348-An Overview of Computer Aided Design and Finite Element Analysis
By: James Doane, P.E. PhD
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Course Objective
This continuing education course is written specifically for professional engineers with the objective of relating to and enhancing the practice of engineering.
Course Description
This is a Spotlight Course of the Week (Expires: 10/23/2020)
NOTE: This is a course in Computer Aided Design (CAD) for professional engineers, not a course in the related subject of Computer Aided Drafting.
Computer aided design (CAD) is the use of computer software to assist the design engineer in the overall creation and analysis of parts and assemblies. Finite element analysis (FEA) is a numerical method used to determine approximate solutions of physical problems. Proper use and integration of CAD and FEA can greatly improve efficiency of the design process.
This course provides a general overview of methods and applications of computer aided design and finite element analysis to expose the reader to the many design features of solid modeling software. The intent of the course is to explain ways computer aided design can improve the overall design process and allow for easier design changes. The course will explain how to properly use computer aided design and finite element analysis methods to optimization designs and have greater confidence in how a design will function. General knowledge of solid modeling software is helpful for this course but not required. Though this course discusses the general concepts of solid modeling, the course does not teach concepts of computer aided drafting. General understanding of the equations of stress and strain would be beneficial for understanding the applications of FEA.
The information provided in this course is not limited to any single software package. This course does not focus on teaching any single solid modeling software package and does not provide step-by-step tutorials of CAD or FEA. Information is presented in a way to develop concepts of computer aided design and finite element analysis that can be applied to any solid modeling software. Illustrative examples of CAD procedures are given using Solidworks and Inventor, though the concepts would apply to any software package. The same software packages are used to illustrate the concepts of FEA, yet the concepts can be transferred to other FEA software.
#348 CAD and Finite Element Analysis
Frank Morganti
05/07/2020
This is an excellent course in content and presentation. The course leaves the student able to continue learning after taking this overview course.
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348-An Overview of Computer Aided Design and Finite Element Analysis
Miguel Restrepo
04/19/2020
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Great refresh/overview of CAD-FEM
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348-An Overview of Computer Aided Design and Finite Element Analysis
keith sturgill
02/17/2020
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This was a good overview. I think a little bit more in the use of CAD software would have been helpful.
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