Which design works best and why?
When it comes to choosing the best design for your project, do you:
- Go with your gut?
- Over-engineer it, cross your fingers and hope for the best?
- Methodically test a series of expensive physical prototypes?
Historically these were some of the only options, but today's optimization tools now provide a better way.
The concept of "optimizing" a design is nothing new. Engineers, designers and inventors have been doing it since the dawn of time. However, it is only recently that software tools have allowed this process to become much easier and quicker.
In fact, most SolidWorks users are unaware that portions of Optimization are built into every license of SolidWorks, while expanded Optimization tools are available as a part of the SolidWorks Simulation offering.
The white paper below reviews key concepts in optimization, tools now available for FEA-driven optimization, and then focuses on how design engineers can get the most out of optimization in their day-to-day work.
Learn why design engineers who want to get closer to designing the best and most profitable products take the next CAE step in product development--optimization.
Check out the Design Optimization white paper
