The engineering lab, wherever the talent is
Some experiments are too expensive. Some are too dangerous. Most students only read about them. SimCanvas moves real design, analysis, and validation into the browser — start with a sketch, review the assumptions, run real CFD and FEA.
- Browser-Native Access
- Real CFD & FEA Results
- From Screen to Hardware
Real engineering experiments are expensive, dangerous, and rare
Wind tunnels, crash tests, tensile rigs, cutting and welding all carry high cost and safety constraints — and professional CAE adds another barrier before physics is ever discussed.
From an idea to a solvable model and numerical evidence
No dedicated facility and no complex local installation. SimCanvas connects a student's idea to an experiment a solver can actually compute.
OpenBegin in a standard browser instead of putting a heavy CAE installation in front of the learner.
Sketch → CADA hand drawing or simple idea grows into analyzable 3D geometry a solver can handle.
DesignSet material, load, and safety-factor goals in plain language, then review every assumption in the open.
VerifyRead real CFD and FEA results in the browser and compare A/B designs to find out why the outcome changed.
Goal, assumptions, results, and comparison in one flow
Instead of navigating complex menus, learners move through a single experiment path — so the focus stays on engineering reasoning rather than software operation.
Designed for education, powered by real computation
SimCanvas and general-purpose commercial CAE serve different primary goals. This abstract comparison does not rank specific products; it highlights access, learning, computation, and assessment characteristics relevant to classroom use.
| Dimension | SimCanvas | General-purpose commercial CAE |
|---|---|---|
| Experiment access | Education-Native Design-analyze-validate practice runs on classroom devices without dedicated test facilities | Expert-Native Requires licensed workstations, deployment, and trained operators |
| Numerical output | Education-Native Every run is recomputed by solvers; selected benchmarks show a close trend to commercial tools | Expert-Native Professional solver computation with broad industrial validation |
| Setup approach | Education-Native Sketch and natural language become an AI-proposed setup with mandatory student review | Expert-Native Detailed specialist control of geometry, mesh, conditions, and solver settings |
| Exploration speed | Education-Native Rapid approximation for exploration, followed by detailed CFD or FEA on selected designs | Expert-Native Often centered on detailed analysis depending on model and setup |
| Expert control | Education-Native Parameters are progressively disclosed by mission level | Expert-Native Extensive advanced modeling and solver controls |
| Assessment evidence | Education-Native Assumptions, changes, run IDs, outputs, and conclusions remain traceable | Expert-Native Often result-file centered; educational assessment is commonly handled externally |
Note: Performance and accuracy depend on geometry, mesh, material data, boundary conditions, and solver settings. Similarity on selected benchmarks is not a universal accuracy claim for all analysis cases.
From foundational principles to capstone in one experiment flow
Introductory missions expose only the variables needed for the concept, while advanced missions progressively reveal additional parameters and solver choices.
Learn stress, deformation, buckling, and vibration through visual evidence.
Experiment with pressure, velocity, vortices, and heat transfer.
Explore lift, drag, and external flow in a virtual wind tunnel.
Run integrated missions connecting structure, flow, and design.
Analyze ventilation, air quality, and thermal environments.
Build fundamentals in CAD, meshing, conditions, convergence, and validation.
Students experiment more easily, instructors teach more easily, institutions carry less infrastructure
The same platform solves a different problem for each user — and the experience continues into prototypes and real engineering projects.
Instead of only reading equations, set a design goal, change the conditions, and see how the result changes.
Focus on core concepts, assumptions, and result comparison without teaching a full professional CAE setup first.
Extend lab access with a browser-based environment when wind tunnels and workstations are out of reach.
From screen to hardware, engineering capability spreads
See how an ordinary classroom becomes an engineering lab where students design, analyze, and compare real results instead of only watching them.