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Beginner's Guide to SOLIDWORKS 2019- Level I

34.12. - Now that the model is meshed, select "Run Simulation" from the

SimulationXpress wizard. What happens next, in the simplest terms, is that the

solver (the part that calculates stresses and displacements) will generate an

equation for each element, with an unknown variable for each node. Since adjacent

elements share nodes between them this generates a very large matrix of hundreds

or thousands of simultaneous equations.

After generating the equations, an equations matrix is assembled and solved

for the unknown variables at every node. The resulting value for each unknown

value (one per node) will be the node's displacement or deformation. After a

displacement is calculated for each node, the physical properties of the material

are used to calculate model stresses at each node.

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Mesh Density

Using the slider in the Mesh Density
PropertyManager, choose a density that best

suits the needs of your problem. Choose OK or
I;C;J Next to continue.

Since this is a small model it only takes a second to complete the analysis.

SimulationXpress Study

Solving:

Elapsed Time: 1s

Always show solver status when you run analysis

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