Alternatives to Gmsh
An open-source 3D finite element mesh generator with a built-in CAD engine and post-processor. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Gmsh
An open-source 3D finite element mesh generator with a built-in CAD engine and post-processor.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Gmsh.
SALOME
An open-source platform for CAD modeling, meshing and visualizing results of numerical simulations.
SALOME is an open-source platform for geometry, meshing and result visualisation from CEA, EDF and OPEN CASCADE, running on Windows and Linux without a macOS build.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Elmer FEM
Open-source multiphysics simulation software based on the finite element method.
FreeCAD
A parametric 3D modeller for real objects: design by sketching constrained 2D shapes, then change the parameters later.
MeshLab
The standard tool for cleaning up messy 3D scan data: fill holes, remove noise, simplify and convert between mesh formats.
BRL-CAD
Constructive solid geometry modelling system with ray tracing and analysis.
CQ-editor
Build parametric CAD models with Python scripts in CQ-editor.
