Decrease Time-to-Market With Design Validation
Ensure that your designs will Perform the way you expect them to with SOLIDWORKS Simulation.
learn the basics of Design Validation and how to apply these methods to your design process, helping you develop better products faster and more cost effectively.
SOLIDWORKS Simulation
Test your product virtually before you build it with Simulation
Measure twice, cut once, right? With SOLIDWORKS Simulation you’re able to validate your design and test it against a huge range of parameters long before you ever get to manufacturing. The best way to save resources, time and money is to ensure that your design will perform the way you expect it to. Get unparalleled validation with SOLIDWORKS Simulation.
Standard
- Linear Static Simulation for Assemblies
- Fatigue Analysis
- Time Based Motion Analysis
- Trend Tracker
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Contacts & Connectors
- Concurrent Engineering
- 2D Simplification
- Design Optimization
- Frequency Analysis
- Buckling/Collapse Simulation
- Event Based Motion Simulation
- Drop Test Analysis
- Pressure Vessel Design Simulation
- Structural Thermal Simulation
- Submodeling Simulation
- Load Case Manager
- Advanced Contacts & Connectors
- Non-Linear Simulation
- Dynamic Analysis
- Composites Components
- Offloaded Simulation
PROFESSIONAL
- Linear Static Simulation for Assemblies
- Fatigue Analysis
- Time Based Motion Analysis
- Trend Tracker
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Contacts & Connectors
- Concurrent Engineering
- 2D Simplification
- Design Optimization
- Frequency Analysis
- Buckling/Collapse Simulation
- Event Based Motion Simulation
- Drop Test Analysis
- Pressure Vessel Design Simulation
- Structural Thermal Simulation
- Submodeling Simulation
- Load Case Manager
- Advanced Contacts & Connectors
- Non-Linear Simulation
- Dynamic Analysis
- Composites Materials
- Offloaded Simulation
PREMIUM
- Linear Static Simulation for Assemblies
- Fatigue Analysis
- Time Based Motion Analysis
- Trend Tracker
- Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
- Contacts & Connectors
- Concurrent Engineering
- 2D Simplification
- Design Optimization
- Frequency Analysis
- Buckling/Collapse Simulation
- Event Based Motion Simulation
- Drop Test Analysis
- Pressure Vessel Design Simulation
- Structural Thermal Simulation
- Submodeling Simulation
- Load Case Manager
- Advanced Contacts & Connectors
- Non-Linear Simulation
- Dynamic Analysis
- Composites Materials
- Offloaded Simulation
SOLIDWORKS Plastics
decrease manufacturing costs and optimize part and mold design
Predict and avoid manufacturing defects during the earliest stages of plastics part and injection mold design using SOLIDWORKS Plastics simulation software. Companies that design plastic parts or molds can improve quality, eliminate costly mold rework, and decrease time-to-market.
Standard
- 4000+ Commercial Plastics
- Boundary & 3D Mesh with global and local refinement
- Filling Phase: Automatic Gates, Sink Mark Analysis
- Feedback: Fill Time
- Feedback: Weld Lines
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Mold Geometry Support: Runner Design
- Feedback: Air Traps
- Advanced Analysis: Co-Injection
- Feedback: Fill Pressure
- Advanced Analysis: Insert Overt Molding
- Advanced Analysis: Gas Assist
- Advanced Analysis: Fiber Analysis
- Advanced Analysis: RIM and Thermosets
- Advanced Analysis: Birefrigence and Valve Gates
- Valve Gate Simulation
- Feedback: Pressure at end of Pack
- Feedback: Temperature at end of Pack
- Feedback: Cooling Time
- Cooling Analysis: Cooling Line Design
- Cooling Analysis: Conformal Cooling Analysis
- Cooling Analysis: Bafflers
- Cooling Analysis: Bubblers and Mold Inserts
PROFESSIONAL
- 4000+ Commercial Plastics
- Boundary & 3D Mesh with global and local refinement
- Filling Phase: Automatic Gates, Sink Mark Analysis
- Feedback: Fill Time
- Feedback: Weld Lines
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Mold Geometry Support: Runner Design
- Feedback: Air Traps
- Advanced Analysis: Co-Injection
- Feedback: Fill Pressure
- Advanced Analysis: Insert Overt Molding
- Advanced Analysis: Gas Assist
- Advanced Analysis: Fiber Analysis
- Advanced Analysis: RIM and Thermosets
- Advanced Analysis: Birefrigence and Valve Gates
- Valve Gate Simulation
- Feedback: Pressure at end of Pack
- Feedback: Temperature at end of Pack
- Feedback: Cooling Time
- Cooling Analysis: Cooling Line Design
- Cooling Analysis: Conformal Cooling Analysis
- Cooling Analysis: Bafflers
- Cooling Analysis: Bubblers and Mold Inserts
PREMIUM
- 4000+ Commercial Plastics
- Boundary & 3D Mesh with global and local refinement
- Filling Phase: Automatic Gates, Sink Mark Analysis
- Feedback: Fill Time
- Feedback: Weld Lines
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Feedback: Fill Time, Weld Lines, Air Traps, Fill Pressure, Short Shots, Sink Marks
- Mold Geometry Support: Runner Design
- Feedback: Air Traps
- Advanced Analysis: Co-Injection
- Feedback: Fill Pressure
- Advanced Analysis: Insert Overt Molding
- Advanced Analysis: Gas Assist
- Advanced Analysis: Fiber Analysis
- Advanced Analysis: RIM and Thermosets
- Advanced Analysis: Birefrigence and Valve Gates
- Valve Gate Simulation
- Feedback: Pressure at end of Pack
- Feedback: Temperature at end of Pack
- Feedback: Cooling Time
- Cooling Analysis: Cooling Line Design
- Cooling Analysis: Conformal Cooling Analysis
- Cooling Analysis: Bafflers
- Cooling Analysis: Bubblers and Mold Inserts
Flow Simulation
Save valuable time analyzing fluid flow, heat transfer, and fluid force.
If you need to understand fluid flow, heat transfer or understand fluid forces on your design, you need to work with SolidWorks Flow Simulation. The computational fluid dynamics tool enables you to easily simulate liquid and gas flow in real world conditions and measure their effects on immersed or surrounding components.
Flow with HVAC Module
Simulates fluid (either liquid or gas) passing through or around an object.
Thermal Comfort Parameters
Create a thermal environment that satisfies the maximum possible percentage of people taken as a group in a given environment.
Advanced Radiation Simulation
Analyze absorption of radiation in solid bodies and definition of the radiation spectrum for a more accurate radiation simulation.
Concurrent Engineering
Evaluated design is an evolutionary process that begins during the design phase. As changes are decided upon, analysis can be performed concurrently to decide which direction is best for the design.
Post Processing
Interpret digital testing results using post-processing tools and outputs. This includes visualization and animation of many output parameters including stress, displacement, vibration modes and Contacts behavior.
Design Comparison Studies
Enables you to evaluate multiple scenarios for your design—you specify discrete values for each variable and use sensors as constraints.
Fluid Flow Simulation
Simulates fluid (either liquid or gas) passing through or around an object.
Thermal Flow Simulation
Enables analysis of conjugate heat transfer (thermal conduction in solids, convection between fluid and solid, and radiation) using computational fluid dynamics (CFD).
Rotating Regions
Enables designers and engineers to quickly and efficiently analyze Fluid Flow impact while they create their design.
Flow with HVAC Module
The HVAC module offers industry-specific tools and methodologies offering unrivaled user-friendliness, control and efficiency. The HVAC module allows designers to monitor and optimize the regulation of airflow and temperature in work and living environments.
Thermal Comfort Parameters
Create a thermal environment that satisfies the maximum possible percentage of people taken as a group in a given environment.
Advanced Radiation Simulation
Analyze absorption of radiation in solid bodies and definition of the radiation spectrum for a more accurate radiation simulation.