# SolidWorks Flow Simulation Reviews **Vendor:** Solidworks **Category:** [Simulation & CAE Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/simulation-cae) **Average Rating:** 4.1/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 35 ## About SolidWorks Flow Simulation SOLIDWORKS Flow Simulation is an intuitive Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution embedded within SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD that enables you to quickly and easily simulate liquid and gas flows through and around your designs to calculate product performance and capabilities. ## SolidWorks Flow Simulation Reviews ### 1. Solidworks simulation review **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Devansh G. | Graduate Engineering Trainee, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 24, 2024 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Solidworks flow simulation is simple and easy to use it’s need to give very few input and it give better output too. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Solidworks Flow may not provide results as precise as other CAE packages like ANSYS Fluent, and its meshing capabilities may also be subpar. However, the results obtained from Solidworks Flow can serve as an initial approximation for design purposes. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used Solidworks flow simulation in my final year college project. I used it for analysis of a part that was used in my project. ### 2. Good for less accurate simulation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Dhirendra M. | Mechanical Design Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 19, 2024 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Good for low budget and less accurate simulation and analysis if your project isn't completely reliable on strict Analysis. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Less accurate in simulation and analysis compared to other analysis softwares **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I mainly use to simulate heat transfer and air flow simulation and analysis ### 3. User friendly and intuitive **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Akshit V. | Technical Specialist - CAx Automation, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 07, 2023 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** This is integrated with the solidworks CAD software. This feature allows me to do flow simulations for my race car aero dynamics and wing design. The results are very accurate and it almost matches the level of ansys. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The mesh control features needs to be better. Also, its difficult to define dynamic and functional boundary conditions. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I used to model aerofoil wings in solidworks and analyse in Ansys. Now I am able to do the whole process and optimise the design within solidworks ecosystem. ### 4. Solidworks balance to the needs **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Rohit K. | Instructor motor vehicle, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 02, 2024 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Actually it's interface ,in my knowledge is the best from other applications available in the market. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** 1st is that sometimes it's laggs don't know why and I have to restart from the beginning. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I'm been working on automotive parts design and simulation so it's help me there ### 5. It is very helpful in valve industry **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Industrial Automation | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 19, 2024 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The quality of analysis is so on point service. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Noting much its a great software to work on. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** The flow rate of industrial valve applications ### 6. Basic Flow Solver **Rating:** 1.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** February 08, 2022 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The good thing about the SolidWorks Flow Simulation tool is that the case setup is quick and a step-by-step procedure so that any user is able to perform the simulation. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** As an experienced CFD user I dislike the following points about the software: -Very little control over the mesh generation -Limited turbulence models -No transient solver -No motion permitted **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I find that the SW flow simulation is only a tool for very basic cases. I have found that it works better for internal flows and is not accurate for external flows. I usually use it instead of advanced flow solvers when the geometry is already generated in SW and I am more interested in how the flow will look like. ### 7. Nearly as good as the best **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Caleb L. | Quality Engineer, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 27, 2021 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Flow simulation integrates directly with SOLIDWORKS as a plugin, allowing you to run simulations on your assemblies and make changes quickly based on results. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** SOLIDWORKS does not effectively use multiple PC cores. It is best to have fast cores instead of multiple. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Prediction of drag coefficients and aerodynamic forces on assemblies. Evaluation of fluid flow through pipes. ### 8. SolidWorks Flow Simulation an effective tool to get initial idea **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** SAchin P. | Design & Product Development Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 14, 2021 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Easyness of handeling. BEACON company technical support is quick **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Cost of all modules is a bit higher hence need to verify ourself of our exact requirement, and sometimes we need to prioritise our requirement accordingly **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** A handy tool, go and grab it quickly. It saves your time and money. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We design irrigation drippers and then check their flow rates with flow simulation; if it is within our range, we say OK and go for RPD and mold making process. If not, I need to repeat the process once again. ### 9. Best software for determining the properties of the fluids. **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 29, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Through the use of Solid works Flow simulation we can determine the various properties of fluids such as their velocity, circulation, vortex flow, density, pressure etc. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** All the aspects are very good in this simulation software but it takes time to understand all the processes of various properties. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** If you want to know that how fluids work on different condition with changing variables. How they behave in those conditions and make the materials asper those fluids conditions , then you can go with this software **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solid works flow simulation is very unique software to make us understand the various aspects of the fluids and their effects on the construction industry. Like how fluids behave in various surrounding as well as in inside conditions on behalf of their properties. ### 10. Best software for understanding the process of simulation of liquids and gases in various conditions **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 11, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Through the use of Solidworks Flow Simulation software , I came to know that the various aspects of flow of Fluids (Liquids and Gases) with the change in various favorable as well as undesired conditions like in running vehicle the drag force exerted due to opposite air or wind is analysed very easily and accurately which helps in designing and manufacturing of the vehicle as to handle that force of drag without affecting the people sitting in the vehicle. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** There are not much drawbacks in Solidworks Flow Simulation But according to me the one thing that I dislike most is that it cannot give results about combustion or chemical reactions of gases in real life. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** Solidworks Flow Simulation helps to invent as well as improve the design of various vehicles in today world like bikes , cars, helicopters, drones etc. So who wants to indulge in field to vehicle industry has to try this software to achieve something better in life. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** This software leads to user to easily do simulation on various flows, forces of fluids , conditions of fluid at a time and transfer of heat. It improves the efficiency ,workability , efficeincy and also the speed of results that we wait the most. ### 11. Fantastic simulator for volumetric geometry **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 03, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Solidworks has a less steeper learning curve when compared to other softwares. It is easier to train people to use it. Offers a great deal of features which can be very useful for designing volumetric geometries. Also the inbuilt toolboxes offer components of multiple standards like DIN, ISO, US etc. However there are better alternatives available in the market when it comes to sheet metal design and blow moulding design. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Only disadvantage is that it does not have much options for sheet metal design. Also, solidworks has a relatively smaller share in certain industries which makes it difficult to migrate from one project to another. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** There are better tools though it gives you the best output for volume study and implementation. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Volumetric geometries. ### 12. Solid works flow simulation **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer Software | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 24, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The very nice thing is that flow stimulation runs directly in the solidworks interface. Flow stimulation won't require you to setup your study from the scratch. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** I thing that i dislike the most is that it cannot give results about combustion or any chemical equation. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** Goes good with industrial purpose **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** The system lets user easily stimulate fluid flow heat transfer, and fluid forces, which are critical to the success of the design. ### 13. Intuitive solution of the dynamic behavior of fluids, gases and liquids. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Civil Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** May 20, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It is an application created to work the intuitive simulation of the dynamics of the computational fluid which allows the advantages of the CAD environment, the capabilities of the meshes gemetrica and the automatic determination of the flow regime without sacrificing the ease of use, efficiency and effectiveness of the software , it is important to note that it gives the ability to predict the behavior of flow fields and heat transfer processes, determining the pressure drops, temperature, comfort parameters and other interactions that the fluid may have with external agents , really comes close to reality before building the equipment. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Among the main disadvantages that can be observed which makes me disgust sometimes is that there is not much control of the meshes, this is because the elements are tetraetric, what can be controlled really is something of size and refined, if the mesh is not well refined the result may not be well interpreted causing confusion in the interpretation of the results. The static module does not have the option to deliver gradual loading, although this option is in the non-linear modules. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** That use the tool since it is excellent for the design and simulation of mechanical systems, achieving in this way to realize innovations and improvements in the development of the prototype. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** With SolidWorks I have been able to make designs of heat transfer, in the conduction, convection and radiation phenomena, which allows me to simulate it and see the results before making the final design, also with the result generation allows me to see if the materials used for the design without the most adequate or require to be changed before realizing the construction of the same. The main benefit brings me the cost reduction because it prevents me from building the prototype until it has been tested in the simulation. I have solved problems of air conditioners, pirotubular boilers among others. ### 14. Review for Solidworks Flow simulation **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Manu S. | Civil Engineer, Construction, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 19, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It is one of the software made to analyse fluid flow **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** User experience needed to be improved little bit **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** It is one of the great software avaialable to analyse the fluid behavior in flow system **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** It helps to predict the flow of fluids in pipe systems ### 15. Solid Works is Solid Software! **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Charles B. | Charles, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** This has to be one of the most Innovative software packages I have ever used. If you need to demonstrate liquid flow in any type of online example you need to use the software. I needed something to simulate chemical flow and I would have never guest it would be so easy. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The interface is a little overwhelming but once you get used to it it's fine. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** Get ready to learn the interface! **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We realized we could do chemical simulation without having to pay thousands of dollars. ### 16. Good for basic simulations and general understanding **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Julia N. | Engineering Co-op, Mechanical or Industrial Engineering, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 17, 2018 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Solidworks has a simple CFD add-in for doing flow simulations. It is quick to learn and less complicated than many other CFD softwares. It is good for getting a general idea of fluids behavior before diving into a deeper simulation with another software so that you don't have to spent time preparing the model if it isn't headed in the right direction in the first place. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It can be difficult to get the software to accept a model geometry. It has trouble recognizing what areas in a model to use for computations if there are complex geometries, open areas, or cavities. It also gives errors without enough explanation as to problem areas in the models. It can be difficult to find where things need to be changed or what an error is really addressing. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** For more complicated parts, unfortunately you will probably be better of using a more complicated software. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** We have used Flow Simulation to get a preliminary understanding of the effectiveness of aerodynamics parts for a race vehicle. ### 17. I have used SolidWorks flow simulation for fluid solving problems **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Higher Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** SOLIDWORKS® Flow Simulation is an intuitive Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) solution embedded within SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD that enables you to quickly and easily simulate liquid and gas flow through and around your designs to calculate product performance and capabilities. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** I have faced a meshing problem in the flow simulation. It can be difficult to find where things need to be changed or what an error is really addressing. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** highly recommended **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I have solved the liquid flow problem in fluid mechanics. We have also used Flow Simulation to get the effectiveness of aerodynamic parts for a race vehicle. ### 18. Best software for part design. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Aviation & Aerospace | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 30, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** I like the accessibility of the tools along with that we can simulate liquid and gas flow of the part so we can judge the performance of the part. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** There is nothing to dislike in this Solidworks flow simulation software. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** I will recommend to each and every mechanical design companies to use solidworks flow simulation. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** By using this software I can simulate the liquid and gas flow of the part in realistic condition through which I can calculate the performance of the part. ### 19. A great CFD software **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Architecture & Planning | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** This software provides accurate and precise flow of gas and liquid. Using this we can compute the forces, pressure and stresses exerted on the body by the flow. Its user interface is simple and easy to use. The best part is the flow around the 3-D model is just like the real motion. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The price is a bit high. It should be a little bit cheaper inorder to acquire more users. Also sometimes results are unrealistic and contains error. Also simulation takes long time to complete. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** This software is really easy to use and really helpful. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** I am using this software to develop safe buildings, due to known motions of fluids I can position my structure in a way that the force and pressure exerted on the structure is minimised. ### 20. Easy to use - CFD package **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Sumit G. | Founder and Team Lead, Automotive, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 20, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The user interface is very easy to use. Anyone can learn to use it with the help of inbuilt tutorials in the software. Visualization is also very appealing **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The results are not very accurate compared to other CAE packages like ANSYS Fluent. Meshing is also not very good. The results from Solidworks flow can be used as a first estimate for any design. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** Use it only if you want a rough evaluation of how your design and to get visuals for a presentation. For more complete analysis i recommend other CAE packages like Fluent. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** During my Formula SAE project we worked on the Solidworks Flow simulation to determine the drag of the bodyworks for the car and also the aeropackage ### 21. It is used for simulate the fluid flow, heat transfer for success of design. **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 17, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Using this software we can analyze the fluid flow problem, heat transfer and prepare a model on fluid flow.we can generate 3d model and simulate it. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** There is nothing to dislike but the problem is on the number of iteration. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** For designing purpose, heat load calculation, data simulation, heat convection or heat transfer problem it can be used, it's a good software. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's easy to use, anyone can easily access, for the designing of heat calculation, heat transfer it is used.less time taken. ### 22. Amazing software for simulation of the aerodynamics of a prototype **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** What I love about Solidworks flow simulation software, is that you can actually understand how is your design functioning, and work around it. We use it to build our car prototype for our university’s Supermileage group, and we could build the most competitive and efficient car prototype using the tools from the simulation and made it a dream come true! **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The thing I dislike, is the steep learning curve of the software. You must practice, and you will probably have (initially) a lot of errors and can be very frustrating. However, once you get it, you can be unstoppable **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** In our university group, we used the software to simulate how the air will go around the prototype and we could understand how to make it more aerodynamic. This way, when we built it, we already knew how the flow would affect the design and the performance on the competition we were going to ### 23. Great product for solid products simulation ! **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** March 26, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Solid works has possibly the most intuitive UI in the 3D CAD market. Dassault System has published a great product for solid products design simulation which helps in understanding the design and process flow of different products. It's a computer aided design , modeling software for designing parts and models and total system. It has some unique and simple commands that are very helpful for designing compare to other software. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** SolidWorks simulation is mostly not preferred in automobile and aviation industry as it lacks in some of the functionalities and also we cannot simulate large projects using solidworks. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** Highly recommended ! **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Solidworks flow simulation helps in finding out the flaws or defects in the products. ### 24. Solids works simulation for non laminar flow **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 21, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Solid works simulation is a modern method to simulate fuids before it's actual or real life working.This simulation has a benefit because it can also works on non newtonian fluids. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** There is one major disadvantage that is it cannot simulation combustion reaction reaction which is not even a controlled conbustion. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** Fluid simulation is easier for blood and non Newtonian fluids. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Working on non newtonian fluid and on blood. ### 25. Easy and fast **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Mechanical or Industrial Engineering | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It is very easy to set up flow simulations and it takes less time to run. It is very useful to approximate flow properties and visualize the general fluid flow in and around 3d components. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Accuracy is not as good as dedicated cfd solvers. Has troubles with highly turbulent flows and with flow separation problems. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Fluid flow in and around luminaries and light poles. The major benefit is the ease of use as it can be used in conjunction with other Solidworks design modules. The solving times are short compared to other cfd tools I have used. ### 26. Solidworks Flow Simulation **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 11, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It is the best software for value user interface. It can do the compressible, incompressible,internal and external flows. It provide automatic le.inar and turbulent solutions with transition. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It can not work with phase change of the materials. It can not simulate a liquid with co-existence of different phases. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** With the help of Solidworks flow we can simulate different liquid, gases, etc and aslo non - Newtonian flows. ### 27. Used for Fluid problems **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It is a very simple tool to solve the flow problems of fluids like fluid mechanics problem, heat transfer problem, fracture and fatigue problems. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** it has a meshing problem. we can not modify the mesh for a particular region. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** highly recommended for flow problems **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Fluid mechanics problem, heat transfer problem. ### 28. Excellent flow sim software **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Machinery | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 10, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Great for beginners as it is user friendly, easy to learn with tutorial. Integrated inside solid works. All in all a great CFD application. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Lacks additional features like HPC of fluent. Results may vary from manual calculation. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** It's the best software for basic user, to learn quickly and adapt to it. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Flow simulation of refrigerant in pipes. ### 29. Solid works flow simulation for fluids. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 12, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Solid works flow simulation is useful for varius kind of fluids like non newtonian fluid laminar and turbulent flow. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It cannot simulate phase change of material. It also cannot perform combustion reaction. **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** Very much useful for non newtonian fluids. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Using for turbulent and laminar flow fluid. ### 30. Poor accuracy in results, little control over mesh **Rating:** 2.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Vrushank D. | President, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 19, 2018 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** SW FS is very easy to learn to use and if you're designing parts in SW, the workflow pipeline to CFD becomes very simple **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** SW FS has given very strange results. Higher camber airfoils have shown to generate less downforce. SW FS also offers little control over mesh generation and options like spinning wheels/moving roads for automotive purposes lead to bad results. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** SW FS allows ease of use and application for CFD simulations. SW FS is good enough for low level fluid studies where accurate results arent as important. ### 31. Go With The Flow **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Entertainment | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** January 31, 2019 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** I cant say enough about how much this product has helped our company and every other company I have worked for. SolidWorks is the top of the line and without it we couldnt get any of our highly important projects done. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** If there has to be one thing I dislike about this product it would be the price **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Flow Simulation ### 32. It is very user friendly **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Design | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2018 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The contraints are pretty easy to apply as compared to software like Ansys. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** It cannot perform complex geometries accurately **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Oil and gas related equipments. It is user friendly ### 33. Simulation of stresses in robotic equipment **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Military | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 19, 2018 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The ease with which an already generated model is adapted to start finite element simulations. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** The least intuitive are the excessive visual distortions for micrometric elongations. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Stress simulations, maximum loads supported by the equipment, and proper sizing for the equipment ### 34. Good for variety of applications **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Medical Devices | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** June 26, 2018 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** I like that the flow simulation accommodates a wide variety of flows, and allows a plethora of variables to be calculated. **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Some simulations take a long, long time. **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Allows us to predict how an object will “wear and tear” in real world conditions. ### 35. Flow Sim Review **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Oil & Energy | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** July 25, 2018 **What do you like best about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Easy to adjust mesh levels, not too complicated **What do you dislike about SolidWorks Flow Simulation?** Not the most accurate, hard to adjust fluid properties **Recommendations to others considering SolidWorks Flow Simulation:** Not accurate **What problems is SolidWorks Flow Simulation solving and how is that benefiting you?** Making pretty images for customers ## SolidWorks Flow Simulation Discussions - [How do you do a flow simulation in Solidworks 2018?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-do-you-do-a-flow-simulation-in-solidworks-2018) - [What is solidworks flow simulation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-solidworks-flow-simulation) - [Does solidworks premium include flow simulation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/does-solidworks-premium-include-flow-simulation) - [How good is solidworks flow simulation?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/how-good-is-solidworks-flow-simulation) - [Friction factors and few other constants need to modify](https://www.g2.com/discussions/51559-friction-factors-and-few-other-constants-need-to-modify) - 1 upvote - [View SolidWorks Flow Simulation pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/solidworks-solidworks-flow-simulation/reviews?section=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-06-06+20%3A30%3A18+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=17bea6ea-aa41-405f-9081-629cafa48814&secure%5Btoken%5D=ad4c6aaf0a3d6cfbb4538ba12dfeb06d1e354f306071dda7b74d395ac30089e8&format=llm_user) ## SolidWorks Flow Simulation Features **Design** - Systems - 3D - Documentation - Fabrication - Clash Detection **Design** - 3D/solid modeling Tools - Drawing Tools - Editing Tools - Rendering tools **Work** - Integrate - Drafting - Analysis - Simulations **Tools** - Fluid analysis - Finite element analysis - Multibody dynamics **Work** - Discrete event modeling - Continuous event modeling - Mechanical event simulation - Manufacturing process simulation - Integrate **Environment** - Hardware support - Task - Manage Multiple Profiles - Command Clarity ## Top SolidWorks Flow Simulation Alternatives - [Ansys Fluent](https://www.g2.com/products/ansys-fluent/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (117 reviews) - [MATLAB](https://www.g2.com/products/matlab/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (750 reviews) - [COMSOL Multiphysics®](https://www.g2.com/products/comsol-multiphysics/reviews) - 4.3/5.0 (36 reviews)