Tackle the most demanding engineering challenges with the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium Package. As the highest tier of the SOLIDWORKS FEA (Finite Element Analysis) suite, this powerhouse software expands beyond linear and static testing into the realm of complex, real-world extremes. It equips you with the tools to conduct Nonlinear Static and Dynamic analysis, Linear Dynamics, and Composite Material simulation, all seamlessly embedded within your familiar SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD interface. For African aerospace innovators, heavy machinery engineers, and advanced materials researchers, this is the ultimate digital validation infrastructure necessary to guarantee product survival under the most severe operating conditions.
Why Choose the SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium Package? Not all materials behave predictably, and not all physical loads are steady. When you are designing products using hyperelastic rubbers, advanced carbon-fibre composites, or metals that will be pushed past their yield point into plastic deformation, standard simulation is not enough. The Simulation Premium Package allows you to model these complex nonlinear behaviours accurately. Furthermore, if your equipment faces unpredictable forces, such as earthquake tremors on a structural frame or random vibrations on a vehicle chassis, the advanced dynamic loading capabilities allow you to predict failure probabilities and optimise your design before spending capital on physical prototypes.
Core Features & Benefits
Nonlinear Static & Dynamic Analysis: Accurately simulate large displacements and materials that do not follow Hooke's Law. Test the plastic deformation of metals, snap-fit plastics, and hyperelastic materials like rubber and silicone.
Linear Dynamics: Evaluate how your assemblies respond to dynamic, time-dependent loads. Includes modules for Modal Time History, Harmonic Analysis, Random Vibration, and Response Spectrum (ideal for seismic testing).
Composite Material Simulation: Design and analyse lightweight, high-strength structures made from laminated composite materials (e.g., carbon fibre, fibreglass). Control ply orientation and thickness to optimise structural integrity.
Everything in Professional & Standard: Includes all capabilities from the lower tiers, such as Thermal Analysis, Frequency testing, Buckling, Drop Tests, Topology Optimisation, Fatigue Simulation, and Time-Based Motion.Advanced
Material Models: Input custom data curves (Simple, Tension, and Biaxial Planar Tension) to accurately solve complex material behaviours under stress. Seamless
CAD Integration: Functions entirely within your SOLIDWORKS window. Your complex simulation meshes and boundary conditions update associatively whenever you modify the 3D geometry.
