To know more
There are few official SOLIDWORKS tutorial resources on this subject. However, there is a paid training program (funded by the OPCO), details of which can be found in this article.
Prerequisites: SOLIDWORKS Premium (not included in Standard or Professional versions)

Go to tutorial
The official tutorial can be found here.
Si vous n'y avez pas accès, le voici : https://my.solidworks.com/training/master/290/the-analysis-process
Training program
Duration: 6 half-days
Price: €2,160 (excl. VAT) per company – can be financed by the OPCO (ask about your budgets!)
Location: remote
Objectives :
- Validate the mechanical
performance of its parts and
assemblies. - Evaluate in a simple way the
behavior of a
product according to the constraints of
its environment. - Optimize your designs
Target audience:
Designer, technician or engineer in a design office, methods office or
production department with some knowledge of resistance to materials (RTM).
Detailed content
1. The analysis process
2. Mesh checks, stress concentration, boundary conditions
3. Assembly analysis with contacts
4. Symmetrical and free assemblies with automatic balancing
5. Assembly analysis with connectors
6. Compatible / incompatible meshes
7. Mesh reduction for assembly analysis
8. Analysis of thin components
9. Mixed mesh shells and volume elements
10. Mixed-mesh shells, beams and volume elements
11. Design study
12. Adaptive meshing
13. Displacement analysis


