Powerful program with a wide range of capabilities by a periodic user
What do you like best?
The results window is easy to use and export outside of Simulate for later viewing.
Fast run times with AutoGem mesh for simple parts.
Simulate has a large range of solving capabilities and is easier to use than other software I've experienced.
Easy to switch between Creo Parametric and Simulate to make CAD changes to parts between or before an FEA run.
What do you dislike?
Complex models can require a lengthy setup.
Analyses that fail to run don't always explain why.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
As part of the PTC Creo package, it is simple to switch between CAD and Simulate to make minor changes to suit the FEA.
I'd recommend it to others.
What problems are you solving with the product? What benefits have you realized?
Stress analysis of parts in overload cases. CAD modifications to the strength and stiffness of parts based on results from FEA.
Iterative analyses are simple to set-up allowing a review of results side by side.