Tech in Mech

For an engineer, Interpretation of a problem through visualisation aids in formulating quicker and cost-effective solutions. In the field of Mechanical Engineering, we come across various problems where visualisation of the solution is necessary. Softwares act as an interface to implement our solution quickly and get abstract results.

There are many softwares according to the application a person can use. In designing a vehicle where there are thousands of parts that are to be assembled you can assemble the whole vehicle to a great accuracy using 3 D modelling software. Simulation and analysis softwares are used to study and maintain reliable quality of design and lead to better innovations. And later they can be validated with actual testing.

In Engineering, we use specific softwares to work on different problems. Majorly we use design and analysis softwares. Solid Edge is the first software I had used for two-dimensional engineering drawings and 3 D designing. Starting from the projection of points to designing an assembly of a machine part. I have worked on many problems with this easy to use software. After modelling comes analysis. ANSYS is a go-to software for the simulation of computer models of structures or machine components for analyzing material attributes. I have started working on ANSYS recently and the learnings have been great.

Apart from these, there are softwares like SOLIDWORKS, AutoCAD, and CATIA used for drafting, designing and advanced solid modelling.

Similarly, Autodesk Inventor, Fusion 360, and Siemens NX are used for design, product simulation and manufacturing. Matlab is used for mathematical modelling. In addition learning any Programming language will help in many design tasks like automation, optimization etc. There are many more softwares available and these are the softwares which I have worked on during the certification courses and project works.

So the bottom line is you can do probably everything that you want to do using the software these days. The software is at the root of improvements in all mechanical fields. They save a lot of time, money, and energy. And simplify every problem. As Mechanical Engineers, pick up any one of the software and try to learn it by investing an hour per day. And transform your ideas into action.