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openCFS User Documentation

Pre-Processors

openCFS User Documentation

openCFS
History
Installation
Installation
- Overview
- Pre-Processors Pre-Processors
  Table of contents
  - Gmsh
  - cubit / trelis
- XML Editors
- openCFS
- ParaView Plugin
PDE Explanations
PDE Explanations
- Singlefield
  Singlefield
- Coupledfield
  Coupledfield
- Optimization / Inverse Problems
  Optimization / Inverse Problems
  - InverseSourceLocalization
Field Data Pre/Postprocessing
Field Data Pre/Postprocessing
- General Information
- Data Input/Output
- Field Interpolators
  Field Interpolators
- Aeroaocustic Source Terms
  Aeroaocustic Source Terms
- Synthetic Sources
  Synthetic Sources
  - SNGR
- Data Processing
  Data Processing
- FAQ
Tutorials
Tutorials
- AnalysisWorkflow
- Analysis-types
- Thermal-Mechanic Coupling
- Piezoelectric Unit-Cube
- Electrostatic Capacitor
- Acoustics Cylindrical Wave
- Mechanics-Acoustics Coupled Eigenvalue Problem
- System Matrix Export
- XML Explanations
  XML Explanations
- ParaView
  ParaView
- Features
  Features
- Meshing
  Meshing
  - General information
  - Using COMSOL as mesh-generator
- Postprocessing with Python
  Postprocessing with Python
  - Postprocessing with Python
Applications
Applications
- SingleField
  SingleField
  - Acoustics
    Acoustics
    
    Sound-Barrier
    
    MPP Muffler
  - Mechanics
    Mechanics
    
    Cantilever
- CoupledField
  CoupledField
  - HeatMech
    HeatMech
    
    Heat sink
  - Aeroacoustics
    Aeroacoustics
    
    Cylinder in a Crossflow
    
    Human Phonation
Exercises
Exercises
- Multiphysics 2
  Multiphysics 2
How to Contribute
How to Contribute
- Overview
- Prerequisits
- Workflow
  Workflow

Installing Pre-Processors for openCFS

openCFS can read various mesh formats. A few selected software choices are given in the following.

Gmsh

Gmsh is an open source 3D finite element mesh generator with a built-in CAD engine and post-processor. It is available for all common operating systems: downloaded or install it directly via your package manager on Linux.

cubit / trelis

Coreform Cubit (formerly trelis) is a powerful mesh generator including geometry modelling and import features. There is a free version available: download and install Coreform Cubit Learn.