Hands-On SOLIDWORKS Simulation: Your Shortcut to CSWA & CSWP

Prepare a clean CAD model, set up study and material, apply boundary conditions, choose mesh options, run the study, and review von Mises stress, displacement, and factor of safety.

Select element types in SolidWorks simulation: truss, beam, shell, and solid, based on geometry. Apply the appropriate mesh (standard, curvature-based, blended curvature-based) while considering cross-sectional area, thickness, orientation, and loads.

Perform a truss element analysis of a four-member truss in SolidWorks to determine reactions at A and C and the maximum axial stress in 8304 steel.

Simulate a pin-and-roller supported beam under distributed and concentrated loads with a bending moment in SolidWorks. Generate shear and bending moment diagrams, identify maximum values, and compare to key solution.

Analyze a ductile iron part in SolidWorks simulation with a fixed edge and a normal load, using a 3D mesh to determine maximum displacement and minimum factor of safety.

Identify a structure's natural frequencies and mode shapes using frequency analysis in SolidWorks, and avoid dangerous resonance by ensuring external vibrations do not match these frequencies.

Explore a cantilever beam in SolidWorks frequency analysis to determine the first and sixth natural frequencies (omega n) using alloy steel, standard mesh, and six-frequency results.

Learn about axial normal stress, direct shear stress, torsional shear stress, and bending stresses, and how von Mises stress combines them to evaluate the factor of safety in SolidWorks.

Conduct a SolidWorks simulation of a carbon steel solid under fixed cylindrical faces and a 2200 N normal load to compute the maximum resultant displacement in millimeters to four decimals.

Use thin shell modeling when thickness is small compared with length (ratio under 0.05, sheetmetal or car panels); switch to thick shells for 0.05–0.2 where shear matters, defaulting to thin.

Perform a SolidWorks shell element case study to determine the maximum y displacement and the bending stress in the x direction for a plain carbon steel shell under 1400 N.

Adaptive meshing in SolidWorks Simulation refines the mesh in high error regions for accurate stresses and displacements, with smaller elements for holes and fillets or higher order for smooth bending.

Apply a remote load in SolidWorks simulation by distributing force from a reference point across faces or edges with a virtual coupling, enabling realistic actuator, bolt, or fixture modeling.

Simulate this case to determine the maximum von Mises stress in megapascal using three adaptive loops in SolidWorks, with a remote load and fixed and hinge supports.

Simulate a bonded three-body block with two alloy steel shells in SolidWorks, applying fixed supports and 800 newton force to determine the maximum resultant displacement to five decimals (0.00217 mm).

Analyze a two-beam and one-cable truss model in SolidWorks Simulation, applying fixed supports and downward loads to determine maximum displacement, and evaluate axial, bending, tensile, and torsional stresses.

Perform a linear buckling analysis in SolidWorks to determine the first critical buckling load of a fixed-end circular steel column (AISI 304) under a unity external load.

Define how parts interact in SolidWorks by choosing bonded, no penetration, or virtual wall contacts; use a soft spring to stabilize under constrained models and prevent solver singularities.

Analyzes a plate with a hole under x-direction pressures, using soft springs to stabilize solver, to determine the average x-stress through the blade and its concentration area, max 8.15 MPa.

Compare three configurations in a SolidWorks frequency analysis to find highest first natural frequency, with the first case around 95 Hz, using elastic plastic, fixed hinges, and a standard mesh.

Calculate the shear stress on a gear-shaft key from torque using hand calculations, with a 2-inch shaft and a 0.1 by 4 inch key.

Demonstrate hand calculations to find the shear force per bolt and shear stress in a shaft and bolt assembly, using torque, bolt spacing, and diameter with equal load per bolt.