SimSolid structural simulation for CAD assemblies

How SimSolid is different

Traditional FEA needs geometry simplification and meshing before the first result. SimSolid skips both.

No meshing

SimSolid works on the CAD geometry itself. Its engine extends the finite element method with external approximations, with degrees of freedom tied to volumes and surfaces instead of mesh nodes.

No geometry simplification

Small holes, fillets and bosses can stay in the model. CAD with small gaps or overlaps between parts can still be analyzed.

Full assemblies on a desktop

Assemblies with hundreds to thousands of parts run on a standard laptop or desktop PC.

Adaptive accuracy

Several solution passes with error estimation refine the result automatically.

Analysis types

• Linear static
• Nonlinear static
• Modal
• Linear buckling
• Frequency response
• Transient
• Random response
• Thermal and thermal-stress
• Inertia relief
• Fatigue
• Composites
• Squeak and rattle

Assemblies and connections

Contacts between parts are detected automatically. Bolts, spot and seam welds, bonded and sliding contacts can be defined between parts, so a welded frame or bolted machine can be analyzed as one assembly.

Application areas

Machinery and equipment

Frames, bases and housings of industrial machines.

Automotive

Components, brackets and sub-assemblies.

Welded steel structures

Frames, racks and fabricated structures.

Early design checks

Designers check stiffness and stress while the CAD is still changing.

Engineering benefits

Answers during design

Check a design change the same day, not after a meshing job.

Less pre-processing

No defeaturing, no mesh, no mesh convergence study.

More options tested

Fast runs make it practical to compare many variants.

Works with your CAD

Import geometry from common CAD formats.