Feature Overview
A summary of Dr.Q's current capabilities.
Analysis types
| Type | Status |
|---|---|
| Linear static | Available |
| Nonlinear static (large deflection, plasticity) | Available |
| Modal (natural frequencies) | Available |
| Buckling (linear eigenvalue) | Available |
| Contact (with and without friction) | Available |
| Joints (bolts, rivets, adhesives) | Available |
| Heat conduction and thermal stress | Available |
| Viscoelasticity (creep, relaxation) | Available |
| Strength check against yield strength with safety factor | Available |
Geometry
- STEP import
- Automatic geometry healing (open edges, gaps)
- Multi-body support
- Section cut viewer
Materials
- Known parameters for many standard materials (steel, aluminium, titanium, plastics, and more)
- Custom material definition (E, ν, ρ, thermal properties)
- Linear elastic, plasticity, and viscoelastic material models
Meshing
- Automatic tetrahedral meshing (Tet10 by default)
- Local mesh refinement
- A single element-quality measure (0-1 shape/collapse ratio)
Boundary conditions & loads
- Fixed support, prescribed displacement, normal support (symmetry planes)
- Point and remote forces, surface pressure, moments, accelerations (gravity), centrifugal loads, thermal (expansion) loads
Contact
- Bonded (tied) contact
- Frictionless contact
- Rough contact (no slip once closed)
- Frictional contact (Coulomb)
Results
- Von Mises and Tresca stress, maximum principal stress (Rankine)
- Displacement (total and directional)
- Strain
- Reaction forces
- Natural frequencies and mode shapes (modal)
- Buckling load factors and mode shapes
Export
- PNG / SVG screenshots
- CSV data export
- Automated PDF report