CSWP Simulation & Design Validation Tools 5

Question 1

In SOLIDWORKS Simulation, how is a 'Remote Load' different from a standard force applied directly to a face?

Accepted Answer

A Remote Load transfers force and moment from a point in space to a face without modeling the connecting geometry

Answer

A Remote Load applies forces and moments from a specified remote location to a surface, simulating the effect of unmodeled hardware or attachment points.

Question 2

What is the role of a 'Bonded' contact set in a SOLIDWORKS Simulation assembly study?

Accepted Answer

It rigidly joins two touching faces so they act as if welded or glued

Answer

Bonded contact merges the degrees of freedom of nodes on touching faces, simulating a perfectly glued or welded connection with no relative motion.

Question 3

Which SOLIDWORKS tool is used to check whether a design meets a specified stress limit without running a full FEA simulation?

Accepted Answer

SimulationXpress

Answer

SimulationXpress performs a simplified linear static FEA to check stress and displacement against material yield strength for single-body parts.

Question 4

In SOLIDWORKS Simulation, what does activating 'Soft Springs' in a static study prevent?

Accepted Answer

Rigid body motion that causes the stiffness matrix to be singular

Answer

Soft Springs add weak artificial springs to ground, stabilizing the model when restraints are insufficient to fully prevent rigid body motion and avoid a singular stiffness matrix.

Question 5

When validating a weldment frame in SOLIDWORKS Simulation, which element type is most commonly used to reduce computational cost?

Accepted Answer

Beam elements

Answer

Beam elements model slender structural members efficiently by representing them as 1D elements with cross-section properties, greatly reducing mesh size and solve time.

(CSWP) SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Professional Practice Test

(CSWP) SOLIDWORKS CAD Design Professional Practice Test

CSWP Simulation & Design Validation Tools 5