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Symmetry is a useful tool in SOLIDWORKS Simulation that has many benefits. Some of these include cutting down on the applied fixtures and loads in the study, which in turn cuts down on the used resources and allows the study to be solved in much faster run times. This also helps with improving study accuracy.
GoEngineer's Simulation Team has developed an Abaqus plug-in that allows material data to be imported directly from SOLIDWORKS into Abaqus/CAE, eliminating manual entry and streamlining your analysis workflow.
Did you know that the scene and lighting features used in a SOLIDWORKS model can significantly affect how colors are rendered in simulation result plots? This may lead to shadows, darker colors, and less noticeable color gradients, which can create challenges when interpreting the results of a study. If these issues are not examined closely, potential problems in the design's performance could be overlooked.
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.