SOLIDWORKS offers a host of mesh options including Solid, Shell, and Beam mesh types. The fourth step is to discretize or mesh the model. This is the most important step in the process and consists of assigning Loads, Fixtures, Contacts, and Connectors. The third step is the Free Body Diagram step and tells Simulation how the model behaves in the real world.

The mechanical properties required to solve the specific analysis type are highlighted in red. The material database is the same as the SOLIDWORKS material library so the material can carry over from the SOLIDWORKS model. Step two can be done by a right mouse button on the part or by selecting the material from the command manager. Once the study type has been chosen the Simulation Feature Tree opens below the SOLIDWORKS feature manager tree. In this example below a Static Study is specified. Left to right on the command manager, or top-down in the Simulation feature tree these six steps are visible.įirst, choose New Study and pick the study type that applies to your analysis needs. Step 3: Apply the Boundary Conditions (Free Body Diagram) Part of SOLIDWORKS Simulation’s ease of use are the simple Six Steps that every Simulation Study shares. SOLIDWORKS Simulation used to be called COSMOS Works, and since its early days, the Finite Element Analysis program has strived to be powerful, accurate, and EASY to use. SOLIDWORKS Simulation has been around for years tracing its roots back to 1982 and the Structural Research and Analysis Corporation (SRAC).

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