Simcenter Simsolid

Multi-physics simulation for full CAD assemblies, high accuracy results, and instant design comparisons

Simcenter Simsolid

SimcenterTM SimsolidTM is a Siemens product

Up to 100× faster than traditional simulation tools — without sacrificing accuracy

Simcenter Simsolid is a revolutionary simulation and structural analysis solution built for designers, engineers, and analysts who need fast, reliable insights. By removing the need for geometry cleanup and meshing, Simcenter Simsolid lets you validate structural performance in just minutes, using your full, detailed CAD models exactly as they are.

Unlike traditional FEA software, Simcenter Simsolid works directly on complete and complex CAD assemblies with no simplification required. This drastically accelerates simulation cycles, enabling rapid design iterations and earlier decision making. Powerful, precise, and incredibly fast, Simcenter Simsolid helps engineering teams explore more design options, improve product performance, and bring higher quality products to market faster.

Simcenter Simsolid

Main benefits

Request a free demo

  Skip Prep Work — Focus on Real Analysis

No geometry simplification. No meshing. Simcenter Simsolid eliminates the most time consuming and error prone steps of conventional FEA. Your CAD file becomes your simulation model — instantly.

  Effortlessly Analyze Large, Complex Assemblies

Built for speed and scalability, Simcenter Simsolid handles big assemblies and intricate parts with ease, even models with imperfect contacts, gaps, and overlapping surfaces.

  Get Accurate Results in Seconds

Run structural analyses in seconds or minutes on a standard PC. Quickly compare multiple design iterations and accelerate simulation driven development across industries.

Key Features

Comprehensive Analysis Capabilities

Simcenter Simsolid supports linear and nonlinear statics, thermal analysis, modal analysis, fatigue, stress linearization, and dynamic simulations (time, frequency, global local, buckling, composites, squeak & rattle, thermal stress, random response) for fast, end to end structural evaluation.

Advanced Connections & Materials Library

Includes frictional, bonded, sliding, and separating contacts, plus bolts, virtual connectors, welds, rivets, adhesives, joints, and bushings. Materials supported include isotropic, orthotropic, elastic plastic, rigid, gas, and fluid bodies.

Extensive Boundary Conditions

Simulate real world conditions: fixed and sliding supports, hinges, forces, pressures, gravity, thermal loads, inertia, hydrostatic loads, bolt tightening, volumetric changes, remote masses, and remote loads.

Open and Fully CAD Interoperable

Imports all major CAD and PLM formats (CATIA, NX, Creo, Inventor, Fusion 360, SOLIDWORKS, JT, STEP, Parasolid, ACIS, STL, and more) without conversion. Features direct integration with Onshape and Teamcenter.

Rich Output and Visualizations

Explore results through contour maps, animations, XY plots, probes, and detailed metrics for stress, strain, displacement, safety factors, modal shapes, and frequencies. Supports section cuts, datum planes, and load case combinations.

Instant Part Classification

Automatically identifies part types during CAD import, reducing manual cleanup and speeding up setup.

Ask the Expert

Ask the expert

Send your technical questions to our experts!
Connect you with an EnginSoft expert who can provide a reliable answer to your technical question or recommend a proven solution.

Ask the expert Request a free demo

Insights

CASE STUDY

Finite Elements Investigations about the Warm Hydroforming Process of Aluminum Alloys using LS-DYNA

The tensile and formability tests in warm condition

The present work investigates the Warm Hydro Forming (WHF) process of an AA6xxx series alloy (AA6061-T6) using a numerical-experimental approach.

ls-dyna metal-process-simulation

NEWSROOM

Stay connected with us: news, analysis and trends from our experts.

Newsroom  

MEDIA CENTER

Scroll through our Media Center to view all the videos, video-tutorials and recorded webinars.

Media Center  

CASE STUDY

Simulation-Based Engineering Science: a heritage to cherish and invest in for a sustainable future

The adoption of SBES has significantly increased in the last two decades, driven by advancements in computing technology and the rise of Industry 4.0, which promotes nine key enabling technologies, including engineering simulation and big data analytics. SBES is crucial for the integration and automation of production systems, improving flexibility, speed, and quality.

automotive construction energy cfd metal-process-simulation

Find out more

CASE STUDY

Cimolai Technology chooses Ansys to save design time and improve product quality

Cimolai Technology designs and produces special machines and plants for lifting, handling, transport and launching operations

Cimolai Technology explains the business benefits it has achieved since the installation in terms of time savings in planning, and design, and improvements in product quality and in delivery forecast ability.

ansys mechanics rail-transport marine

CASE STUDY

Improving the design of the Air Purification Tower using 3D CFD

The Nederman Group is a world leading supplier and developer of products and solutions within the environmental technology sector. Their latest step is the use of 3D CFD which improved the performance of their Air Purification Tower by 15%!

Nederman’s Air Purification Tower is the perfect choice if source extraction is not a satisfying option.

ansys mechanics

CASE STUDY

Acoustic assessment of an electric water pump using Ansys Workbench and Multiphysics simulation

Feasibility study of a complete acoustic workflow

This technical article describes an acoustic emissions study conducted on an electric water circulation pump used for supplementary cooling or heating functions in vehicles, by the Modeling & Simulation Pumps Department of Pierburg Pump Technology

acoustic ansys mechanics