SOLIDWORKS Simulation Standard

SOLIDWORKS Simulation Standard is everything but standard.

SOLIDWORKS Simulation Standard gives engineers an intuitive virtual environment for testing their designs before committing to a prototype or manufacture. By understanding how your designs work, this easy to use and natural extension of SOLIDWORKS design – helps you make better and more informed decisions – saving time and money.

SOLIDWORKS Standard includes: linear static analysis for individual parts and their assemblies, time-based motion and high-cycle fatigue simulation. The Trend Tracker capability and Design Insight plot enable designers to highlight optimal design changes while they work.

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Powerful functionality

Perform linear static calculations and simulations on parts and assemblies.

Ease of use

It’s SOLIDWORKS, so shares the same workflow and easy to use interface you’re used to.

Innovation

Understanding real-world performance while you design inspires product innovation.

Analyse your design before committing to manufacture.

Define your materials

Choose from an extensive material database which is customisable to include your own specific materials.

Add your loads

Simply add your loads – which can also be imported from thermal, flow and motion simulation studies to perform multi physics analysis.

Let Simulation do the work

To produce results – allowing you to converge on the right design solution much quicker than before.

Simulate real-world movement of assemblies.

Kinematic analysis

Kinematic studies show how your design moves due to forces and motions/drivers applied to your assembly. The results are the assembly range of motion and determining part displacements, velocities, and accelerations.

Dynamic motion analysis

SOLIDWORKS Motion simulation can calculate the effect of forces, springs, dampers, gravity and contact between components and bushings.

Use results for a structural study

Once the assembly motion has been calculated, the motion-induced loads (accelerations and joint forces) can easily be exported to a structural analysis study.

Understand a products performance under repeated loads.

Fatigue simulation

Fatigue analysis examines how repeated or random load cycles can cause structural failure.

Built to perform

Evaluate the differences in your system’s performance to varying speeds or frequencies and estimate the design life of your entire product.

How long will your product last?

Identify critically damaged areas to improve total life, reduce damage and control factor of safety.

Trend tracker enables new product innovation.

Meaningful analysis

The trend Journal lists details about the baseline and every iteration and the gallery shows displacement and stress plots for every iteration.

Easily fits into your workflow

Add iterations automatically or manually when you run studies or design scenarios. The helpful rollback feature lets you restore your model to specific iterations. You can also add iterations automatically or manually when runing studies or design scenarios.

But which one is right for you?

It depends on what type of products you design, what type of functionality you need and the skills and experience you already have.

Use this SOLIDWORKS Simulation product matrix to compare features.

Product feature	SOLIDWORKS Simulation StandardSim Stand.	SOLIDWORKS Simulation ProfessionalSim Pro.	SOLIDWORKS Simulation PremiumSim Prem.
+Ease of use Easy to learn, easy to use Embedded in SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD Advanced online help
+Concurrent engineering Full associativity with 3D design changes Supports SOLIDWORKS configurations SOLIDWORKS material properties support
+Finite element analysis Solid, shell & beam modelling H & P adaptive element types Mesh control capabilities Simplify model tool for meshing Customisable material library
+Contacts and connectors Bonded contact condition Node to node surface condition Surface to surface contact condition Shrink fit condition Virtual wall condition Connectors: bolt/spring/pin/elastic & bearing support Connectors safety check
+Post processing Contour, iso surface, surface, section result plot Probe tool Design insight Compare test data List values on selected entities Animation of results
+Communication Customisable simulation report eDrawings of simulation results
+Linear static simulation for assembly Structural behaviour of parts and assemblies Structural loads Temperature loading Import flow/thermal effects Calculation of stress, strain, displacement and FOS Calculation of reaction forces and moments
+Time based mechanism motion simulation Evaluate how products will perform throughout its operational cycle
+Design comparison studies "What if" scenarios based on defined variables
+Trend tracker Detect trends from different iterations of a study
+Fatigue simulation Life expectancy under repeated loading Theory of cumulative damage Fatigue check plot Outputs: life damage and FOS
+Topology studies Perform structural topology studies during design to cut out costly prototypes, discover new minimal material design alternatives and reduce material costs.
+Pressure vessel design simulation Analyse parts and assemblies under pressure loading Linear combination and sum of squares (SRSS)
+2D simulation Plane stress Plane strain Axisymmetric
+Event based motion simulation Create motion simulations based on process, not time Trigger actions by completion of previous tasks Create drives with real input control methods with servo motors
+Advanced contacts and connectors Thermal contact resistance condition Insulated condition Edge and spot weld connector
+Frequency simulation Analyse natural frequencies of parts and assemblies Import flow/thermal effects Load stiffening
+Buckling or collapse simulation Analyse slender structures for buckling factors and associated buckling mode shapes Import flow/thermal effects
+Structural thermal simulation Easily study heat effects on your designs Simulate thermal boundary conditions Simulate fluid flow Simulate thermal-structural interactions Simulate radiation effects in high temp applications
+Drop test simulation Analyse impact of drop on part or assembly Inputs: Drop height, gravity, velocity at impact Outputs: stress, displacement and strains
+Sub modelling simulation Analyse structural resistance of sub model
+Load case manager Evaluate the effects of different load effects
+Non linear simulation Transient (time dependant) loads Harmonic analysis Random vibration analysis Response spectrum analysis
+Dynamic simulation Modal time history analysis History analysis Harmonic analysis Random vibration analysis Estimate component life based on dynamic testing
+Composites component simulation Understand component responses with analysis of composite parts Optimise material selection and orientation composite ply layer Ensure product quality, performance and factor of safety

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