SOLIDWORKS Simulation SOLIDWORKS® Simulation Standard, SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional, and SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium are separately purchased products that you can use with SOLIDWORKS Standard, SOLIDWORKS Professional, and SOLIDWORKS Premium. Contents Collapse Simulation Tree Folders In a simulation study tree, you can collapse all folders and subfolders with a single command. Distributed Coupling for Pins and Bolts The introduction of distributed coupling enhances the formulation of pin and bolt connectors. Draft and High-Quality Mesh Definition An improved mesh formulation for linear static studies allows both draft and high-quality solid elements to coexist in a single mesh definition. Free Body Forces for Nonlinear Studies After running a nonlinear static or nonlinear dynamic study, you can list the free body forces on select geometry entities at each solution step. Link Between Results and Model Files The algorithm that links the results file (*.cwr) to the model file that generated the results is improved. Repair Corrupt Studies The software identifies simulation studies with corrupt data, and issues a warning to delete the corrupted studies before saving the model. Simulation Evaluator Simulation Evaluator checks a study's setup to determine if the setup is optimal for a successful simulation. Simulation Performance Improvements Performance improvements are implemented for linear static studies with multiple load cases and studies with contacts set to incompatible bonding. Stress Averaging at Mid-Side Nodes The improved stress averaging algorithm applies to linear dynamic studies. Thermal Loads for Beams You can apply thermal loads on beam joints and beam bodies. After running thermal analysis on a model with beams, you can import the temperatures into a Linear Static, Nonlinear Static, Frequency, Buckling, or Nonlinear Dynamic study to perform stress analysis.