Meshing Tips - creating mesh in COSMOSWorks, SolidProfessor.com,
December 2006
FEA Inside CAD Simplifies Complex Analysis - well documented, COSMOSWorks
2007 has adaptive analysis feature for meshing models, spring connector,
expanded nonlinear analysis feature, more, David R. Dearth, Machine Design,
November 22, 2006
CosmosWorks 2007 - SolidWorks product offering includes updated
visualization and inspection tools, CosmosMotion, CosmosFloWorks, and
CosmosWorks Designer for static analysis of parts and assemblies, MCAD Online,
September 14, 2006
COSMOS Simplifies to Beams
- COSMOS 2007 creates finite element models with beam elements automatically,
Roopinder Tara, CAD Insider, June 19, 2006
Drop Test: Best Practices - simulating an accidental drop has been automated
in COSMOSWorks, MCAD, April 25, 2006
Alive & Kicking: COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006
- newly released FEA system shows improved user interface, Analysis Advisor
wizard, h-adaptive meshing method, and ability to fully customize default
results plots, Al Dean, Desktop Engineering, February 2006
FEA Program Unites Design with Analysis - CosmosWorks
2006, in tune with SolidWorks, checks functions of a design using features like
Analysis Advisor wizard, Automatic Convergence, and Analysis Research, David R.
Dearth, Machine Design, February 23, 2006
COSMOSDesignSTAR 2006
- significant updates in user interface, CAD/FEA system, meshes, and post
processing tools, competitively priced, Al Dean, MCAD Online, January 17, 2006
Exporting a COSMOS Graph to Excel - convert the .dat file to Excel-friendly
.csv file to export the FEA results easily, Julien Boissat, Design News,
November 21, 2005
CosmosWorks 2006 - the CosmosWorks
product range offers much more beyond focal area of static, linear
stress analysis, Al Dean, MCAD Online, September 15, 2005
First
Take: COSMOSWorks 2006 - new version makes the meshing process
transparent, a new wizard Analysis Advisor guides
the user nicely, drop test and fatigue analysis are also improved,
Louise Elliott, Desktop Engineering, June 2005
Simulation Gets Real - brief descriptions of
electromagnetics with ANSYS, SimDesigner for CATIA V5 from MSC,
COSMOSWorks 2005 and ALGOR's mechanical event simulation, Design News, May 4,
2005
Inside Look at a Brand New FEA Release - COSMOSWORKS 2005 is impressive for
a FEA product included with a CAD package but has limitations, Paris Altidis,
Design News, April 4, 2005
Reader Rates New FEA
Package - don't dismiss COSMOSWorks because it comes with a CAD package, its
structural analysis is as impressive as dedicated analysis software, Paris
Altidis, Borg Warner Automotive, Design News March 1, 2005
Premier
Products - top product picks for 2004: NVIDIA Quadro FX 1400,
COSMOSWorks, Dell Precision M60 Mobile Workstation, @Xi Systems 3600E MTower
Workstation, MicroStation V8 2004 Edition, AutoVue SolidModel Professional
v18, Vrcontext Walkinside, CADFind Sketch and Search, Sharp Actius RD3D
AutoStereo notebook computer, Green Building Studio, ToleranceCalc,
IntelliRoof and IntelliWall, Sara Ferris, Cadalyst, December 15, 2004
COSMOSWorks 2005
- this version simplifies several of the analysis processes while expanding
several analysis capabilities and exhibiting a tighter integration and
higher degree of interaction with SolidWorks, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst,
November 1, 2004
COSMOSWorks 2005 - an enhanced interface and tighter integration with SolidWorks are among the improvements in the latest version, CADserver, October 19, 2004
COSMOSDesignSTAR 4.0 - the latest version introduces a new SolidWorks-like interface, brand new 2D sketching tools and many of the new functions from COSMOSWorks, Al Dean, CADserver, August 6, 2003
FEA Lets Designers Take First Cut Analyses - COSMOSWorks 2003, the FEA program that works inside SolidWorks 2003, is well organized, user friendly and tailored to the needs of design engineers who want to perform their own first-cut analyses, David Dearth, Machine Design, July 10, 2003
COSMOSWorks 2003 Professional - comprehensive yet relatively easy-to-use FEA package is well integrated with SolidWorks, Jeffrey Rowe, Cadalyst, July 2003
Easier Design Analysis - the latest software package from SRAC is a user-friendly tool for testing designs at the conceptual stage that pre-empts the need for costly changes later on in the production process, Charles Clarke, e4engineering, June 13, 2003
COSMOSWorks 2003 - offers tighter integration with SolidWorks, an improved interface, improved meshing tools and the ability to export analysis results inside the highly portable eDrawings format, Al Dean, CADserver, June 12, 2003
CosmosXpress - packed with great new enhancements, this impressive wizard-based analysis tool allows SolidWorks users to carry out linear static analyses of single piece parts, Al Dean, CADserver, December 2002
State of the Art in MCAD: FEA and Other Analysis Tools - a look at six products - MSC.visualNastran 4D 2002, InCAD Designer Series, COSMOSDesignSTAR 3.0, DesignSpace, Moldflow Plastics Advisers and Fluent - designed to reduce the product development cycle, Joe Greco, CADENCE, August 2002
COSMOSWorks 7 - Design Validation for the Masses - the best selling third party tool for SolidWorks aims for the engineer rather than the analyst and adds more functions in version 7, Cadserver, April 17, 2002
Best in Class ASPs - Engineering-e.com is called the best online engineering analysis and simulation ASP, with other worthy choices being COSMOS/FEA Express, eCFD, Moldflow's plasticszone.com and web4engineers.com. Joe Greco, CADENCE, Sep 2001.
