Fully-Embedded Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer Simulation
inside SolidWorks

EFD.Lab is a fully embedded Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) tool for SolidWorks. EFD.Lab for SolidWorks enables mechanical design engineers to analyze and optimize complex fluid flow and heat transfer effects on their designs directly inside SolidWorks. SolidWorks has the same “look and feel” as SolidWorks so you are not forced to learn a new interface simply to use the software. And unlike other CFD programs, SolidWorks interacts directly with the native 3D CAD data defined by SolidWorks – with no translation or copies - in order to keep pace with on-going design changes. 7 Key Technologies distinguish EFD.Lab from traditional CFD software, making it easier to use, more robust, and more accurate. Its sophisticated physical models can simulate a wide range of engineering tasks across a wide range of industries such as aerospace, automotive, medical devices, industrial machinery and pumps/ valves. EFD.Lab has been used by SolidWorks users around the world to Improve product performance, functionality and reliability Reduce physical prototyping as well as production costs Minimize risk of making design mistakes		LED images courtesy of Voxdale “What’s most important is that [organizations] can use the tools as part of their product development workflow, implement them in their design department and ensure that everyone involved in designing new products can access the CFD tools they need. Now to do that, a tool is needed that can fit into the development process, allow users to make the most of their 3D data and fit into the iterative nature of the design process. And on this front, Flomerics’ EFD products score highly. By allowing you to connect simulation to your design process, within the same interface, you can design, simulate, change and simulate again.” MCAD Magazine
In short, if you use SolidWorks, you ought to take a closer look at EFD.Lab – the only fluid flow and heat transfer simulation tool that fits into your design process without requiring you to change the way you design products. Setting New Standards ... For analysis to become an integral part of the design process, it must be not only easy to use but also adapt readily to your design process. Because EFD.Lab is developed by engineers for engineers, it is perhaps the easiest-to-use CFD package commercially available today. Its interface is extremely intuitive and its powerful Wizard guides you through the analysis process. It also contains powerful functionalities to help streamline the analysis process. Once you have analyzed your problem, viewing the results is a matter of point-and-click: simply choose the appropriate options from a menu and the system will quickly generate your desired plots. You can even create and distribute your animated results and quickly generate reports in Microsoft ® Excel and Word including all your favorite plots. But EFD.Lab takes ease-of-use one step further by fitting into your design environment effortlessly. EFD.Lab sits inside SolidWorks and has the same look and feel as SolidWorks. Therefore, you don’t need to learn a whole new interface just to use analysis. With EFD.Lab, you simply expand the range of SolidWorks capabilities to include analysis!