I began using I-DEAS back in 1997 . Nearly a quarter century later we still do not have a free open source FEA package that is comparable to that 1997 I-DEAS. Back in 1997, I-DEAS had a huge list of cool feature, like non-linear analysis, contact elements, powerful geometry and meshing tools...
At my megacorop there are many folks who have never taken a class in CFD/FEA doing CFD/FEA work. I always perceive them as "garbage in/ garbage out" type of engineers. I would never trust their results.
In my opinion, to do FEA you must have taken a class in FEA. And same for CFD. just knowing...
Interesting, I wasn't aware it's still alive and supported. Back in 2015 we were unable to install it on Windows 8? machines. Siemens said it is no longer supported and is not compatible with Windows 8 ( or 7 , can't remember )..
So wonder what happened that now it is supported by Windows 10...
I spent many years using it in the 90s and early 2000s . I liked it a lot . I think it is still better than some of the open-source free meshing tools available today. So is there any way to buy it? I assume it would have to run in some kind of old UNIX emulator?
I agree the ROI for advanced degrees in many liberal arts fields is low. But for field like software and electrical engineering the ROI is extreamly high. Engineers at facebook, google, amazon, and apple can easily earn upto 500k/year.. And this is for kids in their 20s/30s..
Seems like most are replying about why foreign students come to the US. That is a no-brainer for the reasons cited. I hoped this thread would spark a discussion on why US citizens don't choose the same advanced degrees? Despite many advantages on their side many opt for low-paying and high-risk...
I've always wondered why US citizens don't pursue advanced engineering degrees? They are a minority in most universities. It makes no sense because Silicon Valley is full of very high paying software engineering jobs. Other disciplines may not pay those high rates but still offer very well paid...
A user sent me and my bosses an angry email with these words:
"I HAVE PROJECT DEADLINES!!! THIS IS PREVENTING ME FROM MEETING THEM!!"
Thankfully, the issue was something not due my fault or anything and easily fixable. It is fixed now. My question is this kind of writing ever acceptable? I...
I find it annoying when colleagues engage in endless chat and email conversations when they can just talk to me to get a better answer in much less time. In face-to-face or phone I can get context, urgency and ask tangential questions. None of that is possible with chat/email.
In my opinion...
"Or, perhaps, they see that you have infinitely more time on your hands and it's actually more "efficient" for you to do the research and follow dead ends while they're doing the paid work, particularly when you make statements like, "In a few hours I can pick up the basics from following some...
I guess there are three ways to learn:
1) On-site training provided by vendor
2) On-site by in-house engineer (me)
3) Learn yourself by googling it in 1/10'th the time and cost
If people have money to burn then by all means pick #1 or #2. To me it seems ironic since engineers are meant to be...
I provide IT and engineering tech. support to mechanical engineers. Often these folks want to learn more about some new programming language. They expect me to prepare a lecture and teach them how to program. This seems so inefficient to my method of just googling it.
In a few hours I can pick...
It is interesting how time is more important than money in engineering firms. I always thought Abaqus licenses were very expensive. I am guessing the reason is they have hundreds ( thousands?) of PhD's developing it. If most customers only use a small subset of Abaqus features, then why pay for...
I think all simulation software comes with big legal disclaimers like this:
" The software is provided in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the
implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. "
Can't the same disclaimers apply to...
