Finding Solid Edge Apps and the Solid Edge Partner Program (Femap too)

Finding Solid Edge Apps and the Solid Edge Partner Program (Femap too)

Solid Edge Apps People are always asking me for links to Solid Edge and Femap Apps, how to buy apps, info on our partner program, how it works, how you join, and many more.While I’d pers…

Femap Symposium Image Showcase

Femap Symposium Image Showcase

Announcing the Femap Symposium 2013 Image Showcase. Do you have a cool Femap image that you can share? Submit it at any time between now and the Femap Symposium for a chance to win a FirePro W70…

NEi Software Presenting at the 2013 Femap Symposium

NEi Software Presenting at the 2013 Femap Symposium

One of our partners, NEi Software, will be attending and presenting at the Femap Symposium on 27 th June. If you haven’t already registered, do so now and come along to hear David Weinberg present s…

Femap Tips & Tricks: Reverse Entity Visibility

Femap Tips & Tricks: Reverse Entity Visibility

Quite often it’s handy when you’ve set the visibility of a number of entities to be able to quickly reverse the display of the entities that are shown and hidden without necessarily changing the disp…

Announcing the Femap Symposium Keynote Speaker

Announcing the Femap Symposium Keynote Speaker

In my previous blog, I highlighted the JPL case study that described how Femap was used to create the simulation model of the Mars Rover, its spacecraft and descent vehicle. Now there is a chance to …

See how NASA used Femap to ensure Curiosity could endure the “Seven Minutes of Terror”

See how NASA used Femap to ensure Curiosity could endure the “Seven Minutes of Terror”

In sending a roving science laboratory from Earth to the planet Mars, JPL’s engineers had to overcome many extremely complex problems, plan meticulously, make crucial decisions thousands of times ove…

Femap Tips & Tricks: Coincident Node Move Only Option

Femap Tips & Tricks: Coincident Node Move Only Option

Sometimes you may need to set up a model to have a set of coincident nodes which can be connected together using spring or gap elements. To help prepare such a model, Femap includes a method of movin…

How to Design a High-Speed Ferry that Carries its Own Weight in Payload (Reprise)

How to Design a High-Speed Ferry that Carries its Own Weight in Payload (Reprise)

A couple of years ago I blogged about the Revolution Design case study (SPLM blog: 1/5/11). Last year I had the chance to travel to Hobart, visit the company and interview Gary Davidson, Senior Direc…

Femap Symposium 2013

Femap Symposium 2013

Calling all Femap users… later in the year we’re planning a Femap Symposium in Cincinnati, Ohio, and we’re very pleased to announce that registration for this event is now open. So mark the date – Ju…