Check out this new video the Femap development team at Siemens PLM Software has published. After 30 years they’re still going strong, and this video shows an amazing selection of projects this tool has helped develop.
30 Years of Femap
Are your engineers getting proper Femap training?
Congratulations! So your company has chosen the powerful FEA pre/post processor package Femap. What is the next step? Obviously you want your purchase to lead to increased productivity as quickly as possible. This is where Learning Femap can complete your investment in Femap! Learning Femap was written for mechanical and…
SDA Hosts 2015 Washington DC Femap Symposium
Last week SDA hosted the 2015 Washington DC Femap Symposium at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum in Chantilly, VA. It was a fantastic event with many attendees from the local Femap community. Presentations were given from customers demonstrating industry use of Femap. SDA also gave training presentations on the use…
Femap v11.2 Released!
Femap v11.2 was released this week. Just some of the new features of v11.2 include: Analysis studies – for grouping and organization of output data Improved postprocessing – On the fly enveloping without (now) optional storing into database Freebody section cuts – define a cutting plane and the load transfer across…
Introduction to Programming with the Femap API – Webinar Recording Available
I recently gave an introduction to programming with the Femap API last Wednesday. If you were unable to attend, or didn’t get an invite, you can check out the webinar recording at this location: Introduction to Programming with the Femap API (opens in new browser) The GoToWebinar website requires a name and…
Discounts available for university students and professors!
University students and professors may receive $10 off list price of Learning Femap. Please use the contact form to apply for the discount. You must use a valid .edu email address. This coupon may only be used by students and professors for work such as the study of FEA, classroom assignments/…
How NX Nastran Calculates Composite Failure via Femap
Both the strength of bonds and laminates are important to understanding the whole story of composite failure in Femap with NX Nastran. This post will focus on using a 2D criterion to predict failure of laminates from element forces. In Femap, a failure theory will need to be chosen. There are…
Pre-Publication Updates
10/21/14 First print copies should be available for purchasing and shipping this week. If you have any questions, feel free to contact me via the Contact page. 9/9/14 Exciting times! The storefront is now up, but you’ll see that inventory is 0. Time to order some stock! The book has…
Making Sense of the Basics
Learning Femap does not jump to advanced topics of finite element analysis. It is geared towards the first time user of FEA. With that in mind, the text makes certain to tell the whole story of how an analysis is configured, including the fundamental principles of FEA such as materials…
A look at the first tutorial!
The first tutorial guides the user in creating the traditional shear and moment diagrams of classical mechanics of materials coursework. Such an example orients the user to the Femap commands and workspace while not extending to far from classroom level studies. Femap is a very powerful program designed to handle…