Autodesk Unveils Comprehensive Curriculum for Formula Student TeamsAs a Partner Sponsor in the long-running Formula Student single-seat racing car design and build competition, Autodesk has launched the Autodesk Formula Car Design Curriculum as a free download to assist competitors and faculty staff. The curriculum is available for free-of-charge download at the Autodesk Student Engineering and Design Community website, www.autodesk.com/edcommunity.
Established in the UK in 1998 and run by the British Institute of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), Formula Student provides engineering students with a real-life experience in designing, producing and marketing of a single-seat racing car. The competition challenges and encourages highly-talented young engineers from around the world and culminates in a prestigious race at the legendary Silverstone Circuit followed by an awards ceremony.”
The Autodesk Formula Car Design Curriculum has been launched as a free facility for students to help demonstrate the competitive advantage they can achieve by designing their cars with Autodesk software. This comprehensive resource provides tools from its Autodesk’s Inventor software such as the frame generator, dynamic accelerators, stress analysis and dynamic simulation, which contribute to the teams creating more innovative designs and ultimately to success on the race track.
As a leader in design innovation software and technologies, Autodesk is proud to support young engineering talent both through its partnership of Formula Student and its provision of free software to participants.
“By demonstrating the ways in which our digital prototyping software can help the student teams create higher quality designs in less time, we hope to encourage innovation amongst the engineers of tomorrow,” says Autodesk’s Alistair Brook, education manager, EMEA.
About Autodesk Education
Autodesk supports worldwide academic achievement and lifelong learning by providing 2D and 3D solutions for teaching and learning design in the fields of manufacturing, industrial design, architecture, construction, civil engineering and media and entertainment. Autodesk is committed to helping the next generation of engineers, architects and designers experience their ideas before they are real by making state-of-the-art digital prototyping solutions available inside and outside of the classroom through substantial discounts, subscriptions, grant programs, training, curricula development and community resources. For more information about Autodesk's education programs and solutions, visit http://www.autodesk.co.uk/education
About Autodesk
Autodesk, Inc. is the world leader in 2D and 3D design software for the manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets. Since its introduction of AutoCAD software in 1982, Autodesk has developed the broadest portfolio of state-of-the-art digital prototyping solutions to help customers experience their ideas before they are real. Fortune 1000 companies rely on Autodesk for the tools to visualize, simulate and analyze real-world performance early in the design process to save time and money, enhance quality and foster innovation. For additional information about Autodesk, visit www.autodesk.com. |