I am a total hold out. I shouldn't be, but I am. I have been holding out on getting a tablet due to the rapid changes and choices that seem to be filling the market of "I didn't know I needed that!" I am an Android fan, but I also have respect for the Apple devices, this mutual respect keeps me on the fence. However, if Autodesk keeps putting out app for the iPad like this, it is going to push me over the edge if it hasn't already.
Between Tinkerbox, Sketchbook Mobile, Inventor Publisher Mobile Viewer, and now ForceEffect from Autodesk Simulation I am running out of excuses not to go Apple.
Mobile Simulation Made Easy
ForceEffect solves static systems analysis using free-body diagrams. Users simply create diagrams by leveraging existing design images or create new systems from scratch.
Using the scaled static image, users can easily create joints, supports and loads, and compute reaction forces. User can then easily manipulate the geometry to iterate on the design quickly and efficiently and calculate new reaction forces to optimize the design. Unlike the traditional approach of using paper, pencil and a calculator to develop equations for design options, Autodesk ForceEffect does all simulation and engineering calculations on iPad.
Autodesk ForceEffect generates a rich results report that can be printed, emailed or viewed using any Web browser. In addition, export capabilities enable easy workflow continuation in any CAD design application.
“Autodesk ForceEffect is a mobile conceptual simulation app that brings engineering to the point of the problem,” said Robert “Buzz” Kross, senior vice president, Manufacturing Industry Group at Autodesk. “This user-friendly app can greatly benefit engineers, students and technical DYIers who need to quickly and easily evaluate their designs upfront in the design process.”
Pricing and Availability
The Autodesk ForceEffect App is available for free* from the App Store on iPad or at iTunes App Store. Videos are also available on the Autodesk YouTube Channel.
I really could have used in this in my Mechanical Engineering classes. Sure beats the number 2 pencils I was using.
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