Being an engineering student is tough. Not only do we have the stresses of exams and assignments to contend with, but many of us are broke for the most part, meaning we can’t afford to drop several thousand dollars on engineering software licenses. Well, fret no more, because, in this article, we are going to take a look at what free software packages you can get your mitts on. Yes, I said free. Although we have covered student versions on ENGINEERING.com in articles before, it should be pointed out that not all student versions are free (I’m looking at you, SOLIDWORKS).
So this article will focus on completely free simulation software. There are a few different options to getting your hands on free legal software (no BitTorrent required here), ranging from open-source simulation packages to fully functional student editions of mainstream simulation software from the big CAE companies—and all you need is a student email address! And I have put the direct links to the actual student download page for each software package in the article body so you can just click them and get what you want. No need to search! So let’s get started and see how you can get simulating for free!
ANSYS Let’s start with the big guns. While you may get some limited teaching of ANSYS in your classes, the likelihood is that you will be shown the basics before being left to fend for yourselves when it comes to project work. It makes sense to have a copy of ANSYS on your home computer so you can teach yourself at your own leisure. ANSYS is a valuable thing to have on your CV too—employers love it. So that’s why it is first on the list.
Discovery Live. (Image courtesy of Ansys.) Just recently, ANSYS released ANSYS 19, the latest version of its simulation platform. The good news is there’s a student version of ANSYS 19, dubbed ANSYS Student 19, and it includes student versions of ANSYS Mechanical, ANSYS CFD, ANSYS Autodyn, ANSYS SpaceClaim, ANSYS Fluent and ANSYS DesignXplorer.
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There is even a student tech preview version of ANSYS Discovery available. The student version is limited to 32K nodes/elements for the structural physics part and 512K cells/nodes for fluid simulations. Also, the electromagnetics suite is not available as part of the student version. You can obtain a copy of ANSYS Student 19. MSC Software MSC Software is really the daddy of finite element analysis (FEA), being the first commercial vendor of the NASTRAN platform, way back when. So the good news is that you can get a copy of MSC Software solutions for a range of simulation needs, including FEA, acoustics and materials, all for absolutely free (if you are a student)!
Just sign up at the MSC website, and you can receive free versions of,,,,. There are various limitations to the student editions, such as a 50,000 node limit on MSC Apex. Autodesk Autodesk has always been very pro-student in terms of its offerings, so sure enough, you can obtain 100 percent free student versions of your favorite Autodesk simulation products. These include,,,.
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Indeed, you can get student copies of pretty much all of the Autodesk software, simulation or otherwise. Take a look at the. Inventor and Fusion360 are mainly CAD programs but they both contain FEA tools, and Fusion360 even allows you to perform your simulations on the cloud.
I very highly recommend it. The limitations vary depending on which package you are using, but as an example, Fusion360 and Moldflow both give you a single three-year license if you are a student.
HyperWorks Next up is HyperWorks from simulation giant Altair. HyperWorks 2017 Student Edition is based on integrated HyperWorks Desktop Framework and supports the RADIOSS, OptiStruct, and AcuSolve FEM formats. RADIOSS and OptiStruct are limited to 100,000 nodes, AcuSolve CFD models are limited to 500,000 nodes and multibody simulations are restricted to 200 bodies in the student version.
Oh, and you can't get the student version if you live in North Korea, Syria or Iraq. You can get your student edition of HyperWorks at. Femap The final offering from the big CAE houses is Femap, from Siemens. Femap is recognized as the world's leading CAD-independent Windows-native pre- and post- processor for advanced engineering finite element analysis. Siemens have just released their latest version of Femap Student Edition and it comes with NX Nastran as well. Best of all, the Femap Student Edition licence never expires!