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Make FEA accessible

Code_Aster & Salome-Meca

• n Windows platform

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• 1. Code_Aster & Salome-Meca
• n Windows platform : Why?

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Code_Aster website

Most famous open-source FEA project

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➢ Affordable

➢ modest budget

➢ High-level

➢ Multi-analysis ➢ customized solutions

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Code_Aster website

for Linux platform only!

Statcounter

% desktop OS Market share Worldwide (fev 2018)

Windows 82.55 OS X 12.38 Unknown 2.6 Linux 1.46 Chrome OS 1.01 Other 0.01

➢ Really difficult

to understand what to do

➢ New visitors

will give up

➢ Fearless ones

will look for an alternative

Windows OS X Unknown Linux + Other + Chrome OS

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Salome-Meca Alternative 1

Check for a Windows version

Year Version Publisher Arch Model 2006 8.2 testing Sourceforge A Assire 32 bits Free 2007 8.4 stable NECS 32 bits Free 2009 10.1 testing Pimeca J-F Maurel 32 bits Free 2012 10.7 stable Alneos 64 bits Commercial 2013 11.4 stable Alneos 64 bits Commercial

➢ Proof of concept

versions

➢ Missing features ➢ Unmaintained ➢ Not convenient

➢ Commercial

versions, price

➢ Unmaintained ➢ not affordable

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Salome-Meca Alternative 2

Virtual env, dual boot, cluster

➢ Virtual env : performances, memory, stability ➢ Dual boot : time reboot, work-flow breaking

➢ Not convenient

➢ Cluster : IT installation, price

➢ not affordable

➢ Linux : installation, command line, compilation

➢ learning curve with a steep start ➢ Not convenient, nor affordable

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code-aster-windows.com

• 2. Code_Aster for Windows

establishment

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Code_Aster for Windows an independant project

➢ An open-source fork on

bitbucket

➢ Fixed blocking issues ➢ QA : 3200/3600 tests ➢ Planned missing features

➢ homard, mfront, ...

➢ A dedicated website for

Windows users

➢ code-aster-windows.com

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Code_Aster for Windows free recent binary versions

➢ Salome-Meca 2017

➢ Asterstudy ➢ Salome Launcher ➢ Code_aster 13.4

➢ Code_Aster 13.4

➢ 64 bits, Stable ➢ Med, Mumps, ...

➢ Other products

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Code_Aster for Windows a welcome to new users

➢ Step by step tutorials

➢ Begin with

Code_Aster

➢ Begin with AsterStudy ➢ Begin with ParaVis

➢ FAQ page

➢ Installation issues ➢ Common issues

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code-aster-windows.com

• 3. Code_Aster for Windows

feedback

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Code_Aster for Windows

Visitors: Top 10 countries and mapping overview

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Code_Aster for Windows

Success: a rapid growth and numerous downloads

Product Download count Salome-Meca 2017 4300 Code_Aster 13 (standalone) 2450 Other 900 Total 7650

Code_Aster 13.3 released on Windows Salome-Meca 2017 released on Windows Code_Aster 13.4 released on Windows

Very positive feedback

More than 50000 hits

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Thank you for your attention

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