Open Source Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) Software
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View 101 business solutionsBrowse free open source Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software and projects below. Use the toggles on the left to filter open source Computer-Aided Engineering (CAE) software by OS, license, language, programming language, and project status.
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LibreCAD
Cross-platform Open-source 2D CAD
LibreCAD is an open-source cross-platform 2D CAD program, which is translated in over 30 languages. LibreCAD is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2. This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. License: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Source: https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/releases Track the latest development: https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/milestones https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/commits/master Create bug reports and feature requests: https://github.com/LibreCAD/LibreCAD/issues Get help: - https://forum.librecad.org - https://dokuwiki.librecad.org - https://librecad.readthedocs.io/ -
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FreeCAD
a parametric 3D CAD modeler
This is an official mirror of FreeCAD. Code and release files are primarily hosted on https://github.com/FreeCAD/FreeCAD and mirrored here. FreeCAD is a general purpose feature-based, parametric 3D modeler for CAD, MCAD, CAx, CAE and PLM, aimed directly at mechanical engineering and product design but also fits a wider range of uses in engineering, such as architecture or other engineering specialties. It is 100% Open Source and extremely modular, allowing for very advanced extension and customization. FreeCAD is based on OpenCasCade, a powerful geometry kernel, features an Open Inventor-compliant 3D scene representation model provided by the Coin 3D library, and a broad Python API. The interface is built with Qt. FreeCAD runs exactly the same way on Windows, Mac OSX and Linux platforms. -
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CloudCompare
CloudCompare main repository
CloudCompare is a 3D point cloud (and triangular mesh) processing software. It was originally designed to perform comparison between two 3D points clouds (such as the ones obtained with a laser scanner) or between a point cloud and a triangular mesh. It relies on an octree structure that is highly optimized for this particular use-case. It was also meant to deal with huge point clouds (typically more than 10 million points, and up to 120 million with 2 GB of memory). -
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dxf2gcode
DXF2GCODE: converting 2D dxf drawings to CNC machine compatible G-Code
DXF2GCODE is a tool for converting 2D (dxf, pdf, ps) drawings to CNC machine compatible GCode. Windows, Linux, and Mac support by using python scripting language. -
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CAELinux
Dedicated to computer-aided engineering Linux distribution
CAELinux is an installable live (USB) Linux distribution dedicated to open source engineering with a focus on Computer Aided Engineering and Scientific Computing. Based on Ubuntu, it features a ready to use workstation environment for open source product development, makers and scientist with many CAD/CAM/CAE applications for mechanical design, stress analysis, heat transfer, flow simulation and CNC manufacturing / 3D printing as well as electronic design tools and a complete development environment for scientific computing & mathematical modeling. A special focus of CAELinux is to provide simplified interfaces to facilitate the use of specialized open source software while providing high performance parallel multiphysics solvers ready to use for more advanced users. Try CAELinux or carry it with you on a USB stick in a live environment or install it to turn your PC into a full fledged Ubuntu based CAE workstation. It's all up to you what you can do with it! -
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TexGen is a geometric textile modelling software package to be used for obtaining engineering properties of woven textiles and textile composites. Citing TexGen We would be grateful if you could acknowledge use of TexGen where appropriate and suggest using one of the following references: L P Brown and A C Long. "Modelling the geometry of textile reinforcements for composites: TexGen", Chapter 8 in "Composite reinforcements for optimum performance (Second Edition)", ed. P Boisse, Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2021, ISBN: 978-0-12-819005-0. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819005-0.00008-3 Lin, H., Brown, L. P. & Long, A. C. 2011. Modelling and Simulating Textile Structures using TexGen. Advanced Materials Research, 331, 44-47. To reference version 3.13.0 please use: Louise Brown, mike-matveev, & georgespackman. (2023). louisepb/TexGen: TexGen v3.13.1 (v3.13.1). Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8221491
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Open Source CAM - Toolpath Generation for 3-Axis CNC machining
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Frame3DD
Static and Dynamic Structural Analysis of 2D and 3D frames.
FRAME3DD is a program for the static and dynamic structural analysis of two- and three-dimensional frames and trusses with elastic and geometric stiffness. -
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Seamly2D
Free and open source pattern design software
Seamly2D enables the design, reuse, and remix of digital sewing patterns for creating bespoke-fit, specialty-sized, and ready-to-wear-sized clothing. Users have the right to utilize, sell, share, and distribute their patterns in any way they choose. * Downloads: https://seamly.io * Support: https://forum.seamly.io * Code: https://github.com/fashionfreedom/seamly2d * License: GPLv3+ -
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This small program can help you to calculate optimal cut of rectangular details. It can be used to design cutting out of wood, glass, steel and other material.
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KiCad EDA
A Cross Platform and Open Source Electronics Design Automation Suite
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An STL format importer/exporter plugin script for Google SketchUp. Supports both binary and ASCII import and export.
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Impact is an explicit Finite Element Program Suite which simulates dynamic impact events. It has a range of elements, contact handling and different material laws. Models can be created, solved and analyzed with the included pre- and postprocessor. Impact is based on an Explicit Time stepping algorithm. These kind of codes are used to simulate dynamic phenomena such as car crashes and similar, usually involving large deformations.
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conducteo
conducteö - logiciel de calcul des ponts thermiques linéiques
conducteö est un logiciel de modélisation et de simulation des ponts thermiques linéiques, conforme à la RT 2012 et aux principales normes européennes concernant les ponts thermiques. -
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OdooPLM
A Full PLM system based on odoo
OdooPLM is an Open Source Odoo Application that allows you to manage PLM Data inside Odoo. You can upload data from the most common commercial CAD systems directly to Odoo with a unique and easy to use interface. Our approach, very quick, ready to use, is very useful for all companies that wants useful and powerful tools. You can install PLM module and its Client without any cost, touching the quality of our product in your real work environment. Official OdooPLM website https://odooplm.omniasolutions.website/ Try OdooPLM on Cloud at: https://www.v15.odooplm.cloud/ This project is maintained by OmniaSolutions. Find us at https://www.omniasolutions.website Odoo is a product of Odoo SA, world class leader in Open Source ERP system. Find it at https://www.odoo.com -
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PythonCAD
CAD Application entire developed in Python
PythonCAD is a CAD package written, surprisingly enough, in Python using the PySide2 interface and python3. The PythonCAD project aims to produce a scriptable, open-source, easy to use CAD package (Cross Platforms) -
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KicadCGS
Библиотека УГО компонентов для Kicad
Eng: The library of Conventional Graphic Symbols (CGS) for Kicad is based on russian international standards also known as GOSTs. Рус: Библиотека компонентов для Kicad, созданных в полном соответствии с требованиями УГО по международным нормативам ГОСТ. -
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ThanCad is a 2dimensional cad, with limited 3d support and raster inclusion capability and emphasis in engineering. It is being written in Python and since it uses the Tkinter library, it is platform independent.
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Libre Mechanics
Open Knowledge on engineering development.
Libre Mechanics it’s an Open Knowledge project created to offer a useful platform of information related with the development and research of Mechanical Engineering themes and similar fields, higly related with the use of Open Source and Software Libre tools. Here you will find a wide variety of projects, publications and scientific material available as references for developing their own projects, also guides and tutorials that allow you to take advantage of free software tools available today. The four principal lines of work are: Design Analysis and Simulation Automation and Robotics Development -
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Make sure to download from the link below and not the big giant button. I'm not sure how to fix that, so if you know!
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FEATool Multiphysics - FEA Toolbox
FEATool Multiphysics is an easy to use FEA and CFD Simulation Toolbox
FEATool Multiphysics (https://www.featool.com) is a fully integrated, flexible and easy to use physics and Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulation toolbox. Developed with ease of use in mind, everyone is able to set up and perform complex multiphysics simulations in a simple GUI without learning coding, programming, or scripting. In addition to built-in FEM and PDE solvers, FEATool features full integration with the high performance SU2, OpenFOAM, and FEniCS physics solvers, functioning as an easy-to-use GUI for OpenFOAM (https://www.featool.com/Easy-to-Use-OpenFOAM-GUI). With built-in CAD and pre-processing, automatic mesh generation, solvers, and postprocessing, FEATool enables large scale dynamical models and physics simulations to be set up and solved easily and quickly directly in the integrated MATLAB GUI. Multiphysics and multi-simulation also allows for fully coupled fluid flow, heat transfer, chemical transport, electromagnetics, and fluid-structure interaction simulation. -
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The count of vehicles is a key task in traffic gauging, as it provides information for designing new roads. This software presents an algorithm to detect and track vehicles in real time or from a video file.
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PotterDraw
Design your own pottery for 3D printing in full color
PotterDraw is a free 3D software application for designing and visualizing pottery. It’s useful for creating cylindrical shapes such as pots, flasks, vases, bowls, plates, cups, glasses, goblets, or anything similar. The outer wall of the pot is drawn using a spline, which consists of one or more curved or linear segments. The inner wall is generated automatically. PotterDraw can export files suitable for 3D printing. It can also map synthesized or user-specified textures onto the pot. Mesh and texture properties can be modulated by oscillators for more complex effects, and the modulations can be animated to create videos. -
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MaxFEM
Software for electromagnetic simulation
MaxFem is an open software package for electromagnetic simulation by using finite element methods. The package can solve problems in electrostatics, direct current, magnetostatics and eddy-currents. Since version 0.4.0, MaxFEM requires Python 3. We have moved the installers to the MaxFEM website (see below). In order to improve MaxFEM, we will require you to fill out a simple form before downloading them. -
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Explicit/Impicit Finite Element Program with linear/nonlinear, elastic/hyperelastic/hypoelastic/plastic/visco, contact,thermal, fluid capabilities. h/p refinements. Parallel/Distributed solvers available. No shell elements but has 2D beams, trusses.
