SolidWorks^® 2016
FEA Made Simple

Leverage Your FEA Studies!

The FEA module in SolidWorks Premium is a powerful tool that allows you to predict failure and deflection of your parts, and it's easier to learn than you might think. While most courses use complicated math to check the accuracy of FEA studies, the SolidWorks 2016: FEA Made Simple course uses a simpler approach. It confirms the output of the study is close to simple calculations. If it is it assumes the output is accurate.

It's a little like using your calculator. If you take 107 and divide it by 9 you know the answer is a little over 10 just by looking at it. Type 107 divided by 9 in your calculator and you get 11.9. So without doing any hand calculations we feel confident about this output. If the output was 45 we would not feel confident because it should be a little over 10.

Keeping with this analogy, if you divide 107 by 9 with your calculator you don't do long division hand calculations to confirm the output is correct. The same basic concept should be applied to FEA. Let the computer do the heavy lifting while you do simple calculations to assure the output is in the ballpark.

That said, FEA is far more complicated than a simple division problem, but this course makes it easy. It shows you what you need to know and gives you practical skills. You'll learn tips and tricks for simplifying the analysis of your FEA studies.

You'll learn about the differences between stresses and how each stress type provides information about your model. You'll learn how FEA elements work and how they chain together to calculate and create study results. You'll learn the importance of mesh density and how to modify meshes when examining stress risers. You'll learn about torsion, bending, and axial loading. You'll learn about first order, second order, beam, and shell elements. Truss studies and using the Method of Joints are also covered.

The FEA Made Simple course does just what the title says. It makes learning FEA simple and gives you practical methods of unlocking the power of this amazing tool.

49 Lessons (Listed Below)

4.3 hours of instruction

Browse through the lessons from the following SolidWorks 2016 courses and watch sample lessons.

SolidWorks 2016: Professional Modeling SolidWorks 2016: Advanced Parts & Assemblies SolidWorks 2016: Mechanical Drawings SolidWorks 2016: Sheet Metal Design SolidWorks 2016: FEA Made Simple

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