FEM Mesh

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Create a FEM Mesh
There are different possibilities to create a FEM Mesh in FreeCAD:
 * The Gui tool
 * The Gui tool by Python
 * Python directly means make the FEM Mesh by Hand
 * Import a FEM Mesh

Objects created in PartDesign and Part are supported, as well as simple copies of those bodies. There are two Meshers available to the user: Netgen and GMSH. Netgen is included in FreeCAD. Refer to FEM Install For FEM Mesh generation by GMSH user psicofil has provided a GMSHMesh Macro.

Creating a mesh with one Tet-10 Elements
If you want to have predefined element and node numbering:

Visual handling
Highlight some nodes on the view:

Postprocessing colors and displacement: Highlight some nodes on the view:

ToDo's

 * introduction Fem meshes.
 * up to date from in FreeCAD used Solver supported FEM Element Types
 * link to solver page CalculiX (ToDo)
 * move FEM Mesh related stuff from Main Page here

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