Product Comparison

Comparison of functions available in SimSolid Basic, SimSolid Standard, and SimSolid Advanced.

Capacity

  Basic Standard Advanced
Limits on assembly face facets No limits No limits No limits
Limits on parts in the CAD assembly No limits No limits No limits

Simulation Types

  Basic Standard Advanced
Linear statics Yes Yes Yes
Modal Yes Yes Yes
Thermal steady state No Yes Yes
Thermal transient No No Yes
Coupled thermal-stress No Yes Yes
Geometric non-linear statics No Yes Yes
Material non-linear statics No Yes Yes
Coupled material-geometric nonlinear statics No Yes Yes
Incremental loading non-linear statics No No Yes
Linear dynamics (time, frequency, random response) No Yes Yes
Linear buckling No No Yes
Sequential No No Yes
Modal Prestressed No No Yes
Fatigue No No Yes
Frequency multi-loadcases No No Yes

Geometry Sources

  Basic Standard Advanced
Autodesk Fusion 360 direct integration Yes Yes Yes
Onshape direct integration Yes Yes Yes
STL files Yes Yes Yes
ACIS files Yes Yes Yes
CATIA (V4, V5, V6) files Yes Yes Yes
CGR files Yes Yes Yes
Inventor files Yes Yes Yes
JT files Yes Yes Yes
NX files Yes Yes Yes
Parasolid files Yes Yes Yes
PLMXML files Yes Yes Yes
PTC/Creo files Yes Yes Yes
SolidWorks files Yes Yes Yes
VDA files Yes Yes Yes
STEP files Yes Yes Yes

Material Properties

  Basic Standard Advanced
Isotropic Yes Yes Yes
Orthotropic Yes Yes Yes
Rigid Yes Yes Yes
Non-linear table driven stress-strain curves No Yes Yes

Assembly Connections

  Basic Standard Advanced
Bonded Yes Yes Yes
Sliding Yes Yes Yes
Separating contact with friction No Yes Yes
Bolted Yes Yes Yes
Virtual connectors Yes Yes Yes
Spot welds Yes Yes Yes
Laser welds Yes Yes Yes
Fillet/seam welds Yes Yes Yes
Adhesives Yes Yes Yes

Boundary Conditions

  Basic Standard Advanced
Immovable contstraint Yes Yes Yes
Sliding constraint Yes Yes Yes
Hinge constraint Yes Yes Yes
Spring support (elastic foundation) Yes Yes Yes
Prescribed displacements Yes Yes Yes
Pressure Yes Yes Yes
Force Yes Yes Yes
Gravity Yes Yes Yes
Temperature Yes Yes Yes
Heat flux Yes Yes Yes
Convection Yes Yes Yes
Volumetric heat Yes Yes Yes
Remote Force/moment Yes Yes Yes
Bearing load Yes Yes Yes
Bolt/nut preload Yes Yes Yes
Hydrostatic load Yes Yes Yes
Translational Inertia load Yes Yes Yes
Rotational Inertia load Yes Yes Yes
Distributed mass Yes Yes Yes
Inertia relief Yes Yes Yes
Table driven dynamic loads No Yes Yes
Dynamic base excitation No Yes Yes

Results Output

  Basic Standard Advanced
Contour plots Yes Yes Yes
Animation (static and modal) Yes Yes Yes
Max/min locations Yes Yes Yes
Point value probes Yes Yes Yes
XY plots No Yes Yes
Reaction/contact forces Yes Yes Yes
Safety factors Yes Yes Yes
Frequencies and mode shapes Yes Yes Yes
Bolt/nut resultant forces Yes Yes Yes
Spot weld resultant forces Yes Yes Yes

User Productivity

  Basic Standard Advanced
Bookmark browser Yes Yes Yes
Save animation (as .mp4 files) Yes Yes Yes
Save images (as .png files) Yes Yes Yes
Units manager Yes Yes Yes
Default materials Yes Yes Yes
Custom graphics labels Yes Yes Yes
Standard views Yes Yes Yes
User defined views Yes Yes Yes
Measurement tool Yes Yes Yes
Spot regions for custom load application Yes Yes Yes

Command Line Execution

  Basic Standard Advanced
Installation Yes Yes Yes
Invocation Yes Yes Yes
Batch mode No No Yes