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Start using EDEM functionality with our interactive tutorials.

Welcome
About EDEM
EDEM is a high-performance simulation software for bulk and granular materials.
What's New
New features and enhancements available in EDEM.
Release Notes
This section contains information about the EDEM release, such as key features, enhancements, bug fixes, and known issues.
Tutorials
Start using EDEM functionality with our interactive tutorials.
- Tutorial 1 - Conveyor
  This introductory tutorial covers the basics of EDEM and shows how to set up, run, and analyze a simulation.
- Tutorial 2 - Screw Auger
  This tutorial describes how to set up and analyze an EDEM simulation.
- Tutorial 3 Part 1 - Rock Box
  This tutorial covers the simulation setup suitable for using the Altair Student Edition. It can be established quickly and the simulation time is low (~2 minutes on 2 CPU cores).
- Tutorial 3 Part 2 - Mixed Shape Solver
  This tutorial explains how this simulation is modified to be a high-fidelity model. This extended simulation requires a CUDA compatible GPU to run and is not suitable for the Student Edition.
Get Started with EDEM
The EDEM user interface comprises three icons for each simulation component - Creator, Simulator, and Analyst.
EDEM Creator
EDEM Creator is the pre-processor for creating an EDEM simulation model, including setting up equipment and defining the generation of bulk materials.
EDEM Simulator
EDEM Simulator is a powerful solver used for fast and efficient simulations.
EDEM Analyst
EDEM Analyst is the post-processor used to analyze and visualize the results of your simulation.
EDEM Contact Models
A Contact Model describes how elements behave when they come into contact with each other.
EDEM Cal Utility
EDEM Cal is a utility which works with EDEM and is designed to assist in performing calibration.
GPU CUDA Guide
The EDEM CUDA GPU module uses the latest General Purpose Computing on Graphical Processing Units (GPU) technology.
Programming Guide
The EDEM Programming Guide describes the EDEM API.
Coupling Interface Programming Guide
The Coupling Interface Programming Guide provides an overview of how to use the EDEM Coupling Interface to couple with a generic CFD code and/or Multi Body dynamics codes.
EDEMpy
EDEMpy is a Python library for accessing EDEM data from .h5 files (the underlying EDEM file format). EDEMpy does not require prior knowledge of advanced programming.
EDEM Solver Capabilities
EDEM contains four solver engines.
Appendix
This section provides additional information about how to estimate simulation time, supported EDEM File types, attribute definitions, and so on.
EDEM Terminology
Definitions of terms used in EDEM.
References and Bibliography
This section cites the contributions made by various authors and sources that have been used as reference material for EDEM, and the specifics of how they have been applied can be found in the individual contact model sections.

Tutorials

Start using EDEM functionality with our interactive tutorials.

How to use the Tutorials

Start EDEM.
Click File > Save As....
Specify a location on your computer (C:\EDEM_Tutorials).
Specify a file name (for example, Conveyor_Tutorial.dem) and then click Save.

Note: All tutorials have their associated CAD files. It is recommended to download these files to the same location as the simulation files.

Download Simulation Files

The following table lists the tutorials and the respective simulation and CAD files available for download in .zip format.


Tutorial Name	Downloadable Files
Tutorial 1 - Conveyor	Conveyor Tutorial
Tutorial 2 - Screw Auger	Screw Auger Tutorial
Tutorial 3 Part 1 - Rock Box	Rock Box Tutorial
Tutorial 3 Part 2 - Mixed Shape Solver	Rock Box Tutorial