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BRL-CAD vs SU2

A side-by-side look at BRL-CAD and SU2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

BRL-CAD

BRL-CAD

Development

BRL-CAD is an open source cross-platform solid modeling computer-aided design system. It includes an interactive geometry editor, ray tracing support for graphics rendering and geometric analysis, computer network distributed framebuffer support, scripting, image-processing and signal-processing tools.

open-sourcesolid-modelingcomputeraided-designgeometry-editorray-tracinggraphics-renderinggeometric-analysisdistributed-framebufferscriptingimage-processingsignal-processing
SU2

SU2

Development

SU2 is an open-source software for performing multiphysics simulation and design optimization. It specializes in computational fluid dynamics and aerodynamic shape optimization. SU2 is widely used in academia and industry for problems involving aerodynamics, aeroelasticity, and multiphase physics.

cfdaerodynamicsmultiphysicsopen-source

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