March 18, 2020
Ansys Granta announces the release of Ansys GRANTA EduPack 2020. GRANTA EduPack is the new name for CES EduPack, the leading software used by educators at over 1,000 universities and colleges to introduce engineering students to materials and material selection for mechanical design. Besides a fresh look for the EduPack software, GRANTA EduPack includes databases to support biomedical and design courses, and extended software functionalities to support project work.
Originating in the work of Professor Mike Ashby and collaborators at the University of Cambridge, CES EduPack was developed for over twenty years by the team at Granta Design in partnership with the Materials Education community. Following the 2019 acquisition of Granta by Ansys, the work of the Ansys Granta Education Team continues, as demonstrated by this latest release, which also reflects the Team’s new home by refreshing the EduPack brand and user experience.
GRANTA EduPack 2020 provides a comprehensive database of materials and process information, powerful tools and teaching resources to support a wide variety of approaches to materials education. The GRANTA EduPack software is an engaging, interactive, visual way to support students of materials from an introductory level through to advanced capstone design projects. The new release offers:
GRANTA EduPack 2020 download instructions will be sent to current EduPack customers with an active license during the next two months, enabling preparation for its use in teaching during the next academic year.
Materials property chart in the new GRANTA EduPack user interface.