Formula SAE, Baja SAE, and Formula Student

Autodesk is proud to sponsor the Formula SAE®, Baja SAE®, and Formula Student design competitions, where students gain real-world experience in conceiving, designing, building, and competing with single-seat formula-style racing cars and off-road vehicles. The competitions are demanding and intensive, requiring a high level of collaboration and a year-round commitment from all team members. It's no wonder many employers regard these competitions as scouting grounds for some of the best future engineers.

Autodesk offers its full support for the students participating in these competitions. Teams are encouraged to download and use Autodesk Inventor Professional to design, visualize, test, and optimize their cars before they ever fabricate their first part. Advanced capabilities within Inventor like Design Accelerators for gear, chain, and coil design and Frame Generator for frame design will allow teams to spend less time modeling geometry and more time focusing on the engineering principles that go into their vehicle design.

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Teams and team mentors can download the new Autodesk Formula Car Design Curriculum to go through comprehensive exercises showing how Autodesk Inventor can be used to design their formula car.

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Finally, teams can contact Autodesk Solutions Specialists, who can give support and guidance during the design process.

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With free software downloads, learning material, and direct support, teams can enter the competitions with a competitive advantage.

Autodesk Inventor Design Communication Award

Autodesk sponsors an award at the Formula SAE® and Baja SAE® competitions. The Autodesk Inventor Design Communication Award will go to the teams that demonstrate the best communication, both written and graphical, of the team's engineering and design process. Entering is easy. Simply submit your team's SAE design report in the entry form for the event your team will be participating in.

Enter the Autodesk Inventor Design Communication Award Contest

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