Does SLFFEA include mesh generators?
There are a few generators for specific meshes like the ball and ring composed of brick elements, or the building made up of beam elements. For more general mesh generators, try the links below, especially the fourth. Meshing Research Corner Jonathan Richard Shewchuk’s triangle element mesh generator C program. Mesh Generation & Grid Generation on the Web A very extensive list of software from the same site as above GiD is a cost free(but not open source) package.