Yes, of course. But I'm specifically interested in the design side, because the analysis side is already handled by open and/or free software, due to it being s

Yes, of course. But I'm specifically interested in the design side, because the analysis side is already handled by open and/or free software, due to it being so close to what a small university research group might just publish or adapt for unconventional FEM analysis. Design software is much less easy to find, though.