Academic Quick Start

Overview

Intelligent object-based simulation software is the future of simulation. But what can you do if you are still teaching yesterday's technology? This page will help you get off to a fast start.

Simio makes it easy to obtain, learn and teach what your students need to be successful. The resources of the Simio Academic Community support your objectives to stay ahead of the technology curve and meet the demands of next generation technology. With software, course development, texts and discussion forums, the Simio Academic Community adds to your knowledge base and allows you to offer critical skill development.

We think you will find our academic program to be quite attractive. We make top quality, state-of-the-art software available to professors, students, and researchers at no cost to the institution and minimal cost to students. To that end, we have a suite of products available to meet your needs.

Why Use Simio Simulation Software for Education

In order to provide the best possible education to your students, you want to educate them in a technology and a tool that will provide the greatest benefits both now and after they graduate. There are many compelling reasons why you should select Simio, especially compared to products with old architecture and little ongoing development. Not only is Simio more capable and easier to use -- its modern architecture and our commitment to advancement means it will still be around long after many older products will have faded into history.

• Lower total cost of ownership delivers faster results with less investment in time and money
• Integrated 3D technology provides an immersive visual experience
• True object-oriented design makes Simio easy to extend
• Extend the model lifespan to reduce risk and improve operations.
• Modern user interface to simplify learning and using
• Advanced architecture for the future
• Academic support to meet the needs of education

Simio Simulation Products

To promote teaching of simulation we make top quality simulation software available for educational use at no charge. Our academic products are the functional equivalent of our commercial flagship Simio Design Edition but limited to non-commercial use. They are full featured including discrete and continuous modeling, code-free object building, object library development, and 3D animation. Our academic products do not limit the size or complexity of models that you can build. You can find more details on the Simio Academic Products page.

Teaching Materials and Textbooks for Simio Simulation Software

Simio has course materials for a typical graduate or undergraduate Introduction to Simulation course. This includes power point slides with presentation notes for instructors, workshop/example problems, homework problems and solutions, and aids for learning Simio.

The course materials can be used with the Simio Reference Guide (included free in the Simio download) for the language-specific portions and a light treatment of general simulation topics. This material is written in such a way that it can also be optionally supplemented with your favorite textbook for more thorough treatment of the general simulation topics. You can find more details on our Simio Academic Resources page.

Learning Simio Simulation Software

We want to make it as easy as possible to get started using and teaching Simio. Some people (especially those with prior simulation background) can install and start using Simio immediately for simple projects. But to appreciate Simio's richness and unique benefits we recommend spending some time getting to know it before starting. Fortunately, we provide many ways (most of them free) to get to know Simio. You can explore these on our Simio Academic Resources page.

How to Obtain a Grant for Simio Educational Software

To obtain software with the Simio Educational Grant for use in teaching undergraduate or graduate simulation, follow this link. You will need the following information:

• Academic institution name, address, web address
• Primary contact name, phone, email, address
• Names and emails of professors or other staff authorized to contact us for support
• Total number of University Version activations desired for installation on university computers

Some institutions like to publish a joint press release acknowledging the grant so that they can be recognized for progressive action and forming industry partnerships. We are happy to support that effort.

Simio Enterprise Academic Software

Simio has just released game-changing technology to support advanced planning and scheduling. Simio Enterprise is not for everyone -- it is primarily intended for use in graduate research and education programs involving simulation-based scheduling. This software approaches the problem from a significantly different perspective -- Risk-based Planning and Scheduling (RPS) which incorporates many innovations not currently available in any other software.

Simio is headed by Dr. C. Dennis Pegden, who has been personally responsible for many innovations in simulation and scheduling over the last 30 years. Simio LLC is very receptive to collaboration on ideas that will move the industry forward and we welcome your participation. To apply for a grant for Simio Enterprise Academic Software for use in your graduate simulation-based scheduling program follow this link.

Frequently Asked Questions about Simio Educational Software

Still have questions? Check out our Academic Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to the most frequently asked questions about our academic offerings.