SolidWorks

URL :  http://www.solidworks.com/

Description

SolidWorks is a full-featured conceptual modeling and 3D Computer-Aided-Design (CAD) tool that integrates well with leading analysis packages.  SolidWorks permits engineers to design, prototype, and visualization complex systems including real-world laboratory experiments, and virtual-world computational simulations.   The SolidWorks applications suite available for university researchers in earthquake engineering includes a full-featured 3D modeling environment as well as integrated finite-element analysis capabilities provided by the COSMOS finite-element analysis tool.

Features

SolidWorks permits a full range of standard 3D CAD drawing capabilities, but also includes integrated conceptual visualization, aggregation into assemblies, rigid-body physical simulation to evaluate serviceability of proposed designs, parametric design, sharing of files in collaborative work environments, and various software agents to handle repetitive tasks.  SolidWorks' modeling capabilities integrate seamlessly with web data (e.g., analysts can readily create graphically-oriented web pages from a SolidWorks model), and permit libraries of standard parts (e.g., standard sensors used in earthquake engineering applications) to be shared among members of a team of engineering collaborators.  SolidWorks also includes additional modules for Product Data Management, rendering of SolidWorks models, and animation of transient response into web-deployable AVI files.

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