What you'll learn
SOLIDWORKS Simulation is a professional CAE and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) course designed to develop practical skills in structural, thermal, modal, buckling, fatigue and advanced engineering simulation.
The course covers the complete simulation workflow, starting from model preparation and material assignment and progressing through fixtures, loads, mesh generation, static analysis, contact analysis, thermal analysis, modal analysis, buckling, fatigue and nonlinear simulation concepts.
Learners will also develop skills in interpreting simulation results, evaluating stress and deformation, checking factor of safety, validating designs and preparing professional engineering reports.
What You Will Learn
- CAE and FEA fundamentals
- Finite Element Method concepts
- SOLIDWORKS Simulation workflow
- Simulation study creation
- Material properties
- Fixtures and boundary conditions
- Force, pressure and torque loading
- Gravity and thermal loads
- Mesh generation and refinement
- Static structural analysis
- Stress and strain analysis
- Displacement and deformation analysis
- Factor of safety
- Contact and assembly analysis
- Modal and frequency analysis
- Buckling analysis
- Thermal analysis
- Thermal-structural analysis
- Fatigue analysis
- Nonlinear simulation concepts
- Post-processing and result interpretation
- Design optimization and validation
Who Can Join?
- Mechanical Engineering Students
- Automobile Engineering Students
- Production Engineering Students
- Manufacturing Engineering Students
- Aerospace Engineering Students
- Mechatronics Students
- Industrial Engineering Students
- Diploma Engineering Students
- CAD/CAE Learners
- Mechanical Designers
- FEA Learners
- Simulation Professionals
- Product Design Professionals
Prerequisite
- Basic computer knowledge
- Basic SOLIDWORKS knowledge is recommended
- Engineering drawing knowledge
- Basic engineering mechanics
- Basic knowledge of strength of materials is helpful
- Basic mathematics and physics are beneficial
- No previous SOLIDWORKS Simulation experience is required
Course Outcome
After completing the course, learners will be able to:
- Understand FEA and simulation fundamentals
- Create and configure simulation studies
- Assign appropriate engineering materials
- Apply fixtures and boundary conditions
- Apply forces, pressures, torques and thermal loads
- Generate and refine finite element meshes
- Perform static structural analysis
- Analyze stress, strain and displacement
- Evaluate factor of safety
- Perform assembly and contact analysis
- Conduct modal and frequency analysis
- Perform basic buckling analysis
- Conduct thermal and thermal-structural studies
- Understand fatigue analysis
- Work with nonlinear simulation concepts
- Interpret simulation results
- Validate and improve engineering designs
- Prepare professional simulation reports
- Develop complete engineering simulation projects
Career & Learning Opportunities
- SOLIDWORKS Simulation Engineer Trainee
- FEA Engineer Trainee
- CAE Engineer Trainee
- Simulation Engineer
- Structural Analysis Engineer Trainee
- Mechanical Simulation Engineer
- FEA Analyst Trainee
- Mechanical Design & Analysis Engineer
- Thermal Analysis Engineer Trainee
- Product Design Engineer Trainee
- CAE Analyst Trainee
- Automotive Simulation Engineer Trainee
- Mechanical Analysis Assistant
- Engineering Simulation Assistant
- R&D Simulation Trainee
- Product Development Assistant