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FEM Examples

In one sentence: Opens a library of pre-built FEM example analyses that demonstrate typical solver setups and can be used as starting templates.

Overview

Workbench: FEM
Menu: FEM → Utilities → FEM Examples

Opens the FEM Examples browser. Each example is a complete FEM analysis — mesh, materials, boundary conditions, and (optionally) pre-computed results — ready to open and inspect or re-run. Examples cover the main solver types and physics available in the FEM workbench.

How to use

  1. Choose FEM → Utilities → FEM Examples.
  2. Browse the example list and select a category (structural, thermal, electromagnetic, etc.).
  3. Double-click an example to open it as a new document.
  4. Inspect the model tree, boundary conditions, and material settings.
  5. Optionally run the solver to reproduce the results.

Use cases

  • Learning: Understand how a specific solver or equation is set up by examining a working example.
  • Template: Copy the relevant parts of an example into your own analysis.
  • Verification: Re-run the example and compare results to the expected values to confirm your FreeCAD installation is working correctly.

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