Engineering consultants are lone warriors, of course by choice, who are constantly in search of tools and software to deliver the best possible results to their clients. Technology is evolving rapidly as never before. It is no rocket science that those who want to stay at the top, must constantly keep themselves updated in their respective disciplines.

Now think of engineering and analysis sector. Introduction of CAD/CAE systems was the first massive step. Manual calculations were replaced by efficient algorithms with accuracy. As time progressed, owing to technological advancements, the reliability of such CAE tools has been steadily increasing. This is a very healthy trend as the gap between the simulation results and reality is getting reduced.

In the recent times, cloud computing and a cloud-based software usage (SaaS model) are being foreseen by industry experts as the next big thing [1]. An easily relatable example would be Google sheets. The people who have been granted access can open the sheets across any device, edit and share them instantly. It’s so convenient right?

Will it not be great if there is a similar tool for your FEM simulation needs as well?

I can see that you are nodding your head in agreement.

Keep reading as I have something useful and important for you.

Simright is a cloud-based CAE tool that allows you to carry your FEM simulations directly on your browser without installing any additional software. As the computing happens on Simright’s cloud servers, you neither have to worry about the computational resources required for a FE simulation nor the additional hassles that usually come with the installation of traditional desktop-based CAE software.

Are you now ready to know the 4 reasons why you should be using Simright if you are an engineering consultant?

1.Mobility and flexibility

Mobility is one of the biggest factors to consider for people who travel a lot (read consultants). It is very helpful if you have a tool that is easily accessible, firstly by you at different locations and then by your client as well if you would like to share your results with their team. With just an internet connection, you can keep working from anywhere without the travel schedules affecting your work.

2.Save lots of hardware and infrastructure costs

For startups or wannabe-big-name-consultants, the demand for specific simulations is not continuous. So, it is natural that you think a lot before making investments in hardware like buying expensive workstations and servers. In the case of Simright, the monthly subscription includes the costs for storing and managing your data, instant server access and running your simulation on the cloud.

It is a great deal, right?

You can run computationally expensive FE simulations on the cloud without having to invest in hardware and worry about its ROI. The consultants who have been there and experienced this will agree to this point.

Check out Simright’s pricing here

3.Interaction with your customers / global experts

As an engineering consultant, one of your must-do tasks would be constantly interact with your customers and exchange your results or solution methodologies.

By this time, I think, you would have already figured out what I am about to write now. Yes, with the cloud-based Simright, collaborating and exchanging data with your customers can reach the next level. Approval processes can be made quicker too bringing down your overall project time for a customer. This advantage can be very helpful too if you are also collaborating with domain experts globally.

 4.Latest version always at your disposal

With all the software and version updates happening automatically at the backend, you can always use the latest version of Simright and its features without having to worry about the version management and periodic updates. Characteristic of a professional, all your energies can be focused in the simulation results and solution methodologies to give the best to your customer. You also don’t have to worry about the usual maintenance costs associated with version upgrades as well.

If you are interested in knowing the specifics of the updated features, have a look at the website.

With all the above super cool advantages, Simright is providing their CAE tools for free usage, provided their project remains public. To keep projects private, users will be able to rent Simulator and Toptimizer on a weekly, monthly or yearly basis.

That’ awesome right? What are you waiting for?

All you need is an internet connection and a Simright account to experience the power of cloud computing.

Go ahead and sign up now.

What Simright’s CAE Suite offers to make your business better?

• Simulator: A structural simulation solver for Von Mises stress, contours and deformations
• Toptimizer: A topology optimization tool
• Sim Viewer: A 3D CAE visualizer
• Converter: For Abaqus, NASTRAN, ANSYS, OptiStruct, LS-DYNA, STL, OBJ, OFF and PLY files
• Model Library: Where users can choose to share their models and simulations

~ Renganathan Sekar

References:

[1] https://www.forbes.com/sites/thesba/2015/07/08/the-future-of-the-cloud/#367ad5984223