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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.

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  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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  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.
  - SS-T: 3000 Non-linear Separating Contact and Bolt Pretensioning, Hanger Beam
    Tutorial Level: Advanced Perform non-linear separating contact analysis and setup bolt/nut tightening loads.
  - SS-T: 3010 Imported Forces and Remote Loads
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Use imported forces and remote loads in SimSolid analyses.
  - SS-T: 3015 Imported Remote Loads on Specific Faces
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Import and apply remote loads on specific faces.
  - SS-T: 3016 Imported Forces on Spots
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Import forces from a .csv file and map onto spots.
  - SS-T: 3017 Imported Displacements on Spots
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Import displacements from a .csv file and map onto spots.
  - SS-T: 3020 Bearing Loads
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Create bearing loads in SimSolid.
  - SS-T: 3030 Distributed Mass
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Apply distributed mass in SimSolid.
  - SS-T: 3040 Hydrostatic Pressure
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate Create hydrostatic pressure in SimSolid.
  - SS-T: 3050 Volume Expansion/Shrinkage
    Tutorial Level: Beginner Add volume expansion/shrinkage to a subcase.
  - SS-T: 3055 Structural Thermal Steady-state Analysis with Solar Load
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate
  - SS-T: 3060 Structural Analysis with Wind Load
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate
  - SS-T: 3070 Springs
    Tutorial Level: Intermediate
- 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.
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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.