# Is it possible to perform FEM analysis in Shapr3D?

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**Created:** [February 2, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-fem-analysis-in-shapr3d/40229 "2026-02-02T10:50:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Baran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/b487fb/32.png) [@Baran](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/Baran)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-fem-analysis-in-shapr3d/40229/1 "2026-02-02T10:50:26Z")

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Hello,  
Is it possible to perform FEM (Finite Element Analysis) directly in Shapr3D?

If not, are there any **FEM/CAE software recommendations that run on MacBook** and work well with models exported from Shapr3D (STEP, IGES, etc.)?

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![shaprvision](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@shaprvision](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/shaprvision)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/is-it-possible-to-perform-fem-analysis-in-shapr3d/40229/2 "2026-02-03T04:33:20Z")

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No.

You can use FreeCAD… but good luck.