Analysis Library: Creates templates of commonly used analysis specifications such as loads, supports, and contact conditions. Users can simply drag and drop the templates to create loads/supports on any model.

Spot Weld Connector: Simulates spot weld connections to analyze spot welded sheet metal assemblies. Can be done in a simple one step process rather than the tedious and time consuming traditional procedure.

Virtual Wall:  Defines contact between a body and a virtual wall. Can be used to simulate the behavior of walls, floors, and other flat surfaces that exist in real life.

Ground Bolt Connector: The existing bolt connector feature has now been enhanced to simulate grounded bolts. This allows users to simulate components that are bolted to the ground.

Link Connector: Simulates the connection between components at two locations connected by a rigid link. The link allows components to maintain a constant distance between them while allowing relative rotation.

Hinge Restraints:  Simulates a hinge restraint in a single step. Hinge restraints can be applied to cylindrical faces such as holes and shafts.

Analysis Research:  Similar to the Research option in Microsoft Word, users can now search hundreds of COSMOS Knowledge Base web-based articles without ever leaving the SolidWorks interface. In addition, they can also search materials on matweb.com and access other useful resources such as COSMOS newsgroups, subscription support, downloads, and license requests.

Optimization Based on Design of Experiments (DOE): Uses Design of Experiments (DOE) technology to search for optimum design solutions. In addition, uses the property manager instead of dialog boxes for optimization
inputs such as objective, design variables and constraints.

Make Meshing Invisible

Mixed Meshing: Analyzes assemblies of thick and thin components efficiently by using a combination of solid mesh for thick bodies and shells for thin bodies.

Assemblies with Clearances:  Most assemblies have a small clearance between the parts to account for manufacturing tolerance. Now users can bond these parts even if the assembly components do not touch each other.

Multi-body Support:  Analyzes parts with multi-bodies. Users can mix different mesh types (solid and shell) and define contact conditions between the multiple bodies in their parts.

h-Adaptive Convergence: Automatically converges to correct results using h-adaptive technology. Convergence is achieved through an iterative process. In each iteration, the mesh in critical areas is automatically refined to produce correct results.

Easier Definition of Contact:  Gap/Contact options like node to node, node to surface and surface to surface have been renamed and regrouped to enable the user to easily define contact conditions.

Interrogation Tools

"What's Wrong" Indicators: Gives a visual indication of the current status of analysis results in the Feature Tree. When there is a change in the geometry, material, loads or restraints, the “What’s Wrong” message box lists detailed diagnostics messages regarding the warnings and errors.

Analysis File Management: Provides more options for
analysis results locations. Choose to keep the results in either the SW model folder, a sub-folder under SW model location, or a default results folder. Users can also define separate results file locations for each study.

PDMWorks Support for Analysis Files: In addition to SolidWorks models, COSMOSWorks results can now be checked in and out of the PDMWorks vault.

Edit/Create Material Libraries: Add or edit linear, nonlinear, thermal and fatigue material properties in a single step using the built-in material editor.

Shell Analysis for Assemblies:  Analyzes assemblies
of sheetmetal or thin components using shell elements. Bonded, gap or contact conditions can be defined between shell surfaces of an assembly.

Customize Default Plots: Specifies which plots will be created by default after an analysis has run. For example, users can specify that all mode shape plots be created following a frequency analysis run.

Improved Section Plots: Creates plots cut by multiple section planes.

Enhanced eDrawings Support: Creates a single compact eDrawings file with multiple results plots. In addition, users can hide selected parts of an assembly to better visualize the results.

Advanced Analysis

Drop Test on Assemblies: Performs drop tests on assemblies. Users can define different contact conditions between various components.

Drop Test on Flexible Floor: Performs drop tests onto a flexible floor. This option simulates different flooring, such as carpet, hardwood, or concrete.

Drop Test Velocity & Acceleration: Measures velocity and/or acceleration after the impact in a drop test. Along with other units, acceleration can also be measured as ‘g’
force.

Fatigue - Multiple S-N Curves: Defines different S-N curves for each component in an assembly. S-N curves are now integrated within the material database.

Fatigue - Load History Data: Variable amplitudes for loading events. Load history curve data for an event can be imported from a text file.

Fatigue - Rainflow Charts & Mean Stress Correction: Plots rainflow and damage matrix charts at any given location. Supports the mean stress correction option using either Soderberg or Goodman theory.

Nonlinear - Hyperelastic & Viscoelastic: Define or import engineering curve data into COSMOSWorks material database to automatically compute material constants for hyperelastic and viscoelastic materials.

Nonlinear - Nitinol: Predefined material model for Nitinol in the COSMOSWorks material database. Nitinol is a shape memory alloy used in internal medical devices
such as stents.

Validation Examples: Numerous verification problems for linear and non-linear analysis to demonstrate the accuracy of results in comparison to analytical results.