ULiege - Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/ 2026-05-15T17:37:28+00:00 http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/ http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/_media/logo.png text/html 2024-03-01T15:17:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/doc/user/tutorials/installation?rev=1709306268&do=diff  How to install Metafor? Video This video shows how to install Metafor on a PC running Windows. Download the installer Installers are available for Windows, Linux and macOS on this website: Metafor Download Area Step-by-step Procedure * Run the installer and follow the instructions. text/html 2016-03-30T13:23:04+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/doc/user/tutorials/intro?rev=1459344184&do=diff [Overview of Metafor GUI] What is Metafor? Metafor is an object-oriented Finite Element code for the simulation of solids submitted to large deformations Main coding languages * C++: algorithms * Python: input files Main features * 2D/3D elements (large strains). text/html 2018-10-05T08:10:26+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/doc/user/tutorials/ownfemodel?rev=1538727026&do=diff How to build my own FE model? [Under construction] Crushing of a block made of steel by a cylindrical punch What is written in the file tutorial1.py ? * An input file of Metafor is a python module which contains a function getMetafor(p) * This function is supposed to create a Metafor object text/html 2016-07-11T13:04:18+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/doc/user/tutorials/premiertest?rev=1468242258&do=diff  How to run an existing test? Preliminary remarks Running a test with the GUI Description of the main window Double-click the “Run Metafor” icon on your desktop. The GUI is displayed: * The title bar. It contains the version number of your Metafor executable. text/html 2017-10-25T08:03:14+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/doc/user/tutorials/runparametricstudy?rev=1508918594&do=diff Parametric studies FIXME text/html 2018-10-05T08:10:52+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/doc/user/tutorials/runtest?rev=1538727052&do=diff How to run an existing test? [Under construction] In Metafor, 1 model corresponds to 1 (or more) python module(s). File: Metafor\apps\tutorial\tutorial1.py Module: apps.tutorial.tutorial1 How to run apps.tutorial.tutorial1 ? the simulation should start… How to run text/html 2020-09-08T14:26:48+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/doc/user/tutorials/tuto0?rev=1599575208&do=diff Python in a nutshell This section shows how to use Python, the interpretor used by Metafor, in a basic way. Ideally, Python official website should be used. Python is a powerful scripting language allowing the creation of input files in a very convenient way for the developer, but it might look a bit tedious for a new user. text/html 2016-07-11T14:45:45+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/dokuwiki/doc/user/tutorials/tuto1?rev=1468248345&do=diff  How to build my own FE model? Introduction Before reading this page, the document Python in a nutshell must be read and understood. In other words, you must be able to use a Python interpreter in a basic way. In the following document are described, line after line, the steps leading to the development of a input file where a cylindrical die will crush a block of material in plane strain. Here is a preview of the final deformation.$x$$y$$z$$z=0$$x$$y$$t=0$$d_t = 0.01 s$$t = 1 s$$d_t = 1.0…