It can be saved as a body (smoothed mesh) into your SOLIDWORKS part file. This iterative process of element removal is limited by the study constraints such as maximum allowable deflection and any manufacturing controls.īut once you have this shape what do you do with it? This shape doesn’t just live in the simulation tool. Using a linear static solver, the topology study will ‘remove’ elements from the finite element mesh until the target mass or best stiffness-to-weight ratio shape is reached. This new study type enables designers and engineers to develop innovative minimum mass components based on operational loads and conditions. With the release of SOLIDWORKS 2018, we’re empowering innovation with the new Topology Study. Using simulation tools in design isn’t just about validating an idea – it’s about powering innovation. As our portfolio has expanded we have grown from designers validating parts and assemblies for strength, durability and stiffness to fluid flow analysis to plastic part and mold validation simulation tools adding value to all the products you design. Our goal is to enable design teams to create and validate great designs. They both want to solve a problem to make their products better, and it’s our job to help them.Įver since SOLIDWORKS put simulation tools into SOLIDWORKS Premium, we have worked to make our simulation tools easier to use, more capable and powerful with each release. The designer knows the real-world behavior they want to study. As I meet new and experienced simulation users, the more I realize that the difference between a designer and an analyst is that the analyst knows the complexity of the analysis problem at hand, and they can describe the physics and analysis procedures required to solve it.
The expectations of companies also changed in how the software should enable the user.
So what changed? Well, simulation became accessible to those without PhDs and computers grew more powerful. But today? Today, simulation has become a tool used throughout the product development process.
Virtual testing was used sparingly and only for high value applications. When I first started using analysis tools it was the domain of the expert, the engineer with the PhD.
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