Thanks WKTaylor and berkshire! [smile] . You've given me some things to focus my search.
Guilty as charged. You know the modern mantra in aerospace: "Do more with less. Do what's best for the company. You suck and cost too much ... please fix what this supplier did. We already paid them...
Thanks! This is the sort of info I need. [thumbsup]
I'd love to ... but the office I'm working at now is very small and the other engineers there are CAD guys, mostly; [sad] One downside of not working for a large company, I guess.
Thank you all!
I would say that is pretty definitive. Of the two, LISA vs Mecway, there is a clear winner then. Now to go ask the boss to crack his wallet ... wish me luck [wink]
Funny . . . went to this list of FEA packages (including many "free" packages)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_finite_element_software_packages
LISA and Mecway aren't even on the list :(
So I am currently working at a small company. They recognize the need for FEA, but have a little sticker shock from the prices of the big boys. After a little poking around and researching, I've sort of narrowed it down to two contenders:
* LISA -- http://lisafea.com/
* Mecway --...
Working on an A321 project in the FWD cargo cabin near the center wing tank. The design group has a repository of Airbus drawings which I need to now analyze and write margins against . . . trouble is that I am unfamiliar with Airbus material callouts.
Silly me for assuming that the drawing or...
Greetings fellow stressors ... I need a little clarification:
I am doing analysis on an aluminum skin panel with Hexcel core (Trussgrid, density = 8.1 lbs/ft^3, Cell size = 1/8 inch). The panel is assumed to be simply supported on all four sides with a uniform pressure load. I am following...
