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Student Resources

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  1. What Makes a Model Good? A Review Of Applications Across Industries

    These slides were presented at the NAFEMS World Congress 2025, held in Salzburg, Austria from May 19–22, 2025. Abstract Computational modelling is invaluable in solving complex problems in various industries. But effective modelling requires balancing multiple, often conflicting, attributes such as accuracy, speed, simplicity, and predictive power. These requirements invariably come with trade-offs: a more accurate model might be slower or more complex; a faster model may have limited predictive capability, and so on. In this context, what makes a model good? Successful model development needs to account for three axes: the needs of the product, the people, and its impact and purpose. On the...more

  2. Member Tutorials

    Member Tutorials From getting started with the NAFEMS website to redeeming credits, the video tutorials found below will help you find what you need to derive the maximum benefit from your NAFEMS membership. I​f you have any issues or questions, please email membership@nafems.org General Overview Exploring "My NAFEMS" Redeeming Seminar Credits Register & Purchase w/ Member Discount Add Your Volunteer Experience on LinkedIn add_your_volunteer_work_on_linkedin.pdf Navigating the eLearning Course Forum Logging into nafems.org Registering for eLearning with Flexipass Add Your PSE Certification on LinkedIn add_your_volunteer_work_on_linkedin.pdf...more

  3. Systems Modeling and Simulation Community (SMS Community)

    NAFEMS Americas and Digital Engineering (DE) teamed up (once again) to present CAASE, the (now Virtual) Conference on Advancing Analysis & Simulation in Engineering, on June 16-18, 2020! CAASE20 brought together the leading visionaries, developers, and practitioners of CAE-related technologies in an open forum, unlike any other, to share experiences, discuss relevant trends, discover common themes, and explore future issues, including: -What is the future for engineering analysis and simulation? -Where will it lead us in the next decade? -How can designers and engineers realize its full potential? What are the business, technological, and human enablers that will take past successful developments...more

  4. What is the Endgame for Engineering Simulation?

    The presentation will delve into the transformative trends and groundbreaking technologies reshaping the Engineering Simulation industry. What are the long-term implications of technological disruptions, such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI (GenAI), on the evolving role of engineering simulation in the years to come? Are we expecting changes in the ecosystems or evolving business models? Drawing on insights from leading experts, the session will provide a forward-looking perspective on how these trends could shape the future, unlocking new opportunities and challenges for professionals and organizations in the field....more

  5. What is Simulation Data Management?

    What is Simulation Data Management? (Click on the image to download the document or click hereunder) This NAFEMS publication is available to download for free. What is simulation data management? Simulation is key to digital product development, manufacturing, and life cycle management. “Simulation” also known as “Computer Aided Engineering (CAE)” or “Analysis” is the use of computer tools, which are based on fundamental physical laws, to evaluate aspects of product performance. Companies everywhere want to take advantage of simulations in order to develop better products faster and cheaper. They want to extend simulations early, during product...more

  6. Align Theme: What is the profile of a good engineer coming out of school?

    This presentation, Align Theme: What is the profile of a good engineer coming out of school?, is from 2019. NAFEMS & ASSESS members can view / download when logged in. The ASSESS Initiative is a broad reaching multi-industry initiative with a primary goal to facilitate a revolution of enablement that will vastly increase the availability and utility of Engineering Simulation, leading to significantly increased business benefits across the full spectrum of industries, applications and users. Since June 2022, ASSESS as been part of NAFEMS....more

  7. CAE to CAD

    CAE to CAD This event aimed to explore the existing, and state of the art solutions to provide feedback from CAE simulations to the CAD environment. This led to discussions which identified the limitations and barriers preventing users getting to the ultimate solution. Event Scope What feedback is required ? What data is required to support the feedback, i.e. parameters, values, precise geometry, mesh etc ? How is the feedback data managed ? How does the feedback benefit the overall design process ? Can Open Standards be part of the solution, or does it require a vendor supplied solution ? What methods are used to interpret the CAE data to provide the feedback ? How do closed loop systems...more

  8. Critical time step

    Critical time step In this section we discuss the stable step length – what is it, how is it calculated, how does it differ from the step length in an implicit analysis? Self test quiz Previous chapter Next chapter...more

  9. Critical time step

    Critical time step In this section we discuss the stable step length – what is it, how is it calculated, how does it differ from the step length in an implicit analysis? Self test quiz Previous chapter Next chapter...more

  10. Pervasive Systems Thinking & Simulation - Who, What, Where, Why & How….

    The first webinar in this series on "Pervasive Systems Thinking & Simulation: Who, What, When, Where, Why & How?" will help to establish a fundamental understanding of Systems Thinking as a critical complement to the reductionist design approach. As part of the discussion, we will explore the need for pervasive simulation across the entire product lifecycle as a critical tool for the design, manufacture and maintenance of tomorrow’s interconnected multidisciplinary products....more

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