jCAE - Java Computer Aided Engineering
Features
- simple volumes modeler
- finite elements mesher
- portable on platforms which support Java and Opencascade
- inherit module architecture of Netbeans
Downloads
- jCAE can be downloaded here.
Installation
Full installation
- Download zip (Windows) or tar.bz2 (Linux) file.
- Uncompress it wherever you want.
- Run jcae.bat (Windows) or jcae.sh (Linux).
Note that the jCAE 0.16 archives include the following software:
| Name | URL | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Opencascade 6.2 | http://www.opencascade.org | Geometry engine |
| Java Runtime Environement 6.0 | http://java.sun.com | jCAE is written in Java |
| VTK 5.2 | http://www.vtk.org/ | Display geometry and meshes. jCAE use a patched version of VTK. |
| Netbeans Platform 6.1 | http://www.netbeans.org/ | Nearly all GUI features |
| GNU Trove 2.0 | http://trove4j.sourceforge.net/ | Make the mesher faster |
| Java 3D 1.5 | https://java3d.dev.java.net/ | Old 3D viewer |
Module installation
- This is a way to update jCAE. For example jCAE 0.13.1 is only available as module and must be installed over 0.13. Instructions can be found here.
- This is the expert way to install jCAE. Pros/cons:
- Pros: No need to download install Java, Opencascade, Java3D and Netbeans.
- Pros: Can be installed in Netbeans IDE.
- Cons: You have to install and configure (environment variable), Java, Opencascade, Java3D and Netbeans.
- Cons: I (currently) only post nbm for small update.
