Does somebody know about any tool for simulation and visualization of magnetic fields either of permanent magnets or solenoids, that can be used on Mac OS X? Maybe there is some software for Linux, but is open-source and can compiled for Mac OS X?I want to have something like a canvas at which I can put the magnets, move them, and see how the magnetic field changes around them.
Magnetic field visualization on Mac OS X?
simulation;visualization;electromagnetism
For this purpose you need to use a simulation software. One of the most common methods in Electromagnetics would be Finite element method, but you can also find Boundary Element Methods or Finite Difference Methods.Some common software in EM areAnsys Maxwell; andCST StudioA lot of people is also using COMSOL Multiphysics.But I would say that this feature is implemented in a lot of different commercial and opensource applications. If your problem is 2D and you want opensource I would suggest Agros 2D, here an example: