NDS / Engineering in practice
Explore our SOLIDWORKS design and simulation studies—from thermal performance and vibration to tolerances, nonlinear contact and lightweight structures.
Study library / October 2026
Each study connects the model, assumptions, result plots and design implications. Open the full report for the technical evidence and qualifications.
Actual thermal result · Aluminium01 / Thermal analysis
Compare stainless steel, aluminium and copper in a controlled conduction benchmark, then apply the method to thermal bridges and layered bases.
Steady-state conduction · Material comparison · Analytical checks
Actual thermal result · 2 m/s airflow02 / Flow & cooling
Compare a flat base, fins in still air and fins with prescribed airflow to show how geometry and convection influence cooling.
Conjugate heat transfer · Temperature contours · Airflow visualization
Actual harmonic stress · Ribbed bracket03 / Dynamics & fatigue
Evaluate a baseline bracket and an integral-rib revision through modal, harmonic, shock, random-vibration and fatigue screening studies.
Modal · Harmonic · Transient shock · Random RMS · Fatigue screening
SOLIDWORKS assembly · Tolerance study04 / Dimensional analysis
Connect the assembly section to a functional axial-clearance chain and compare worst-case, RSS and Monte Carlo assessments.
Assembly sections · Worst-case stack-up · RSS · Monte Carlo
Actual nonlinear stress result05 / Nonlinear FEA
Follow a compliant latch through insertion using large displacement, nonlinear elasticity and frictional contact.
Nonlinear material · Frictional contact · Saved-state histories
Actual displacement result · Preliminary06 / Assembly FEA
Trace the load path through a lifting-stage assembly, including guide stiffness, contacts and bolted connections. Preliminary structural assessment.
17 solid bodies · 70 bolt connectors · Contact & spring idealizations
Actual optimized-solid stress result07 / Optimization
Move from topology optimization to an exported solid and a machining-oriented reconstruction, with a common static verification load.
Protected interfaces · Topology optimization · Static verification
These portfolio studies demonstrate engineering methods under documented assumptions. Numerical predictions are conditional on the stated loads, materials, supports and verification limits. They are not physical test results or production certifications. Tolerance calculations are independent numerical analyses based on SOLIDWORKS geometry.
Simulation in motion
Watch the behaviour behind the plots. This dedicated collection brings companion study videos together as new demonstrations are published.
01 / Nonlinear contact
Follow the latch as it bends against the receiver, passes through engagement and recovers. Read this companion animation alongside the nonlinear study for its model assumptions and interpretation.
Open video ↗Result colours and deformation must be interpreted with each study’s legends and display scale. Illustrative animations are identified separately from solver-derived results.
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