a solution. For example, if the model doesn’t mesh or solve you immediately think, “is my mesh too coarse?”, “are

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I’ve just spent the past couple of weeks with our Northern European resellers going through some of the new simulation features in 2010. Feedback has been amazing and there are some really neat technologies that I’m sure we’ll be talking

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Sometimes you come across a term in simulation that doesn’t make much sense and seems to have been put there to confuse and confound. One such term that I was asked about recently is the purpose of the Jacobian check,

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Preparing to demonstrate a drop test the other day, I was reminded of a useful procedure for creating a suitable mesh and thought you might like to know about it.  Identify the surface that will hit the ground first during

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In the past couple of months I have seen two examples of customers interested in the calculation of the flow coefficient of a valve. Known as Cv, the flow coefficient is a relative value that allows us to compare the

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When performing a motion study, there are obviously a number of moving parts all connected with each other, pushing and pulling in response to the driving forces set up. Reaction forces and moments are frequently plotted at joints but it

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Last week I told you how to check your global mesh refinement by performing a number of simulations with a denser mesh and looking for convergence of your results. Have you given it a go yet? This week we held

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This week I gave an overview of some simulation best practices to some of our Nordic partners, and I thought I’d share one of their tips with you this week. How do you know if your mesh is sufficiently refined?

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We all know that in simulation it is important to model as much of the relevant physics as possible, but there are some instances where things are commonly missed. Take the example of fixing a heat sink to a CPU

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I was asked today about the use of a SolidWorks simulation product called Pressure Vessel Design, as the name suggests, a tool used regularly in the design of pressure vessels. Typically there are a number of different loadcases on a

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When you want to perform a linear dynamic problem (small displacement analysis with linear elastic materials), the technique used in SolidWorks Simulation is called modal analysis and requires a frequency analysis to be run first. This inevitably requires you to

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