M3d FEA

M3d The Free finite element analysis solution


M3d is a fully integrated Finite Element modeller, solver and post-processor in one small executable. M3d supports a basic form of command line scripting making it easy to automate basic tasks. It also has an API which can be accessed directly using MS-EXCEL visual basic. Consider M3d for bespoke integrated solutions tailored to your specific company needs.

M3d was primarily designed as a Pre and Post Processor for the Nastran finite element code and has been used on many large Aero-Space projects.
  • Use M3d with Nastran.
  • Read Nastran bulk data
  • Write Nastran bulk data
  • Read Nastran op2 results files

LATEST DEVELOPEMENT News

New surface Auto-Mesher and Tet generator in development. Good quality meshes are being obtained, now working on improving the Iges import capability and reliability.
 ​Here's the real beauty of this: everyone can have a copy, at work, home or college. None of the problems of licencing when working from home, no file compatibility issues.
It's totally integrated: model, mesh, solve and post-processing all in one program.
​That's a smart workflow solution and it's
​FREE

SURFACE MODELLING TOOLS
AND IGES IMPORT

 ​M3d has a wide range of tools for creating basic geometry and NURBs surfaces. IGES import is also supported (ACIS flavor). BREP solids will be the next step which will give M3d a high level of solid modelling capability.





Caliper courtesy of Grab CAD

MANUAL MESHING TOOLS

​M3d has a large number of manual meshing tools and transformation options making it possible to create complex F.E. models extremely efficiently.

TET MESHING

​Tetrahedral mesh generation from a shell boundary will soon be available in the v4 release.

Solution

​Linear static and steady state thermal solution sequences available.
Others can be developed on request.

Post processing

​Results are easy to interrogate in M3d; plot results contours and deformed models, view results animations, export results to a .CSV file, read Nastran op2 files.

Assembly meshes

​Another key feature of M3d is it's ability to create an assembly mesh from many individual component meshes.The component meshes can be kept in a library file and recalled for latter use. Mesh building of assemblies can be automated to build complex meshes very quickly from a definition file.
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