I am planning to move to open source FEA softwares. I found out that CALCULIX is one very good software with almost all the capabilities. Though I don't know about the accuracy of it. Can anyone compare its accuracy with ANSYS or other good FEA packages? And are there any demerits or flaws in CALCULIX? (Recently I came to know that one can only use linear elements at the slave surface while defining MPC contacts)
I know ANSYS, COMSOL. It is possible to solve contact problems in both the softwere easily. Start with following problems for basic concepts about solving contact problem.
Hi @Awani Bhushan.
Thanks for the reply. I also know ANSYS and have performed contact problems in it. My question is can I perform it in Calculix with the same ease? And what is the accuracy of Calculix compared with ANSYS or COSOLE?
Make a geometry and mesh it and then run it in both softwares to compare the results.
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