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title: "JuliaFEM User Manual"
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description: "Quick start guide and practical tutorials for end users"
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date: 2025-11-09
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author: "Jukka Aho"
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categories: ["user guide", "tutorial"]
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keywords: ["juliafem", "quick start", "tutorial", "examples"]
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audience: "end users"
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level: "beginner"
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type: "manual"
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2025-11-09 04:38:28 +02:00
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# JuliaFEM User Manual
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**Audience:** End users, engineers, students who want to run simulations and get results.
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This manual is designed to be **simple and practical** - get you from zero to running simulations as quickly as possible.
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## What's Here
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- **Quick Start:** Installation and first simulation in 5 minutes
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- **Tutorials:** Step-by-step guides for common problems
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- **Examples:** Pre-built simulations you can run and modify
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- **API Reference:** Function documentation (what does this do?)
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- **Troubleshooting:** Common errors and how to fix them
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## What's NOT Here
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- Deep theory (see `docs/book/` for that)
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- How to contribute code (see `docs/contributor/` for that)
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- Internal architecture details
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## Philosophy
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**"Just show me how to solve my problem."**
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We assume you:
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- Have a problem to solve (heat transfer, elasticity, contact)
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- Want working code, not lectures
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- Will read theory when YOU need it, not when WE think you should
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## Getting Help
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1. Start with the Quick Start
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2. Find an example similar to your problem
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3. Modify it to fit your needs
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4. If stuck, check Troubleshooting
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5. Still stuck? Ask on GitHub Discussions
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**Next:** Start with [Quick Start](quickstart.md) or browse [Examples](../examples/)
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