Add FreeCAD and PrePoMax to list of interesting projects using Calculix

[nicoguaro]

I would suggest adding the following projects

• FreeCAD
• PrePoMax

[gtheler]

Is prepomax open source? I think it's not.
And it runs only on Windows so most people would not think it's even free software at all.

[nicoguaro]

I don't think that mentioning a non-opensource project substrata anything to CoFEA, does it?

BTW, the source is available to download but there isn't. License regarding its. use

[gtheler]

Well, from the CoFEA's README:

CoFEA is an initiative that aims to bring open-source simulation software closer to the industry problems

About PrePoMax in particular, if there's no license then one has to assume it is non-free.
And since it needs an non-free OS to compile and run, it wouldn't bee free even if the source code was available.

So back to my original question on the Discourse channel. @spolanski : what is CoFEA about?

[nicoguaro]

I haven't seen the Discourse. Should I?

[gtheler]

Sure. Knock yourself out :-)

https://discord.com/channels/787682041566199818/787682041566199822/801540348018294784

[nicoguaro]

Sure. Knock yourself out :-)

https://discord.com/channels/787682041566199818/787682041566199822/801540348018294784

The URL does not work for me.

[mdudekFEA]

Hi nicoguaron,
thank you for opening this issue. Could you please tell me why this should be added to our benchamarks? As far as I know they are using a CalculiX as a backed FEA solver and the main changes are in wtih pre - and post-processing capabilities.

[nicoguaro]

Not in the benchmarks. There is a title called FEA Software. And under Calculix there is a title called "Interesting projects with CalculiX". I think that listing interesting projects that use CalculiX is what that section was for.

[mdudekFEA]

Yes, that's true, thank you for your suggestion! There are couple of converters which need to be added as well, so these section need a big update :)

[gtheler]

Still not open source. I liked the spirit when I did not know what it was about. I'm off.

[nicoguaro]

Yes, that's true, thank you for your suggestion! There are couple of converters which need to be added as well, so these section need a big update :)

I added an issue and not an edit suggest because it was my first contribution.

Still not open source. I liked the spirit when I did not know what it was about. I'm off.

You don't need to accept my suggestion. Although it seems a bit radical from your part. PrePoMax is open source, since you can access the source files. But there isn't a clear license. Have you asked the author about it?

[mdudekFEA]

Yes, he responded that PreProMax is not open source because it will add him work during development but he doesn't mind sharing the code with anyone.

[xyont]

may late to comment: PrePoMax is licensed under GPLv3, the possibility has been discussed during mid periods of development.