---
name: "openEMS"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openems"
version: "0.0.35+git20190103.6a75e98+dfsg.1-3.2"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/openEMS"
---

# openEMS(1)

Electromagnetic simulator using the FDTD algorithm

## NAME

**openEMS** - Electromagnetic simulator using the FDTD algorithm

## SYNOPSIS

```
openEMS <FDTD_XML_FILE> [<options>...]
```

## DESCRIPTION

## OPTIONS

- **--disable-dumps**

  **Disable all field dumps for faster simulation**

- **--debug-material**

  **Dump material distribution to a vtk file for debugging**

## AUTHOR

**This manual page was written by Ruben Undheim \<ruben.undheim@gmail.com\> for the Debian project (and may be used by others).**