List of finite element software packages
This is a list of software packages that implement the finite element method for solving partial differential equations.
Software | Features | Developer | Version | Released | License | Price | Platform | |
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Agros2D | Multiplatform open source application for the solution of physical problems based on the Hermes library | University of West Bohemia | 3.2 | 2014-03-03 | GNU GPL | Free | Linux, Windows | |
CalculiX | It is an Open Source FEA project. The solver uses a partially compatible ABAQUS file format. The pre/post-processor generates input data for many FEA and CFD applications | Guido Dhondt, Klaus Wittig | 2.11 | 2016-07-31 | GNU GPL | Free | Linux, Windows | |
Code_Saturne | is an Open Source CFD software package | EDF | 4.0.7 | 2017-01-20 | GNU GPL | Free | Linux, FreeBSD | |
DIANA FEA | General purpose finite element package utilised by civil, structural and geotechnical engineers. | DIANA FEA BV, The Netherlands | 10.1 | 2016-11-14 | Commercial | Paid | Windows, Linux | |
deal.II | Comprehensive set of tools for finite element codes, scaling from laptops to clusters with 10,000+ cores. Written in C++. | Wolfgang Bangerth, Timo Heister, Guido Kanschat, Matthias Maier et al. | 8.4.1 | 2015-08-01 | QPL up to release 7.2, LGPL after that | Free | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Windows | |
DUNE | Distributed and Unified Numerics Environment, written in C++ | DUNE Developer team | 2.4.1 | 2016-02-29 | GPL Version 2 with Run-Time Exception | Free | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X | |
Elmer | Open source multiphysical simulation software developed by Finnish Ministry of Education's CSC, written primarily in Fortran (written in Fortran90, C and C++) | CSC | 8.2 | 2016-03-15 | GPL | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | |
FEBio | Finite Elements for Biomechanics | University of Utah, MRL | 2.5 | 2015-10-09 | Custom | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | |
FEniCS Project | Software package developed by American and European researchers with the goal to enable automated solution of differential equations | FEniCS Team | 1.6.0 | 2015-07-29 | LGPL (Core) & GPL/LGPL (Non-Core)[1] | Free | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Windows | |
FeatFlow | High-performance computational fluid dynamics CFD FEM solver | FEAST Team | 1.3 | Open Source | Free | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X | ||
FEATool Multiphysics | Matlab and GNU Octave FEM PDE simulation toolbox | Precise Simulation | 1.6 | 2017-03-17 | Proprietary EULA | Free for personal use, up to 2,000 nodes/6,000 unknowns[2] | Windows, Mac OS X, Linux, Unix | |
Femap | Finite element pre- and post-processor | Siemens PLM Software | 11.4.0 | 2016-09-16 | Proprietary commercial software | Windows | ||
FreeFem++ | Software written in C++ for rapid testing and finite element simulations. The problem is defined in terms of its variational formulation | Université Pierre et Marie Curie and Laboratoire Jacques-Louis Lions | 3.45 | 2016-03-11 | GPL | Free | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Solaris | |
GetFEM++ | A generic finite element library written in C++ with interfaces for Python, Matlab and Scilab. It focuses on modeling of contact mechanics and discontinuities (e.g. cracks). | Yves Renard, Julien Pommier | 5.0 | 2015-07 | LGPL | Free | Unix, Mac OS X, Windows | |
Hermes Project | Modular C/C++ library for rapid development of space- and space-time adaptive hp-FEM solvers | hp-FEM group | 3.0 | 2014-03-01 | LGPL | Free | Linux, Unix, Mac OS X, Windows | |
Mathematica[3] | General purpose computation software. | Wolfram Research | 11.1.1 (April 25, 2017 ) [±][4] | Regularly | Proprietary | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows, Raspbian, Online service. | ||
MFEM | Free, lightweight, scalable C++ library for finite element methods. | MFEM Team | 3.3 | 2017-01 | LGPL | Free | ||
OOFEM | Object Oriented Finite EleMent solver, written in C++ | Bořek Patzák | 2.4 | 2016-02-15 | GPL Version 2 | Free | Unix, Windows | |
oomph-lib | Object-Oriented Multi-Physics Finite-Element Library | Matthias Heil, Andrew Hazel, other contributors | 1.0.1280 | 2017-01-06 | LGPL | Free | Linux, macOS, Windows | |
OpenFOAM | Primarily a finite volume code for CFD, but includes a small amount of finite element analysis through tetrahedral decomposition of arbitrary grids | OpenFOAM Foundation | 4.1 | 2016-10-13 | GPL | Free | Unix, Linux | |
OpenSees | Open System for Earthquake Engineering Simulation | Non Commercial | Free | Unix, Linux, Windows | ||||
Opera FEA | Multiphysics simulation software for electromagnetic and electromechanical devices | Cobham Technical Services | 18 | Regularly | Commercial | Paid (Modular) | Linux, Windows | |
Z88/Z88Aurora | Freeware finite element package; The present version Z88Aurora V3 offers, in addition to static strength analysis modules such as non-linear strength calculations (large displacements), simulations with non-linear materials, natural frequency and static thermal analysis. | Frank Rieg | Z88 V14, Z88Aurora V3 | 2015-03 | Custom | Free | Linux, Windows, Mac OS X | |
Abaqus | Advanced Franco-USA software from SIMULIA, owned by Dassault Systemes | Abaqus Inc. | 6.14-AP | 2014-11 | Proprietary commercial software | Linux, Windows | ||
CONSELF | CAE simulation from your browser | CONSELF SRL | 2.9 | 2015-10 | SaaS | Freemium | Web browser | |
FreeCAD | FreeCAD is a parametric 3D modeler with add-on FEM module | 0.16.670 | 2016-07 | LGPL | Linux, Windows, Mac OS X | |||
HyperMesh | Altair | Proprietary commercial software | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | |||||
ADINA | Finite element software for structural, fluid, heat transfer, electromagnetic, and multiphysics problems, including fluid-structure interaction and thermo-mechanical coupling | Developer | Proprietary commercial software | |||||
Advance Design | BIM software for FEM structural analysis, including international design eurocodes | GRAITEC | 2014 | 2013-09 | Proprietary commercial software | |||
Autodesk Simulation | Finite Element software of Autodesk | Autodesk | Proprietary commercial software | Windows | ||||
ANSYS | US-based and -developed full CAE software package | Ansys Inc. | 17.0 | 2016-01 | Proprietary commercial software | Free student version available, up to 32,000 nodes/elements[5] | Windows, Linux | |
COMSOL Multiphysics | COMSOL Multiphysics Finite Element Analysis Software formerly FEMLAB | COMSOL Inc | 5.2 | 2015-11-16 | Proprietary EULA | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
CosmosWorks | Part of SolidWorks | Dassault Systèmes SolidWorks Corp. | Proprietary commercial software | Windows | ||||
Quickfield | Tor Cooperative | 6.1 | 2015-12-22 | Proprietary EULA | Windows | |||
LS-DYNA | Best known for explicit dynamics / crash analysis | LSTC - Livermore Software Technology Corporation | R8.0 | 2015-03 | Proprietary commercial software | Linux, Windows | ||
Nastran | Originally developed for NASA, now available commercially from several software companies | MSC NASTRAN, Siemens PLM NX Nastran[6] | 2014 | 2014 | Proprietary EULA | Linux, Mac OS X, Windows | ||
RFEM | 3D finite element analysis software | Dlubal Software | 5.06 | 2016-02 | Proprietary commercial software | Free student license available[7] | Windows | |
SimScale | German 100% web-based CAE platform | SimScale GmbH | 14 | 2013-07 | SaaS | Free community version available[8] | Web browser | |
Strand7 | Structural analysis package with focus on structural engineering. Fully functionality suite for mechanical simulation. | Strand7 Pty. Ltd. | Strand7 R2.4.6 | 1996-Present | Proprietary commercial software | $5000 - $15000. Trial version available. | Windows | |
VisualFEA | Finite element software for structural, geotechnical, heat transfer and seepage analysis | Intuition Software | 5.11 | 2016-01 | Proprietary software | Free educational version available[9] | Mac OS X, Windows | |
JCMsuite | Finite element software for the analysis of electromagnetic waves, elasticity and heat conduction | JCMwave GmbH | 3.6.1 | 2017-01-27 | Proprietary EULA | Linux, Windows | ||
CAeplex | Web-based Finite Element Analysis | Seamplex | N/A | 2017-02 | SaaS for GNU GPL Back-end | Free plan available[10] | Web browser |
References
- ↑ "FEniCS Project". Retrieved 2017-06-21.
- ↑ "FEATool Multiphysics - Product Information". Featool.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ↑ Mathematica Documentation
- ↑ "Mathematica Quick Revision History". Retrieved 2017-03-16.
- ↑ "Student Products - Free Simulation Software". Ansys.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ↑ "NX Nastran: Siemens PLM Software". Plm.automation.siemens.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ↑ "Free Student License | Dlubal Software". Dlubal.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ↑ "Plans & Pricing - SimScale Simulation Platform". Simscale.com. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ↑ "Browsing VisualFEA (Finite Element Analysis) by Title". Ecommons.cornell.edu. 2016-03-01. Retrieved 2017-05-28.
- ↑ "CAEplex Plans & Pricing". Retrieved 2017-06-19.
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