Redesigning the Orion spacecraft heat shield

Redesigning the Orion spacecraft heat shield

The Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle will carry up to six people and is intended for deep space travel and as such must be able to withstand the heat generated from a re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere…

Wrapping up the Femap Symposium Series 2015 in Seattle WA

Wrapping up the Femap Symposium Series 2015 in Seattle WA

The final event of the Femap Symposium Series 2015 took place in Everett, Washington at Boeing’s Future of Flight Aviation Center. The event was co-hosted with Siemens channel partner Applied CAx. Th…

Femap with NX Nastran plays a critical role in the design of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft

Femap with NX Nastran plays a critical role in the design of NASA’s new Orion spacecraft

The Lockheed Martin designed Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle will carry up to six people into space, provide emergency abort capability, sustain the crew during the space travel, and provide safe re…

Postprocessing Laminate Models

Postprocessing Laminate Models

A review of some of the Femap laminate postprocessing capabilities, including results data linear combinations using the results set processing data surface, and max min summation enveloping for each…

Femap 11.2.2 Release

Femap 11.2.2 Release

Femap version 11.2.2 is now available for download from the GTAC site.
Choose the Download and Upload Files option to access the SPLM Download Server. Then choose All Siemens Products, pick Femap…

Engineering is the key to realizing striking architectural designs

Engineering is the key to realizing striking architectural designs

Founded twenty-five years ago, Octatube is a Dutch engineering and manufacturing company that works closely with architects to help them realize their ideas. The challenges in developing new structur…

New Horizons Spacecraft Pluto Flyby

New Horizons Spacecraft Pluto Flyby

 The New Horizons spacecraft was in the news recently after flying past Pluto and beaming back some amazing images. Designed by Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory for the NASA m…

Femap 11.2 New Capabilities – Analysis Studies

Femap 11.2 New Capabilities – Analysis Studies

There is a lot of great new functionality in Femap version 11.2. In postprocessing, there’s a new method of grouping output data into analysis studies to help organize the data and aid activities lik…

Basic Laminate Modeling

Basic Laminate Modeling

If you are getting started modeling laminate materials with Femap then watch this demonstration video to learn about some Femap’s basic laminate modeling techniques.