# How to best learn simulation?

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**Created:** [September 7, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/how-to-best-learn-simulation/236 "2015-09-07T22:00:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![dheiny](https://www.simscale.com/forum/user_avatar/www.simscale.com/dheiny/32/2_2.png) [@dheiny](https://www.simscale.com/forum/u/dheiny)\
**Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://www.simscale.com/forum/t/how-to-best-learn-simulation/236/1 "2015-09-07T22:00:00Z")

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Fellow SimScalers,

the short version: How do you prefer to learn a new analysis / simulation type or method?

the longer version: Learning a new engineering software/tool/method is probably something all of us have done multiple times already - let it be a CAD, PDM or an internally developed Excel application. However I do think that learning to use simulation effectively is quite unique, as the learning happens on different levels:

- Physics: What phenomenon is it that I want to simulate?
- Domain: Which simulation strategy brings me the fastest to good-enough results for the problem at hand?
- Tool: How do I accomplish this with the tool at hand?

Now how do **you** prefer to gain this know-how? Are there learning resources you are missing on SimScale? Currently, there is in place:

- 1st tutorial series: ![](https://www.simscale.com/forum/uploads/default/original/1X/dd6f7dd9a29900fa378949952281fe299ab27db8.png)
- Essential videos series: ![](https://www.simscale.com/forum/uploads/default/original/1X/3b685cc15c463f31840be706da226def294c57bb.png)
- Project library: ![](https://www.simscale.com/forum/uploads/default/original/1X/42ebf7ce1192cd9258978a8cab48ba65ed3fc63d.png)
- The [online documentation](https://www.simscale.com/docs/content/tutorials.html) containing step-by-step and video tutorials

Which way of learning do you prefer? Do you prefer following a video or rather an image-based step-by-step guide? Webinars? Some resources you would like to see expanded/adapted? Some new approach you might consider valuable? What kind of next steps in terms of ‘Learning SimScale’ would you like to see? I am very interested in your opinions!