Supported Analysis Combinations

Table 1.
Analysis Support availability in SimSolid
Structural linear Yes
Geometric structural non-linear - Full Yes
Geometric structural non-linear - Incremental Yes
Contact structural non-linear Yes
Material structural non-linear Yes
(Geometric + Contact) structural non-linear No
(Geometric + Material) structural non-linear Yes
(Contact + Material) structural non-linear Yes
Sequential combinations Support availability in SimSolid
Structural linear + Geometric structural non-linear No
Structural linear + Contact structural non-linear Yes
Structural linear + Material structural non-linear Yes
Geometric structural non-linear + Structural linear No
Geometric structural non-linear + Geometric structural non-linear Yes
Geometric structural non-linear + (Geometric + Contact) Structural non-linear No
Geometric structural non-linear + (Geometric+ Material) Structural non-linear Yes
Geometric structural non-linear + Contact structural non-linear No
Geometric structural non-linear + Material structural non-linear No
Geometric structural non-linear + (Contact + Material) Structural non-linear No
Contact structural non-linear + Structural linear Yes
Contact structural non-linear + Contact structural non-linear Yes
Contact structural non-linear + (Geometric + Contact) Structural non-linear No
Contact structural non-linear + (Contact+ Material) Structural non-linear Yes
Contact structural non-linear + Geometric structural non-linear No
Contact structural non-linear + Material structural non-linear Yes
Material structural non-linear + Any other combination No
Thermal steady state + Structural linear Yes
Thermal steady state + Structural Non-linear Yes
Thermal transient + Structural linear Yes
Thermal transient (with single-step output) + Structural non-linear Yes
Thermal transient (with multi-step output) + Structural non-linear No
Thermal imported + Structural linear Yes
Thermal imported (with single-step output) + Structural non-linear Yes
Thermal imported (with multi-step output) + Structural non-linear No
Structural linear + Modal Yes
Structural non-linear + Modal Yes
Modal (Non-complex modes) + Dynamics Yes
Modal (Complex modes) + Dynamics No
Structural linear + Fatigue Yes
Contact structural non-linear + Fatigue Yes
Geometric structural non-linear + Fatigue No
Material structural non-linear + Fatigue No
Thermal steady-state + Structural linear + Fatigue Yes
Thermal transient (with multi-step output) + Structural linear + Fatigue Yes
Thermal imported (with multi-step output) + Structural linear + Fatigue Yes