Information for Academic Users

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CAE Software for Academic Institutions

NEi Software, Inc. recognizes that the training and education students obtain not only sets the foundation for their careers, but also determines the contribution they will make to the quality, forward thinking and technical standards of the companies, institutions and organizations they will join. To that end, NEi Software offers technical schools, colleges and universities the same full function, state-of-the-art Nastran Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software widely used in industry under a special low price Academic Lease. The same Nastran FEA used in industries, such as, aerospace, automotive, biomedical, marine, power, and consumer products is available to your students under this program. You can promote the highest level of professional development in engineering analysis and simulation, equip your students with a competitive advantage in the job market, and maintain the standards and caliber of your educational institution with NEi Nastran.

Learn More About NEi Nastran Academic FEA for Technical Schools, Colleges & Universities

To get details and prices on the Academic Lease, please contact us by telephone at 877-Nastran or 1-714-899-1220 Ext. 1, by email at academic@neisoftware.com, or by filling out the request on the Info/Order page on this website. Please note that this license is only available to institutions that will use the software for educational purposes.

Summary of Benefits of NEi Nastran Academic Lease

NEi Nastran Academic Lease benefits students, professors and educational institutions. Below is a summary of the main reasons educators choose NEi Nastran Academic Lease.

• Nastran is the most widely used brand of FEA software in the world. It is recognized by the major industries and government agencies involved engineering analysis. So, your students get state-of-the-art training on globally recognized FEA software. Nastran is the number 1 software for stress analysis.
• NEi Nastran Academic comes in one package with the full line of the most highly used engineering analysis capabilities. No need to pick and choose from an array of modules, sub programs or add ons. Courses can be designed to go to various levels of expertise.
• Special price given only to academic institutions for educational purposes is designed to fit institutional budgets.
• Convenient annual lease arrangement insures that the latest upgrade is delivered and the most up to date software is in place each year. Plus, no long term multi-year commitment or contract is required on the part of the educational institution. You get the most flexibility for the least cost.

Why NEi Nastran?

Features/Capabilities

• Features on par with large mainframe systems delivered for the more affordable yet powerful desktop PCs
• 32-bit and 64-bit architecture available in a variety of operating systems including Windows, Linux, and Unix.
• Industry unique features such as the NEi Nastran Editor, fully integrated PCGLSS preconditioned conjugate gradient solver, advanced nonlinear analysis (true surface contact, tension only cables and shell elements, etc.), plus flexibility
• A complete package, all major structural analysis types supported with rapid solution times and a high degree of accuracy
• Modern NASTRAN code developed from the ground up explicitly for today's computer systems

Accuracy

• Over 15 years of use by industry
• Faster convergence to an exact theoretical solution while using a coarser mesh when compared to other FEA products including MSC.Nastran
• More robust element formulations that yield accurate results regardless of element shape and mesh quality
• Comprehensive verification program and documentation set
• Over 3000 test problems verified for each release
• Extensive built in diagnostics to verify accuracy and ensure reliability

Support

• Quick turnaround time on all support requests
• Customer driven solutions and enhancements tailored to each customer's unique requirements
• Onsite and offsite training courses taught by experienced professional engineers
• Phone and email support staffed by a team of FEA specialists
• Optional consulting services available

Financial

• Better performance, quality, and support with significant cost savings over competing products
• Educational discounts and volume licensing is available

Proven

• Long term record of delivering high quality CAE analysis solutions to a wide variety of industries
• In depth industry experience with intimate knowledge of the unique problems facing the academic community

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