The Alfred W. Fielding (AWF) Computer-Aided Design Laboratory serves undergraduate and graduate students and for both in-class and out-of-class instruction.

The AWF Laboratory also serves as the focus of departmental computer support. The laboratory's facilities are used in several classes including ME 345 (Modeling and Simulation) and ME 554 (Introduction to Computer Aided Design). All students requiring access may use the computers and software as well as file-server storage space in this laboratory.

The laboratory consists of 30 Windows workstations, a Windows server cluster for managing accounts, and file space and a Linux cluster. The Windows server cluster provides user authentication, file space, and license authentication facilities.

A Linux cluster running OpenMosix provides a platform for parallel programming. The cluster has four dedicated computer nodes and the possibility of temporarily adding several workstations from the lab to increase the number of nodes to eight or sixteen. This system is accessible via secure shell interface to the users from the laboratory and outside.

An example of software available in the Fielding Lab includes:

• Microsoft Office Professional
• MATLAB from Mathworks
• ABAQUS (3 Simultaneous Runs)
• ANSYS
• Pro/Engineer
• SolidWorks Simulation
• Arena Student Edition
• Exceed
• Microsoft Office Professional
• Microsoft Project

About the Fielding Lab
The Alfred W. Fielding '39 Computer Aided Design Laboratory was made possible by a generous grant from the Sealed Air Corporation in honor of alumni Alfred W. Fielding, a co-inventor of Bubble Wrap.