Planning Your SOLIDWORKS Simulation Study – Services Spotlight

Have you ever started a
SOLIDWORKS Simulation
study that you thought was pretty straightforward, but after six months
(including several missed deadlines and scope changes) ended up right back
where you started? Well, you aren’t alone. One of the main topics we teach in
our
Analysis Mentoring
sessions is how to properly plan your analysis before you start, which will
increase your productivity and minimize headaches down the road.

Just like planning a road trip, an efficient analysis requires a road map that
tells you where you are starting, where you want to go, and the planned route
to get there. Some of the questions we want answers to, before we start out on
our analysis “road trip” are:

• What is my end goal?
  • Answering this will maintain the focus of your analysis and dictate what
    type of analysis or analyses you will run, what outputs you’ll need,
    etc.
• What assumptions will I make?
  • Every analysis has some assumptions built-in.
• Which model should I use?
  • Do I simplify the existing model? Do I create a new simplified model?
• What kind of accuracy am I after?
  • Of course… the initial answer is always “As accurate as possible!”
• Which analysis should I use?
  • Which analysis or analyses you run will depend on what your loading
    conditions are and what answers you’re trying to get

In February, I presented a webinar on how we in the Analysis Services team
plan and prepare for analysis projects. We had a great turnout for the session
and got a lot of positive feedback from all the attendees.

For anyone who wasn’t able to join, here’s a copy of the PowerPoint
presentation:

And here’s a recording of the webinar:

If you want to learn more about how Hawk Ridge Systems’ Analysis Consulting
and Training Services can help you and your design process, don’t hesitate
to give us a call, or email us at [email protected].