Cite ForcePAD

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Suggested Citation

Jonas Lindemann. ForcePAD: sketch-based finite element analysis software for structural mechanics education and experimentation. Lund University, 2026. https://github.com/jonaslindemann/forcepad

BibTeX

@software{lindemann_forcepad_2026,
  author = {Lindemann, Jonas},
  title = {ForcePAD: Sketch-Based Finite Element Analysis Software},
  year = {2026},
  publisher = {Lund University},
  url = {https://github.com/jonaslindemann/forcepad},
  note = {Open-source structural mechanics education software}
}

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