Welcome to Yade - Open Source Discrete Element Method

Yade is an extensible open-source framework for discrete numerical models, focused on Discrete Element Method. The computation parts are written in c++ using flexible object model, allowing independent implementation of new algorithms and interfaces. Python is used for rapid and concise scene construction, simulation control, postprocessing and debugging.

Yade is located at yade-dem.org, which contains this documentation and wiki. Development is kindly hosted on launchpad and GitLab ; they are used for source code, bug tracking and source downloads and more. Building, regression tests and packages distribution are hosted on servers of the Grenoble Geomechanics group at Laboratoire 3SR, UMS Gricad and Gdańsk University of Technology.

Yade supports Python 3 primarily since 2019 (see backward compatibility for Python 2). The development branch is on GitLab.

Please make sure you read the "Acknowledging Yade" section if you plan to cite Yade in publications.

This documentation describes Yade version 3rd ed. / 3rd ed.. You can also download a PDF version of this documentation.

Yade Community

NEWS latest news about Yade project Authors and contributors information about the people working on Yade Publications on Yade itself or done with Yade Public Mailing Lists Getting help and discussions Acknowledging Yade How to cite Yade in publications

Paid support and Consulting Need professional help? Questions and answers Users questions, hosted at launchpad Discord server A place to meet, chat, and collaborate Wiki pages A less formal place to report results, see who is working on the project, and more Screenshots and videos Simulation examples; feel free to add yours.

Documentation

Introduction getting familiar with Yade Tutorial first steps with practical examples User's Manual functionality guide and description Programmer's Manual understanding and modifying the internals of Yade	DEM Formulation the Discrete Element Method (DEM) Class reference simulation building blocks, c++ & python Yade modules python modules extending Yade Multiscale FEMxDEM Parallel coupling using Escript and Yade
References articles cited in the documentation Installation from binaries and sources Full contents with all the details	Index all functions, classes, attributes Search search the documentation Yade Technical Archive documents written by and for the Yade community