FEM element types in CalculiX
For detailed information on FreeCAD FEM elements see FEM Mesh and FEM Element Types. For CalculiX specific questions you may try the Discourse group or the Discord channel.
Segmentelement
seg2 FreeCAD nodes | seg3 FreeCAD nodes |
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seg2 (B31) CalculiX nodes | seg3 (B32) CalculiX nodes |
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N1, N2 | N1, N3, N2 |
Dreieckelement
tria3 FreeCAD nodes | tria6 FreeCAD nodes |
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tria3 (S3) CalculiX nodes | tria6 (S6) CalculiX nodes |
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N1, N2, N3 | N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6 |
Viereckelement
quad4 FreeCAD nodes | quad8 FreeCAD nodes |
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quad4 (S4) CalculiX nodes | quad8 (S8) CalculiX nodes |
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N1, N2, N3, N4 | N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N7, N8 |
Tetraederelement
The following node order is not implemented ! TODO: verify node order (do not forget getccxVolumesByFace()).
tetra4 FreeCAD nodes | tetra10 FreeCAD nodes |
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tetra4 (C3D4) CalculiX nodes | tetra10 (C3D10) CalculiX nodes |
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N2, N3, N4, N1 | N2, N3, N4, N1, N6, N10, N9, N5, N7, N8 |
Hexaederelement
hexa8 FreeCAD nodes | hexa20 FreeCAD nodes |
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hexa8 (C3D8) CalculiX nodes | hexa20 (C3D20) CalculiX nodes |
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N6, N7, N8, N5, N2, N3, N4, N1 | N6, N7, N8, N5, N2, N3, N4, N1, N14, N15, N16, N13, N10, N11, N12, N9, N18, N19, N20, N17 |
Pentaederelement
penta6 FreeCAD nodes | penta15 FreeCAD nodes |
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penta6 (C3D6) CalculiX nodes | penta15 (C3D15) CalculiX nodes |
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N5, N6, N4, N2, N3, N1 | N5, N6, N4, N2, N3, N1, N11, N12, N10, N8, N9, N7, N14, N15, N13 |
Related
- FEM CalculiX page
- CalculiX preferences dialog menu in the FEM Workbench preferences menu
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