Hi, welcome to you after a short break, hopefully I will now get back to posting regularly 🙂 While writing article PrePoMax – the best open source FEA software? I tried to answer this question and I am still not sure of the answer. However, I can write with certainty that PrePoMax is currently the…
I often read that free programs for FEA are good, but not for shell calculations. That’s where you need a proven, paid solver. In this article I want to check this, “Are open source programs (Code Aster and Calculix) suitable for shell calculations?”. Shell elements Shell elements are a type of finite element used in…
Hi, there are now 3 videos available on my youtube channel where I show how to do simple analyses in the free and easy to use PrePoMax. 2D Example – Plate with elliptical hole The first video is a 2D analysis. The geometry is prepared in the Sharper module of the Salome-Meca software (made in…
In an article with free FEM packages, I listed three programs worth looking into (link to article): Salome Meca, PrePoMax and Freecad Workbench FEM. In today’s article I will describe the second of these. About PrePoMax PrePoMax is a pre and post processor for the Calculix solver. It has recently become more popular and is…
Hi, today is the second part of the article about open source solutions in FEM. In part one, I presented the most important free programs that are individual parts of FEA systems (geometry, mesh, solvers, postprocessor). In this article, I will describe programs that are whole FEM packages. Salome-Meca The first program is Salome-Meca. It…