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code_aster
Simulation (FEA & CFD)Structural and thermomechanical FEA solver developed by EDF
- Stars
- ★ 32
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Updated
- Commercial OK
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CalculiX
Free three-dimensional structural finite-element program
Source codeNo public repositoryCalculiX source is published as downloadable archives on dhondt.de; there is no public repository to read stars or commit dates from.
LicenceGPL-2.0Per the project
CalculiX is a free FEA package with a solver (CCX) that uses an Abaqus-like input format, and a pre/post-processor (CGX). It covers static, dynamic, thermal and nonlinear analysis, and is used as a solver by FreeCAD and PrePoMax.
Fit: files and licence
| Runs on | Windows, Linux |
|---|---|
| Commercial use | Allowed Open-source licence (GPL-2.0): the Open Source Definition rules out restrictions on fields of use, including business use. |
Sources: opensource.org/osd. “Runs on” is from this listing. Blank means we haven't found it in official docs yet, not that it's unsupported.
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