COMSOL Multiphysics is an engineering, design, and finite element analysis software environment for the modeling and simulation of any physics-based system.
Cost / License
- Paid
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Platforms
- Mac
- Windows
- Linux

Apps similar to ANSYS Mechanical include COMSOL Multiphysics. It's paid, but Elmer is free. Other options are ANSYS Workbench, Abaqus Unified FEA, COSMOSWorks and SAP2000. Apps like ANSYS Mechanical are a crowded field, with more than 25 alternatives for Windows, Linux, Mac and the web.
COMSOL Multiphysics is an engineering, design, and finite element analysis software environment for the modeling and simulation of any physics-based system.

Elmer is an open source multiphysical simulation software mainly developed by CSC - IT Center for Science (CSC). Elmer development was started 1995 in collaboration with Finnish Universities, research institutes and industry.


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Web-based machine design and verification software to ISO, DIN, VDI and ASME standards, with shareable PDF calculation reports.




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