{"id":271574,"date":"2025-12-04T08:53:44","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T13:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solidxperts.com\/?post_type=techtips&p=271574"},"modified":"2025-12-04T10:57:32","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T15:57:32","slug":"validate-your-design-with-a-solidworks-simulation-drop-test","status":"publish","type":"techtips","link":"https:\/\/www.solidxperts.com\/en\/blog\/validate-your-design-with-a-solidworks-simulation-drop-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Validate your design with a SOLIDWORKS Simulation drop test"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Validate your design with a SOLIDWORKS Simulation drop test<\/h1>\n

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<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row el_class=”container post-content”][vc_column][vc_column_text]A few weeks ago, my SOLIDWORKS<\/strong> Elite Applications Engineer award fell, and the top part of it broke. I was both sad and frustrated. Sad because it meant something to me, and frustrated because I had placed it on a shelf that later tilted unexpectedly, sending everything crashing to the floor. Finding it broken on the ground that day was tough.<\/p>\n

Accidents like this happen all the time. The products we design are also at risk of being dropped, so why not make them as resistant as possible?<\/p>\n

That\u2019s exactly where SOLIDWORKS Simulation drop tests<\/strong> come in.<\/p>\n

In this guide, you\u2019ll learn:<\/p>\n