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Engineering student software

We provide a robust selection of software for students, completely free. Our software suite offers a set of tools designed to help you prepare for careers in Industry 4.0. We are committed to empowering you, the next generation of digital talent.

Student editions

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Solid Edge: 3D CAD

Build your design skills with the same easy-to-use software suite professionals choose. Design, edit and validate mechanical parts and assemblies with our free Solid Edge student edition.

CAD / CAM
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NX

Model products with 3D CAD and learn machine tool programming. Use our single, integrated software solution to gain insight into how products are manufactured.

CAE
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Simcenter FloEFD for Solid Edge

Try Simcenter FLOEFD, our computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis tool that's fully embedded in Solid Edge for fluid flow and thermal simulation.

CAE
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Simcenter Femap

Take your finite element analysis (FEA) skills to the next level. Simcenter Femap is an FEA modeling solution designed to handle the most complex tasks easily and accurately.

CAE
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Simcenter Amesim

Learn the basics of model-based systems engineering and perform design analysis with multidomain system simulation software.

CAE
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PartQuest Explore

Gain experience with our complete analog, digital and mixed-signal simulation environment – available exclusively online.

PCB design
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PADS Professional

Learn the only fully-integrated design and analysis tool for electronics design of printed circuit boards (PCB). Want to jumpstart your career? This is how you do it.

Factory optimization
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Tecnomatix Plant Simulation

Discover how to model, simulate and optimize material flow and resource utilization in production and logistics.

IIoT
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Insights Hub: Industrial Internet of Things

Learn how to gather and analyze industrial machine data for near real-time insights into performance. Discover how you can build and integrate personalized IoT applications into Insights Hub.

Low-code
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Mendix: Low-code application development

Get access to a leading low-code platform and learn how to quickly develop mobile and web apps at scale.

Helpful resources

Use these resources to get the most out of your engineering software student editions.

Solid Edge 3D CAD

Learn how to use Solid Edge software and gain an advantage as you prepare for your professional career. Acquiring knowledge of the comprehensive set of 3D design tools that Solid Edge offers – which includes wide-frame, surface, solid and synchronous modeling with support for 3D printing – will have you climbing past the competition up the corporate ladder.

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Learning Advantage courses

Learning Advantage is our customer-facing learning portal that is always free for our academic partners. Check out the FAQ and webinar to get started!

NX

Using NX software has never been so easy. With NX student edition software, you can model products with 3D computer-aided design (CAD) and learn machine tool programming to gain insight into how products are manufactured using a single integrated software solution.

NX student edition offers comprehensive 3D design tools, including wire-frame, surface, and solid and synchronous modeling with support for 3D printing.

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Learning Advantage courses

Learning Advantage is our customer-facing learning portal that is always free for our academic partners. Check out the FAQ and webinar to get started.

Femap

Femap software provides students with knowledge of advanced engineering analysis and a finite element analysis (FEA) modeling solution to easily and accurately handle the most complex tasks.

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Learning Advantage courses

Learning Advantage is our customer-facing learning portal that is always free for our Academic partners. Check out the FAQ and webinar to get started!

Simcenter FLOEFD for Solid Edge

Learn how to use Simcenter FLOEFD for Solid Edge software, the only computational fluid dynamics (CFD) analysis tool that is fully embedded in Solid Edge. Simcenter FLOEFD comes with a complete set of simulation capabilities with no model size or individual solver-performance restrictions.

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Simcenter Amesim

The Simcenter Amesim software student edition is a user-friendly advanced simulation software package exclusively for students. Complete homework and team projects faster while delivering accurate simulation results.

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Learning Advantage courses

Learning Advantage is our customer-facing learning portal that is always free for our Academic partners. Check out the FAQ and webinar to get started!

PartQuest Explore

Experience a social electronic design automation (EDA) environment that provides schematic capture, electronic circuit and mechatronic system building-block models, simulation technology, and in-context results viewing.

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Tecnomatix plant simulation

Plant Simulation, part of the Tecnomatix portfolio, is a 3D logistics modeling simulation tool used for event simulation to design efficient factories, material handling systems and product optimization.

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Xcelerator Academy courses

Xcelerator Academy, formerly Learning Advantage, is our free, custom learning portal featuring over 5,000 on-demand learning assets. This customer-facing learning portal is always free for our academic partners. Watch our free webinar to learn more about the opportunities and resources available to you in our Xcelerator Academy.

Mendix

Mendix software is a low-code application development platform that allows for the creation of apps and simple tools with little-to-no-coding knowledge necessary.

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