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• Ansys Student vs CalculiXCalculiX is a free open-source structural FEA solver with its own pre- and post-processor, reads the Abaqus input format, but has a dated interface.
• Ansys Student vs Elmer FEMElmer FEM is free open-source multiphysics finite element software for Windows and Linux with no student-only restriction, though it has a steeper learning curve.
• Ansys Student vs SimScaleSimScale runs CFD, FEA, thermal and electromagnetic analysis in the browser on cloud compute, but it is paid and aimed at professional engineering budgets.
• Ansys Student vs code_astercode_aster is a free GPL-3.0 finite element solver for structural, thermal and dynamics analysis on Linux, with pre- and post-processing usually done in Salome-Meca.
• Ansys Student vs OpenFOAMOpenFOAM is a free open-source CFD toolbox for Linux, driven by the command line and case files, with no built-in graphical setup interface.
• Ansys Student vs PrePoMaxPrePoMax gives a free open-source Windows graphical front end for CalculiX structural analysis, with CAD import and meshing, but covers no fluid or electronics work.