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. Video: What's New in SOLIDWORKS 2022 - SOLIDWORKS Simulation Contents Blended Curvature-Based Mesher Using the Blended Curvature-based mesher, you can apply mesh control that has a larger element size than the global mesh size. Bonding and Contact Architecture Several enhancements to the bonding and contact architecture improve the overall performance and accuracy of the simulations. Linkage Rod Connector You can specify a Linkage Rod connector between cylindrical faces, circular edges (for shells), or vertices to model the behavior of connecting rods. Simulation Solvers Function-based processing for the FFEPlus iterative and Intel Direct Sparse solvers is extended to simulation studies that include connectors and other features. The automatic solver selection is extended to Nonlinear, Frequency, and Buckling studies. Simulation Performance It takes less time to save SOLIDWORKS models that have simulation studies.