Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on January 03, 2007 01:50 PM
Finite Element calculations are numerically intensive. Most such codes are written in Fortran (one version or another) and can be made to run very very fast on Linux boxes. The next closest competitor is Sun Solaris but that has fewer and less optimized compilers available.
The display of the results requires high resolution but not usually sophisticated motion (i.e. 3D card support is not absolutely necessary - a problem on Linux boxes).
There are many open source and proprietary tools for working with various parts of the finite element design process - input, calculations, and display. With Linux one can pick and chose one's favorites and check one against the other.
Linux seems like the ideal and sensible choice. No surprise most engineering firms use Linux boxes for these kind of design processes and calculations.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on January 03, 2007 01:50 PMThe display of the results requires high resolution but not usually sophisticated motion (i.e. 3D card support is not absolutely necessary - a problem on Linux boxes).
There are many open source and proprietary tools for working with various parts of the finite element design process - input, calculations, and display. With Linux one can pick and chose one's favorites and check one against the other.
Linux seems like the ideal and sensible choice. No surprise most engineering firms use Linux boxes for these kind of design processes and calculations.
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