UH

Verified User in Higher Education

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

7/17/2021

"easy to use"

4/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

easy to use software with nice UI and affordable licenses Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

simulation capability is limited as compared to other softwares like abaqus/ansys Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Rakesh Kumar C.

Assistant manager

Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

9/7/2020

"Nodes adjustment and patching yet to be improve"

4/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

The bestpart is applying bounadary condition in statisimaultion and results are quick in the same environment. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

Large multidomain simulation is not possible. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Simulation:

In case of product lot of hectic work is reduced as there is no migrating to other environment as it is very fast and quickly you can analyse the results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolidWorks Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Heavy hydraulic machine static simulation for different condition. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Hitesh A.

Hitesh Attree

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/9/2019

"Powerful tool for simulation"

5/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

I really like SolidWorks Simulation as it helps to subject my designs to real world conditions using Finite Element Analysis method. It determines the product mechanical resistance, natural frequencies, test heat transfer, product durability, topology etc with such ease. It provides a virtual testing environment where I can check my product's performing capabilities and save a lot of time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

Sometimes its difficult to understand errors but overall I am not disappointed with this software as it serves my purpose. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Simulation:

I find it the best software for simulation which works efficiently and gives you accurate visual results. It also increases productivity and reduces costs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolidWorks Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?

I have done various projects where it helped me to simulate a wide range of interacting physical models by performing sequential multi physics simulations. I have also evaluated my designs for linear, non linear, static and dynamic response. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Pankaj A.

Pankaj Attri

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/19/2019

"Best design tool for simulation"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

SolidWorks Simulation is user friendly and has powerful 3D CAD design capabilities. Time is saved as the products are made at a quicker rate. Before doing physical testing, designs can be subjected to real world conditions to ensure the quality and efficiency of the product. I can check the diameter, radius, displacement, add colors to the product, view a 3D look etc. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

I have undergone training to learn this software where I was taught amazing features but some of them are very complex, for that I need to watch videos again and again to work thereafter. Hence, it requires a lot of time and practice to master these features. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Simulation:

I think this is the best software to get a visualization of your product before the physical testing which saves both time and money and ensures quality. Although you have to practice a lot to be professional in the features but that's worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolidWorks Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has increased my productivity due to its lifelike visualization and a number of flexible and specialized tools that let me come up with designs in a quicker and more efficient manner. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Danny T.

Founder and Industrial Designer

Higher Education

Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

10/31/2019

"An easy-to-use platform that generates advanced simulations"

5/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

Solidworks simulation takes very complex computational scenarios and turns them into easy-to-perform, step-by-step sequences. It makes common requirements (such as drop-tests) almost as easy as one click. It is intuitive enough that it is possible to see the results of different scenarios very quickly – for example, if I want to change the height of a drop-test, I can do so usually by editing a single parameter and running the simulation again. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

Simulation is a CPU-hungry game, but increased cloud integration will solve this within a few years. Currently, running fairly simple simulations means that my computer is unusable for at least an hour. Pushing these operations to the cloud would enable me to gain back that time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Nikhil G.

Nikhil Gupta

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

9/21/2019

"Best software for doing analysis and simulation"

5/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

The best thing I like about SolidWorks Simulation is that it enables the possibility to test assemblies. It becomes easier to understand the behavior of parts during different loading types in an assembly. This saves both time and efforts. SolidWorks Simulation offers several capabilities like optimization analysis, thermal stress analysis, frequency and heat transfer analysis etc and includes solid continuum elements and curved surface shell elements which makes the inspection easy. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

I have not found any significant issue with this software. It is very well developed to help you in your design work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Simulation:

I think this is the best design tool for simulation which is very efficient and improves accuracy. It offers a wide capabilities to do several types of analysis and ensures product quality. You may undergo training to gain more knowledge to utilize all the tools available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolidWorks Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?

With SolidWorks Simulation, I have been able to use adaptive methods to improve accuracy of the results and apply symmetry restraints to analyse a quarter of the original model. I have done static analysis to identify stresses caused by static loading and thermal analysis to identify heat flow through a model. The analysis shows critical areas and based on the results, I can strengthen unsafe regions and remove material from over designed ones. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Jatin A.

Jatin Arora

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/21/2019

"Most efficient simulation software"

5/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

SolidWorks Simulation lets me test the CAD models virtually to predict a product's real world physical behavior. I can transform my ideas into reality anddo not have to wait for the physical testing to check if the product will perform properly hence reduces physical testing costs and time. It also reduces prototyping and raises the quality of product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

I have been using this software for years now and did not have any concern. It is a bit complex to understand all the tools in the beginning but once you get to learn about this, you start admiring it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Simulation:

I highly recommend this software to every design and product engineer or someone who wants to do fluid, finite element, linear, non linear analysis. It is the best software to do simulation, virtually testing new ideas and gives accurate results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolidWorks Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?

With SolidWorks Simulation, I do the linear, non linear, dynamic and static analysis which increases the product quality. I test it virtually, evaluate the performance and make the changes then and there which reduces time and money. It enables to optimize the design and determine product durability, frequencies, buckling instabilities etc. I evaluate the designs efficiently with this software. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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Miguel C.

Ingeniero

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

8/14/2019

"It is an excellent computer engineering tool"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

SOLIDWORKS Simulation is easy-to-use structural analysis tools, I really like this interface because it helps companies obtain finite element analysis (FEA) to predict the actual physical behavior of a product through virtual CAD model testing. It also has high capacities for linear and nonlinear static analysis, and dynamic analysis. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

SolidWorks has less strength in fatigue analysis. It only has the stress life approach and will calculate the fatigue life based on the SN curve entered. The other problem is: it has only a limit of 5000 data points. You cannot enter more than 5000 data entry curves for any analysis. It can be the big problem. They must introduce a bolt connector, without penetration / penetration contact, interference adjustment contact, sliding contact in the dynamic analysis. These contacts are really creating software inferiority compared to other tools like ANSYS and ABAQUS. The other thing I don't like about this software is that they don't have a frequency response function tool. If you want to correlate your experimental data with the simulation tool, you must have a frequency response function, since FRF is the first measured amount of the experiment. Try not to confuse FRF with harmonic response analysis. FRF is the output to input ratio in the frequency domain, while the harmonic analysis in SolidWorks is only the maximum amplitude response in the excitation frequency range. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Simulation:

It is an excellent software for engineering, if you want an ally is your industrial processes do not hesitate to use Soliworks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolidWorks Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?

Soliwords Simulation is integrated with CAD, so it is relatively easier to use. If you understand the theory of the problem you want to solve: the results you get from SolidWorks simulation tools are equivalent to other tools such as NASTRAN, ANSYS, etc. I am the process engineer and I use these tools for vibration analysis. , fatigue analysis and static analysis. I solved the real vibration problem using this tool. I am an expert in the theory of vibration analysis, so for me the use of SolidWorks is easier and requires less time than other software such as ANSYS, ABAQUS and NASTRAN. I have used ANSYS and NASTRAN in the past, but I really like SolidWorks Simulation because you can easily edit the geometry in SolidWorks. Basically, the only weak part of SolidWorks Simulation is mesh optimization, it doesn't have much, since it only uses the tetrahedral element for solid mesh, but you should keep in mind that mesh optimization is not just the thing through from which you get the results. to wish. You must fully understand the problem and only use simulation as a solver. For example, you first need the bibliographic survey and define the problem and the data related to the problem. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

UN

Verified User in Nanotechnology

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

11/18/2019

"SolidWorks Simulation"

4/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

SolidWorks Simulation is very user-friendly since this tool is embedded in SolidWorks. Also the technical support is timely and useful. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

Options seems to be less robust compared to other tools such as time stepping, which is user-specified at a uniform value. Unfortunately, transient Structural analysis including the inertial terms in conservation of momentum is not an option. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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PANKAJ A.

PANKAJ ATTREE

Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

7/12/2019

"simulation made easy with solidworks"

4.5/5

What do you like best about SolidWorks Simulation?

the time to complete the simulation is low as compared to other softwares like hypermesh and ansys and the user interface is very good even a new beginner can easily do simulation on solidworks Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about SolidWorks Simulation?

one thing i dislike about solidworks simulation is that during meshing it always shows interference between nut and bolts although they are already mated well. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Simulation:

you can go with solidworks if u want to do simulation it has a very good interface but u need to learn every basics about simulation first only then u can go ahead Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is SolidWorks Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?

static beam analysis like wind pressure on the pole Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.