Cubit + CalculiX
An engineering workflow joining Coreform Cubit's geometric modeling and meshing with the open-source CalculiX finite element solver.
Independent experimental work. This page summarizes available development evidence; it is not an official Coreform release. Cubit must be licensed separately. Compiled M&T packages are not yet approved for public download.
Overview
The workflow is designed to progress from CAD geometry through meshing, material properties, support/load boundary conditions, solver execution and graphical results. The underlying upstream project has a GPLv3 license.
Typical workflow
- Import a CAD model into Cubit.
- Generate an appropriate mesh and verify its quality.
- Assign materials, sections, displacement supports and applied loads.
- Export the solver input deck in the supported format.
- Run CalculiX and monitor solver convergence and status.
- Inspect the results with a compatible post-processor.
Source code
The upstream source project is available from github.com/calculix/Cubit-CalculiX. M&T's experimental GUI and integration branches have distinct development histories and are not yet public source releases.
Requirements
- Compatible, separately licensed installation of Coreform Cubit and its SDK
- Appropriate C++/Qt build dependencies and a CalculiX runtime
- Compatible plugin ABI and platform-specific testing
Publication status
Documentation preview is available. Before a compiled package is listed, its license conditions, exact version, executable dependencies, tested installation procedure and SHA-256 will be verified.