{"id":29405,"date":"2016-06-03T09:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-06-03T13:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=29405"},"modified":"2016-06-03T14:48:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-03T18:48:44","slug":"simulation-explained-donut-drop-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2016\/06\/simulation-explained-donut-drop-test.html","title":{"rendered":"Simulation Explained: Donut Drop Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Here\u2019s a random fact that may help you win a trivia contest at some point in the future: Friday, June 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0is National Donut Day in the United States. While it might seem like just another silly holiday, such as Talk Like a Pirate Day, the Wookie\u2019s Life Day or Hug Your Cat Day, the tradition actually dates back to World War 1 when Salvation Army volunteers stationed in France served American Doughboys doughnuts.<\/p>\n<p>You don\u2019t have to be from the United States to love donuts, and whether you call them Berliners, beignets, koeksisters, yo-yos, balushahis, an-doughnuts, smultringer, boules de Berlin, donuts or doughnuts, one thing is for certain: they are all delicious\u2026especially when frosted.<\/p>\n<p>That got us thinking, \u201cfrosting is to donuts, what simulation is to CAD.\u201d A donut or design might be able to stand on its own, but the frosting or simulation is the proverbial icing on the cake. It takes something great and transforms it into the best possible donut or design it can be. My apologies to those who found that metaphor difficult to swallow, but it was harder to resist than a maple bacon donut hole.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/thermal_blog_donut_2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29404\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/thermal_blog_donut_2-615x346.png\" alt=\"thermal_blog_donut_2.png\" width=\"615\" height=\"346\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/thermal_blog_donut_2-615x346.png 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/thermal_blog_donut_2-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/thermal_blog_donut_2-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/thermal_blog_donut_2-728x409.png 728w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/thermal_blog_donut_2.png 1277w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>So with the connection between donuts and simulation made, what better way to explain core virtual testing concepts than with the help from the world\u2019s most popular deep fried confectionery? To start, we\u2019re going explain a Drop Test in two separate videos.<\/p>\n<p>First, we\u2019re going to demonstrate what happens to a free-falling donut after a two-story drop:<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/60CEv3hYXhI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Second, we\u2019ll use SOLIDWORKS Simulation to conduct a donut drop test and pose the most important \u201cfood on the floor\u201d question: \u201cis the five second rule good enough?\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-asset\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dsU0jYl_4-8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re hungry for more donuts videos or want to learn more about virtual testing, visit <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/donuts\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/donuts<\/a><\/strong>. Here you will find three more sets of donut videos explaining Vibration, Flow and Thermal Analysis along with information to get you started in simulation including, The Fundamentals of SOLIDWORKS Simulation, \u201cThe Value of Virtual Simulation vs. Traditional Methods\u201d report from Aberdeen Research and a white paper explaining the import role accurate simulations play in creating awesome products.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget to take time to enjoy a donut! You\u2019ve earned it!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/donuts\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-29412 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/Donut_Simulation_951x250CTA.jpg\" alt=\"Donut_Simulation_951x250CTA\" width=\"961\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/Donut_Simulation_951x250CTA.jpg 961w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/Donut_Simulation_951x250CTA-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/Donut_Simulation_951x250CTA-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/Donut_Simulation_951x250CTA-615x160.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/06\/Donut_Simulation_951x250CTA-728x189.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In celebration of National Donut Day in the US, we&#8217;re using everyone&#8217;s favorite breakfast treat to explain Simulation concepts.<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2016\/06\/simulation-explained-donut-drop-test.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":174,"featured_media":29403,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[2259,2260,153,2078],"class_list":["post-29405","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solidworks-simulation","tag-donuts","tag-drop-test","tag-simulation","tag-solidworks-simulation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29405","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/174"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29405"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29405\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/29403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29405"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29405"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29405"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}