Finite Element Analysis

Finite element analysis (fea) is a computer simulation process used in engineering analysis. Using numerical techniques called the finite element method (fem), complicated process simulation is achieved allowing designers and engineers to recognize stress and strain during assembly interactions.
Although commonly used in the determination of stresses and displacements in mechanical objects, fea is also used to analyze other types of problems. Dyanmic issues including heat transfer, solid state diffusion and reactions with moving boundaries, fluid dynamics, and electromagnetism are all studied through fea.
Finite element analysis is carried out on complicated 3d cad softwares such as Solidworks and Pro Engineer.

Types of CAD systems:

-Wireframe geometry creation
-Parametric Solid Modelling
-Free Form Surface Modelling

Solid Modelling softwares:

Alibre Design
Top Solid
Solidworks
SolidEdge
Pro E
Catia

Surface Modelling softwares:

3D Studio Max
NX
Alibre
Alias
Rhino
Pro E
Solidthinking

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