Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Software Available¶

For a list of software available to RPI students: http://dotcio.rpi.edu/services/software-labs

Instructions for download/installation are available from the above link.

Please check the links below for software capabilities.

CAD (Solid-Model Creation):¶

NX: http://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/nx/index.shtml
Solidworks: http://www.solidworks.com/sw/products/fea-cfd-simulation-sofware.htm

Finite Element Complete Packages (Pre-Processor/Solvers/Post-Processor)¶

NX Simcenter: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/289054037/doc/PL20191127135404299.xid1853788/html/xid1853789
Altair Hyperworks: http://www.altairhyperworks.com/Default.aspx

Computational Fluid Dynamics Complete Packages¶

NX FLOW: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/289054037/doc/PL20191127135404299.advanced/html/id629496
ANSYS CFX CFD: http://www.ansys.com/Products/Fluids/ANSYS-CFX
ANSYS FLUENT CFD: http://www.ansys.com/products/fluids
AcuSolve CFD: http://www.altairhyperworks.com/product/AcuSolve

Motion, Kinematics, & Dynamics¶

NX Motion: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/289054037/doc/PL20191127135404299.motion/html/id563951
Altair MotionSolve: https://www.altair.com/motionsolve/

NX resources¶

NX Installation Instructions: https://rpi.box.com/s/t1hf9rcsb9ejmx9wcxm28d6jhl7r3wyi
NX Installation Features for specific use cases: https://rpi.box.com/s/urxlxfcc3y6cjf9t98neptoiei66unui
NX Full Documentation and Help: https://docs.sw.siemens.com/en-US/product/209349590/doc/PL20191127135844554.xid1851843/html/xid1851946
Siemens tutorials for their products: https://rpi.box.com/s/2q855vu95sysjdxg3olyrzltzt9kj1uc
Common Errors using NX Nastran: https://rpi.box.com/s/rdc4km7snymc4fvghhvdi4k1iorvsxb7

Other (Electro-Magnetic, RF, Chemical, etc.)¶

Altair Flux: https://www.altair.com/flux/
Altair Feko: https://altairhyperworks.com/product/Feko

By request: Please contact your Project Engineer and cc: morrij5@rpi.edu