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Thisisalistofsoftwarepackagesthatimplementthefiniteelementmethodforsolvingpartialdifferentialequations.

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Software Features Developer Version Released License Price Platform

Multiplatform
opensource
applicationfor
Universityof
thesolutionof Linux,
Agros2D West 3.2 20140303 GNUGPL Free
physical Windows
Bohemia
problemsbased
ontheHermes
library
ItisanOpen
SourceFEA
project.The
solverusesa
partially
compatible
Guido
ABAQUSfile Linux,
CalculiX Dhondt, 2.11 20160731 GNUGPL Free
format.The Windows
KlausWittig
pre/post
processor
generatesinput
dataformany
FEAandCFD
applications
isanOpen
SourceCFD Linux,
Code_Saturne EDF 4.0.7 20170120 GNUGPL Free
software FreeBSD
package
Generalpurpose
finiteelement
packageutilised DIANAFEA
Windows,
DIANAFEA bycivil, BV,The 10.1 20161114 Commercial Paid
Linux
structuraland Netherlands
geotechnical
engineers.
Comprehensive
Wolfgang
setoftoolsfor
Bangerth,
finiteelement QPLupto Linux,
TimoHeister,
codes,scaling release7.2, Unix,Mac
deal.II Guido 8.4.1 20150801 Free
fromlaptopsto LGPLafter OSX,
Kanschat,
clusterswith that Windows
Matthias
10,000+cores.
Maieretal.
WritteninC++.
Distributedand GPL
Unified Version2 Linux,
Christoph
DUNE Numerics 2.4.1 20160229 withRun Free Unix,Mac
Grninger
Environment, Time OSX
writteninC++ Exception

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Opensource
multiphysical
simulation
software
developedby
Finnish Linux,Mac
Elmer Ministryof CSC 8.2 20160315 GPL Free OSX,
Education's Windows
CSC,written
primarilyin
Fortran(written
inFortran90,C
andC++)
FiniteElements Linux,Mac
Universityof
FEBio for 2.5 20151009 Custom Free OSX,
Utah,MRL
Biomechanics Windows
Software
package
developedby
Americanand LGPL
European (Core)& Linux,
researcherswith FEniCS Unix,Mac
FEniCSProject 1.6.0 20150729 GPL/LGPL Free
thegoalto Team (Non OSX,
enable Windows
automated Core)[1]
solutionof
differential
equations
Finiteelement Siemens Proprietary
Femap preandpost PLM 11.3.2 20160916 commercial Windows
processor Software software
Software
writteninC++
Universit
forrapidtesting
Pierreet
andfinite Linux,Mac
MarieCurie
element OSX,
FreeFem++ and 3.45 20160311 GPL Free
simulations.The Windows,
Laboratoire
problemis Solaris
Jacques
definedinterms
LouisLions
ofitsvariational
formulation

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Agenericfinite
elementlibrary
writteninC++
withinterfaces
forPython,
Matlaband YvesRenard, Unix,Mac
GetFEM++ Scilab.It Julien 5.0 201507 LGPL Free OSX,
focuseson Pommier Windows
modelingof
contact
mechanicsand
discontinuities
(e.g.cracks).
ModularC/C++
libraryforrapid
hpFEM Linux,
developmentof
group(http:// Unix,Mac
HermesProject spaceand 3.0 20140301 LGPL Free
www.hpfem. OSX,
spacetime
org/) Windows
adaptivehp
FEMsolvers
ObjectOriented
FiniteEleMent GPL Unix,
OOFEM BoekPatzk 2.4 20160215 Free
solver,written Version2 Windows
inC++
Primarilya
finitevolume
codeforCFD,
butincludesa
smallamountof
OpenFOAM
OpenFOAM finiteelement 4.1 20161013 GPL Free Unix,Linux
Foundation
analysisthrough
tetrahedral
decomposition
ofarbitrary
grids
Non
Commercial
OpenSystem
(http://open Unix,
forEarthquake
OpenSees sees.berkele Free Linux,
Engineering
y.edu/Open Windows
Simulation
Sees/copyri
ght.php)

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Freewarefinite
element
packageThe
presentversion
Z88AuroraV3
offers,in
additiontostatic
strength
analysis
modulessuchas
Z88V14, Linux,
nonlinear
Z88/Z88Aurora FrankRieg Z88Aurora 201503 Custom Free Windows,
strength
V3 MacOSX
calculations
(large
displacements),
simulationswith
nonlinear
materials,
natural
frequencyand
staticthermal
analysis.
Advanced
FrancoUSA
softwarefrom Proprietary
Linux,
Abaqus SIMULIA, AbaqusInc. 6.14AP 201411 commercial
Windows
ownedby software
Dassault
Systemes
FreeCADisa
parametric3D Linux,
FreeCAD modelerwith 0.16.670 201607 LGPL Windows,
addonFEM MacOSX
module
Proprietary Linux,Mac
HyperMesh Altair commercial OSX,
software Windows
Finiteelement
softwarefor
structural,fluid,
heattransfer,
electromagnetic,
and
Proprietary
multiphysics
ADINA Developer commercial
problems,
software
includingfluid
structure
interactionand
thermo
mechanical
coupling

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BIMsoftware
forFEM
structural
Proprietary
Advance analysis,
GRAITEC 2014 201309 commercial
Design including
software
international
design
eurocodes
FiniteElement Proprietary
Autodesk
softwareof Autodesk commercial Windows
Simulation
Autodesk software
USbasedand Freestudent
Proprietary
developedfull versionavailable, Windows,
ANSYS AnsysInc. 17.0 201601 commercial upto32,000
CAEsoftware Linux
software
package nodes/elements[2]
COMSOL
Multiphysics
FiniteElement Linux,Mac
COMSOL COMSOL Proprietary
Analysis 5.2 20151116 OSX,
Multiphysics Inc EULA
Software Windows
formerly
FEMLAB
Dassault
Proprietary
Partof Systmes
CosmosWorks commercial Windows
SolidWorks SolidWorks
software
Corp.
Tor Proprietary
Quickfield 6.1 20151222 Windows
Cooperative EULA
LSTC
Livermore Proprietary
Linux,
LSDYNA Software R8.0 201503 commercial
Windows
Technology software
Corporation
Originally
developedfor MSC
NASA,now NASTRAN, Linux,Mac
available Siemens Proprietary
Nastran 2014 2014 OSX,
commercially PLMNX EULA
Windows
fromseveral
software Nastran[3]
companies
3Dfinite Proprietary Freestudent
Dlubal
RFEM elementanalysis 5.06 201602 commercial license Windows
Software
software software available[4]
German100% Freecommunity
SimScale version Web
SimScale webbasedCAE 14 201307 SaaS
GmbH browser
platform available[5]

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Finiteelement
softwarefor Freeeducational
structural, Intuition Proprietary version MacOSX,
VisualFEA 5.11 201601
geotechnical, Software software Windows
heattransferand available[6]
seepageanalysis
Finiteelement
softwareforthe
analysisof
JCMwave Proprietary Linux,
JCMsuite electromagnetic 3.6.1 20170127
GmbH EULA Windows
waves,elasticity
andheat
conduction

References
1.http://fenicsproject.org/about/
2.http://www.ansys.com/Products/Academic/ANSYSStudent
3.https://www.plm.automation.siemens.com/en_us/products/simcenter/nastran/
4.https://www.dlubal.com/en/education/students/freestructuralanalysissoftwareforstudents
5.https://www.simscale.com/product/pricing
6.https://ecommons.cornell.edu/handle/1813/43749/browse?type=titleScreenDemos,InternetFirstUniversityPress,Cornell
University

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