FEM Solver
Preface
This page collects information on the finite element solvers used by the FEM Workbench. The interface between a solver and FreeCAD in pre-processing as well as post-processing is done through text files. This means that in theory any solver which can be configured and controlled by means of text files is able to work together with FreeCAD.
Solver version in various Linux distributions
- See https://github.com/luzpaz/FreeCAD-dependencies/blob/master/FC-Workbenches/FEM.md
- (also mentioned in forum post https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=26326&start=10#p270325)
Solver implemented in FreeCAD FEM
CalculiX
Elmer
- https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=22576
- https://www.csc.fi/web/elmer
- https://github.com/ElmerCSC/elmerfem
Z88
- https://en.z88.de/z88os/
- https://en.z88.de/download-z88os/
- https://github.com/LSCAD/Z88OS (source code, binary for win, lin, osx)
- Z88os V13 released 20.05.2009 https://forum.z88.de/viewtopic.php?t=90 (Version in Debian Jessie, Stretch, Buster)
- Z88os V15 released 17.07.2017 https://forum.z88.de/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=885
- https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?t=23318
Solver implemented as separate Macro or Module (Workbench) in FreeCAD
OpenFoam
- Initial forum topic: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=21576
- There is an own subforum: FEM -> CFD
Dualsphysics
Solver not implemented but some development is going on
Fenics
Solver not implemented but of interest in any kind
List on Wikipedia
Agros2D
Code Aster
Felt
- https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=17061&start=20#p268503
- https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=33463
- http://felt.sourceforge.net/
- https://github.com/Sudhanshu-Dubey14/felt
Frame3dd
- http://frame3dd.sourceforge.net/
- https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=24&t=19428
- https://github.com/pslack/frame3dd
Impact FEM
Modelica
- https://www.modelica.org/
- https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=32556
- Python: https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=32556#p272632
Mumps
Nastran
OOFEM
OpenSees
Technog
- Closed Source
- https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=26772