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At a Glance
Ansys Meshing
Ansys Meshing
Star Rating
(21)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (35.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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FreeCAD
FreeCAD
Star Rating
(58)4.1 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (67.9% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about FreeCAD

Ansys Meshing vs FreeCAD

  • Reviewers felt that Ansys Meshing meets the needs of their business better than FreeCAD.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Ansys Meshing is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Ansys Meshing over FreeCAD.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Ansys Meshing
No pricing available
FreeCAD
No pricing available
Free Trial
Ansys Meshing
No trial information available
FreeCAD
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
8.8
19
8.4
42
Ease of Use
8.5
19
7.8
43
Ease of Setup
Not enough data
Not enough data
Ease of Admin
Not enough data
Not enough data
Quality of Support
8.9
19
8.0
35
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
Not enough data
Not enough data
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
18
8.1
42
Features by Category
Not enough data
7.9
245
Design
Not enough data
8.4
23
Not enough data
8.1
25
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.5
21
Edit
Not enough data
8.3
23
Not enough data
7.2
21
Not enough data
8.0
23
Not enough data
7.5
23
Collaboration
Not enough data
8.2
20
Not enough data
7.7
22
Not enough data
8.2
21
Not enough data
7.8
182
File Options
Not enough data
8.3
19
Not enough data
8.4
19
Not enough data
8.1
18
Not enough data
7.9
18
Not enough data
6.9
14
Not enough data
7.9
18
Tools
Not enough data
7.3
19
Not enough data
7.5
19
Not enough data
7.8
19
Design
Not enough data
8.0
19
Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)Hide 18 FeaturesShow 18 Features
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Tools - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
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File Options - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Customization - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Environment - Mechanical Computer-aided Design (MCAD)
Not enough data
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Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
Ansys Meshing
Ansys Meshing
FreeCAD
FreeCAD
Ansys Meshing and FreeCAD share no categories
Unique Categories
Ansys Meshing
Ansys Meshing is categorized as Other CAD
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Ansys Meshing
Ansys Meshing
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
35.0%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
35.0%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
30.0%
FreeCAD
FreeCAD
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
67.9%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
15.1%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
17.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Ansys Meshing
Ansys Meshing
Higher Education
15.0%
Aviation & Aerospace
15.0%
Automotive
15.0%
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
10.0%
Machinery
10.0%
Other
35.0%
FreeCAD
FreeCAD
Mechanical or Industrial Engineering
15.1%
Design
15.1%
Information Technology and Services
7.5%
Industrial Automation
7.5%
Machinery
5.7%
Other
49.1%
Most Helpful Reviews
Ansys Meshing
Ansys Meshing
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User in Civil Engineering
GC
Verified User in Higher Education

ANSYS meshing is integrated into ANSYS Workbench, ANSYS APDL, and ANSYS Mechanical designer. It offers different meshing types and allows users to choose specific meshing size. Customizing meshing size and type is always helpful in engineering simulation....

Most Helpful Critical Review
FreeCAD
FreeCAD
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

The most helpful feature of FreeCAD is its GUI and user-friendly interface. It's Reverse engineering feature to check the legacy parts to better understand their functions. POV-Ray, Raytracing, and export to slicer these features are very interesting. Its...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Francesco S.
FS
Francesco S.
Verified User in Architecture & Planning

FreeCAD is still under development, and its learning curve is rather steep at the moment. The interface needs some refinement, and could puzzle the new user. Also some import filter do not work as expected.

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Discussions
Ansys Meshing
Ansys Meshing Discussions
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Ansys Meshing has no discussions with answers
FreeCAD
FreeCAD Discussions
Does anybody have any experience with the FEA module in FreeCad?
1 comment
Jose B.
JB
The FEA module is quite usable in its current state. You should be able to do the tasks you mentioned. Follow the wiki and tutorials first to get the hang of...Read more
FREECAD FOR PROFESSIONAL
1 comment
Abhishek j.
AJ
hi. i just want to know that can i use FreeCAD for professional uses for free or it is open for practice/student only Read more
new user
1 comment
Verified User
G2
Looks impressive. I look forward to getting involved. Interested in Vintage 1930s cars. i'm in AustraliaRead more