Do ScholarTool CalculiX helpers run CalculiX or execute solver commands?
No. They generate, format, convert, and explain plain text locally in the browser. They do not run CalculiX, execute shell commands, start solvers, call remote solver APIs, or validate results.
Are CalculiX input decks, material tables, or report notes uploaded?
No. CalculiX text, typed material values, pasted CSV material rows, and generated snippets stay in browser component state for the active page session.
Can the generated CalculiX snippets be used for final simulation approval?
No. Treat them as starter text. Verify syntax, units, mesh, materials, boundary conditions, load steps, output requests, convergence, and validation evidence against official documentation and qualified finite element review.
Is ScholarTool affiliated with CalculiX?
No. CalculiX is referenced for educational compatibility guidance only. ScholarTool does not claim affiliation, certification, or endorsement by the CalculiX authors or community.
What sections are normally required in a CalculiX input deck?
A model commonly needs nodes, elements, sets, materials, sections, constraints, loads, one or more steps, and explicit output requests linked by valid names.
How should material-card units be managed?
CalculiX does not impose one unit system, so every geometry, load, density, modulus, thermal property, and time value must form a coherent convention.
What must be reviewed in a boundary-condition template?
Check node or set names, degree-of-freedom numbering, coordinate system, amplitude, value, physical restraint, and whether rigid-body motion is handled correctly.
How should a load-step template be selected?
Match the procedure to static, frequency, thermal, buckling, or dynamic intent and then review increments, nonlinearity, loads, boundaries, and requested output.
Can the Element Type Helper choose a mesh automatically?
No. It suggests a cautious element family from typed context; topology, order, integration, distortion, locking, refinement, and convergence remain analyst decisions.
Does input-deck formatting validate CalculiX syntax?
No. It improves plain-text consistency but does not resolve missing sets, invalid references, unsupported keywords, unit errors, or solver semantics.