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Finite Element Method Magnetics
A Windows finite element solver for 2D and axisymmetric magnetic, electrostatic, heat flow, and current flow problems with graphical pre- and post-processors.
Distribution (ReadMe42 ReadMe)
- FEMM 4.2 32-bit Executable (12Jan2016)
- FEMM 4.2 64-bit Executable (12Jan2016)
- FEMM 4.2 Source (Builds with Visual Studio 2008 or later)
The program comes with no warranty or support. However, there is an independent FEMM user's group at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/femm/ and many frequently asked questions are addressed in the FAQ FAQ.
Development Builds
Any available development builds or "works in progress" will appear on the NewBuild page.
Old Versions
Old versions of FEMM, Bela, and Mirage are also still available on the OldVersions page.
Triangle
FEMM uses Triangle 1.3 for mesh generation, but alternate versions of Triangle are avalable on the Triangle page.
Related Tools
The FEMM 4.2 distribution includes toolboxes for interacting with FEMM from Octave/Matlab, Scilab, and Mathematica.
Matlab
For Matlab, add the mfiles directory with the interactive pathtool command.
Octave
Recommended distributions of Gnu Octave that run on Windows are:
- Octave UPM R8.2 (Octave 3.6.2 with front end)
FEMM needs the Octave-Forge "Windows" package to efficiently communicate with Octave. In 3.6.Xversions of Octave, Octave-Forge must manually be select during install:
After installation, you'll need to add FEMM's mfiles directory to Octave's search path:
Scilab
Scilab can be obtained from http://www.scilab.org/. The SciFEMM interface is automatically included in every installation. 64-bit FEMM requires 64-bit Scilab for the the two programs to successfully communicate (and 32-bit FEMM requires 32-bit Scilab).
Mathematica
The MathFEMM interface to Mathematica has been tested on Mathematica 7, 9, and 10 though it may work on other versions. The package works with either the 32 or 64 bit versions of Mathematica.
License
FEMM is licensed under the terms of the License Aladdin Free Public License. The TriangleReadme Triangle mesh generator and the LuaLicense Lua scripting language, which are included in the distribution, each have their own licensing terms.