{"id":25482,"date":"2021-05-04T05:55:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-04T09:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/?p=25482"},"modified":"2026-03-26T06:25:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T10:25:45","slug":"star-wars-day-may-the-forth-be-with-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/star-wars-day-may-the-forth-be-with-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Star Wars Day &#8211; May the Fourth be with you!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Star Wars &#8211; A fan\u2019s CFD simulation tribute<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/05\/Star_Wars_Day-2-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"Star Wars Day - May the fourth be with you\" class=\"wp-image-26492\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/05\/Star_Wars_Day-2-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/05\/Star_Wars_Day-2-600x314.jpg 600w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/05\/Star_Wars_Day-2-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/05\/Star_Wars_Day-2-900x471.jpg 900w, https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2021\/05\/Star_Wars_Day-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Every May 4th, those of us who are fans of a certain movie wish each other &#8220;May the fourth be with you&#8221;. It was funny the first time I heard it and no matter how many times I\u2019ve heard it over the years, it still makes me smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my ex-colleagues, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/sergioantioquia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sergio Antioquia<\/a>, is a super fan. He\u2019s also a CFD simulation engineer and likes to tinker with simulation while he isn\u2019t at work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, what do you get when you put his love of Star Wars and simulation together over a long weekend? You get a fun CFD simulation tribute.&nbsp;He created it a few years ago but it still makes me smile with its awesomeness. So I thought I&#8217;d share it with you as we can all use a bit of distraction at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SW a CFD tribute\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GX5nFiCBErI?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>May the Fourth be with all CFD simulation fans!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is another blog on &#8216;The Force&#8217;, but this time, looking at manifestations of magnetic phenomena &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/simcenter\/may-the-magnetic-force-be-with-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">May the (magnetic) Force be with you<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What would you like to see simulated next?  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have you used CFD software to recreate something from a film\/series?  Show us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>#StarWars<\/strong> <strong>#MaytheFourth<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What do you get when you put an engineer&#8217;s love of Star Wars and simulation together over a long weekend? 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