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Gmsh vs picoCAD

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

Gmsh

Gmsh

Development

Gmsh is an open source 3D finite element mesh generator with a built-in CAD engine and post-processor. It can generate meshes suitable for finite element analysis in fields like structural mechanics, fluid dynamics, electromagnetism and heat transfer.

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picoCAD

picoCAD

Development

picoCAD is a free and open source 2D CAD program for Windows, Linux and macOS. It has basic drafting tools for creating and editing drawings and schematics and can export to several file formats.

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