Calculix
 Compressor of a turbocharger | |
| Developer(s) | Guido Dhondt, Klaus Wittig |
|---|---|
| Stable release | 2.1
/ 2010 |
| Repository | |
| Operating system | Linux, Windows |
| Type | Finite element analysis |
| License | GPL (free software) |
| Website | CalculiX Homepage |
Calculix is a free and open source finite element analysis application that uses a similar input format to ABAQUS. It has an implicit and explicit solver (CCX) written by Guido Dhondt and a pre and post processor (CGX) written by Klaus Wittig. The original software was written for the Linux operating system. Convergent Mechanical Solutions has ported the application to the Windows operating system.
The pre processor component of Calculix can generate grid data for the Computational Fluid Dynamics programs duns, ISAAC and OpenFOAM. It can also generate input data for the commercial FEM programs Nastran, Ansys and Abaqus. The pre processor can also generate mesh data from STL files.
There is an active community online that provides support via a Yahoo! discussion group. Convergent Mechanical Solutions also provides installation support for their extended version of CalculiX for Windows.
Literature
- Guido Dhondt: "The Finite Element Method for Three-Dimensional Thermomechanical Applications". Wiley, Hoboken 2004, ISBN 0-470-85752-8
- Current CCX documentation
- Current CGX documentation
- Getting Started Guide
External links
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