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FEM element types in CalculiX[edit | edit source]

For detailed information on FreeCAD FEM elements see FEM Mesh and FEM Element Types. For CalculiX specific questions you may try the Discourse group or the Discord channel.

Segment element[edit | edit source]

Segment element from FreeCAD to CalculiX -- node assignment
seg2 FreeCAD nodes seg3 FreeCAD nodes
seg2 (B31) CalculiX nodes seg3 (B32) CalculiX nodes
FreeCAD → CalculiX, Nodes
N1, N2 N1, N3, N2

Triangle element[edit | edit source]

Triangle element from FreeCAD to CalculiX -- node assignment
tria3 FreeCAD nodes tria6 FreeCAD nodes
tria3 (S3) CalculiX nodes tria6 (S6) CalculiX nodes
FreeCAD → CalculiX, Nodes
N1, N2, N3 N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6

Quadrangle element[edit | edit source]

Quadrangle element from FreeCAD to CalculiX -- node assignment
quad4 FreeCAD nodes quad8 FreeCAD nodes
quad4 (S4) CalculiX nodes quad8 (S8) CalculiX nodes
FreeCAD → CalculiX, Nodes
N1, N2, N3, N4 N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8

Tetrahedron element[edit | edit source]

The following node order is not implemented ! TODO: verify node order (do not forget getccxVolumesByFace()).

Tetrahedron element from FreeCAD to CalculiX -- node assignment
tetra4 FreeCAD nodes tetra10 FreeCAD nodes
tetra4 (C3D4) CalculiX nodes tetra10 (C3D10) CalculiX nodes
FreeCAD → CalculiX, Nodes
N2, N3, N4, N1 N2, N3, N4, N1, N6, N10, N9, N5, N7, N8

Hexahedron element[edit | edit source]

Hexahedron element from FreeCAD to CalculiX -- node assignment
hexa8 FreeCAD nodes hexa20 FreeCAD nodes
hexa8 (C3D8) CalculiX nodes hexa20 (C3D20) CalculiX nodes
FreeCAD → CalculiX, Nodes
N6, N7, N8, N5, N2, N3, N4, N1 N6, N7, N8, N5, N2, N3, N4, N1, N14, N15, N16, N13, N10, N11, N12, N9, N18, N19, N20, N17

Pentahedron element[edit | edit source]

Pentahedron element from FreeCAD to CalculiX -- node assignment
penta6 FreeCAD nodes penta15 FreeCAD nodes
penta6 (C3D6) CalculiX nodes penta15 (C3D15) CalculiX nodes
FreeCAD → CalculiX, Nodes
N5, N6, N4, N2, N3, N1 N5, N6, N4, N2, N3, N1, N11, N12, N10, N8, N9, N7, N14, N15, N13

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