FEA
SOLIDWORKS FEA in the Cloud with 3DEXPERIENCE Works
We look at boxes with ‘stuff’ in it – our products, our eCommerce orders, etc. – all day long. Ever wonder: what’s the most efficient way to figure out what would happen if we dropped one? Find out on this LIVE Design episode!
https://youtu.be/x8Gn-HQqZ3o
Introduction to Composites
A composite material is a mixture of two or more materials. This is usually a stiff unidirectional fiber combined with a softer matrix element. The goal of such a mixture gets more desirable overall properties that each individual material could
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation in the Real World: Onsite in Peru at the Nazca Lines
SOLIDWORKS Simulation offers a virtual world to test your designs. We often use the phrase “real world simulation” when we talk about SOLIDWORKS Simulation, but this phrase took on a whole different meaning for me on a recent trip to
... ContinuedTroubleshoot Meshing with SOLIDWORKS Geometry Analysis Tool
One of the most frustrating parts of the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) world is when a geometry won’t mesh no matter what you do. What’s even more frustrating is when you don’t know what to do about it! Luckily, I’ve found
... ContinuedAutomatically Update Beam Joints
Prior to SOLIDWORKS 2017 In previous versions of SOLIDWORKS, changes to models involving beam elements would result in an error when SOLIDWORKS Simulation was re-activated. It would notify the user to edit the beam joints – as seen in the
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation Vs. SimulationXpress
Every version of SOLIDWORKS contains SimulationXpress capability to carry out first pass stress analysis on your parts. If you are lucky enough to have SOLIDWORKS Premium, then you also get the linear static analysis simulation add-in. In addition to this,
... ContinuedIs This a Good FEA Mesh? Here’s How to Answer Yes, No, and All-You-Need-to-Know About Meshing Infographic
Meshing a model is an integral step in performing any simulation. There’s no getting around it – it has to be done. Thanks to many improvements over the years, meshing has transformed from a very tedious, manual process into a
... ContinuedWho Needs Mesh Controls Anyway?
The quality of your mesh is critical to obtaining accurate results from your analyses. You’ll often hear the term “convergence analysis” tossed around in the Finite Element Analysis (FEA) world. “Convergence analysis” means we want to ensure the mesh in critical areas
... ContinuedMultiple processor cores and FEA: Good or bad?
There’s a lot of information scattered around the net regarding the usefulness of multiple core processors for Finite Element Analysis (FEA) in SOLIDWORKS Simulation. So what exactly is the optimum number of cores for FEA? Good question! There are some areas
... ContinuedSOLIDWORKS Simulation: What is Stress and Strain?
Stress and Strain are the two building blocks of structural analysis. They are what we use to understand where a component is in relationship to material failure, sharing a close relationship. So close that sometimes their definitions both contain each
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