Femap 11.4.2: Enhanced Thermal and Flow Simulation Capabilities

The latest version of Femap – 11.4.2 – was released earlier this week and contains a number of enhancements to the thermal and flow simulation capabilities. Highlights include a solution efficiency i…

Femap 11.4.2: Graphical User Interface Updates

In Femap version 11.4.2, released earlier in the week, the thermal and flow solver user interface has been updated to match existing UI workflows in Femap. The updated contemporary graphical user int…

Announcing the release of Femap version 11.4.2

We’re very pleased to announce the availability of the latest release of Femap – version 11.4.2. The software is available from download from the GTAC support site accessible with your webkey.
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New Femap Monthly Subscription Options Available for the US Online Store

Two new Femap subscription options have been added to the popular Femap online store, further expanding the configurations on offer allowing you more choice to make a selection that best suits your b…

Almatech Goes Hunting for Planets with Femap

Almatech is a Swiss aerospace company currently working with the European Space Agency with the development of a new space telescope to help identify and characterize exoplanets – worlds outside our …

Femto Engineering determines nature of crane failure using Femap

In the wake of Hurricane Irma the number of construction crane accidents in Florida has refueled the safety debate. Several construction cranes were damaged with the high winds snapping off crane arm…

Femap Tips & Tricks: Using Interpolation Elements

One of the inherent characteristics of finite element modeling is that often loads and constraints are applied to the model at node points. This technique can bring about stress concentrations, as th…

The Perlan 2 Glider Flying to New Heights

Arguably a spacecraft as well as an aircraft, the Perlan 2 glider is part of a mission to fly higher than any plane ever before, and reach an altitude of 90,000 feet. To reach that altitude, the Perl…

Fokker Biplane Aerodynamic Analysis

In an investigation into the use of alternate materials in the construction of structural wing components for a Fokker D-VII biplane design, Structural Design and Analysis (SDA) undertook a compariso…