Introduction to FEA with MSC Apex
MSC Apex is a contemporary FEA platform, that enables revolutionary, often patented, technology in a user-environment that is both straightforward and enjoyable to use. The powerful functionality within MSC Apex offers new thinking in how to define a strategy for understanding structural response, from simple components through to complex assemblies with many parts.
We’ve developed this online course to;
- cover the background to APEX’S FUNDAMENTALS AND NEW CONCEPTS
- engage you in INTERESTING AND MEANINGFUL LESSONS
- guide you through RELEVANT TUTORIALS to support the type of FEA task you would find in an industrial setting.
Course Summary Video (1 Minute)
The course develops your understanding of the toolset and the many concepts it supports, allowing you to become productive with Apex’s functionality very quickly. You’ll become familiar with KEY WORKFLOWS, IMPROVED MODELING STRATEGY and the ANALYSIS BENEFITS achievable with this new paradigm that Apex offers.
All the taught and tutorial content is built around a REAL-WORLD CAD REPRESENTATION OF A UAV/DRONE AIR VEHICLE, which will advance your understanding from simple modeling tasks, through to looking at complex assemblies, model verification and using Apex as part of an external FEA workflow.
Course Detail Video (5 Minutes)
Course Curriculum
Free MSC Apex Student Edition
MSC Apex Student Edition is available for free from Hexagon/MSC Software for all registered academic students
You can run all of the tutorial examples shown during the course in your own installation of MSC Apex Student Edition
Here's Some of Our Online Course Feedback!
"If like me you want to learn MSC Apex, the new FEA platform from MSC Software, do not hesitate, take this amazing online course from Evotech CAE Ltd."
FEA Trainer, Analyst and Stress Engineer, FEA Academy
"Evotech’s Apex training course delivers a great learning experience. The presentation is excellent, guiding the user through a series of well thought out, realistic workshops with sub-assemblies building to a complete model."
Senior Technical Consultant. Hexagon/MSC Software
“The course has proved suitable for both seasoned FEM analysts new to the platform and young engineers with no FEM experience alike."
Principal Stress Engineer, MADG
"Excellent tuition from Dr Steffan Evans at Evotech CAE Ltd"
Design and Stress Engineer, MADG
"This course gave the fundamentals of geometry/mesh creation and setting up static and normal mode jobs in a clear, easy to understand manner that even I could follow. This gave me the building blocks I needed to step off and explore the rest of Apex."
Structures Capability Lead, BAE Systems
"Apex is a very nice-looking and intuitive FEA program with loads of useful functions and automatic features, and Steff’s videos and tutorials are fun and easy to follow but challenging enough to keep you engaged."
Aerodynamics Engineer, BAE Systems
"Evotech have designed a course that is very well structured and with well designed support material so you quickly get to the key point of each exercise."
Senior Aerospace Structures Engineer
"A very well put-together training package with excellent support from Steffan Evans."
Stress Engineer, Spirit AeroSystems
"Thanks to Steffan Evans at Evotech for his continuous support with the training course, I would highly recommend this to anyone who is interested in MSC Apex."
Graduate Engineer, Spirit Aerosystems