<s>
This	O
is	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
notable	O
software	B-Application
packages	I-Application
that	O
implement	O
the	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
method	I-Application
for	O
solving	O
partial	O
differential	O
equations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Software	O
Features	O
Developer	O
Version	O
Released	O
License	O
Price	O
Platform	O
Agros2D	B-Language
Multiplatform	O
open	O
source	O
application	O
for	O
the	O
solution	O
of	O
physical	O
problems	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Hermes	O
library	O
University	O
of	O
West	O
Bohemia	O
3.2	O
2014-03-03	O
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
CalculiX	B-Application
It	O
is	O
an	O
Open	O
Source	O
FEA	O
project	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
solver	O
uses	O
a	O
partially	O
compatible	O
ABAQUS	B-Algorithm
file	O
format	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
pre/post	O
-processor	O
generates	O
input	O
data	O
for	O
many	O
FEA	O
and	O
CFD	O
applications	O
Guido	O
Dhondt	O
,	O
Klaus	O
Wittig	O
2.20	O
2022-08-01	O
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
DIANA	B-Algorithm
FEA	I-Algorithm
General	O
purpose	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
package	O
utilised	O
by	O
civil	O
,	O
structural	O
and	O
geotechnical	O
engineers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DIANA	B-Algorithm
FEA	I-Algorithm
BV	O
,	O
The	O
Netherlands	O
10.1	O
2016-11-14	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Paid	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
deal.II	B-Language
Comprehensive	O
set	O
of	O
tools	O
for	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
codes	O
,	O
scaling	O
from	O
laptops	O
to	O
clusters	O
with	O
100,000	O
+	O
cores	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
,	O
it	O
supports	O
all	O
widely	O
used	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
types	O
,	O
serial	O
and	O
parallel	O
meshes	O
,	O
and	O
h	O
and	O
hp	O
adaptivity	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
9.4	O
2022-06-23	O
LGPL	B-Application
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
DUNE	B-Language
Distributed	O
and	O
Unified	O
Numerics	O
Environment	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
DUNE	B-Language
Developer	O
team	O
2.4.1	O
2016-02-29	O
GPL	B-License
Version	O
2	O
with	O
Run-Time	B-Application
Exception	I-Application
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Elmer	B-Language
FEM	I-Language
Open	O
source	O
multiphysical	O
simulation	O
software	O
developed	O
by	O
Finnish	O
Ministry	O
of	O
Education	O
's	O
CSC	O
,	O
written	O
primarily	O
in	O
Fortran	O
(	O
written	O
in	O
Fortran90	O
,	O
C	O
and	O
C++	B-Language
)	O
CSC	O
8.2	O
2021-03-04	O
GPL	B-License
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
FEBio	B-Algorithm
Finite	B-Application
Elements	I-Application
for	O
Biomechanics	O
University	O
of	O
Utah	O
(	O
MRL	O
)	O
,	O
Columbia	O
University	O
(	O
MBL	O
)	O
3.7	O
June	O
,	O
2022	O
MIT	B-License
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
FEniCS	B-Language
Project	I-Language
Software	O
package	O
developed	O
by	O
American	O
and	O
European	O
researchers	O
with	O
the	O
goal	O
to	O
enable	O
automated	O
solution	O
of	O
differential	O
equations	O
FEniCS	B-Language
Team	O
1.6.0	O
2015-07-29	O
LGPL	B-Application
(	O
Core	O
)	O
&	O
GPL/LGPL	O
(	O
Non-Core	O
)	O
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
FEATool	B-Algorithm
Multiphysics	I-Algorithm
MATLAB	B-Language
FEM	O
and	O
PDE	O
multiphysics	O
simulation	O
toolbox	O
Precise	O
Simulation	O
1.10	O
2019-05-17	O
Proprietary	B-Application
EULA	O
Free	O
for	O
personal	O
use	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
UnixFreeFEM	O
FreeFEM	B-Language
is	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
open-source	O
parallel	O
FEA	O
software	O
for	O
multiphysics	O
simulations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
problems	O
are	O
defined	O
in	O
terms	O
of	O
their	O
variational	O
formulation	O
and	O
can	O
be	O
easily	O
implemented	O
using	O
FreeFEM	B-Language
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sorbonne	O
University	O
and	O
Jacques-Louis	O
Lions	O
Laboratory	O
4.2.1	O
2019-06-06	O
LGPL	B-Application
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
MacOS	B-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
SolarisGOMAGOMA	O
is	O
an	O
open-source	O
,	O
parallel	O
,	O
and	O
scalable	O
multiphysics	O
software	O
package	O
for	O
modeling	O
and	O
simulation	O
of	O
real-life	O
physical	O
processes	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
basis	O
in	O
computational	O
fluid	O
dynamics	O
for	O
problems	O
with	O
evolving	O
geometry	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Sandia	O
National	O
Laboratories	O
,	O
University	O
of	O
New	O
Mexico	O
6.1	O
Aug	O
28	O
,	O
2015	O
GPL	B-License
Version	O
2	O
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
GetFEM++	B-Algorithm
A	O
generic	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
library	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
with	O
interfaces	O
for	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
Matlab	B-Language
and	O
Scilab	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yves	O
Renard	O
,	O
Julien	O
Pommier	O
5.4.2	O
2022-07	O
LGPL	B-Application
Free	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
Hermes	B-Language
Project	I-Language
Modular	O
C/C	O
++	O
library	O
for	O
rapid	O
development	O
of	O
space	O
-	O
and	O
space-time	O
adaptive	O
hp-FEM	O
solvers	O
hp-FEM	O
group	O
3.0	O
2014-03-01	O
LGPL	B-Application
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
MathematicaMathematica	O
Documentation	O
General	O
purpose	O
computation	O
software	B-Application
.	I-Application
</s>
<s>
Wolfram	B-Application
Research	I-Application
Regularly	O
Proprietary	B-Application
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Raspbian	B-Operating_System
,	O
Online	O
service	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
MATLAB	B-Language
Partial	O
Differential	O
Equation	O
Toolbox	O
MATLAB	B-Language
Toolbox	O
for	O
solving	O
structural	O
,	O
thermal	O
,	O
electromagnetics	O
,	O
and	O
other	O
general	O
PDEs	O
MathWorks	O
3.3	O
(	O
R2019b	O
)	O
2019-09-11	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
WindowsMFEMMFEM	O
is	O
a	O
free	O
,	O
lightweight	O
,	O
scalable	O
C++	B-Language
library	O
for	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
methods	I-Application
that	O
features	O
arbitrary	O
high-order	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
meshes	O
and	O
spaces	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
a	O
wide	O
variety	O
of	O
discretizations	O
,	O
and	O
emphasis	O
on	O
usability	O
,	O
generality	O
,	O
and	O
high-performance	B-Architecture
computing	I-Architecture
efficiency.MFEM	O
team4.5.2	O
2023-03-23BSDFreeLinux	O
,	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
MoFEM	B-Language
JosePH	I-Language
Mesh	O
Oriented	O
hp-FE	O
code	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
University	O
of	O
Glasgow	O
0.6.8	O
2017-11-16	O
LGPL	B-Application
Free	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
MOOSE	B-Language
Object	O
Oriented	O
FE	O
framework	O
,	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
Idaho	O
National	O
Laboratory	O
regularly	O
LGPL	B-Application
Free	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
OOFEM	B-Language
Object	O
Oriented	O
Finite	B-Application
EleMent	I-Application
solver	I-Application
,	O
written	O
in	O
C++	B-Language
Bořek	O
Patzák	O
2.5	O
2017-12-30	O
GPL	B-License
Version	O
2	O
Free	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
OpenSees	B-Application
Open	O
System	O
for	O
Earthquake	O
Engineering	O
Simulation	O
3.3.0	O
2021-05-24	O
Non	O
Commercial	O
Free	O
Unix	B-Application
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
SESAM	B-Algorithm
(	O
FEM	O
)	O
Software	O
suite	O
for	O
structural	O
and	O
hydrodynamic	O
analysis	O
of	O
ships	O
and	O
offshore	O
structures	O
DNV	O
GL	O
regularly	O
Proprietary	B-Application
,	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
Windows	O
,	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
Range	B-Algorithm
Software	I-Algorithm
Multiphysics	O
Finite	B-Application
Element	I-Application
Analysis	I-Application
Software	O
Tomáš	O
Šoltys	O
3.0	O
2018-04-30	O
GPL	B-License
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Z88/Z88Aurora	O
Freeware	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
package	O
;	O
The	O
present	O
version	O
Z88Aurora	O
V5	O
offers	O
,	O
in	O
addition	O
to	O
static	O
strength	O
analysis	O
modules	O
such	O
as	O
non-linear	O
strength	O
calculations	O
(	O
large	O
displacements	O
)	O
,	O
simulations	O
with	O
non-linear	O
materials	O
,	O
natural	O
frequency	O
,	O
static	O
thermal	O
analysis	O
and	O
a	O
contact	O
module	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Frank	O
Rieg	O
Z88	B-Operating_System
V15	O
,	O
Z88Aurora	O
V5	O
2017-07-17	O
,	O
2019-04-01	O
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
,	O
Custom	O
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
Abaqus	B-Algorithm
Advanced	O
Franco-USA	O
software	O
from	O
SIMULIA	O
,	O
owned	O
by	O
Dassault	O
Systemes	O
Abaqus	B-Algorithm
Inc	O
.	O
2023	O
2022-11	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Free	O
learning	O
edition	O
available	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
1000	O
nodes	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
CONSELF	B-Algorithm
CAE	O
simulation	O
from	O
your	O
browser	B-Application
CONSELF	B-Algorithm
SRL	O
2.9	O
2015-10	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
Freemium	O
Web	O
browserFreeCAD	O
Parametric	O
3D	O
modeler	O
with	O
a	O
FEM	O
workbench	O
allowing	O
it	O
to	O
use	O
external	O
solvers	O
like	O
CalculiX	B-Application
,	O
Z88	B-Operating_System
,	O
Elmer	B-Language
,	O
and	O
OpenFoam	O
FreeCAD	B-Language
Team	O
0.20.1	O
10	O
August	O
2022	O
LGPL	B-Application
2	I-Application
Free	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
ADINA	B-Algorithm
Finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
software	O
for	O
structural	O
,	O
fluid	O
,	O
heat	O
transfer	O
,	O
electromagnetic	O
,	O
and	O
multiphysics	O
problems	O
,	O
including	O
fluid-structure	O
interaction	O
and	O
thermo-mechanical	O
coupling	O
Adina	B-Algorithm
R&D	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Advance	B-Algorithm
Design	I-Algorithm
BIM	O
software	O
for	O
FEM	O
structural	O
analysis	O
,	O
including	O
international	O
design	O
eurocodes	O
GRAITEC	O
2014	O
2013-09	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Autodesk	B-Algorithm
Simulation	I-Algorithm
Finite	B-Application
Element	I-Application
software	O
of	O
Autodesk	O
Autodesk	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Windows	O
ANSYS	B-Application
US-based	O
and	O
-developed	O
full	O
CAE	O
software	O
package	O
Ansys	B-Application
Inc	I-Application
.	I-Application
2022	O
R2	O
2022-07-28	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Free	O
student	O
version	O
available	O
,	O
up	O
to	O
32,000	O
nodes/elements	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
COMSOL	B-Algorithm
Multiphysics	I-Algorithm
COMSOL	B-Algorithm
Multiphysics	I-Algorithm
Finite	B-Application
Element	I-Application
Analysis	I-Application
Software	O
(	O
formerly	O
FEMLAB	B-Algorithm
)	O
COMSOL	B-Algorithm
Inc	O
.	O
6.1	O
2022-11-01	O
Proprietary	B-Application
EULA	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
CosmosWorks	B-Application
Part	O
of	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
Dassault	B-Application
Systèmes	I-Application
SolidWorks	I-Application
Corp	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Windows	O
QuickfieldEM	O
,	O
Heat	O
Transfer	O
and	O
Stress	O
Analysis	O
Tera	O
Analysis	O
Ltd	O
6.4	O
2020-04-17	O
Proprietary	B-Application
EULA	O
Free	O
Student	O
Edition	O
available	O
WindowsPam	O
CrashBest	O
used	O
for	O
explicit	O
dynamics	O
/	O
crash	O
analysisESI15.5.12020-03-05Proprietary	O
commercial	O
softwareLinux	O
,	O
Windows	O
LS-DYNA	B-Algorithm
Best	O
known	O
for	O
explicit	O
dynamics	O
/	O
crash	O
analysis	O
LSTC	O
-	O
Livermore	O
Software	B-Application
Technology	I-Application
Corporation	O
R10.1	O
2020	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Nastran	B-Algorithm
Originally	O
developed	O
for	O
NASA	O
,	O
now	O
available	O
commercially	O
from	O
several	O
software	O
companies	O
MSC	O
NASTRAN	B-Algorithm
,	O
Siemens	O
PLM	O
NX	O
Nastran	B-Algorithm
2014	O
2014	O
Proprietary	B-Application
EULA	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
RFEM	B-Algorithm
3D	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
analysis	I-Application
software	O
Dlubal	O
Software	O
5.06	O
2016-02	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
Free	O
student	O
license	O
available	O
Windows	O
SimScale	B-Algorithm
German	O
100%	O
web-based	O
CAE	O
platform	O
SimScale	B-Algorithm
GmbH	O
14	O
2013-07	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
Free	O
community	O
version	O
available	O
Web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
VisualFEA	O
Finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
software	O
for	O
structural	O
,	O
geotechnical	O
,	O
heat	O
transfer	O
and	O
seepage	O
analysis	O
Intuition	O
Software	O
5.11	O
2016-01	O
Proprietary	B-Application
software	I-Application
Free	O
educational	O
version	O
available	O
Mac	B-Operating_System
OS	I-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
JCMsuite	B-Algorithm
Finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
software	O
for	O
the	O
analysis	O
of	O
electromagnetic	O
waves	O
,	O
elasticity	O
and	O
heat	O
conduction	O
JCMwave	O
GmbH	O
3.6.1	O
2017-01-27	O
Proprietary	B-Application
EULA	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
Radioss	B-Algorithm
Best	O
known	O
for	O
explicit	O
dynamics	O
simulations	O
Altair	O
Engineering	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	B-Application
software	I-Application
;	O
OpenRadioss	O
:	O
AGPL-3.0	B-Application
Open-source	O
version	O
(	O
OpenRadioss	O
)	O
available	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
WindowsJMAG	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
analysis	I-Application
software	O
for	O
electromagnetic	O
field	O
,	O
thermal	O
,	O
structural	O
JSOL	O
18.1	O
2019-06	O
Proprietary	B-Application
commercial	O
softwareEducation	O
pack	O
available	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Web	O
browserSDC	O
VerifierAn	O
extension	O
for	O
Ansys	B-Application
Mechanical	O
,	O
Femap	O
and	O
Simcenter	O
with	O
out	O
of	O
the	O
box	O
predefined	O
standards	O
on	O
fatigue	O
,	O
stiffener	O
and	O
plate	O
buckling	O
,	O
beam	O
member	O
checks	O
,	O
joint	O
checks	O
and	O
weld	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FeatureCOMSOL	O
MultiphysicsMFEMGetFEM++	O
deal.IIRange	O
SoftwareElmerMOOSEFEniCS	O
ProjectFEATool	O
Multiphysics	O
license	O
:	O
Proprietary	B-Application
BSD	B-Operating_System
LGPL	B-Application
LGPL	B-Application
GPL	B-License
GNU	O
(	O
L	O
)	O
GPL	B-License
LGPL	B-Application
GNU	B-License
GPL	I-License
\LGPL	O
Proprietary	B-Application
GUI	O
:	O
Yes	O
No	O
No	O
No	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
,	O
partial	O
functionality	O
Yes	O
Postprocessing	O
only	O
Matlab	B-Language
and	O
Octave	O
GUI	O
Documentation	O
:	O
user	O
guides	O
,	O
reference	O
manuals	O
,	O
API	O
documentation	O
,	O
application	O
libraries	O
with	O
solved	O
examples	O
,	O
online	O
tutorials	O
examples	O
,	O
miniapps	O
,	O
Doxygen	O
,	O
online	O
documentation	O
User	O
doc	O
,	O
tutorials	O
,	O
demos	O
,	O
developer	O
's	O
guide	O
extensive	O
tutorials	O
,	O
video	O
lectures	O
,	O
Doxygen	O
user	O
manual	O
,	O
tutorials	O
ElmerSolver	O
Manual	O
,	O
Elmer	B-Language
Models	O
Manual	O
,	O
ElmerGUI	O
Tutorials	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
LaTeX	O
documentation	O
available	O
in	O
PDFs	O
Doxygen	O
,	O
Markdown	O
,	O
example	O
codes	O
,	O
test	O
inputs	O
Tutorial	O
,	O
demos	O
,	O
book	O
Online	O
FEATool	B-Algorithm
documentation	O
,	O
tutorials	O
,	O
and	O
model	O
examples	O
Mesh	O
mesh	O
elements	O
:	O
intervals	O
(	O
1D	O
)	O
;	O
triangles	O
,	O
quadrilaterals	O
(	O
2D	O
and	O
3D	O
boundaries	O
)	O
;	O
tetrahedra	O
,	O
pyramids	O
,	O
prisms	O
,	O
hexahedra	O
(	O
3d	O
)	O
segments	O
,	O
triangles	O
,	O
quadrilaterals	O
,	O
tetrahedra	O
,	O
hexahedra	O
,	O
prisms	O
,	O
pyramids	O
intervals	O
,	O
triangles	O
,	O
tetrahedra	O
,	O
quads	O
,	O
hexes	O
,	O
prisms	O
,	O
some	O
4D	O
elements	O
,	O
easily	O
extensible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
conforming	O
and	O
non-conforming	O
adaptive	O
refinement	O
for	O
tensor	O
product	O
and	O
simplex	O
meshes	O
Only	O
h	O
h-	O
,	O
p-	O
,	O
and	O
hp-adaptivity	O
for	O
both	O
continuous	O
and	O
discontinuous	O
finite	B-Application
elements	I-Application
h-refinement	O
for	O
selected	O
equations	O
h	O
,	O
p	O
,	O
mached	O
hp	O
,	O
singular	O
hp	O
Only	O
h	O
mesh	O
input/output	O
:	O
STL	O
,	O
PLY	O
,	O
NASTRAN	B-Algorithm
,	O
3MF	O
,	O
VRML	O
(	O
import	O
only	O
)	O
,	O
native	O
format	O
VTK	O
,	O
Gmsh	O
,	O
CUBIT	O
,	O
NETGEN	O
,	O
TrueGrid	O
,	O
and	O
MFEM	B-Language
format	O
gmsh	O
,	O
GiD	O
,	O
Ansys	B-Application
DB	O
,	O
XDA	O
,	O
GMSH	O
,	O
Tecplot	O
,	O
UNV	O
,	O
UCD	O
,	O
Abaqus	B-Algorithm
,	O
VTK	O
,	O
Assimp	O
,	O
ExodusII	O
rbm	O
,	O
stl	O
ExodusII	O
,	O
Nemesis	O
,	O
Abaqus	B-Algorithm
,	O
Ensight	O
,	O
Gmsh	O
,	O
GMV	O
,	O
OFF	O
,	O
TecPlot	O
TetGen	O
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XDMF	O
(	O
and	O
FEniCS	B-Language
XML	O
)	O
FeatFlow	O
,	O
FEniCS	B-Language
XML	O
,	O
GiD	O
,	O
Gmsh	O
,	O
GMV	O
,	O
Triangle	O
mesh	O
check	O
:	O
Avoids	O
inverted	O
and	O
degenerated	O
elements	O
;	O
various	O
mesh	O
quality	O
measures	O
?	O
</s>
<s>
No	O
IGES	O
,	O
STEP	O
(	O
with	O
OpenCascade	B-Language
wrapper	O
)	O
Yes	O
(	O
stl	O
)	O
Limited	O
support	O
via	O
OpenCASCADE	B-Language
in	O
ElmerGUI	O
mesh	O
operation	O
:	O
Merge	O
,	O
copy	O
,	O
refine	O
;	O
convert	O
;	O
boundary	O
layers	O
;	O
extrude	O
,	O
revolve	O
,	O
sweep	O
,	O
loft	O
for	O
3D	O
geometries	O
Extrude	O
,	O
rotate	O
,	O
translation	O
,	O
refine	O
Extrude	O
,	O
rotate	O
,	O
translation	O
,	O
refine	O
Extrude	O
,	O
rotate	O
,	O
translation	O
,	O
refine	O
Merge	O
,	O
join	O
,	O
extrude	O
,	O
modular	O
mesh	O
modifier	O
system	O
Merge	O
,	O
join	O
,	O
extrude	O
,	O
and	O
revolve	O
operations	O
Parallel	O
possibilities	O
automatic	O
mesh	O
partitioning	O
:	O
METIS	O
and	O
space-filling	O
curve	O
partitioning	O
Yes	O
(	O
METIS	O
)	O
yes	O
,	O
shared	O
(	O
METIS/Parmetis/Zoltan	O
)	O
and	O
distributed	O
(	O
p4est	O
)	O
No	O
partitioning	O
with	O
ElmerGrid	O
using	O
Metis	O
or	O
geometric	O
division	O
,	O
internal	O
partitioning	O
in	O
ElmerSolver	O
using	O
Zoltan	O
Metis	O
,	O
Parmetis	O
,	O
Hilbert	O
(	O
shared	O
and	O
distributed	O
meshes	O
)	O
Yes	O
(	O
ParMETIS	O
and	O
SCOTCH	O
)	O
MPI	B-Application
:	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
(	O
up	O
to	O
310k	O
processes	O
)	O
No	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
threads	O
:	O
Supports	O
multithreading	O
Using	O
OpenMP	B-Application
,	O
RAJA	O
,	O
or	O
OCCA	O
backends	O
Threading	B-Application
Build	I-Application
Blocks	I-Application
Yes	O
threadsafe	O
,	O
some	O
modules	O
threaded	O
and	O
vectorized	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yes	O
OpenMP	B-Application
:	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
(	O
vectorization	O
only	O
)	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
,	O
partially	O
Yes	O
OpenCL	B-Application
:	O
No	O
Through	O
OCCA	O
backends	O
No	O
No	O
No	O
No	O
CUDA	B-Architecture
:	O
No	O
Yes	O
No	O
since	O
9.1	O
,	O
see	O
step-64	O
for	O
matrix-free	O
GPU+MPI	O
example	O
No	O
Preliminary	O
API	O
for	O
sparse	O
linear	O
algebra	O
Solver	O
Dimension	O
:	O
0D	O
,	O
1D	O
,	O
2D	O
,	O
3D	O
(	O
can	O
coexist	O
)	O
1D/2D/3D	O
Any	O
,	O
possibility	O
to	O
mix	O
and	O
couple	O
problem	O
of	O
different	O
dimension	O
1/2/3D	O
0D/1D/2D/3D	O
(	O
dimensions	O
may	O
coexist	O
)	O
1D/2D/3D	O
(	O
dimensions	O
may	O
coexist	O
)	O
1/2/3D	O
1/2/3D	O
1/2/3D	O
FE	O
:	O
Lagrange	O
(	O
order	O
1-7	O
)	O
,	O
Hermite	O
(	O
order	O
3-7	O
)	O
,	O
discontinuous	O
Lagrange	O
(	O
order	O
0-7	O
)	O
,	O
bubble	O
,	O
Gauss	O
point	O
,	O
serendipity	O
,	O
Nedelec	O
Arbitrary-order	O
Lagrange	O
elements	O
(	O
continuous	O
and	O
discontinuous	O
)	O
,	O
Bernstein	O
basis	O
,	O
Nedelec	O
and	O
Raviart-Thomas	O
elements	O
,	O
support	O
for	O
NURBS	O
spaces	O
(	O
IGA	O
)	O
Continuous	O
and	O
discontinuous	O
Lagrange	O
,	O
Hermite	O
,	O
Argyris	O
,	O
Morley	O
,	O
Nedelec	O
,	O
Raviart-Thomas	O
,	O
composite	O
elements	O
(	O
HCT	O
,	O
FVS	O
)	O
,	O
Hierarchical	O
elements	O
,	O
Xfem	O
,	O
easily	O
extensible	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
or	O
with	O
the	O
Scilab/Matlab/Python	O
interface	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
External	O
(	O
export	O
to	O
.vtk/.vtu	O
and	O
many	O
others	O
)	O
GUI	O
(	O
built-in	O
)	O
ElmerGUI	O
comes	O
VTK	O
based	O
visualization	O
tool	O
(	O
but	O
Paraview	O
is	O
recommended	O
)	O
Yes	O
,	O
VTK-based	O
GUI	O
,	O
Python	B-Language
visualizatuion	O
library	O
Buil-in	O
simple	O
plotting	O
+	O
External	O
Built-in	O
with	O
optional	O
Plotly	O
and	O
GMV	O
export	O
Output	O
format	O
:	O
Text	O
and	O
unstructured	O
VTK-file	O
for	O
data.BMP	O
,	O
PNG	O
,	O
GIF	O
,	O
TIFF	O
,	O
JPEG	O
,	O
glTF	O
,	O
Windows	O
clipboard	O
,	O
Microsoft	O
PowerPoint	O
(	O
for	O
images	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Yes	O
,	O
autorefined	O
from	O
same	O
initial	O
mesh	O
for	O
each	O
variable	O
of	O
a	O
coupled	O
problem	O
Continuity	O
of	O
non-conforming	O
interfaces	O
ensured	O
by	O
mortar	O
finite	B-Application
elements	I-Application
Yes	O
,	O
including	O
non-matching	O
meshes	O
Linear	O
algebra	O
Used	O
libs	O
:	O
MUMPS	O
,	O
PARDISO	O
,	O
SPOOLES	O
;	O
ARPACK	O
,	O
BLAS	O
,	O
BLIS	O
,	O
Intel	O
MKL	O
,	O
LAPACK	O
Built-in	O
and	O
integrated	O
with	O
hypre	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Matlab/Octave	O
built-in	O
(	O
Umfpack	O
)	O
,	O
supports	O
integration	O
with	O
the	O
FEniCS	B-Language
and	O
FeatFlow	O
solvers	O
Iterative	O
matrix	O
solvers	O
:	O
GMRES	O
,	O
FGMRES	O
,	O
BiCGStab	O
,	O
conjugate	O
gradients	O
,	O
TFQMR	O
,	O
or	O
any	O
precoditioner	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Domain	O
decomponsition	O
(	O
Schwarz	O
,	O
Schur	O
)	O
Krylov	O
methods	O
(	O
CG	O
,	O
MINRES	O
,	O
GMRES	O
,	O
BiCGStab	O
)	O
All	O
Krylov	O
All	O
Krylov	O
(	O
CG	O
,	O
Minres	O
,	O
GMRES	O
,	O
BiCGStab	O
,	O
QMRS	O
)	O
GMRES	O
,	O
CG	O
Built-in	O
Krylov	O
solvers	O
,	O
Krylov	O
and	O
multigrid	O
solvers	O
from	O
external	O
libraries	O
LASPack	O
serial	O
,	O
PETSc	O
parallel	O
Matlab/Octave	O
built-in	O
Preconditioners	O
:	O
Direct	O
preconditioner	O
,	O
Krylov	O
,	O
SOR	O
,	O
SSOR	O
,	O
SORU	O
,	O
SOR	O
line	O
,	O
SOR	O
gauge	O
,	O
SOR	O
vector	O
,	O
Jacobi	O
,	O
incomplete	O
and	O
hierarchical	O
LU	O
,	O
SAI	O
,	O
SCGS	O
,	O
Vanka	O
,	O
AMS	O
Algebraic	O
,	O
Geometric	O
,	O
and	O
p-multigrid	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Basic	O
ones	O
(	O
ILU	O
,	O
ILUT	O
)	O
Many	O
,	O
including	O
algebraic	O
multigrid	O
(	O
via	O
Hypre	O
and	O
ML	O
)	O
and	O
geometric	O
multigrid	O
ILU	O
,	O
Jacobi	O
Built-in	O
preconditioners	O
(	O
ILU	O
,	O
diagonal	O
,	O
vanka	O
,	O
block	O
)	O
and	O
LASPack	O
serial	O
,	O
PETSc	O
parallel	O
,	O
algebraic	O
multigrid	O
(	O
via	O
Hypre	O
)	O
Matlab/Octave	O
built-in	O
Matrix-free	O
matrix-free	O
:	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
No	O
Yes	O
No	O
Experimental	O
implementation	O
matrix-free	O
save	O
memory	O
:	O
Yes	O
No	O
Yes	O
No	O
matrix-free	O
speed-up	O
:	O
Yes	O
No	O
Yes	O
No	O
Used	O
language	O
Native	O
language	O
:	O
Primarily	O
C++	B-Language
and	O
Java	O
C++	B-Language
C++	B-Language
C++	B-Language
C++	B-Language
Fortran	O
(	O
2008	O
standard	O
)	O
C++	B-Language
C++	B-Language
Matlab	B-Language
/	O
Octave	O
Bindings	O
to	O
language	O
:	O
Full	O
API	O
for	O
Java	O
and	O
Matlab	B-Language
(	O
the	O
latter	O
via	O
add-on	O
product	O
)	O
PyMFEM	O
(	O
Python	B-Language
)	O
Python	B-Language
,	O
Scilab	B-Application
or	O
Matlab	B-Language
Python	B-Language
bindings	O
to	O
some	O
functionality	O
No	O
Python	B-Language
Other	O
Predefined	O
equations	O
:	O
Yes	O
,	O
many	O
predefined	O
physics	O
and	O
multiphysics	O
interfaces	O
in	O
COMSOL	B-Algorithm
Multiphysics	I-Algorithm
and	O
its	O
add-ons	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Coupled	O
nonlinear	O
problems	O
:	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Binary	O
:	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
macOS	B-Operating_System
Yes	O
,	O
via	O
OpenHPC	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Linux	B-Application
(	O
Debian/Ubuntu	O
)	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Mac	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
(	O
launchpad	O
:	O
Debian/Ubuntu	O
)	O
,	O
Mac	O
(	O
homebrew	O
)	O
(	O
all	O
with	O
MPI	B-Application
)	O
Linux	B-Application
(	O
Debian	O
\Ubuntu	O
)	O
,	O
Mac	O
Windows	O
,	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
Mac	O
fullname	O
:	O
Elmer	B-Language
finite	B-Application
element	I-Application
software	O
Testing	O
:	O
Comprehensive	O
unit	O
and	O
regression	O
tests	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Continuous	O
integration	O
through	O
Travis	O
CI	O
13,000	O
+	O
tests	O
More	O
than	O
700	O
consistency	O
tests	O
ensuring	O
backward	O
compatibility	O
4300+	O
tests	O
,	O
Testing	O
as	O
a	O
service	O
for	O
derived	O
applications	O
scripting	O
:	O
Full	O
API	O
for	O
Java	O
and	O
,	O
through	O
add-on	O
product	O
,	O
Matlab	B-Language
Runtime	O
parsed	O
mathematical	O
expression	O
in	O
input	O
files	O
Fully	O
scriptable	O
in	O
as	O
m-file	B-Language
Matlab	B-Language
scripts	O
and	O
the	O
GUI	O
supports	O
exporting	O
models	O
in	O
script	O
format	O
automatic	O
differentiation	O
:	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Yes	O
Forward-mode	O
for	O
Jacobian	O
computation	O
,	O
symbolic	O
differentiation	O
capabilities	O
multiphysics	O
:	O
Yes	O
,	O
full	O
custom	O
and	O
predefined	O
multiphysics	O
couplings	O
between	O
all	O
kinds	O
of	O
physics	O
Arbitrary	O
multiphysics	O
couplings	O
are	O
supported	O
Yes	O
Arbitrary	O
multiphysics	O
couplings	O
are	O
supported	O
Arbitrary	O
multiphysics	O
couplings	O
are	O
supported	O
Optimization	O
Solvers	O
:	O
With	O
the	O
Optimization	O
Module	O
add-on	O
:	O
Coorinate	O
search	O
,	O
Nelder-Mead	O
,	O
Monte	O
Carlo	O
,	O
BOBYQA	O
,	O
COBYLA	O
,	O
SNOPT	O
,	O
MMA	O
,	O
Levenberg-Marquardt	O
Integration	O
with	O
HiOp	O
.	O
</s>
