Make FEA accessible

Code_Aster & Salome-Meca on Windows platform

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1. Code_Aster & Salome-Meca on Windows platform : Why?

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Code_Aster website for Linux platform only!

Statcounter% desktop OS Market share Worldwide (fev 2018)

Windows 82.55

OS X 12.38

Unknown 2.6

Linux 1.46

Chrome OS 1.01

Other 0.01

➢ Really difficult to understand what to do

➢ New visitors will give up

➢ Fearless ones will look for an alternative

Windows OS XUnknown Linux + Other

+ Chrome OS

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Salome-Meca Alternative 1Check for a Windows version

Year Version Publisher Arch Model

2006 8.2 testing

SourceforgeA Assire

32 bits

Free

2007 8.4 stable

NECS 32 bits

Free

2009 10.1testing

PimecaJ-F Maurel

32 bits

Free

2012 10.7 stable

Alneos 64 bits

Commercial

2013 11.4 stable

Alneos 64 bits

Commercial

➢ Proof of concept versions➢ Missing features

➢ Unmaintained

➢ Not convenient

➢ Commercial versions, price➢ Unmaintained➢ not affordable

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Salome-Meca Alternative 2Virtual env, dual boot, cluster

➢ Virtual env : performances, memory, stability➢ Dual boot : time reboot, work-flow breaking

➢ Not convenient

➢ Cluster : IT installation, price➢ not affordable

➢ Linux : installation, command line, compilation➢ learning curve with a steep start

➢ Not convenient, nor affordable

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code-aster-windows.com

2. Code_Aster for Windows establishment

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Code_Aster for Windowsan independant project

➢ An open-source fork on bitbucket➢ Fixed blocking issues

➢ QA : 3200/3600 tests

➢ Planned missing features➢ homard, mfront, ...

➢ A dedicated website for Windows users➢ code-aster-windows.com

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Code_Aster for Windowsfree recent binary versions

➢ Salome-Meca 2017➢ Asterstudy

➢ Salome Launcher

➢ Code_aster 13.4

➢ Code_Aster 13.4➢ 64 bits, Stable

➢ Med, Mumps, ...

➢ Other products

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Code_Aster for Windowsa welcome to new users

➢ Step by step tutorials➢ Begin with

Code_Aster

➢ Begin with AsterStudy

➢ Begin with ParaVis

➢ FAQ page➢ Installation issues

➢ Common issues

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code-aster-windows.com

3. Code_Aster for Windows feedback

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Code_Aster for WindowsVisitors: Top 10 countries and mapping overview

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Code_Aster for WindowsSuccess: a rapid growth and numerous downloads

Product Download count

Salome-Meca 2017 4300

Code_Aster 13 (standalone)

2450

Other 900

Total 7650Code_Aster 13.3

released on WindowsSalome-Meca 2017

released on Windows

Code_Aster 13.4 released on Windows

Very positive feedback

More than 50000 hits

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