Z88

Z88 is a free (OpenSource resp. Freeware) finite element software package available for Microsoft Windows, Mac OS X and Unix/Linux computers. Versions are available for 32-bit and 64-bit operating systems and Z88 comes with context sensitive on line-help and a user-friendly command processor. Z88 features static calculations in mechanical engineering and building & construction industries and is transparent for the user as input and output are handled by text files.

Import capabilities:

Import geometry:
STEP-Data (*.STP),
STL-Data in ASCII format (*.STL)
Autocad-Data (*.DXF),

Import fe-structure data:
NASTRAN (*.BDF, *.NAS),
ABAQUS (*.INP),
ANSYS (*.ANS),
COSMOS (*.COS).