For your needs and budget NE/Nastran is a hard to beat package. Don't now exactly about their current pricing - just ask, they don't have such an agressive marketing as some competitors have.
I cannot directly compare NX vs. NE Nastran, but I can compare the experiences with both companies a bit:
EDS is treating FEMAP like an unwanted stepchild, rather slow development, bugfixes take commonly until the next release (~once a year), official support only if you purchase directly from...
Hello,
can somebody recommend a source of decent fatigue data (Woehler-chart) for cast aluminum (I need it particularly for Al Si10 Mg). It should go up to at least 1...5*10^7 cycles. Thanks in advance!