Turkey with All the Fixin’s (A Simulation Tech Tip… or 4 or 5)
Almost without fail, in every single Simulation class I teach, someone asks me, “What’s the difference between Fixed and Immoveable?” They’re asking about two options in the Fixture dialog (often referred to as boundary conditions or restraints). It occurred to me this week: Who better to explain fixins than a Thanksgiving Turkey! So, I fired [...]
SolidWorks Simulation Tech Tip: How to prevent leaks
Have you ever needed to conduct a Flow study on a product assembly that has already been modeled in loving detail, including manufacturing features like clearances, gasketted fits, sheet metal hems and bend reliefs – and the resulting housing leaks in a hundred places? Configuring and editing this model to simplify, idealize, and close off [...]
Practical Flow Simulation at Highway Speeds
Ever since I’ve had my Miata convertible, I’ve wondered how much worse gas mileage I get with the top down than with the top up. So I decided to use a few hours this weekend and our favorite Flow Simulation tool to find out. First came making the model. I took two pictures of my [...]
The Beer Can Conundrum
Understanding the effect of dynamic factors like temperature, heat sources and air flow is critical to your product design. SolidWorks Simulation gives you valuable insights into even the most complex designs. It seamlessly integrates simulation, testing and analysis into design, and its intuitive easy-to-use interface quickly makes it part of your process. Watch as we [...]
“Plotting” revenge with SolidWorks Motion Simulation
How do we find out how fast an “object” is traveling so as to inflict the most damage on your enemy using a trebuchet? We would need to create a plot of how fast that “object” is traveling when it reaches its intended victim. Well, to answer that question, we can use SolidWorks Motion Simulation. [...]
