{"id":44919,"date":"2020-08-31T09:48:31","date_gmt":"2020-08-31T13:48:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/?p=44919"},"modified":"2020-08-31T15:10:02","modified_gmt":"2020-08-31T19:10:02","slug":"how-to-improve-solidworks-designs-even-more-with-structural-fea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2020\/08\/how-to-improve-solidworks-designs-even-more-with-structural-fea.html","title":{"rendered":"How to Improve SOLIDWORKS Designs Even More with Structural FEA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE WORKS Simulation portfolio provides a comprehensive structural analysis solution for evaluating how your product may behave in real life. Optimize your product to increase its performance or use simulation for guiding engineering decisions throughout the design process\u2014all while saving the time and expense of building prototypes.<\/p>\n<p>To participate in the <a href=\"https:\/\/my.solidworks.com\/training\/path\/102\/using-simuliaworks-structural-applications\">simulation training class<\/a>, just log on to MySolidWorks.com (subscription required). The class introduces the basics of the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE WORKS simulation portfolio, especially structural FEA applications, and how they interact with SOLIDWORKS on the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/image-saving-swx-assembly-3dx-ues.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"598\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Learn how to<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Transfer a model from a SOLIDWORKS desktop onto the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Set up simulation studies in <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE WORKS<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Perform a simulation of a buckle using structural FEA<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Organize files on the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Present and share simulation results with others on the platform<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0And much more \u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step by Step Guidance <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The simulation Assistant allows you to set up structural simulations quickly and efficiently. The Assistant shows the progress of the simulation setup as well as any errors that may occur during the process. You choose whether to use the Assistant to drive the simulation setup or use it as a reference for when steps are completed. New users may find the step-by-step process helps to learn the application better.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/assistant1.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"609\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Compare and Share<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You can also compare simulation results across various cases and simulations. Quickly share them with co-workers and managers on the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE platform. Simulation helps you answer critical questions about your project, including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Is my design overbuilt?<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 How will physical forces affect its operation?<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Where can I optimize my design to make it stronger and lighter?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/pic2.jpg\" width=\"800\" height=\"575\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Image: Comparison of Von Mises stress results of two different column design alternatives<\/p>\n<p>Take advantage of this <a href=\"https:\/\/my.solidworks.com\/training\/path\/102\/using-simuliaworks-structural-applications\">training opportunity<\/a> to learn more about the powerful simulation capabilities available in the <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE WORKS simulation portfolio, which enables you to easily work from home, at the office, or on the road. Feel free to contact your <a href=\"https:\/\/discover.solidworks.com\/request-a-contact?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIj9TO5sm46AIVA4bICh2kGQ6DEAAYASAAEgJknvD_BwE&amp;gclsrc=aw.ds\">local reseller<\/a> with any product-related questions.<\/p>\n<p>Find more information about <strong>3D<\/strong>EXPERIENCE WORKS Simulation here: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/product\/simuliaworks\">https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/product\/simuliaworks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solidworks.com\/product\/simuliaworks\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-44926 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/SW_SIMULIAworks_Banner_961x250.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"961\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/SW_SIMULIAworks_Banner_961x250.jpg 961w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/SW_SIMULIAworks_Banner_961x250-300x78.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/SW_SIMULIAworks_Banner_961x250-615x160.jpg 615w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/SW_SIMULIAworks_Banner_961x250-768x200.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog-assets.solidworks.com\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/08\/SW_SIMULIAworks_Banner_961x250-728x189.jpg 728w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 961px) 100vw, 961px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This class introduces the basics of the 3DEXPERIENCE WORKS simulation portfolio, especially structural FEA applications, and how they interact with SOLIDWORKS on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform.<\/p>\n... <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/2020\/08\/how-to-improve-solidworks-designs-even-more-with-structural-fea.html\">Continued<\/a>","protected":false},"author":203,"featured_media":44929,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2933,3285,563,50,826,14,2921,2955,18],"tags":[3041,66,490,3321,153,19,3320],"class_list":["post-44919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-3dexperience","category-3dexperienceworks","category-cloud-computing","category-collaboration","category-dassault-systmes","category-design","category-simulia-structural-simulation-engineer","category-simuliaworks","category-solidworks","tag-3dexperience-works","tag-fea","tag-finite-element-analysis","tag-optimize-design","tag-simulation","tag-solidworks-2","tag-virtual-prototypes"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44919","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=44919"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44919\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/44929"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.solidworks.com\/solidworksblog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}