What Solidworks tool would I use to simulate pushing a drinking straw through a soft drink lid and the forces/bending associated with that action?

Hi Matthew,

Your analysis would most readily be created in a nonlinear simulation using a prescribed displacement to force the straw through the hole in the lid (provided there are splits for a hole already; the analysis could not make a hole itself).  The setup would be similar to this one (SOLIDWORKS Simulation - Nonlinear Pipe Holder Tutorial - YouTube ).  The results would allow you to query forces and moments at the fixtures to find out what the applied force is to push the straw into the lid.