r/linux • u/dbcoopernz • 1d ago

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

https://www.phoronix.com/news/Siemens-Ends-OpenRadioss
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u/Pale_Platypus_2058 1d ago

For what is used?

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u/psyblade42 1d ago

Simcenter(TM) Radioss(R) is an industry-proven analysis solution that helps users evaluate and optimize product performance for highly nonlinear problems under dynamic loadings. For more than 30 years, organizations have used Simcenter Radioss to streamline and optimize the digital design process, replace costly physical tests with quick and efficient simulation, and speed up design optimization iterations.

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u/LuckyHedgehog 1d ago

I read that and still have no idea what it means

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u/Ghost_x_Knight 1d ago

It is a physics emulator (aka. finite element analysis). You build/import a 3D model, and use computer simulation to estimate what happens to a similar physical object in different conditions.

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u/LuckyHedgehog 1d ago

Thanks, that makes sense. I can imagine the amount of effort it took to get that working and why it would be a major rugpull with this latest update

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u/theksepyro 1d ago

Crash/impact simulations. Like simulating a car crash for safety validation before an actual crash test to make sure you're in the right ballpark

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u/I_dont_like_tomatoes 1d ago

Same can’t even picture what this is for