- [Instructor] Hi, I'm Gabriel Corbett
and welcome to Solidworks SimulationXpress.
Solidworks is the world leader in 3D solid modeling
software used for product design and development.
And the software has a full suite of design,
modeling and simulation tools.
SimulationXpress is a simple to use FEA simulation tool
used to analyze stress, deformation and factor of safety.
It's built into Solidworks.
It's quick and easy to use and it's only a mouse click away.
In this course we'll look at the methods and tools
for running simple simulations on parts
and how to use this tool to refine your design,
to save weight and optimize strength.
We'll start with basic fixtures, loads and materials,
and then explore some common problems in the simple steps
to get great results from the software.
Next we'll look at taking assemblies
and multi-body parts and turning them into single parts
that we can then analyze in the software.
We will then learn how to interpret the results
of stress, deformation and factor of safety plots.
And that's just the beginning.
We will explore the great report tool
built into SimulationXpress
and the output options for eDrawings.
Finally we'll cover some model preparation tools
to assist in setting up a simulation.
Now let's get started with Solidworks SimulationXpress.