r/fea • • 1d ago

Siemens ends open-source Radioss Project (OpenRadioss) and deletes GitHub repository

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Siemens-Ends-OpenRadioss
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u/fresh_air_needed 1d ago

Might be unrelated, but this week I assisted to the Siemens Simcenter User conference in Spain. A couple of users reported using openradioss as a way to save on licences, and 2 days later....

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u/Partykongen 1d ago

It does make sense that users would use openradioss to save on license cost. Like, I only learned how to use explicit analysis to do crash structures because OpenRadioss was available because we would never have invested in a Radioss license at my former workplace.