Go Beyond Meshing: Discover Faster Structural Analysis with Simcenter SimSolid

In today’s fast-moving engineering environment, every hour spent preparing a simulation is an hour taken away from designing, testing, and innovating. Traditional structural analysis often requires extensive geometry cleanup and mesh generation before engineers can even begin solving a problem.

Simcenter SimSolid takes a fundamentally different approach.

Instead of simplifying CAD geometry and generating a conventional mesh, SimSolid solves directly on the CAD assembly you already have. Its adaptive solver removes the meshing stage, enabling engineers to move from design to structural insight much faster.

From Four Weeks to One: A 75% Faster Workflow

The impact can be significant. At Dumarey, structural analysis time was reduced from four weeks to just one week — a 75% reduction.

For engineering teams, this means faster design iterations, quicker validation, and more opportunities to evaluate alternatives early in the product development process.

What Happens When You Remove the Mesh?

Meshing can consume substantial engineering time, particularly when assemblies contain complex geometry, multiple components, contacts, connectors, or detailed features.

SimSolid eliminates this traditional preprocessing bottleneck. Engineers can work with their existing CAD assemblies and focus on the engineering question rather than spending hours preparing geometry for analysis.

The technology is built around an adaptive, meshless solution methodology that progressively refines the analysis to achieve the required level of accuracy.

Understanding the Technology

The white paper takes a closer look at three important aspects of SimSolid.

01 — Theory

Understand the mathematical principles behind a meshless structural solve and how SimSolid approaches complex engineering problems without conventional finite-element meshing.

02 — Method

Explore how the adaptive solver works and how it refines the solution to deliver accurate results across different structural conditions.

03 — Practice

See how SimSolid can complement established simulation tools such as Nastran and OptiStruct, fitting into an engineer’s broader simulation workflow rather than necessarily replacing existing methods.

One Environment for the Full Structural Picture

SimSolid supports a broad range of structural and multiphysics applications within a single environment.

Statics: Linear and nonlinear statics, including stress linearization.

Thermal: Thermal analysis and thermal stress evaluation.

Dynamics: Modal, time, frequency, buckling, and random response analysis.

Fatigue: Fatigue analysis across multiple load cases.

Contacts: Bonded, sliding, and separating contact, including friction.

Connectors: Bolts, welds, rivets, adhesives, bushings, and joints.

Materials: Isotropic, orthotropic, elasto-plastic, gas, and liquid bodies.

Composites: Global-local analysis and composite structural evaluation.

NVH: Analysis of squeak, rattle, and vibration response.

Accelerating Early-Stage Design

The biggest opportunity for a meshless approach may be during the early stages of product development, when engineers need to evaluate multiple concepts quickly.

Instead of waiting for detailed geometry preparation and mesh generation, teams can perform structural investigations directly on their CAD assemblies. This can make simulation more accessible during design iterations and help engineers identify potential issues earlier.

The result is a workflow focused less on preparing the model and more on understanding its performance.

Discover the Full Story

The 14-page white paper explores the theory behind meshless simulation, the adaptive methodology used by SimSolid, and how the technology can work alongside established simulation tools.

For engineering teams looking to reduce preprocessing time and accelerate structural analysis, it offers a closer look at a different way to approach simulation.

Download the full white paper to discover how Simcenter SimSolid can change the way you approach early-stage structural design.

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