Introduction
Administration
User Interface
SolidWorks Fundamentals
Moving from 2D to 3D
Assemblies
CircuitWorks
Configurations
SolidWorks Costing
Design Checker
Design Studies in SolidWorks
Drawings and Detailing
DFMXpress
DriveWorksXpress
FloXpress
Import and Export
Large Scale Design
Model Display
Mold Design
Motion Studies
Parts and Features
Routing
Sheet Metal
Simulation
SimulationXpress
Overview of SolidWorks SimulationXpress
SimulationXpress User Interface
Using SolidWorks SimulationXpress
SimulationXpress User Interface
Getting Started
Setting Options
Applying Fixtures
Applying Loads
Assigning Material
Analyzing the Part
Viewing the Results
Optimizing the Part
Saving Analysis Results
Beyond SolidWorks SimulationXpress
Sketching
Sustainability Products
SolidWorks Utilities
Tolerancing
Toolbox
Weldments
Workgroup PDM
Troubleshooting
Glossary
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Getting Started

If SolidWorks Simulation is an active add-in on your machine, you must clear it from the Add-Ins list of compatible software products to access SimulationXpress. Click Tools > Add-Ins and clear SolidWorks Simulation.

For lessons on SimulationXpress, see SolidWorks SimulationXpress in the SolidWorks Tutorials.

Starting SimulationXpress


  1. Click SimulationXpress Analysis Wizard (Tools menu) or Tools > SimulationXpress . The SimulationXpress wizard starts.
  2. Click Options to select your preferred default system of units and to specify a folder for saving analysis results.
  3. Click Next to start.

    The SimulationXpress study tree appears below the FeatureManager design tree, and the SimulationXpress study tab appears below the graphics area.

Analysis Steps


  1. Apply fixtures.
  2. Apply loads.
  3. Define material of the part.
  4. Analyze (run) the part.
  5. View the results.
  6. (Optional) Optimize the part.
You can use SimulationXpress only on the active part document. If you create a new part document or open an existing document with SimulationXpress active, the program automatically saves the simulation information and closes the current session.


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