SOLIDWORKS vs SIMULIA Nonlinear FEA | Rubber Boot Self-Contact Benchmark & Solve Time Comparison

How far can SOLIDWORKS Simulation go with highly nonlinear problems, and when does SIMULIA become the better option? This video compares both tools using a rubber self-contact benchmark with large deformation and hyperelastic material behavior.

In this episode, we analyze a rubber boot model driven by displacement, introducing large geometric nonlinearity, self-contact, and complex material behavior. This type of problem represents a practical upper limit for many standard simulation workflows.

In this video, you will learn:

• How SOLIDWORKS handles nonlinear FEA problems
• When nonlinear simulations reach performance limits
• How SIMULIA simplifies self-contact using general contact
• How meshing approaches impact results and solve time
• How core count and compute resources affect performance

SOLIDWORKS Simulation can solve this problem using tetrahedral meshing and manual contact setup, but it approaches the upper threshold of its nonlinear capabilities. SIMULIA, powered by Abaqus technology, handles general contact more efficiently and reduces setup complexity.

Performance differences are significant. The same study takes approximately five hours to solve in SOLIDWORKS, while SIMULIA completes it in about 25 minutes using standard core allocation, with the ability to scale further using cloud resources.

This comparison highlights when to use each tool and how advanced simulation workflows can improve accuracy and reduce solve time for complex engineering problems.

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