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FEA, CAD, and CAE assistance
- FEA resources
- FEA tips

FEA, CAD, and CAE assistance¶

RPI offers licenses for a number of software packages - Computer-Aided_Engineering_(CAE)_Software_Available

If you project requires engineering analysis (which it always does) start with a simple hand calculation.

This may be all that is required to prove a beam is strong enough, or a resistor is the correct value.
If the problem is more complex, you may need to move to Finite Element Modeling (FEA) or Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). Chart below lays out the process.

For a refresher in the NX CAD: See the Video Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7qIJB1trySA&list=PLSsuutjSZCmf_PQtAdbdCg1lCHmjm2YIj
NX Topics Index Listing: https://rpi.box.com/s/ksvh076ttkcmaqc6g4iagyd4l943qanf (RCS Login Required)