Admittedly, Simulation isn’t my cup of tea. I use it minimally, but leave the hardcore stuff up to those that know. However, I am learning more about it. I may even take the exam some day…maybe.
Stephen Ensby, the Simulation Product Manager, was quite happy about the changes they’ve made to Simulation. Their thought was ‘the least amount of work for the most benefit’. To me, this sounds basically synonymous with ‘work smart, not hard’, a saying that I’m quite fond of. As I mentioned, Simulation isn’t my strongest facet when it comes to SolidWorks, but I don’t want to leave out what’s been changed. The last thing I need to do is aggravate the Simulation team. I may need them in the near future.
Stephen touch upon a number of improvements:
- Revamped Solvers
- Multi-threading, i.e. better usage of multiple cores.
- Enhanced UI
- Faster Meshing
- Better Reports
- Planar Simplification
I don’t have much of an opinion on any of this. I just haven’t used Simulation enough to know if these are good things, great things or what. Ah, hell, I think it’s all great. Let the fanboy comments start.
