GiD Alternatives

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   NETGEN

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   NETGEN is an automatic 3d tetrahedral mesh generator. It accepts input from constructive solid geometry (CSG) or boundary representation (BRep) from STL file format.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Windows
   • Linux

   

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   TetGen

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   TetGen is a program to generate tetrahedral meshes of any 3D polyhedral domains. TetGen generates exact constrained Delaunay tetrahedralizations, boundary conforming Delaunay meshes, and Voronoi partitions.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   enGrid

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   enGrid is an open-source mesh generation software with CFD applications in mind. enGrid uses an in-house development for surface meshing and prismatic boundary layers; a module for hex far-fields will be added in the next release.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Open Source

   Platforms

   • Linux

   

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   IST Vector Postprocessor

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   Desktop tool for analyzing finite-element and mesh simulation data, supporting EnSight Gold, VTK, OBJ, and STL formats. Offers extensive field visualization, transient animation, filtering, and renders to high-quality PDFs, image collages, and video outputs.

   Cost / License

   • Free
   • Proprietary

   Origin

   • Portugal
   • EU

   Platforms

   • Windows

   • Portugal
   • EU

   

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