Well, this is new! I have never blogged about anything before, so let’s see how this goes. I got interested in doing this when I realized that the SolidWorks blog roll really didn’t contain many blogs about FEA and SolidWorks Simulation (formerly known as CosmosWorks or even more formerly known as DesignStar).
We will open up with an easy one: I will be giving a presentation at SolidWorks World 2009 (Monday, 1:30pm) on FEA. The title of the presentation is “A Case Study in Analysis: Verifying Strain Gauge Testing with SW Simulation.” The purpose of this presentation is to describe the methods we used to correlate a customer’s strain gauge testing work to the analysis performed.
The analysis work uses sensors, surfaces, mixed mesh, contacts and other aspects of the SolidWorks Simulation Software to correlate results. The presentation also provides insight into common learning opportunities that newer users experience and how to prevent them.
After SolidWorks World 2009, look for the presentation to be placed on the website for download.