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Each year, the development team at SOLIDWORKS 2026 introduces new enhancements to improve ease of use and performance in the software. This includes the many add-ins. This article explores what's new in SOLIDWORKS Plastics 2026. Key updates include improved performance in the fill, pack, and cool analysis, a new unfilled volume plot, assigning vent boundary conditions to edges, solver updates for thermoset materials, and continued material database updates.
What happens when your product (or parts within it) collide with each other, with the ground, with a flying object? It’s a huge deal for quality and safety alike, so virtual testing (i.e., impact finite element analysis (FEA)) is an extremely important step of the engineering process. To do this kind of sophisticated analysis, you need an FEA software tool that matches both your product complexity and your budget. This article will review the spectrum of FEA tools in the SOLIDWORKS ecosystem with a focus on the impact simulation use case, so that you can better understand your options and make the right choice.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation 2026 delivers some exciting new features and enhancements for shell definition and edge selection, better setup feedback information, performance improvements for connectors, and more.
When our products experience thermal loading, it introduces stresses that we must understand for the sake of function and safety. The SOLIDWORKS Simulation portfolio offers several FEA tools at different price points for different thermal situations. This article will review them, so you can determine the best solution for your needs.
SOLIDWORKS 2026 introduces some exciting new features to meet your Flow Simulation needs. This article explores new enhancements to the Component Explorer, goals, and parametric studies.
Finite Element Analysis (FEA) has become a standard tool for engineers, allowing product performance to be evaluated before making a physical prototype. But not all FEA is the same. Choosing between a linear or nonlinear solver can make the difference between results that are realistic and actionable and results that appear convincing but fail to capture real-world behavior.
GoEngineer's simulation team can best be demonstrated by introducing some of the individual members. If your company needs simulation support, these are among the people ready to assist you.
Cyclic Symmetry is a handy fixture in SOLIDWORKS Simulation that is often used to save on resources and calculation time. However, an error can occur when working with cyclic symmetry on turn geometry. The error message states, “Source projection at Cyclic symmetry. Pair Cyclic Symmetry-1 is not fully enclosed within the target”. There are a couple of issues that will cause this error.
As SOLIDWORKS users, we know that simulation isn’t just for high-stakes engineering; it’s also a powerful tool for answering everyday questions. Remember the age-old debate about whether driving with your pickup’s tailgate up or down is better for fuel economy? It’s a well-known topic that’s sparked speculation and even caught the attention of MythBusters years ago. Now, we’re putting it to the test again, but this time, using SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation to model the aerodynamics of a pickup truck in four different tailgate configurations.