Software provides design check capabilities.
Press Release Summary:
COSMOSWorks Designer provides tools for validating or comparing designs early in design cycle. It enables engineers to perform stress and displacement analysis on SolidWorks models, as well as simulate operating environments, such as pin connections, bolted connections, springs, and weight requirements. Design Scenarios feature helps compare different design options. HTML reports, animations, and eDrawings(TM) files help communicate analysis results.
Original Press Release:
COSMOSWorks Designer Delivers Powerful Design Check Capabilities in a Cost-Effective Package
New analysis software builds on the success of COSMOSXpress analysis tool embedded in SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software
CONCORD, Mass., Feb. 24, 2004 - SolidWorks Corporation today released COSMOSWorks Designer, an analysis application that gives engineers sophisticated yet easy-to-use tools for increasing efficiency by validating or comparing designs early in the design cycle.
COSMOSWorks Designer is aimed at the growing number of engineers who find themselves performing dual roles of design and engineering. It helps them gain confidence in their designs by providing a second opinion against which to test their instincts or hand calculations. In price and functionality, COSMOSWorks Designer sits between COSMOSXpress, a quick design validation tool integrated with SolidWorks 3D mechanical design software, and COSMOSWorks Professional design analysis application.
"Our research has shown that there is significant benefit from simulating real-world conditions and testing multiple scenarios earlier in the product design process," said Tim Hickey, managing editor at market research and technology assessment firm Daratech. "SolidWorks was one of the first value-priced modeling tools to make analytical capabilities available to designers when it embedded COSMOSXpress into SolidWorks, allowing non-experts to derive the benefits of analysis software. COSMOSWorks Designer takes this functionality to the next level, enabling users to virtually test and analyze more aspects of their product's use."
COSMOSWorks Designer enables engineers to perform stress and displacement analysis on SolidWorks models. Among COSMOSWorks Designer's key capabilities are analyzing how assembly components may come in contact and deform due to operating conditions. It also allows users to simulate all types of operating environments, such as pin connections, bolted connections, springs, weight requirements, and to study design performance under these conditions.
COSMOSWorks Designer also has a feature called "Design Scenarios" to help engineers compare different design options. Tools such as HTML reports, animations, and eDrawings(TM) files help communicate analysis results to team members.
"A lot of companies are asking their designers to do more than just create new products. Designers are playing an increasing role in engineering, analysis, and developing the functional aspects of designs," said Suchit Jain, vice president of analysis products. "We introduced COSMOSXpress inside SolidWorks for these designers to experience the ease of use and benefits of analysis first hand without any upfront cost. COSMOSWorks Designer is the next step to help them design smartly."
Pricing and availability
COSMOSWorks Designer is available through authorized SolidWorks resellers. Contact a SolidWorks reseller for pricing information. To find a local SolidWorks reseller, visit http://www.solidworks.com/pages/partners/partners.html.
About SolidWorks Corporation
SolidWorks Corporation, a Dassault Systèmes S.A. (Nasdaq: DASTY, Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA) company, develops and markets software for mechanical design, analysis, and product data management. Founded in 1993, SolidWorks' mission is to unleash the power of 3D for everyone in product development and foster a collaborative user community. In eight years of delivering product, SolidWorks has shipped more than 300,000 total seats of software worldwide. SolidWorks has offices around the globe and sells, distributes, and supports its products through a worldwide reseller network. For the latest news, information, or a live online demonstration, visit the company's Web site (www.solidworks.com) or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-978-371-5000).
SolidWorks is a registered trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. COSMOSWorks and COSMOSXpress are trademarks of Structural Research and Analysis Corporation. eDrawings is a trademark of SolidWorks Corporation. Other brand and product names are trademarks of their respective owners. Copyright(c) 2004 SolidWorks Corporation.
