[ GiDlist ] Gid compared to other finite element tools

[Strickert, Amy K]

Hi -

Those of you with experience using GiD, Patran, ProEngineer, and/or Catia,
what are some reasons you would want to use one over another? Can GiD
Professional version really handle all complex problems, or has anyone
encountered limitations with GiD and ended up using some other tool?

Amy K. Strickert

Antenna & Receiver Technology
Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company
Mail Stop: MER15-1351
Phone: (603)885-3931
amy.k.strickert at lmco.com

[Ramon Ribó Rodríguez]

Hello,

As a very subjective opinion totally GiD for, I'll give several arguments
that benefit this program in front of the others:

-GiD can be configured very easily. A final user can adapt it to
all his codes and user a common environment for either mechanical, CFD,
electromagnetic or other analysis types.
- Although it can have some problems for very complex models as other
programs do too, it has been proven that with more or less human effort,
nearly any model can be built. The important concept is to minimize the
user-time dedicated to prepare the model.
- His quality/price ratio is really unbeatable.

Hope these ideas can be useful.

Regards,


On Fri, 16 Jun 2000, you wrote:
Hi -

Those of you with experience using GiD, Patran, ProEngineer, and/or Catia,
what are some reasons you would want to use one over another? Can GiD
Professional version really handle all complex problems, or has anyone
encountered limitations with GiD and ended up using some other tool?

Amy K. Strickert

Antenna & Receiver Technology
Sanders, A Lockheed Martin Company
Mail Stop: MER15-1351
Phone: (603)885-3931
amy.k.strickert at lmco.com


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