{"id":44241,"date":"2020-04-23T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2020-04-23T12:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=44241"},"modified":"2020-04-27T10:11:37","modified_gmt":"2020-04-27T14:11:37","slug":"frequently-asked-questions-about-cloud-based-abaqus-simulation-for-solidworks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2020\/04\/frequently-asked-questions-about-cloud-based-abaqus-simulation-for-solidworks.html","title":{"rendered":"Frequently Asked Questions about Cloud-based Abaqus Simulation for SOLIDWORKS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Structural Mechanics Engineer Role, part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/fr\/product\/simuliaworks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SIMULIAworks portfolio<\/a>, now gives you direct access to Abaqus capabilities on the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE\u00ae cloud-based platform from within SOLIDWORKS\u00ae.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief FAQ on Structural Mechanics Engineer to help you understand more about the product and how it might benefit your company.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Structural Mechanics Engineer? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Structural Mechanics Engineer is a comprehensive structural simulation SaaS (software as a service) solution for SOLIDWORKS users with the proven Abaqus finite element analysis (FEA) technology on the collaborative <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/lp\/solidworks-cloud-solutions-2019\"><strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/drop20test.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"384\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Image 1: Stress results of an electronic device drop test \/ high-speed dynamic event.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>What do<\/strong><strong>es Structural Mechanics Engineer do?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Structural Mechanics Engineer solves a broad range of structural simulation problems\u2014from simple to complex\u2014including linear and nonlinear static, dynamic, thermal, frequency, buckling, random vibrations, and more. Typical problems solved include high-speed events such as drop tests, impacts, material forming, and snap fits. Low-speed events include compression of gasket, pre-loaded bolt assembly, large deformation, large strain, material plasticity, and others. It also includes a wide range of advanced material models (hyperelastic, plastic deformation and much more), material calibration, and geometry simplification tools.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/mowerimpact-6-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"423\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Image 2: Plastic strain results with deformation of a robot lawn mower high-speed impact on a rigid post.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Why consider Structural Mechanics Engineer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The technology has an integrated and associative workflow with SOLIDWORKS. The SaaS model offers flexibility to subscribe for three months or one year with no extra hardware to set-up or maintenance fees. The user has the option to run simulations on their local machine or on the cloud\u2014freeing up local computing resources.<\/p>\n<p>Abaqus technology can solve complex nonlinear static and dynamic problems with accuracy, involving sliding contacts and large assemblies with multiple nonlinearities. It is a scalable solution for all user\u2019s profiles, from novices to experts, from designers to advanced simulation engineers. The <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform enables you to share your work with internal and external development teams securely.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ssu-can-crush-von-mises.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"382\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Image 3: Stress results with deformation of a high-speed top load crushing of a soda can.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>How does it work with SOLIDWORKS?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The SOLIDWORKS Connector lets the user save and manage SOLIDWORKS geometry on the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform directly from SOLIDWORKS. There is full associativity between the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/\">SOLIDWORKS CAD<\/a> and the Structural Mechanics Engineer simulation model.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How does Structural Mechanics Engineer compare with Structural Performance Engineer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Structural Performance Engineer capabilities are included in Structural Mechanics Engineer. The main additions of Structural Mechanics Engineer are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Abaqus\/Explicit technology to solve high-speed dynamic problems with accuracy.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Material Calibration to fit data curves from physical tests into a digital material model to get realistic results.<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Geometry simplification to prepare and simplify geometry for better quality mesh and faster computation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/ssu-deep-drawing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"393\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Image 4: Stress results with deformation of a deep drawing \/ sheet metal forming process.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Where is the simulation data saved? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Simulation data is saved on the customer\u2019s <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE secure cloud tenant, in a Collaborative Space. Team members are invited to a tenant (different types of permissions are available) and a Collaborative Space to access and review the same simulation data, material models, and results. This reduces the risk of errors and miscommunication since everyone looks at the same data in real-time. The user has the option to save the results locally or on the cloud.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"thumbnail wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/thermoforming20displacement20end.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"700\" height=\"422\" \/><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Image 5: Displacement results with deformation of a thermoforming manufacturing process \/ plastic sheet forming.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Can I use multiple cores on my machine and the cloud? <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Structural Mechanics Engineer runs simulations on the user\u2019s local machine or remotely on the cloud. By default, a simulation runs on four cores locally. To free-up local computer resources and access more hardware (and more CPU cores), users have the option to run a computation on the cloud.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Making Simulation More Accessible<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Advanced static and dynamic simulation technology is no longer just for elite engineers. Structural Mechanics Engineer on the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform can solve the most complex simulation problems. If you have further questions, please <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.solidworks.com\/request-a-contact?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj9TO5sm46AIVA4bICh2kGQ6DEAAYASAAEgJknvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\">contact your local reseller<\/a>. Also, feel free to make comments below and look for our next blog article <em>How Structural Mechanics Engineer Helps SOLIDWORKS Simulation Customers.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/3dexperience-online-trial?kui=w0945rTbuVwznAJqLdTO0Q#_ga=2.85111769.1139907984.1586450610-523f8c80-5af3-11e9-b188-45f64c190594\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/04\/sw_3dexperience_trial_banner_961x250-1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Structural Mechanics Engineer now gives you direct access to Abaqus capabilities on the cloud-based 3DEXPERIENCE  platform from within SOLIDWORKS.<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2020\/04\/frequently-asked-questions-about-cloud-based-abaqus-simulation-for-solidworks.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":44240,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2933,563,50,826,14,2921,18],"tags":[3055,3169,3111,3157,3164,654,3174,2444,66,490,3173,3159,3170,3160,3166,3167,3163,3172,3168,3171,19,3158],"class_list":["post-44241","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3dexperience","category-cloud-computing","category-collaboration","category-dassault-systmes","category-design","category-simulia-structural-simulation-engineer","category-solidworks","tag-abaqus","tag-advanced-material-models","tag-cloud-based-cad","tag-cloud-based-fea","tag-compression-of-gasket","tag-dassault-systemes-2","tag-dassault-systems","tag-drop-tests","tag-fea","tag-finite-element-analysis","tag-geometry-simplification-tools","tag-high-speed-events","tag-hyperelastic","tag-impacts","tag-large-deformation","tag-large-strain","tag-low-speed-events","tag-material-calibration","tag-material-plasticity","tag-plastic-deformation","tag-solidworks-2","tag-structural-simulation"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44241","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\/203"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44241"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44241\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44240"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44241"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44241"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44241"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}