SolidWorks Simulation Tech Tip - Thermal Expansion

We recently had a great question from a customer about Thermal expansion in SolidWorks Simulation. Reza goes through a very key point when adding thermal loads to calculate a more accurate thermal expansion behaviour - select the whole body as the thermal load.
Watch this video to see how easy it is to calculate thermal expansion once you know these tips.

[worldwidetopten]

Thanks for the amazing information. Is it also possible to see the time dependent expansion rate?

[LuisJoseSalazarSerrano]

Great video, thanks for sharing! Do you have a video that shows how to perform a similar analysis using a simple assembly? Or what about the thermal behaviour of a screw joint between two materials?

[joachimjroualace]

I’m working on thermal stress of soil, I want to simulate the deformation at a microstructure level. On solidworks, can we use rock forming minerals? Can we find the thermal properties of those minerals in the software?