[Gmsh] Code_Aster and GMSH

[nicolas.tardieu at edf.fr]

     Dear Christophe and Jean-François,

EDF  R&D has developed for twelve years a numerical simulation software for
structural  analysis,  Code_Aster  .  Widely  used  for  the  expertise and
maintenance  of  power  plants  and electrical networks, this tool covers a
wide range of applications today :

                    - thermal and mechanical analysis -
           - 3D linear or non linear, static or dynamic analysis ?
                            - pressure vessels -
                                - machines -
                            - civil engineering -
                              - porous media -

To  favor  the  emergence  of wide network of users, collect the maximum of
observations   and   remarks  from  the  mechanical  community,  allow  the
enrichment  of  the  tool,  EDF R&D chose to give access to the development
version  of  Code_Aster  in  the form of a free software, under GPL license
(GNU General Public License) through the Internet address :

                            www.code-aster.org

This  Web  site,  presented  on October 19 th , 2001 provides the community
with   the   whole  Code_Aster  software  and  additional  tools,  all  the
documentation and a wide corpus of tests and examples, an open architecture
and all source programs.

We would like to give you this information since Code_Aster has been linked
to  GMSH  for  pre- and post-processing operations (among others commercial
tools).  GMSH  is  yet  an  interesting  tool  for  people  who have freely
downloaded  Code_Aster  and  it is also being evaluated for internal use in
EDF  R&D. One can find a link to GMSH web site from Code_Aster web site and
several  examples of studies using GMSH and Code_Aster are presented on the
site.

     Best regards,

          The Code_Aster team