SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium

The ultimate Simulation experience: SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium includes everything the Professional package has, plus extra specialist features such as plastic, rubber and composites simulation.

SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium is our most comprehensive analysis solution

You can efficiently evaluate your designs for nonlinear and dynamic response, dynamic loading and composite materials with the powerful tools of SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium.

SOLIDWORKS Simulation Premium adds to the capabilities of SOLIDWORKS Simulation Professional to provide valuable insights to improve product reliability in the most cost effective manner, no matter the material or use environment.

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Nonlinear

Analyse plastic or rubber products and situations where applied loads cause permanent deformation.

Buckling and stiffness

Capture change in stiffness as parts deform and Contact analysis (Pushing, Sliding) and Capture product instability due to complex buckling or collapse.

Dynamics and Composites.

Dynamic Analysis

Enables designers and engineers to quickly and efficiently determine the impact of time varying loads on the structural response of their product design to ensure performance, quality and safety.

Stress testing

Used for stress on moving components, impact/shock loading, shaker test base of mounted machinery and earthquake simulation.

Composites

Used for Laminates and sandwich materials, Predict individual layer failure, Laminate strength for different fibre orientation.

But which one is right for you?

It depends on what type of products you design, what type of functionality you need and the skills and experience you already have.

Use this SOLIDWORKS Simulation product matrix to compare features.

Product feature SOLIDWORKS Simulation StandardSim Stand. SOLIDWORKS Simulation ProfessionalSim Pro. SOLIDWORKS Simulation PremiumSim Prem.
+Ease of use
  • Easy to learn, easy to use
  • Embedded in SOLIDWORKS 3D CAD
  • Advanced online help
Yes Yes Yes
+Concurrent engineering
  • Full associativity with 3D design changes
  • Supports SOLIDWORKS configurations
  • SOLIDWORKS material properties support
Yes Yes Yes
+Finite element analysis
  • Solid, shell & beam modelling
  • H & P adaptive element types
  • Mesh control capabilities
  • Simplify model tool for meshing
  • Customisable material library
Yes Yes Yes
+Contacts and connectors
  • Bonded contact condition
  • Node to node surface condition
  • Surface to surface contact condition
  • Shrink fit condition
  • Virtual wall condition
  • Connectors: bolt/spring/pin/elastic & bearing support
  • Connectors safety check
Yes Yes Yes
+Post processing
  • Contour, iso surface, surface, section result plot
  • Probe tool
  • Design insight
  • Compare test data
  • List values on selected entities
  • Animation of results
Yes Yes Yes
+Communication
  • Customisable simulation report
  • eDrawings of simulation results
Yes Yes Yes
+Linear static simulation for assembly
  • Structural behaviour of parts and assemblies
  • Structural loads
  • Temperature loading
  • Import flow/thermal effects
  • Calculation of stress, strain, displacement and FOS
  • Calculation of reaction forces and moments
Yes Yes Yes
+Time based mechanism motion simulation
  • Evaluate how products will perform throughout its operational cycle
Yes Yes Yes
+Design comparison studies
  • "What if" scenarios based on defined variables
Yes Yes Yes
+Trend tracker
  • Detect trends from different iterations of a study
Yes Yes Yes
+Fatigue simulation
  • Life expectancy under repeated loading
  • Theory of cumulative damage
  • Fatigue check plot
  • Outputs: life damage and FOS
Yes Yes Yes
+Topology studies
  • Perform structural topology studies during design to cut out costly prototypes, discover new minimal material design alternatives and reduce material costs.
Yes Yes
+Pressure vessel design simulation
  • Analyse parts and assemblies under pressure loading
  • Linear combination and sum of squares (SRSS)
Yes Yes
+2D simulation
  • Plane stress
  • Plane strain
  • Axisymmetric
Yes Yes
+Event based motion simulation
  • Create motion simulations based on process, not time
  • Trigger actions by completion of previous tasks
  • Create drives with real input control methods with servo motors
Yes Yes
+Advanced contacts and connectors
  • Thermal contact resistance condition
  • Insulated condition
  • Edge and spot weld connector
Yes Yes
+Frequency simulation
  • Analyse natural frequencies of parts and assemblies
  • Import flow/thermal effects
  • Load stiffening
Yes Yes
+Buckling or collapse simulation
  • Analyse slender structures for buckling factors and associated buckling mode shapes
  • Import flow/thermal effects
Yes Yes
+Structural thermal simulation
  • Easily study heat effects on your designs
  • Simulate thermal boundary conditions
  • Simulate fluid flow
  • Simulate thermal-structural interactions
  • Simulate radiation effects in high temp applications
Yes Yes
+Drop test simulation
  • Analyse impact of drop on part or assembly
  • Inputs: Drop height, gravity, velocity at impact
  • Outputs: stress, displacement and strains
Yes Yes
+Sub modelling simulation
  • Analyse structural resistance of sub model
Yes Yes
+Load case manager
  • Evaluate the effects of different load effects
Yes Yes
+Non linear simulation
  • Transient (time dependant) loads
  • Harmonic analysis
  • Random vibration analysis
  • Response spectrum analysis
Yes
+Dynamic simulation
  • Modal time history analysis
  • History analysis
  • Harmonic analysis
  • Random vibration analysis
  • Estimate component life based on dynamic testing
Yes
+Composites component simulation
  • Understand component responses with analysis of composite parts
  • Optimise material selection and orientation composite ply layer
  • Ensure product quality, performance and factor of safety
Yes

Undecided? Take a look at what Standard and Professional have to offer.

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