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The same finite element models (in other words: the same input files) can be run either with **fossils** or with [Metafor](http://metafor.ltas.ulg.ac.be/).
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**Metafor** is a in-house finite element code dedicated to the simulation of nonlinear thermomechanical problems including large strains, large displacements, contact, complex material behaviours, etc). It has been developped for the last 30 years in the laboratory of Jean-Philippe Ponthot at the University of Liège.
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**Metafor** is a in-house finite element code dedicated to the simulation of nonlinear thermomechanical problems including large strains, large displacements, contact, complex material behaviours, etc). It has been developed for the last 30 years in the laboratory of Jean-Philippe Ponthot at the University of Liège.
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Obviously, **Metafor** is also able to solve linear-statics problems like **fossils** does. Today Metafor solutions are compared to simple linear-statics codes such as **fossils**. Tomorrow, Metafor will be used to enhance the current models with non-linearities (contact, heterogeneous nonlinear materials, large displacements, nonlinear loads, etc.).
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As an example, here is a tentative simulation of a bite senario where the boundary conditions have been slightly improved: a tooth is not randomly chosen and fixed along a fixed direction as it is usually done to model the contact with the food. Instead of this traditionnal approach, the food is modelled as a cylinder and contact is simulated between the food and the teeth.
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As an example, here is a tentative simulation of a bite scenario where the boundary conditions have been slightly improved: a tooth is not randomly chosen and fixed along a fixed direction as it is usually done to model the contact with the food. Instead of this traditional approach, the food is modelled as a cylinder and contact is simulated between the food and the teeth.
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### Getting the software
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### Running the simulations with Metafor
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Copy this repository to your harddrive either by downloading a zip file or by using git:
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Copy this repository to your hard-drive either by [downloading a big zip file](https://gitlab.uliege.be/rboman/fossils/-/archive/master/fossils-master.zip) or by using git:
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git clone https://gitlab.uliege.be/rboman/fossils.git
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```
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The repository is very big (several gigabytes), thus be patient!
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Run Metafor and select the `fossils/models` folder as "base directory".
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