Femap “How To” Video Series: Creating Constraint Equations

Femap “How To” Video Series: Creating Constraint Equations

This is the first in a new series of “How To” videos that demonstrate some of the more advanced FEA modeling functionality accessible through Femap. In this video we’ll see how to use Femap to set…

Femap Tips and Tricks: Using Reference Groups

Femap Tips and Tricks: Using Reference Groups

The Groups capability can be used in Femapto help organize various entities in a model and aid visualization.However Femap also offers the Reference Groups capability which extends this…

Element Selection by Face – Femap Tips & Tricks

Element Selection by Face – Femap Tips & Tricks

Sometimes in the absence of any underlying geometry, selection of groups of finite elements to work on can be challenging in any CAE software program. Femap includes many capabilities that can aid el…

First use of Femap by George Laird of Predictive Engineering

First use of Femap by George Laird of Predictive Engineering

A little while ago we announced the Femap 45-day free trial which I mentioned in a previous blog. Today the program continues to run very well and has allowed many people to install and try out Femap…

Loading Contour – Femap Tips & Tricks

Loading Contour – Femap Tips & Tricks

See how you can easily verify a loading condition by displaying it as a contour in Femap.

Using Simulation to Make Better Decisions – Part 2

Using Simulation to Make Better Decisions – Part 2

In my previous post I started to discuss an outline of the Cost Savings Strategies for Engineering whitepaper by Michelle Boucher of the Aberdeen Group. In it I covered the top design challenges, dri…

Using Simulation to Make Better Decisions – Part 1

Using Simulation to Make Better Decisions – Part 1

In the present economy, returning to and maintaining profitability is the main focus for many companies, and this is driving them to look for ways to reduce costs. The design decisions of engineers m…

Announcing Femap Version 10.3.1

Announcing Femap Version 10.3.1

I’m pleased to announce that Femap 10.3.1, the latest version of Femap CAE software, is now available. Femap 10.3.1 adds support for NX Nastran 8.1 and introduces a number of customer driven enhan…

Equation Based Loading – Femap Tips & Tricks

Equation Based Loading – Femap Tips & Tricks

See how you can define equation based loads in Femap and apply a hydrostatic loading to a water tank. Alastair