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FDTDX vs U-DaLES

FDTDX

fdtdx.readthedocs.io

U-DaLES

udales.github.io

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FigureFDTDXU-DaLES
Price fromFree—
Free planYes—
Free trial——
Open source——
macOS—Yes
LinuxYesYes
Self-hostedYesYes
Plans published10
Spec score · Physics Simulation Software8.6 (#12)7.4 (#65)
Assessment toolsNoNo
Data exportYesYes
Delivery modedesktopdesktop
Free planYesYes
Intended usersThe project describes FDTDX as freely usable for research, development, and commercial work involving photonic nanostructures.The model documentation describes uses including urban airflow, heat transfer, pollutant dispersion, and urban air-quality studies at building-resolving resolution.
Lesson libraryNoNo
PurposeFDTDX is an open-source Python package for simulating and designing three-dimensional photonic nanostructures with the Finite-Difference Time-Domain method.uDALES is an open-source large-eddy simulation model for urban microclimate, airflow, heat, moisture, and pollutant transport.
SupportThe FAQ invites users to open GitHub discussions for unanswered questions and issues for suspected bugs, and says the maintainers regularly check discussions.The project asks users to report issues or unexpected behavior with the new Python package through the uDALES GitHub issue tracker.
3D visualsYesYes

Plans

FDTDX

  • FDTDXFree

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FDTDX

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U-DaLES

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