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Assembly
SimSolid Assembly tutorials cover essential setup steps, from importing geometry and materials to defining special parts like bolts and rigid bodies, managing the assembly structure with clipping and part replacement, and utilizing advanced features like Local Coordinate Systems (LCS) and composite materials.

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- Assembly
  SimSolid Assembly tutorials cover essential setup steps, from importing geometry and materials to defining special parts like bolts and rigid bodies, managing the assembly structure with clipping and part replacement, and utilizing advanced features like Local Coordinate Systems (LCS) and composite materials.
  - SS-T: 1000 Geometry Import
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Import materials from CAD files.
  - SS-T: 1010 Material Database
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Use Material Databases in SimSolid.
  - SS-T: 1020 Clip Assembly with Plane
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Clip the model assembly with a plane.
  - SS-T: 1030 Set Parts as Bolts
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Set parts as bolts in SimSolid.
  - SS-T: 1035 Set Part as Protruded
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Set parts as protruded in SimSolid.
  - SS-T: 1040 Liquid Body
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Apply liquid body in SimSolid.
  - SS-T: 1050 Rigid Body Parts
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Set rigid body parts in a car door assembly in SimSolid.
  - SS-T: 1055 Part Replacement
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Replace a part in an existing assembly with an alternative design.
  - SS-T: 1060 Local Coordinate Systems (LCS)
    Tutorial Level: Beginner SimSolid allows resolving boundary conditions and virtual connections along a local coordinate system. Querying results in local coordinate system is also supported.
  - SS-T: 1070 Create Sheets with Applied Thickness
    Tutorial Level: Beginner
  - SS-T: 1075 Composites
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate
  - SS-T: 1076 Curved Composites
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate
- Connections
  SimSolid SimSolid Connection tutorials guide users through defining various ways parts interact, covering the creation of explicit connections like Adhesives, Spot Welds, Bushings, Joints, Rivets, Seam Welds, Laser Welds, and Cables. They also cover editing existing connections, setting up custom contact conditions, applying Remote Mass, and understanding the Clamping contact type.
- Boundary Conditions
  SimSolid Boundary Condition tutorials focus on applying various external loads and constraints to your models. They cover applying imported data like forces and displacements (including via .csv files onto specific spots), setting up specialized loads such as bearing loads and hydrostatic pressure, defining thermal effects (expansion/shrinkage and steady-state analysis with solar load), applying wind load, and utilizing springs and mass definitions. The set also includes an advanced example integrating non-linear separating contact with bolt pretensioning.
- Analysis
  SimSolid Analysis tutorials cover the breadth of available simulation capabilities, ranging from fundamental Static Structural and Modal analyses to advanced dynamic, thermal, and coupled simulations. Key topics include performing Linear Buckling, Non-linear Static/Incremental analyses, and various Thermal analyses (Steady State and Transient).
- Post Processing
  SimSolidPost Processing tutorials guide you on how to review and interpret analysis results effectively. They cover creating geometric aids like Datum Points and Planes for section-cuts and reference, querying results on specific areas like loaded faces, and calculating specialized metrics such as Linearized Stress and Partial Response/Dynamic Reactions. Additionally, they show how to use Linear Superposition, post-process Seam Welds, find potential Collisions quickly, and use a Remote Point for result review.
Interface with External Products
Interfaces that support SimSolid output file format.
Geometry
Information about treatment and properties of geometric entities in SimSolid.
Assembly
Summary of available functionality for defining the properties and behavior of parts in the model.
Connections
Connections are used to define the association of different regions of interest between parts in an assembly.
Create Analysis
Create an analysis for your project.
Boundary Conditions
Boundary Conditions available for SimSolid.
Post Processing
Run analyses and view a variety of results in SimSolid.
Design Study
Design studies allow you to quickly evaluate and compare the structural performance from different design scenarios.
Verification Problems
Solved verification models.
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Assembly

SimSolid Assembly tutorials cover essential setup steps, from importing geometry and materials to defining special parts like bolts and rigid bodies, managing the assembly structure with clipping and part replacement, and utilizing advanced features like Local Coordinate Systems (LCS) and composite materials.