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Originally posted by island911
Collision Detection is needed for things like gears meshing and Physical Dynamics is needed for modeling the kinematics/dynamics(motion and forces) of an assembly. (Like a suspension )
Solidworks has both in the base package. (just remember to turn-off gravity, first time you run the Physical Dynamics . . .or your assembly may 'fall' of the screen. 
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Wow, that's way cooler than I expected. Of course, not to hijack this thread but...it makes one fantasize about complete virtual car design...design a "new" 911 on your desktop...whew!! It makes me dizzy just to think about it...