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1. Deleting Components In previous versions users were unable to delete components in the browser with large ID s This has been resolved Reordering Components In previous versions if the user reordered components then the entity name in the browser was incorrect Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes APIs createlistbypath Panel createlistbypath panel added which puts the panel list collector in the by path mode automatically New Commands hm getincrementalname for generating a unique entity name across multiple entity types hm measureshortestdistance and hm measureshortestdistance2 for finding and measuring the shortest distance and location between nodes lines points surfaces and solids Suite of APIs Suite of APIs for geom geom geom FE and FE FE comparison generation and query New Interface APIs New interference APIs hm collisioncheck hm collisionend hm collisionentitycreate and hm collisioninit APIs for performing geometry interference checks These will be updated in the future to also support FE and to replace the existing FE penetration APIs Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Connectors Connector Panels The main connector panels Spot Seam Bolt and Area have been completely reworked to make them as consistent as possible All of those panels are organized into three clearly and topically subdivided columns The left panel column contains everything related to the connector crea
2. The Initial Clearance Between the Contact Surfaces Can be Prescribed Nonlinear Springs SUBCASE Sp Plasticity with Kinematic and or Mixed Hardening Now Available for Nonlinear Analysis Boundary Conditions Can Change for Continuation Subcases Internal MPCF and Externa JA Wri op2 pch and h3d Files for Nonlinear Analysis SAA of E lasto p plastic Orthotropic N laterial with TSAI WU and CRASURVT Yield Criteria for Composite Shell Materials 1rMesh res File Mechanical Strain Written to the Hype and SUBSEQ to Combine Static Analysis Modes and Modal STRESS an d DIS itten to the op2 and pch Files PLACEMENT for All M Residual Vectors Wt Ana ain o CSTRESS CSTRAIN and CFAILI Transi ient Ana lysis STRESS and CSTRAIN Output Available for Frequency Response Analysis Grid Point G Output of Modal iPSTRESS and Element Corner S gt Modes to the Stresses for the CMS op2 File be Used in Ply based Composite Definition Can Now Nonlinear Analysis allel Analysis Now Available for Nonlinear Plasticity with Kinematic and or Mixed Hardening Now Avail ja ble for Solid Elements RBAR Data Supported in Nonlinear Analysis Rigid Element Force MPCF Results Written to the op2 File for Nonlinear Analysis Pre stressed Buckling Analysis Stress and Strain Recovery Coefficients Available for CBUSH ASCII Result
3. Use of PARAM LFREQ in modal transient analysis produced incorrect results Now correct results are obtained in modal transient analysis when PARAM LFREQ is used Modal transient analysis with enforced motion SPCD gave poor results A new algorithm was implemented for modal transient analysis with enforced motion SPCD Now the results match those from direct transient analysis Unless DISP ROT ALL was requested the GPKE values were wrong when AMLS or EIGRA was used This has been corrected Back to top RADIOSS for Kinematic and Dynamics Bulk Data Format Ply based Composite Definition Can Now be Used in MBD Analysis PCOMPP ply based composite property data can now be used in the Multi body Dynamic analysis using rigid bodies PRBODY and flexible bodies PFBODY CB and CC Flexbody Generation Time Reduced The CB generation time is reduced for problems with large number of ASET DOF The CC generation time is greatly reduced if AMSES or AMLS is used Pre loaded CB and CC Flexbodies Can be Generated A LOAD LID and SPC SID can be specified on the PRELOAD continuation of the CMSMETH data to preload the flexbody The effect of the pre load on the flexbody is taken into account when the flexbody matrices are calculated Residual Vectors Can be Used to Increase the Accuracy of CB and CC Flexbodies A LOAD LID can be specified on the LOADSET continuation of the CMSMETH data to generate residual vectors that can increase the ac
4. IP Head Impact Process Manager for LS DYNA The IP Head Impact is a tool that generates a deck for the simulation of the head impact on an instrument panel It conforms to the interior safety regulations FMVSS 201 and ECE R 21 IP Head Impact automates the process with minimal input from you therefore reducing the deck generation lead time and enhancing repeatability Results Initializer Results Initializer has been updated to support Tailor welded Blanks Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Updated Graphical User Interface New GUI has been introduced for the batch Results Initializer for ease of use and simplifying the process Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes TeamCenter PLMXML Files TeamCenter PLMXML files are now supported in HyperMesh for batchmeshing and assembly e Multi core batchmeshing is seamlessly exposed through the Assembly Browser e Ability to initiate batchmeshing by just loading the assembly file PLMXML without loading the CAD parts in HyperMesh e Metadata related to material thickness and component ID s are automatically assigned in HyperMesh e Param and Criteria files are assigned based on metadata in the PLMXML file e Delta PLMXML export is supported that can be imported in TeamCenter for Simulation TeamCenter PLMXML file import options are supported in the Assembly Browser The Assembly Browser Supports the following tasks e Initiating batchmeshing by specifying number of processors on
5. Contents 12 0 Updates 11 11 11 Project Browser Enhancements Entity Panels and Toolbar Enhancements Selection Mechanism Changes General State Equations Messaging Improvement Changes to MotionSolve XML Resolved Issues 0 130 Release Notes Integration with HWDesktop Collaboration Tools SLINCH Support Box Graphics Resolved Issues 0 130 Release Notes Motion Vehicle Library TNO Magic Formula and Swift Tires Support Truck Tire System Definitions Enhancements Single Tire System Definitions Vehicle Models in Online Help Resolved Issues 0 120 Release Notes Modeling via Distributed Files Systems Analysis Toolbar SpringDamper Panel Enhancements Performance Improvements Resolved Issues 11 0 101 Release Notes New Panels Model Browser Project Browser New HyperWorks Desktop Framework Session Browser Context Sensitive Menu for Graphics Area Delete Feature Improved File Path Management General Constraints Support Additional H3D Output Options Supported Entity Definitions Improvements Saving of Properties Improved Contact Modeling Graphical Picking Enhancements File Management Load and Save Toolbar Panels MDL Library Updates Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes New GUI Architecture MotionView 12 0 comes with an enhanced User interface based on the Python programming language The MotionView Project Browser Entity Add dialogs and panels are affected though the layout functionalit
6. Media View C Motion View ScriptView al Texti iew Improved Navigation to Online Help System HyperWorks 12 0 has eliminated the previous help access points from within the Start menu folder It has been replaced with a single entry point to the entire help system This new Welcome Page contains links to all available user guides reference guides and tutorials Each user guide and reference guide will have their own link returning you back to the Welcome Page so that access is always readily available Simplified Help Menu The HyperWorks Desktop applications now contain simplified menu choices from the Help menu Instead of a long list with preselected options the menu now contains a link to only HyperWorks Desktop options and a link back to the Welcome Page HyperStudy Help has been Rewritten The entire HyperStudy online help has been rewritten to reflect the updates to the software The new online help contains all new content including updated tutorials and an improved tutorial system Updated and Integrated AcuSolve Reference Manuals into the HyperWorks Help System The full set of AcuSolve reference manuals have been updated and ported to html format and are now integrated with and shipped as part of the AcuSolve installation package Users have access to the reference manuals through the Help drop down menu in AcuConsole or through the start menu shortcut Windows only The pdf reference ma
7. Support of temperature output under sta file for multi stage thermal analysis Forming Contact TYPE 21 Forming contact TYPE 21 updated to handle better flow of blank material on the tool edge Forming contact TYPE 21 updated with damping option to reduce the tool bounce during force control Output Animation Files Option added to output animation files based at user defined intervals via sensors Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes RADIOSS One Step Output Stresses The option to output stresses in a local coordinate system to enable setting up of springback analysis in a vehicle coordinate system Back to top Highlights of the HyperXtrude 12 0 Release All HX Profiles HX Job Manager to launch HX and RADIOSS runs on local machines remote machines and E compute servers Metal Extrusion e Bearing Optimization Interface e Tool Deflection Analysis Using RADIOSS e Super Alloy Tube Extrusion Wizard with Glass Lubrication Polymer Processing e Viscoelastic Material Model e Major Improvements to Wizards Forging e New solver and interface HX Forge for billet forging e Forging profile now supports two solvers Deform and HX Forge Contents 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude All Profiles HW Desktop HX Import HyperXtrude Export Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude Metal Extrusion Tool Deflection Analysis Bearing Optimization Tube Extrusion Wizard Hensel Spittel Material Model HX Job Man
8. Block Format AMS Compatibility with Mesh Adaptivity Adaptive mesh is a common practice in Metal Forming applications The Advanced Mass Scaling technique in combination with mesh adaptivity significantly reduces the elapsed time Contact TYPE21 e New input Rigid bodies can be coupled with TYPE21 this allows higher usage flexibility e Support of thermal radiation e Heat conductance depending on contact pressure e Limitation of the friction force with reference to shear stress Material LAW78 This is the Yoshida Uemori material law it provides higher accuracy for spring back prediction for metal forming applications It takes into account Bauschinger and cyclic hardening effects Initialization of Stress Strains Reading amp Output for Brick Elements STATE BRICK STRAIN GLOBFULL and STATE BRICK STRESS GLOBFULL e Applies initial strain stress state in global reference system INIBRI STRA_FGLO and INIBRI STRS_FGLO e Initial strain stress for orthotropic materials output in global coordinate system STATE BRICK and PID22 e Applies an initial strain stress state in the global reference system Initialization of Nodal Temperature Reading amp Output STATE NODE TEMP INI NODE TEMP Back to top RADIOSS for Blast Simulation Block Format Material LAW5 This is JWL material law New flag Eadd allows to treat after burning energy produced by some explosives Material LAW51 Qa Qb and hourglass coeffi
9. HyperView supports stereoscopic 3D viewing to visualize simulation data in 3D The visualization mode enables engineers to organize design reviews with other users and management in high end graphic visualization in a 3D environment using the Perspective view and depth perception As a design review tool the 3D stereoscopic views allow detailed analysis of the physical event being simulated Modeling of spatial reality aids in enhanced interpretation of results within the familiar 3D environment Section Cuts with Path Plots Result variations along a section cut can also be studied by defining a node path along the cut This helps engineers to assess the variation of a result along a user specified path on a cut section as an example thickness variation in a stamping process Measures can be defined on the nodes of a cross section enabling a deeper analysis of the deformation of the section Typical applications of measuring values on the cross section include plotting the position or distance between nodes on the cross section aS measuring the intrusion Isosurface on Parts Isosurface can be applied on selected parts as an example on fluid elements while visualization the structural components in full For ditching simulation or fuel tank sloshing modeled with multiple fluids the isosurface generates the fluid boundaries without influencing the structural components Contsur Fin Measure Fonts and Colors Font types and colo
10. Long field free format consists of four comma separated input fields per line This input format is identified by an asterisk in the first column or for the line with the card name at the end of the card name Compressed Input Files RADIOSS now accepts compressed input using GZIP format directly The main input file and or any include files may be compressed using the GZIP format Compressed files are recognized by the gz extension It is not necessary to modify INCLUDE lines in the input deck with this gz extension Note Files compressed using Windows ZIP format are not recognized Contributions from Individual MPC and Rigid Elements are Listed in the GPFORCE Output In the GPFORCE balance output to the op2 file the contributions from individual MPC and rigid elements are listed separately This allows the HyperMesh Free Body Diagram FBD tool to correctly list the individual contributions They are also listed individually in the pch file output DMIG Mass Effect is Included in the Generation of RFORCE and GRAV Loads The mass matrices in the H3D DMIG and PUNCH DMIG files are used when calculating RFORCE and GRAV acceleration loads The mass contribution to these loads can be turned off with the PARAM CMSALOD NO data WARNING Messages Can be Turned Off By setting the limit to NONE in the MSGLMT data the WARNING will no longer be issued Shell Element Offset can be Specified as TOP or BOTTOM In addition to the actual offset d
11. MotionSolve e Several new material laws and failure models for explicit and implicit finite element analysis RADIOSS e Ffowcs Williams Hawkings acoustic solver added to the AcuSolve solution suite to predict noise levels at distant microphone locations e Introduced bidirectional coupling between AcuSolve AcuTrace for run time particle tracing e New manufacturing constraints in OptiStruct for composite materials Usability One step transfer path analysis TPA in RADIOSS for NVH Improvements in contact usability fast and robust solution with less need for tuning RADIOSS and MotionSolve Tighter integration of AcuSolve within the HyperWorks environment including incorporation of the documentation into the HyperWorks on line help system and migration to the InstallAnywere packaging system Many ease of use improvements including graphical tools for interpolating results between dissimilar meshes and simplified utilities for defining turbulent inlet conditions and porosity models Significant improvements to AcuConsole database stability and automatic corruption repair Performance Multi level substructuring solver AMSES included in RADIOSS and OptiStruct for large scale NVH Analysis Advanced Mass Scaling AMS technology enhancements allows much larger time steps for explicit analysis while keeping the mass constant RADIOSS GPU support for the implicit solvers in RADIOSS OptiStruct and AcuSolve Performance improvemen
12. New Job Manager PSO only e Provide a list of all jobs created as a part of a project e Provide a record of why each job was run and how the model was setup e Provides easily access to result file generated in each job New Connection Property State Mapping Capability PSO only e Connector property state linked to entries in CSV file thru import e Common rate definitions for multiple connections e Connection CSV import export capability enabling automatic connection update and re creation Enhanced Analysis Manager PSO only e Capability to create jobs and associate package of files for traceability and post processing purposes e Capability to submit jobs to user specified solvers Enhanced Tagpoint Mapping Capability PSO only e Identify nodes from different modules based on proximity as candidate for module and connection creation e Import and export tagpoints and connections using CSV files Enhanced ID Manager PSO only e Export to module ID CSV includes module hierarchy information e Automated module definition update and re creation through import of module ID CSV Enhanced Unit Input and Random Frequency Response Process Managers e Support for user defined subcases involving multiple inputs Enhanced General Frequency Response Process Manager e Support for multiple user defined subcases e Support for diagnostic output at ofreg frequencies New Energy Distribution Utility e Visualize vehicle system energy dist
13. Solver uses a weakly compressible model for air to study the effect of vacuum pressure in the filling process Heat Transfer Analysis Solver uses the thermal properties of preform resin and air in the heat transfer analysis Predicted temperature is used in computing the resin viscosity and in curing kinetics Curing Kinetics Curing kinetics is modeled using an nth order and autocatalytic model and is triggered by time delay or temperature Resin Flow Front and Fill Time Prediction Predicted results include animation of resin flow front and fill time Results include pressure temperature degree of cure velocity resin saturation and fill time Back to top Highlights of the HyperForge Solver 12 0 Release e HX_Forge is a new addition to Altair s multi physics offering Introduction HX Forge is a new solver billet forging simulation Billets used in extrusion are often forged to obtain a desired cross sectional shape and desired microstructure grain size before being extruded HX Forge can simulate round to round and square to square billet forging It comes with an easy to use interface for setting up the model Back to top Highlights of the HyperXtrude RIM Solver 12 0 Release e HX RTM is a new addition to Altair s multi physics offering Introduction HX RTM is a finite element based solver for analysis and design of resin infusion processes which is used to manufacture polymeric composites These techni
14. and Transient Analysis The OLOAD information can be output to the pch op2 and h3d results files Ability to Control the Output of Results from Interior Points and Elements in Super Elements The OUTPUT options NODMIG DMIGALL and DMIGSET are used to specify that no results all results or a SET of results are output for interior points and elements of a CMS Super Element in a residual run The SET is defined in the corresponding output request data Automated Multi level Sub structuring Eigenvalue Solver A state of the art automated multi level sub structuring method for eigenvalue extraction is now available in RADIOSS This feature is available for normal modes modal frequency response and modal transient response solution sequences as well as CMS super element generation run This solution method is activated when the EIGRA Bulk Data entry is referenced via the METHOD data selector in the Subcase definition It may also be activated by adding PARAM AMSES YES or via the command line argument amses Hybrid Damping for Direct Dynamic Analysis Hybrid damping is now available in RADIOSS This is a means of applying modal damping in a direct frequency response or direct transient response analysis This is recommended mainly for residual models where a large part of the structure is represented by external super elements This is because of the computational expense of this feature It is activated via the HYBDAMP subcase
15. e DEBOND group e FRACTURE CRITERION group part of DEBOND card e CONTROLS TYPE VCCT LINEAR SCALING group Explicit interface e COHESIVE BEHAVIOR group part of SURFACE INTERACTION card e FRACTURE CRITERION same as the above Improved Displacement System Support The system card image shows now to which node set it is assigned You can now unassign a node set by either removing the TRANSFORM flag from the card image or by assigning it back to the global system This can be done from the System panel by selecting the global system in the lower left side of the GUI Ply and Laminate Support Both entities are now enabled for the Abaqus interface More details are provided in the generic HyperMesh section of these release notes and in the plies and laminate documentation of the HyperMesh User Guide 3D ply visualization including ply orientation is now supported for shells and continuum shells Laminate definitions can now be realized into Abaqus properties Pre condition is that a composite property has to be assigned to the elements Both shell and shell general section definitions have been enhanced to interact with ply and laminate entities Composites Panel The normals subpanel in the Composites panel has been enhanced to support continuum shells currently only available in Abaqus interface e In addition to regular shell elements display normals can now show the default stacking direction of continuum shells ba
16. the session did not remain active prompting the user for a file name when saving This issue is resolved e The Previous View behavior is made consistent between HyperView and HyperMesh e A negative multiplier for contour is enabled Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Element Forces and Moments Element forces and Moments from RADIOSS and Nastran solvers are supported for shells Forces and moments have different drawing modes for easy interpretation The results can be resolved and transformed in different coordinate systems user defined and queried for export Full Tensor Plots Tensor plots are enhanced to display all the six components on the tensor normal and shear components The shear components are proportionally drawn inside the elements being reviewed Options provided to control the color of the tensor arrows in each direction and display the values at shear and normal components separately With support of this feature a full tensor can be queried in one instance exported to H3D or ASCII files csv New Visualization Option A new visualization option allows part colors to be displayed on entities that have no result when contouring The default gray color for N A result or any user selected color can be overridden with this option By default the option is turned off Preferences gt Options gt Appearance While drawing in part colors with contours can produce interesting pictures for display However a fra
17. 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperView New Results Support Results support for following elements have been added in ANSYS result reader e PLANE121 CIRCU124 CONTA177 PLANE223 SOLID226 SOLID227 Results support for following Gasket elements is now available e INTER192 INTER193 INTER194 and INTER19 Result type Contact Forces is now supported as Vector results Resolved Issues e Issue with load case title for ANSYS 13 result files where HyperView displays the wrong title has been fixed Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperMesh Support of ANSYS MPC Sections HyperMesh now supports ANSYS MPC sections JOINTS Subtypes such as Revolute Universal Slot Point to plane Revolute Translational Cylindrical Planar Weld Orient Spherical General and Screw are supported Other joint section control cards such as SECJOINT SECLOCK and SECSTOP are also now supported All these joint section control cards are available under BEAMSECOL with type JOINT New Elements Support New Elements Support INFIN9 and INFIN110 are now supported in HyperMesh Resolved Issues Issue with mass calculation for Mass21 element type is fixed Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperView New Script for Calculating the Total Sum of Nodal Forces and Moments A new script has been added in HyperView to calculate the total sum of nodal forces and moments for selected nodes This script can be accessed from the HyperView menu bar
18. 12 0 Release Notes Hardware Platform Operating System Additions Support has been added for e Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 8 and 6 2 x86_64 e SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 0 SP2 x86 64 e SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 0 SP2 x86 64 e Mac OS X 10 7 x86_64 Discontinued Hardware Platform Support Support for the following platforms has been dropped across all HyperWorks applications e Linux x86 32 bit This includes RHEL 5 4 Novell SUSE11 0 e Windows Vista 7 32 bit x86 e IBM AIX 5 3 on Power 4 5 e Solaris 10 on 64 bit x86_64 e SUSE Linux Enterprise 9 SGI Pro Pack 4 on IA 64 Itanium e Mac OS X 10 6 64 bit Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Installation New Installation Third Party Software HyperWorks installer has been updated to InstallAnywhere 2011SP3 for all supported platforms HyperWorks 12 0 installer provides the same installer experience across Linux Mac OS X and Windows platforms Installation and Packaging e The HyperWorks software package is split into several independent product packages It gives user options to download desired packages for installation as needed e An SA update can either be installed on an existing 12 0 installation or can be installed independently without the pre requisite of a 12 0 base Multiple product SA updates can now be installed concurrently with or without the 12 0 base e AcuSolve is now utilizing the same HyperWorks installation tools and becomes part of the
19. ASSIGN command has been enhanced to support two new file types viz Starter and Engine file types for nonlinear analysis based on Bulk data input run via the nonlinear geometry solution These files are specified using ASSIGN STARTER and ASSIGN ENGINE control card options Simple modifications are allowed in the internally generated Block data file using the content in these files through INSERT and REPLACE This is useful for advanced nonlinear response optimization studies New ANALYSIS Option on the DESVARG Card This allows an optimization to be started with the design variable properties being initialized based on the corresponding analysis properties Sequential Quadratic Programming SQP Algorithm Sequential quadratic programming SQP has been made available in version 12 0 This is an alternative primal method typically used for size and shape optimization types of problems SQP can be activated by using the DOPTPRM OPTMETH SQP data DGRID VARTYPE on DRESP2 Card Grid location in a DRESP2 function is now based on the local coordinate system by default DGRIDB can be used to specify grid location in the basic coordinate system DDVOPT 2 with SHAPEOPT 2 DDVOPT 2 a continuous optimization phase followed by a discrete optimization phase starting from the continuous optimum is now automatically activated when SHAPEOPT 2 alternate algorithm for shape optimization is used along with discrete design variables Long Data Format
20. CELASi CDAMP and CVISC elements during Transient Response Analysis and are written to the h3d op2 and pch files Element FORCE Results are Available for CBUSH CELASi CDAMP and CVISC Elements in Fre quency Response Analysis FORCE results due to damping are calculated for the CBUSH CELASi CDAMP and CVISC elements during Frequency Response Analysis and are written to the h3d op2 and pch files Element FORCE Results are Output from Eigenvalue Analysis The modal FORCE results in eigenvalue analysis can now be output to the h3d op2 and pch files Element Strain Energy ESE is Now Written to the op2 File ESE output is now available in the op2 file For modal analysis the ESE output is output as a static Subcase for each mode Element Strain Energy ESE for Frequency Response is Now Written to the pch File ESE output is now available in the pch file for frequency response analysis Element Energies ESE EKE EDE for DMIG CMS SE Elements are Now Written to the out File The element energies associated with super elements are now output to the out file MPCFORCE Output is Now Available from Modal Frequency Response Analysis MPCFORCE output is now available from Modal Frequency Response Analysis in the op2 pch and h3d files A File to Allow Optimization of CMS Super Elements Can be Generated Using the DMIGDV continuation of the CMSMETH data the contents of an include file used for optimization of the
21. Composites Parts Design CPD data If the new option Import composites data is enabled in the Import geometry tab the following information can be read from Catia files with composite data e Ply shape Lines representing the geometric ply shape e Ply data such as name thickness material relative angles e System definitions e Stacking information on the ply order is imported into the HM laminate entity e Materials e Once imported the geometric information can be realized into a finite element representation In this process elements of a shell or continuum solid mesh are associated with ply shapes previously defined through lines e Please find further information on this new process in the plies and laminate documentation e Added support for CATIA V5R21 files at import e Resolved several issues with missing or corrupt surfaces after import IGES Resolved Issues e Resolved several issues with missing or corrupt surfaces after import Parasolid New Features Enhancements e Added support for importing face and solid names as metadata Resolved Issues e Resolved issue with solids not created properly upon import e Resolved several issues with missing or corrupt surfaces after import ProE New Features Enhancements e Added assembly level features support Resolved Issues e Resolved several issues with missing or corrupt surfaces after import e Resolved several issues with files not importing SolidWorks New Feature
22. DMIGSET e MSGLMT Setting the limit for any message to NONE is a special case it will prevent the message from being printed e MSGLMT Setting the limit for any message to 1 is a special case it will prevent any information about consecutive occurrences to be registered and counted e ASSIGN Added UPDATE option to reference updated property input e SYSSETTING Added H3DVTAG option Enhanced Solution Control Entries e AUTOSPC PUNCH The PUNCH option on the AUTOSPC data will initiate the generation ofa spc pch file that contains SPC SPC1 data for the AUTOSPC DOF for each SUBCASE e SOLVTYP SOLVER AUTO option The AUTO option has been added to the SOLVTYP SOLVER data This option causes RADIOSS to automatically choose between the direct and iterative solver to be used as the solver for linear static and geometric nonlinear analysis Enhanced Bulk Data Entries e CELAS4 Structural Damping GE and a stress recovery factor S can now be specified e PSHELL CQUAD4 CTRIA3 CQUAD8 and CTRIAG In addition to the actual offset distance the ZOFFS data can be set to keywords TOP and BOTTOM to offset the plate elements by 2 of their thickness in the appropriate direction e DTI UNITS Expanded the set of available units e PBUSH Added RIGID keyword option for stiffness e XHIST Added DDTHM field allowing output time step control for individual XHIST requests e XHIST Expanded the available types adding BAR BEAM and ROD e
23. HyperCrash Specialized modeling environment for automotive crash and safety HyperWorks Solvers RADIOSS A finite element solver for linear and non linear problems A general finite element computational fluid dynamics CFD solver MotionSolve A general purpose user extensible multi body systems solver HyperXtrude A suite of solvers for manufacturing process simulation applicable to metal extrusion polymer extrusion metal rolling billet forging friction stir welding and resin transfer molding OptiStruct Design and optimization software using finite elements and multi body dynamics HyperWorks Enterprise Process Manager Process automation tool for HyperWorks and third party software processes can be created with the help of Process Studio HyperMath Solutions HyperMath Mathematical language for numerical computation HyperStudy Integrated optimization DOE and robust design engine Manufacturing Solutions Manufacturing A unified environment for manufacturing process simulation analysis and design Solutions optimization Engineering Solutions Engineering A unified environment tailored specifically for certain engineering applications Solutions Specialized modeling environment for automotive crash and safety analysis Dedicated pre processor for CFD analysis with AcuSolve CAE Results Player HyperView Player Plug in and stand alone utility to share and visualize 3D CAE models and results solidT
24. HyperGraph Double click in a chart e Color Map e 3D iteration table e Richer iteration table e Stochastics Reliability plot Connections e Extended capabilities when selecting inputs and outputs in Excel New and Improved Methods e Fitting Method Radial Basis Functions e Reliability Based Design Optimization Method Single Loop Approach e Multi Objective Optimization Method Hybrid Method for Multi Objective Methods Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes File Export Options File export options keep or not keep the Include structure of a model are now respected by HyperMesh when a model is written in the case of the HyperMesh HyperStudy connection Evaluation of Main Effects The evaluation of Main effects is improved to handle properly failed runs in a DOE BackgroundMode Option When a study DOE OPT or STO is executed with the BackgroundMode option the current preferences are applied to the background process Labels Labels for variables and responses used in the study are now used by the post processing modules This applies if the Labels are unique In case of similar redundant labels the Varnames are used instead to remove possible confusion Resolved Issues e GA and MOGA Optimization Ranges for parameters are updated e Box Behnken DOE Levels are now assigned to each design variable automatically Whereas before it was needed to review each variable setting e Fixed the issue where the initial va
25. Improvements Solver Browser Maximum Number of Characters Keyword Updates New HyperView Interfacing Features Resolved Issues Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes 11 11 Box Trim Solver Browser Updated Keywords HM Assembly Browser Creation Options ID Pools Added I O Support for PGP Encryption Resolved Issues New Data TypE HyperView Combination of Results HyperView CPM Results HyperView New Reader Options HyperView 0 120 Release Notes TNCLUDE_PATH Elements and Properties Conversion Resolved Issues D3PLOT Reader HyperView FEMZIP LS DYNA Reader HyperView LS DYNA HyperGraph Readers HyperGraph 0 101 Release Notes Transformations in the Model INCLUDE STAMPED_PART and INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_ SET Import Browser Export Enhancements Keyword Support New Cards TNCLUDE_TRANSFORM_PATH MASS_PART_SET DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODE CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGE_IN_ SOLID ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_ GROUP TINITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION_ GEOMETRY CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY ID Pools Resolved Issues TNCLUDE_TRANSFORM Maximum Limit on Number of D3PLOT Files 2nd Order Tetra Elements FEMZIP V 5 49 AIRBAG_PARTICLES 12 0 Release Notes Support of PARAMETER and PARAMETER_EXPRESSION e PARAMETER and PARAMETER_EXPRESSION support is limited to Input output only for the keyword mapped to the following HM entities components materials properties curves loads load collectors system collectors a
26. Issues Introduction Altair OptiStruct is the state of the art finite element based structural optimization tool for a wide variety of engineering problems based on linear statics and linear dynamics as well as complex nonlinear transient dynamics and multi body dynamics for mechanical systems Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Topology Optimization Thermal and Thermo mechanical Subcases Topology optimization is supported for thermal and thermo mechanical subcases Conduction properties are appropriately accounted for during optimization Level Set Method An alternative algorithm based on the Level Set Method is available for topology optimization The Level Set Method for topology optimization will produce clearly defined structures with sharp boundaries and no checker boarding in cases where the loading is dependent on the optimized structure for example gravity loading and thermal boundary conditions This is being released as Beta functionality in version 12 0 Move Limit Controls Move limit controls have been implemented for topology optimization with nonlinear responses via the nonlinear geometry solution i e with the equivalent static load method This improves the robustness of the optimization solution Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Composite Free Size and General Free Size Optimization Manufacturing Constraints in Composites Optimization e Ply drop off constraints have been added for optimization o
27. LS DYNA Mass element COMN2 is converted to ELEMENT_MASS or ELEMENT_INERTIA in LS DYNA Resolved Issues e Reader to updated to handle unsupported keyword AIRBAG_SHELL_REFERENCE_GEOMETRY CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSTION_DISTRIBUTE_ALE ELEMENTS and loss of shell elements with thickness values defined e Transformation Manager updated to handle includes with long path e Renumbering of set ID s upon reading legacy HM files is fixed Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph D3SPLOT Reader D3PLOT reader updated to handle names for components introduced in LS DYNA V971 R 5 1 1 FEMZIP LS DYNA Reader FEMZIP LS DYNA reader is reverted back to HW 11 0 status FEMZIP version 5 43 due to issues with FEMZIP libraries 5 49 from Fraunhofer LS DYNA HyperGraph Readers LS DYNA HyperGraph readers are updated to handle session files with different settings for the environment variable DYNA_REQUEST_TYPE Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperMesh Transformations in the Model Transformations defined in the model by default will be turned on during import INCLUDE STAMPED_PART and INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET Files referred using keywords INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART and INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET are by default imported as read only into HyperMesh to preserve the associativity Import Browser In the solver options of the Import Browser an option to choose the type of the Include file is now available at the time
28. MotionSolve now supports the TNO MF and TNO SWIFT tire models These add to the list of tires available via MotionSolve for vehicle dynamics ride and durability analyses MF Tyre is the Delft Tyre standard implementation of the renowned Pacejka Magic Formula that includes the latest developments With MF Tyre the engineer can simulate validated steady state and transient behavior up to 8Hz making it the ideal tire model for handling and control prototyping analyses Pure cornering and braking as well as combined conditions are accurately modeled For more information on MF Tyre please visit http www tno nl MF Swift is the high frequency 100Hz extension to MF Tyre MF Swift adds generic 3D obstacle enveloping and tire belt dynamics to MF Tyre s tire road contact force and moment calculations Typical application areas for MF Swift are vehicle comfort analysis suspension vibration analysis development of vehicle control systems such as ABS or ESP and handling and stability analysis like braking and power off in a turn on an uneven road For more information on MF Swift please visit http www tno nl To obtain a license for TNO SWIFT Tire please contact tno tno com or Altair Please note that MF Tyre does not require a license Back to top Software Behavior Changes User Subroutine Search Behavior This capability is useful for debugging large models with many DLLs MotionSolve prints out the locations absolute paths where
29. New Features e HV now supports ANSYS14 0 result files e ETABLE results are now available for the following thermal elements SOLID70 SOLID87 SOLID90 and SURF152 e HV now supports ANSYS INFIN9 and INFIN110 element types Resolved Issues HyperMesh interface resolved issues e Issue with the export of load collectors by displayed option where all displayed collectors were not exported has been fixed Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperMesh Ply Angles Ply angles for each layer of composites defined by SHELL SECTION option can now be viewed through the Composite panel Contact Manager and Auto Contact Enhancements e Options of selecting multiple rows of contact pairs to editing properties materials and delete are now available in the Contact Manager In earlier versions you could select only one row to edit e Normals for contact surfaces are now auto set by the Contact Wizard considering the positions of master and slave Previously you needed to reset the normals after creating the pair This feature is also in the Auto Contact tool FLUID116 and LINK34 Elements FLUID116 and LINK34 elements have been supported under rods Surface thermal loads can now be applied on these elements using the Pressure panel Resolved Issues e The Auto Contact tool did not allow you to graphically select a component after the first time selection e Beam offsets are now considered in 3D beam visualization Back to top
30. Panel An extended dialog for sorting and filtering results is available in the Build Plots panel The Build Plots panel now allows plotting of part bound results The part bound results are typically available from math expressions defined in an XML file The same XML file can be loaded in HyperGraph with the advantage that of Build Plots in HyperView parts can selected graphically on the screen Advanced Query Part bound results are also supported in Advanced Query Using result math to create expressions for part summations or max min the Advanced Query can be looped through the entire model and all loadcases to find out the Top N Bottom N ranked parts Animated GIF Export Animated GIF export has more flexibility in controlling the playback speed and size of the GIF image All the animated GIFs exported in video capture or publish session can take time delay between the frames and a size specification of 100 75 50 or 33 Preferences gt Export Settings gt GIF External Resources That are Added for Result Math Purposes External resources that are added for result math purposes in the Result Math Expression Builder Add Resources are available as file parameters for report templates Any constants file or additional result files added as a resource in baseline iteration can be interchanged or updated when applying a report template for subsequent iterations Resolved Issues Memory usage on animated GIF export is reduce
31. RBE3 Element Definitions In seldom cases nodes were double listed in RBE3 element definitions which were created during the penta mig realization Mesh Imprint The mesh imprint functionality has been improved In the past 1D connections in the area of mesh imprint were not considered and disconnected Stiffness Calculation There was a small mistake in the stiffness calculation of for the HiLock realization Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Geometry Geometry Interference Check Tool A new Geometry Interference Check tool is available which will find penetrations and intersections between geometric surfaces and solids The tool is located in the Geometry gt Check gt Surfaces Solids gt Interference menu The tool enables you to perform geometric checking of penetration intersection or both penetration and intersection The tool also has some display control to isolate failed components or surfaces and the tool allows you to save surfaces or components that failed Shortest Distance Measurement Tool A new Shortest Distance measurement tool is available for calculating the shortest distance between selected nodes points lines surfaces and solids The tool is located in the Geometry gt Check gt nodes points lines surfaces solids gt Shortest Distance menu Resolved Issues Fixed incorrect stitching when trimming during surface extension Improved accuracy of ruled surfaces Correctly consider bias intensity
32. Replace PCONTX for defining contact types for geometric nonlinear NLGEOM analysis PCNTX2 is used to define failure for FREEZE contact PCNTX11 is used to define edge to edge and line to line contact CONTX11 Used to define the Edge to Edge or Line to Line Contact Interface Definition with the PCONTX data LINE Used to define a line for Line to Line Contact MATX25 MATX25 material definition for support of elasto plastic orthotropic material with TSAI WU and CRASURVT yield criteria for composite shell materials has been added for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN nonlinear analyses MATX28 MATX28 material definition for support of Honeycomb materials has been added for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN nonlinear analyses PSLDX6 PSLDX6 property definition for support of additional orthotropic SOLID has been added for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN nonlinear analyses CSEAM Defines the seam weld element connection data PSEAM Used to define the seam weld element property data PRETENS Defines the ROD BAR or BEAM element used to model the pretensioned bolt PTADD Defines a pretension load as a linear combination of load sets defined via PTFORCE PTFORC1 PTADJST and PTADJS1 entries PTADIJS1 Defines adjustment additional shortening on a set of pretension sections PTADJIST Defines adjustment additional shortening on pretension section PTFORC1 Defines pre tensioning force on a set of pretension sections PTFORCE Defines pre tensioning f
33. Symmetry Option Forming results are now duplicated and then mapped which is more accurate On previous versions mapping results were mapped first and then mapped results were mapped again as many time as there were symmetries Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Dyna2Radioss Converter Report New html report of conversion Improved Conversion CONTACT_INTERIOR DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_PLANE MAT_024 MAT_003 INITIAL_VELOCITY Boxes referenced properly taken into account RIGID_WALL Boxes referenced properly taken into account MAT_068 ELEMENT_BEAM associated with MAT_066 MAT_029 MAT_020 AIRBAG_ DEFINE_BOX DATABASE_RWFORC SET_PART_LIST New Keywords Converted MAT_018 MAT_032 MAT_026 MAT_126 MAT_DAMPER_NONLINEAR_VISCOUS MAT_ NONLINEAR_PLASTIC_DISCRETE_BEAM MAT_DAMPER_VISCOUS ELEMENT_SEATBELT_SLIPRING AIRBAG_REFERENCE_ GEOMETRY MAT_196 LOAD_RIGID_BODY MAT_067 Bug Fixes HyperCrash no longer crashes while replacing a part with RBODY created with BOX HyperCrash now correctly invokes the help from the local installation instead of automatically opening its web version INCLUDE isolate in browser now working in both LS DYNA and RADIOSS Improvement in LS DYNA find connectivity and other special conditions are covered Back to top HyperWorks Solvers 12 0 Release Notes HyperWorks Solvers is a collection of finite element and multi body dynamics solvers for structural fluid
34. The FlexPrep utility for flexible body generation now supports specifying mass units SLINCH in bulk data file SLINCH is equal to 12 slugs and is used in FE modeling as a derived unit where the force unit is pound force Ibf and length unit is inches Such FE models can be directly used to generate flex bodies without the need to scale the model to other mass units For more information on different types of units that are supported refer to RADIOSS Flexbody Generation in MotionView User s Guide The standard dataset and form to specify the modeling unit is also enhanced to support SLINCH Box Graphics Creating box graphics now includes a default value for length Resolved Issues Pre load values in the slave tab either of left or right tab that is non editable of a symmetric torsion spring pair definition were being set to 0 000 has been fixed Application error on Measure tab in Points panel with properties Error Evaluating is fixed A critical browser issue that causes the MotionView Project browser to blank out and become non usable while opening a session file mvw saved with an active HyperGraph client is now resolved MotionSolve export of Action Only Force with explicit Markers will be written as lt Force_Vector_ TwoBody gt instead of lt Force_Vector_OneBody gt statement When two Action only forces were defined using same set of explicit markers the force output request returned the summation of
35. Tools gt Extract summed node force moments This is a feature similar to Print Summed elemental forces or PRNLD command available in ANSYS post processing Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperMesh New Version Support HyperMesh now supports ANSYS 13 0 New Elements The following new elements introduced in ANSYS 13 0 are now supported in HyperMesh e FLUID220 e FLUID221 e SOLID278 e SOLID279 HyperLaminate Support of Composite Element Definition HyperLaminate now supports composite element definition for those elements where layer properties are defined using ANSYS section data SECDATA card TYPE SHELL Element types SHELL181 SOLID185 SOLID186 SOLSH190 and SHELL181 are the elements supported in this category New Gasket Element Support Gasket elements now supported INTER192 INTER193 INTER194 INTER195 and INTER205 New Version Pipe Elements New version pipe elements PIPE288 PIPE289 ELBOW290 and SOLID285 Coupling for Thermal Models Coupling CP for thermal models has been added Resolved Issues e Loads such as forces and moments applied on the same nodes but in different load collectors if added in a load step were exported without summing the load values However the ANSYS solver considers the last load applied at the node data is appended with the latest value This issue has been fixed so that the loads applied on the same nodes under a load step will be summed up e ANSYS arrays
36. Updated Keywords updated based on RADIOSS solver update 11 0 201 e INTER TYPE21 e INTER TYPE20 e INTER TYPE11 e SENSOR RWAL e SENSOR INTER e DEF_SHELL e PROP SHELL e PROP SH_COMP e PROP SH_ORTHO e PROP SH_SANDW e EOS TILLOTSON e EOS GRUNEISEN e EOS POLYNOMIAL Resolved Issues e Duplicate names appended with will be removed during export e The Title for ADMAS keyword now supports up to 100 characters e TRANSFORM is once again appearing in the Solver Browser Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph New Reader Options Introduced new reader options to improve the performance of commonly performed math operations e Strain Tensor with Prestrain removed Subtracts the strain Tensor of first step from all time steps for all elements e Effective plastic strain with Prestrain removed Subtracts the effective plastic strain of first step from all time steps for all elements e Maximum effective plastic strain over the layers Gets the maximum effective plastic strain over the layer thickness of shell elements e Maximum effective plastic strain over the layers with Prestrain removed Subtracts the effective plastic strain of first step from all time steps then gets the maximum of over the layer thickness of shell elements Resolved Issues HyperView e Handle PART and RBODY keyword with same ID Resolved Issues HyperGraph e Missing time data in large files larger than 1GB s
37. _ MACHINE bin acuLmco Added an option of auto which sets the value to the lm_server_host_ local host name When this value is set to undefined HWU licensing is used Installs the smod daemon on Windows machines ismpd Valid only for mp impi or mp mpi and when running on Windows platforms Added cmpi for Cray machines Added cmpi for Cray machines stile ated ahi Option to enable tighter integration with PBS pee schedulers er Number of processors per node to use Used only a when running on Cray machines Number of processors per node available Used only ppnc when running on Cray machines All programs that support the lm_ checkout option All programs that support the lm_ server host option Option to bind processes to cores using numactl numactl command on Linux operating systems Added the system option to run the system level MELUN Do installation of Platform mpi aoe Added the hwu option to run using HyperWorks Units licensing When toggled on this option will run Intel s mpitune tune application to optimize message passing speed Only available when using mp impi When this value is greater than 1 a two level domain Nouire num_ soly r_ decomposition is performed The first optimizes for threads the distributed memory message passing and the second for the shared memory message passing Added the hwu option to run using HyperWorks Units licensing Added the hw
38. a component but to a tie or pinned node set for example This has been fixed Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperMesh New Element Types e S3RT e S4RT e SC6RT e SC8RT New Thermal Loads e CRADIATE e RADIATE e SRADIATE Analysis Procedures Enhancement Analysis procedures COUPLED TEMPERATURE DISPLACEMENT and DYNAMIC TEMPERATURE DISPLACEMENT can now be set in the load step card image or from the Step Manager CAVITY DEFINITION Abaqus interface now allows the definition of a cavity definition problem CAVITY DEFINITION is a new interaction accessible through the Interactions panel The surface interaction module of the Contact Manager has also been enhanced to define the cavities RADIATION VIEWFACTOR calculation parameters can be set in the load step card image SURFACE PROPERTY SURFACE PROPERTY is a new property in the Standard templates This includes the dependent keyword EMISSIVITY Also the SURFACE card has been enhanced to refer to the new property SURFACE INTERACTION GAP CONDUCTANCE GAP HEAT GENERATION and GAP RADIATION keywords have been added to the SURFACE INTERACTION card They can be defined either in HyperMesh or in the Contact Manager Surface Interaction tab Name Change The property type Contact properties has been renamed into Interface properties Update Orientation Offset Tool On the Utility Menu the new tool Update orientation offset has been
39. added for ProE and STEP formats e Option to keep original CAD files lines breakup by not merging them is now available e Option to optimize exported files for CAD now available directly from the Export panel Resolved Issues e Removed incorrect error message about missing license file in license server log Catia New Features Enhancements e List missing files if any occur when importing a CATIA CATProduct file Resolved Issues e Fixed wrong surfaces with some models during CATIA import e Fixed FULL_IDENTIFIER metadata being incomplete e Correctly take hidden parts information in HM ExtAPI during import DXF Resolved Issues FiberSim Resolved issues with DXF import FiberSim HDF5 reader has been added to directly read Composites Design data from FiberSim This reader can be accessed in the Cad readers import option The following information can be read from FiberSim HDF5 files with composite data Plies Name thickness and fiber orientation information is directly read and mapped as Ply entity in HyperMesh Plies that point to woven and stack materials are split separated into multiple plies with half the thickness and correct orientation angles These split ply names always have a _1 and _2 suffix for easy identification Data Map Table Data map with element set ply shapes material orientation angles orient1 orient2 draping corrections thickness corrections reference direction and normal info
40. and meshing for fillets e Batchmesher and Autocleanup have new options in the Parameter Editor for handling fillets Recognize main fillets strips Recognizes wide main fillets and tries to preserve them while merging narrow fillets The side effect is that more narrow fillets close to the minimal element size are not merged Preserve main edges Detect and preserve the main edges of wide main fillets The side effect is that element quality may worsen due to the addition of more hard features e Suppress narrow fillets and surfaces with width This allows the user to define the maximum width for which narrow fillets and surfaces are suppressed Thin Solid Meshing This new meshing process can create hex wedge elements for bent sheet metal parts as tetrahedral meshes are not suitable or expensive for analysis This method automatically detects the top and bottom surface and extrude direction and creates well suited hex wedge element combinations CFD Tetramesh e Auto collision detection for boundary layer growth The boundary layer BL reduction step is now included into the BL generation routine During boundary layer generation a collision check is performed and the boundary layer thickness is adjusted dynamically e Advanced parameters for boundary layer generation Three new options to control the boundary layer growth mechanism have been introduced including a quality focused and a meshing time focused set of predefin
41. are made of particular material e Whenever a data type with layers is selected the filter is enabled orange highlighting around the icon shows that the filter is turned on Once the layer list is filtered the aggregation of Min Max Extreme Sum Average Range can be performed on the reduced list The layer filter is available for aggregation in the Contour Vector Tensor Iso panel for the datatypes that have layers for example plies in Composite Stress Strains Framework GUI e Rename and Delete report layers have been enhanced e Animated GIF supported for Publish session is now available Image Capture Toolbar The Standard Image Capture and BMP Image Capture toolbars are consolidated into single toolbar called Image Capture toolbar that is available on all platforms On Linux the Save Image to File Clipboard option can only be set to Save Image to File and Capture Dynamic Rectangle and Capture Frame Area functionalities are not available Result Math In HyperMath new operators were added Principal Axis Vector TensorFromScalar and VectorFromScalar Result Browser e All the images in the Result Browser are PNG e The Assembly folder in the Result Browser now behaves exactly as it does in HyperMesh browsers the assembly itself can be turned on off and it turns on off all children Averaging Elemental Results New options for averaging of elemental results Maximum and Minimum are added The averaging m
42. automotive NVH noise vibration and harshness simulation e Altair PSO for automated reporting More solutions such as a PSO for durability simulation are currently under development Please contact an Altair representative to learn more about the available Altair PSOs and how to use them with your current HyperWorks licenses HyperWorks Manufacturing Solutions a unified environment for manufacturing process simulation analysis and design optimization include enhanced solutions for sheet metal forming metal and polymer extrusion friction stir welding injection molding and forging For HyperWorks framework level release notes addressing topics such as hardware support and application licensing see Software and Hardware Release Notes and Altair Licensing Release Notes HyperWorks 12 0 release notes are included for the applications listed below HyperWorks Desktop HyperWorks Desktop Integrated user environment for modeling and visualization HyperMesh Universal finite element pre and post processor MotionView Multi body dynamics pre and post processor HyperView High performance finite element and mechanical systems post processor engineering plotter and data analysis tool HyperGraph General purpose user extensible tool for plotting 2D and 3D CAE and experimental data report generation and publishing Collaboration Tools A solution that organizes manages and stores CAE and test data throughout the Simulation lifecycle
43. behavior was traced to back to truncation of inertia data during the SAVE operation Inertia data was saved to only six significant figures In 12 0 inertia data is saved to twelve significant figures With this change a SAVE followed by a RELOAD does not affect the orientation of the Part Principle Coordinates System Please note this is only an output reporting issue as the concept of a Part Principal Coordinate System is not used in MotionSolve Support for Multiple PINPUT and POUTPUT in the XML File Earlier versions of MotionSolve worked with just one Plant_Input and one Plant_Output When many Plant_Input and Plant_Output statements were provided MotionSolve would just use the first The Linear Analysis capability in 12 0 has been enhanced as follows e New language has been added to the SIMULATE command for the ANALYSIS LINEAR option This analysis requires a Plant_Input and a Plant_Output to be specified e The specified inputs and outputs are used to calculate the state ABCD matrices Units Support For Damping In Bushing Property Files Automotive Bushing field based on property file now applies unit conversion factors to the rotational damping terms Previously the property file units were ignored Back to top Highlights of the RADIOSS 12 0 Release Major enhancements for Stress and Strength Noise and Vibrations Powertrain Durability and Heat Transfer Analysis bulk data format AMSES Large Scale Eigenvalue
44. create mesh for injection molding runner balancing analysis This tool creates high quality meshes and can handle complex runner systems Melt Flow Analysis A wizard to guide the model setup of polymer melt flow or a non Newtonian fluid in any three dimensional conduit is implemented Viscoelastic Material Model Material Database now supports Criminale Ericksen Filbey viscoelastic material model Project Browser Enabled Project Browser to manage projects and runs for Plate Meshing Coextrusion and Melt Flow Analysis wizards Symmetry BC Polymer meshing wizards now provide an option to create symmetry boundary conditions It is Supported even for models that start from an existing mesh Interior Surface BCs Plate Meshing Coextrusion and Melt Flow Analysis wizards captures Interior Surface BCs between two Polymer components having same material Resolved Issues e Fixes to unit conversion errors when specifying melt flow rate in non standard units such as mm min cm min m min etc e When the model has insert interface will automatically write the tool velocity data packet This data is expected by the solver e Exits and FreeSurface BCs are organized based on XY values in Plate Meshing Coextrusion and Melt Flow Analysis Wizards Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Forging HX Forge HX Forge Profile The Forging user profile now supports two solvers Deform and HX Forge Latter is a new solver target
45. dynamics and systems simulation These solvers can be employed for simulation driven design as well as design optimization RADIOSS Finite element solver for linear and nonlinear problems AcuSolve General purpose finite element computational fluid dynamics CFD solver MotionSolve Multi body dynamics solver OptiStruct Design and optimization software using finite elements and multi body dynamics HyperForge Solver New solver targeted for extrusion related open die forging applications HyperxXtrude RTM Finite element based solver for analysis and design of resin infusion processes Solver Folder Structure Reorganization The folder structure in the installation directory has been modified for HyperWorks 12 0 as compared to HyperWorks 11 0 The average user will not be affected by this reorganization if the GUI is used to launch the solvers Advanced users who invoke the solvers from the command line build user subroutines or use custom scripts which call the solver executables directly should look at the changes listed in Table 1 Table 1 Folder Structure Reorganization Invoke Point Unix Linux Mac Unix Linux Mac For users who altair scripts lt solver gt altair scripts lt solver gt invoke from the command line Windows Windows 32 bitty abltair hweolvers bin Altair hwsolvers win32 lt solver gt bat scripts lt solver bat gt 64 bit altarr hwsolvers bin win64 lt solver gt bat Usersubs Altair hwsolvers usersub Alta
46. elements MBVAR New load collector MBREQ MBREQE and MBQEQM New load collectors REQUEST GLOBAL_CASE_CONTROL MBD loadstep New Material Support and Updates MAT9OORT MATX21 as an extension to MAT1 MATX25 as an extension to MAT8 MATX43 as an extension to MAT8 MATX60 as an extension to MAT1 MATX68 as an extension to MAT9ORT New option for MATS1 mixed and kinematic hardening HR Added Parameters to PARAM e CMSDIRM e CMSOFST e CNTNLSUB e COEFFC e CSTEVAL e DISIFMCK e EHD e EXCOUT e LMSOUT e MAXDAMP e NPRBAR e NPRBE2 e NPRGDE e PLIGEXT e RSPLICOR e SEP1IXOVR e SEPLOT e STIMPACK e SMDISP e SRCOMPS e TOLRSC e TPS Set Enhancement e PLOTEL New SMEARZO Option e New SMEARZO option added to PCOMP PCOMPG STACK Resolved Issues Coordinate systems without HM comments now organized into one system collector instead of one collector per coordinate system This provides a major import speed improvement for models with large number of coordinate systems e Duplicate names appended with will be removed during export e The Title for ADMAS keyword now supports up to 100 characters e TRANSFORM is once again appearing in the Solver Browser Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph New Reader Options Introduced new reader options to improve the performance of commonly performed math operations e Strain Tensor with Prestrain removed Subtracts the strain Tensor of first step fro
47. fixes to control point selection panel Even if user selects points that are not part of the bearing profile they will be automatically rejected e Interface will support only the standard indirect extrusion where the dummy block and container move along the extrusion axis Indirect extrusion with moving die will be supported in the next release e Symmetry faces on tool elements are now organized into separate components to overcome errors in detecting undefined boundary faces Back to top 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude Polymer Processing Meshing Wizards All the model setup wizards in Polymer Processing are enhanced to efficiently select the components and boundary faces In addition all wizards derive their specific versions form this common framework and hence provides a similar look and feel Plate Meshing Wizard Upgrades to this wizard include e Computation of exit velocity and extrusion ratio e Starting the wizard from an existing mesh e Support for including the tool in the model Coextrusion Wizard A new wizard is implemented to guide user systematically starting from a CAD model to setup coextrusion models with inserts e It will compute and show the exit velocity and extrusion ratio for each material layer e It supports starting the model from an existing mesh e It supports meshing and BC creation for Tool Runner Balancing Wizard The Runner Balancing Wizard implemented in this release is used to
48. for controlling unique time outputs is shown below Enable unique time output in ABF file Default is FALSE lt ResOutput abf unique time TRUE gt This option will make sure there is only one output per time in the ABF file If multiple outputs are generated at the same time during the solver run the latest data will be used Adams DLL Compatibility ADAMS Solver DLLs using the public subroutine interface of ADAMS Solver will automatically work with MotionSolve Existing user subroutines compiled for ADAMS and available as DLLs or shared libraries can now simply be reused with MotionSolve MotionSolve is able to work with these DLLs provided the publicly documented user subroutine interface is strictly adhered to There is no need to recompile source code or re link the object files AeroDyn Libraries are Now Supported MotionSolve now supports the AeroDyn libraries for aero elastic analysis of wind turbines The National Renewable Energy Laboratories NREL originally developed AeroDyn an aerodynamics software library for use by designers of horizontal axis wind turbines The aerodynamics model in AeroDyn is a detailed analysis that includes blade element momentum theory with modifications to improve accuracy in yawed flow dynamic stall and an optional dynamic inflow theory AeroDyn has been tested with models published by NREL and NREL has certified its use with MotionSolve AeroDyn libraries are now included i
49. in MotionSolve Some of these use the expression language to define simpler time dependent spatial loads whereas others use the MFOSUB user subroutine to define more complex scenarios Please refer to the reference documentation on FORCE_MODAL for a more thorough explanation Enhanced Linear Analysis Linear analysis in MotionSolve has been significantly enhanced It now supports all modeling elements Through a linear analysis users may examine system level vibration modes or extract Multiple Input Multiple Output transfer functions as ABCD matrices for any operating point in the analysis Users can control the size of their output files by optionally disabling damping and modal output to the mrf file if these data blocks are not of interest Linear analysis animation results are now stored in the MotionSolve H3D animation result file which can be directly viewed in HyperView All modal viewing capabilities of HyperView are available The H3D file supports the case where multiple linear analyses are performed during a single time domain analysis Flex Body Improvements The Flex Body capability in MotionSolve has been improved in several ways The efficiency of component mode synthesis methods in RADIOSS for generating modal flex bodies has been significantly improved Speed improvements in excess of 8x have been observed when performing component model synthesis for large systems such as the Body In White BIW component for automobiles T
50. it searches for user subroutines that are referenced in the input deck Warning for Special Characters While converting adm decks to xml1 unwanted warnings were issued if the labels comments contained special characters amp and These have been removed Back to top ADAMS Compatibility MotionSolve is highly compatible to ADAMS It can read in input ADM and ACF format It is even binary compatible as far as the user subroutine DLLs are concerned This section describes in detail the compatibility between MotionSolve and ADAMS The tables below have the following key e Red An Adams capability is not available in MotionSolve When not applicable it is stated explicitly e Blue A MotionSolve capability is not available in Adams ADM Compatibility For most ADAMS modeling elements there are equivalent MotionSolve elements In some cases a combination of MotionSolve elements may be used to provide equivalent functionality The ADM translator in MotionSolve addresses this issue ADAMS MotionSolve ADAMS MotionSolve FIELD FLEX_BODY FRICTION GCON GEAR GFORCE GRAPHICS C INTEGRATOR JOINT JPRIM KINEMATICS LIST NOLIST LSE MARKER MATRIX MFORCE Force_ field Body_Flexible Reference_FlexData Force_JointFriction Constraint_Mate Constraint_GEAR Force_Vector_ OneBody TwoBody Post_Graphics Control_ StateEgn type Usersub se eb tee sb freonen rean reas pasma Reference Matrix Forc
51. license draw table applies Cores GPU RadiossA RadiossB OptiStruct AcuSolve AcuView AcuTrace AcuFwh Multi physics ss ee s g 257 512 513 1024 Each Duplication Note that the Altair Licensing decay function implemented for Radioss OptiStruct and AcuSolve products since HyperWorks 11 0 remains the same The number of the HyperWorks Units draw of a Single solver run listed above reduces if more than one HyperWorks solver is running off the same license server Special CAD Reader Licenses In HyperWorks 12 0 the Parasolid reader for AcuConsole no longer requires a separate standalone AcuParaRead license feature Compatibility HyperWorks 12 0 licensing is compatible with HyperWorks 9 1 10 1 11 0 and above AcuSolve product is fully integrated into HyperWorks 12 0 The AcuSolve 12 0 release can now be launched through the HyperWorks License Manager or via classical ACUSIM licensing via the 1m_ service type command line switch HyperWorks Desktop 12 0 Release Notes HyperWorks Desktop is an integrated user environment for modeling and visualization It can be used to pre and post process finite element and multi body dynamics simulations as well as to manage and visualize test data The following applications are part of the HyperWorks desktop framework HyperMesh MotionView HyperView HyperGraph 2D and 3D MediaView and TextView HyperWorks Collaboration tools are fully integrated in this programmable and open e
52. location amp node position are not coincident While Flexible Markers are typically coincident with a node in the finite element mesh this is not a requirement Flexible Markers can have a non zero offset from a node Prior to 12 0 MotionSolve would detect this scenario reposition the Flexible Marker so that it was coincident with its associated node and continue User data would be ignored This issue is fixed now Now the Flexible Marker will remain at the location specified in the Flexible Marker definition and will rigidly move with respect to its associated node Parametric Curve In the case where the initial conditions for a parametric curve were out of range the simulation may fail to start This has been fixed Post_Request Initialization In the case that a Post_Request cannot be initialized properly the solver would perform a solution and quit prior to generating the results Now it detects the error and stops Python Splines AKISPL CUBSPL and BISTOP expressions inside Python user subroutines would return a type of vector instead of scalar thus making these expressions unusable This has been fixed Run Termination If a MotionSolve run initiated by MotionView were stopped the MotionSolve process would continue being active possibly corrupting the result files This issue has been corrected Unexpected Euler Angle Rotations for Markers During Static Equilibrium Marker displacement REQUESTS would report incorrect
53. now available for gasket elements Element normal direction review reverse available via the Tool gt Normals panel Advanced 3D normal direction control available via the 2D gt Composites gt Element Normals panel Solver Cards Supported Updates e ASSIGN STARTER and ENGINE options added e SOLVTYP New AUTO option added e PFMODE PFPANEL PFGRID Now available as both global and subcase specific entries e CONTPRM New IGNORE option added e MATX42 Removed obsolete ISTR option e MAT4 New CP field added e MAT5 New CP field added e PGAPHT New extension card inside PGAP e ERP New Output Request e ERPPNL New entity set type e DOPTPRM New REMESH and OPTMETH options added e PARAM updates ERPC ERPRLF ERPRHO ERPREFDB RHOCP AMSESLM LFREQ GE_MOD DUPTOL New OP2 Reader Option Deformed Shape Allow all nodal vector result types When switched to YES this option allows all available nodal vector result types in the OP2 file to be used in the Deformed Shape panel When switched to NO default the Deformed Shape panel will automatically filter result type selection according to analysis type T Reader Options Reade NASTRAN AO ptStuct OP 2 Result Reader Model Orgaraton Frequency osing poni decimal pracition Aaa Dy a eeir Pel cache Delorzad Shape Akia af modal vector enui pes OP2 Format Results File HyperView now supports importing of CONM2 elements from OP2 format
54. of Shell and Solid Beam Sections Export CSV Command Now Available for All Shell Beam Sections RADIOSS Nastran and OptiStruct Sections Now Display DIM1 DIM2 etc Component Names are Now Placed in Shell Beam Section Part Names Command File Support for the HyperBeam GUI New Commands to Create Shell and Solid Sections Resolved Issues 0 120 Release Notes Meshing Map Mid Mesh Thickness Utility Coarsen Mesh Utility 0 101 Release Notes General Model Check Tool HyperMesh ScriptView Debugging Performance Improvements Midsurface Thickness Mapping Utility 0 101 Release Notes API New Mass Calculation APIs ExtAPI Functions and Structures Optimization Entity Support createmark equationhandle and vectorhandle geommatchtopology New Meshing APIs compute_midmesh_thickness Resolved Issues 11 0 101 Release Notes Connectors 11 11 11 Autopitch Feature Angle Recognition for Mesh Transition Edge Snapping for Quad Seams Seam Direction Spot Quad Transition Imprint Pattern Sliver Elements Skip Imprint New Seam and Spot Realizations have been Introduced Connector Imprint Bolt and Stack Panels Post Script Handling Connector Options Page LLINK PLINK PAM CRASH Connections Seam Connector Panel 0 101 Release Notes Geometry Resolved Issues 0 101 Release Notes HyperBeam Shell and Solid Section Sketcher Interactive Section Editing View Controls Zoom Fit Pan Reorient Shell Sect
55. of importing a file as include to the file in session This allows the user to set the include file type as one of the following INCLUDE INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART INCLUDE_STAMPED __ PART_SET and INCLUDE_COMPENSATION_ options During import of k files from 11 0 or older versions the user can choose between HM name or name in Keyword using the check box option Map LS DYNA TITLE HEADING to HM name in the solver options of Import Browser Export Enhancements New check box introduced in the Export tab to avoid exporting any HM comments into the deck During export comment line HM name will only appear if the keyword does not support name Keyword Support Support of the following keywords is reorganized for better user interaction e DMPING_PART_MASS moved from HM entity component to Property e DAMPING _PART_STIFFENESS moved from HM entity component to Property e INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART moved from Component card image to Include file LS DYNA keywords mapped to the named HM entities such as assembly component properties materials groups sensors control volume load collectors system collectors vectors collectors curves plots etc will have the name given at the time of creation mapped to the name available in its card image if the ID or TITLE option for the keywords is turned on This ensures maintaining one name per keyword entity and facilitates renaming from browser as well as panels New Cards The following new cards have been a
56. out file will include tool surface BC e Bug fixes to error in unit conversion in different modules Back to top 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Friction Stir Welding Hensel Spittel Constitutive Model Hensel Spittel model is implemented in HyperxXtrude for modeling the workpiece The Hensel Spittel model describes the flow stress as function of temperature strain rate and strain Including the dependency on strain improves the accuracy of flow stress calculation Hence the predicted results are more accurate and agree well with experiments HyperXtrude now has four built in constitutive models for workpiece e Sine Hyperbolic Inverse e Metal Forming Power law e Norton Hoff e Hensel Spittel models Tool Deflection Analysis Support to export pressure loads from the material flow analysis in HMASCII format for use in the Tool Deflection Wizard is implemented User Defined Functions There are few upgrades to this module The maximum number of user defined nodal and element results is now increased to 10 In addition to the primary variable now all the computed data is sent to the UDF routines These include rate of deformation tensor temperature gradients billet interface skin interface and stresses Output Filenames HyperXtrude output file naming convention has changed Now the current output files will always have the name lt jobname gt lt ext gt If that folder has previously computed results those files wi
57. output DESIGN is the default behavior MINMAX MAXMIN Reporting Previously the reported MINMAX MAXMIN value was always the value of the first objective function whether it was retained or not instead of being the actual minimum maximum value The output has been enhanced by looping through the retained objectives and selecting the appropriate minimum maximum value Optimization History Output The HyperGraph ASCII results file hgdata is now output for nonlinear response optimization Assemblies in H3D Assembly structures are supported in the H3D output for analysis optimization FlexH3D and H3DDMIG Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Performance Parallelized Solutions The nonlinear solution can be run in parallel while performing a nonlinear response optimization Efficient Approximations Efficient approximations have been implemented for large scale size optimization type of problems i e problems with many design variables and many stress type responses This is applicable for static problems and enables running large models in much shorter times and with much less memory Stress and strain responses for shells composites and 1D elements are supported Efficient approximations can be used through the DOPTPRM APPROX REDUCED data Back to top 12 0 Release Notes General Enhancements Support for Unsupported BLOCK Data in the BULK Data Input Format Solution for Nonlinear Re sponse Optimization The
58. set e BOLTFOR Supported as a flux load STATSUB Additions Added buckling and preload options in the loadsteps panel e STATSUB PRELOAD and STATSUB BUCKLING Filter by Card Image Available in advanced entity selection panels for properties materials and load collectors Resolved Issues Load collectors without SID Instead of placing cards without an SID into misc load collectors on import HyperMesh will give a hardcoded load collector name to each of these For example all ASET cards with DOF 123 will be collected into a load collector named ASET_123 Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph OP2 Reader Options These new reader options will allow users to control the way HyperView creates components on import e By Property Creates components based on property IDs within the op2 file e By Element Dimensions Grouping based on OD 1D 2D and 3D e By 1 Component Creates only 1 component XDB Reader Options These new reader options will allow users to control the way HyperView creates components on import e By Property Creates components based on property IDs within the xdb file e By SuperElement 1 Component No SuperElement Creates and organizes components by Super element If no super elements exist all elements are grouped into 1 component Back to top Highlights of the PAM CRASH Solver Interface 12 0 Release Supported Versions Supported Keywords Update PAM 2009 User Profi
59. stresses PSDF Plotting Output Expanded PSDF output is available to the XYPLOT XYPUNCH XYPEAK for displacement velocity and acceleration as well as solid and shell stress and strain and CBUSH CELAS CDAMP and CVISC forces CMDE Output Now Accounts for Both Viscous and Structural Damping In previous versions the CMDE output only accounted for viscous damping Now output is also generated for structural damping specified by the GE field on the MATx data Specifications of the Matrices Used from H3D DMIG File By default all matrices in the H3D DMIG file are used in the analysis To only use a subset of these matrices use the K2GG B2GG M2GG and K42GG data to specify which matrices are desired Any unreferenced matrices will not be used in the analysis if any one of K2GG B2GG M2GG and K42GG are used Improved Control of ERP Calculations PARAM data ERPC ERPREFDB ERPRHO ERPRLF and RHOCP are added for use in ERP and ERP dB calculations The value of ERP can now be calculated as a sound level using the speed of sound ERPC the air density ERPRHO and the radiation loss factor ERPRLF The value can be converted into decibels using the scale factor RHOCP and the reference pressure value ERPREFDB ACMODL Statistics Written to the out File The maximum average and mean number of structural grids associated with any fluid element face is written to the out file EIGRA Solution Time Reduced for Large Eigenvalue Proble
60. the automatic boundary layer thickness reduction also Known as generate BL thickness has been improved The effect of normal smoothing has been included in the proximity check Multi Threading for Boundary Layer Generation The algorithm for boundary layer generation has been improved by using multi threading technology resulting in a decrease of meshing time on multi core computers Hex core Meshing Utility The option to reduce the boundary layer thickness manually or automatically has been added to the hex core meshing utility for Cartesian as well as curvilinear grid types CGNS Format Import The CGNS file format import has been enhanced During import of a CGNS mesh file the boundary region tagging will be maintained CFD User Profile Added more functionalities from the standard HyperMesh user profile to the CFD user profile A button to launch the AcuSolve Job Launcher dialog has also been added to the CFD toolbar Mesh Statistics for Mesh Export For the mesh to file functionality in the CFD Tetramesh panel the export of a mesh statistic ASCII file has been added The file contains the element quality distribution for several mesh criteria Particle Tracking Post Processing Streamlines can now be animated with particles traveling along the streamlines Various contour and animation options for the particles have been implemented Support of Particles in the Ensight Reader Post Processing Parti
61. to close the tool Translation auto activate Translation manipulator is activated in the Instances tool and when an object is pasted 3D Connexion support added support for the 3D Connexion devices User feedback option added Submit Feedback in Help to report issues or requests Modeling Interaction New Instance tool allows copied objects to be controlled from a source object Multiple object support for Trim Boolean and Intersect New Loft and Patch tools improve surface continuity control Improved Modeling tolerances tolerances are adaptive for more robust geometry creation New Split Surface tool allows a surface to be trimmed by another surface without altering the tool surface New Make Manifold improved robustness Improved Blend Surface added options for Isoparm constrants added Start Over option to rebuilt the surface to maintain construction history Improved Polymesh tools added Edge Loop option for better workflow Polymesh visual tessellation added option to use the modelling view settings for creating the polymesh tessellation Rendering Improved functionality for controlling multiple textures and materials per surface Added Keyshot support files can be saved in bip format and directly launched in Keyshot Interactive Rendering formerly Realtime Rendering renamed to be more descriptive Interactive Rendering for selected objects added ability to perform Interactive rendering for sel
62. to lack of support has been fixed Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperView New Data Type Support of new data type Dtemperature DTime has been introduced Combination of Results The combination of Beam results Mass scaling results and Thermal results is now supported CPM Results Support all formats of Corpuscular Particle Method CPM results is available New Reader Options Introduced new reader options to improve the performance of commonly performed math operations e Strain Tensor with Prestrain removed Subtracts the strain Tensor of first step from all time steps for all elements e Effective plastic strain with Prestrain removed Subtracts the effective plastic strain of first step from all time steps for all elements e Maximum effective plastic strain over the layers Gets the maximum effective plastic strain over the layer thickness of shell elements e Maximum effective plastic strain over the layers with Prestrain removed Subtracts the effective plastic strain of first step from all time steps then gets the maximum of over the layer thickness of shell elements Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperMesh INCLUDE_PATH INCLUDE_PATH support updated to handle nested include files Elements and Properties Conversion 1D elements CBEAM CBAR CROD CBUSH CELAS and RBE3 and their properties PBEAM PBAR PROD and PBUSH are converted to equivalent element property and material in
63. when interpolating nodes Fixed crash when creating surfaces from multiple crossing lines Improved autocleanup results Prevent PLOTEL elements to be removed during autocleanup Removal of surface and solids holes in one pass during autocleanup Fixed crashes with some models during autocleanup Prevent surfaces deletion during flange recognition in autocleanup Fixed crashes with some models during defeaturing Prevent solid deletion during solid edition with some models Improved surface trimming result for some models Correctly consider z offset data in midsurface thickness utility when assigning thickness to properties on components Correctly assign thickness information when creating midsurface using surface pair option Fixed inconsistencies in results when splitting lines Fixed crash during point replacement with some models Improved stitching during extension of adjacent surfaces Improved trimming of surfaces with planes Fixed crash during remeshing after surface extension with some models Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Graphics Resolved Issues Group elements were not highlighted correctly during direction changing Some background color problems have been corrected When using the geometry color mode mappable the surface editing caused a reproducible crash In certain constellations the graphics turned into a solid blue and covered the model After specific actions certain elements could not be select
64. where you made changes to beam sections should produce the same changes to your model The commands for this are e beamsectionsetdataroot e beamsectionsetdatastandard e beamsectionsetdatasshell e beamsectionsetdatasolid e beamsectionsetdatageneric New Commands to Create Shell and Solid Sections In the HyperBeam panel when the user creates a new shell or solid section anew command will be called which more accurately reflects the options in the panel The user experience will be the same The new command will be compatible with running command files which was not the case with the old command since it required a node ID be sent to it which the panel created internally The new commands are beamsectioncreateshelldirect xbeamsectioncreatesoliddirect Resolved Issues Saving single beamsection parameter edits issue is fixed Unused beam sections can be selected automatically in Delete panel e Inthe Delete panel if beamsects is selected as the entity the preview unused button should be active Pressing it should fill the mark with any beam sections that are not referenced by a property All results are now calculated for all standard beam sections e Inside the HyperBeam GUI the results for beam sections are shown in the right hand window In previous versions some of these results were missing or set to zero In the current version all results are calculated for all standard beam section types for all solvers Back
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66. 0 usrsub dll name mbdtire usrsub fnc_name etic gt The parameter list contains 5 mandatory arguments e Pl is reserved for future use e P2 is reserved for future use e P3 is the model desired longitudinal velocity in global X reference frame e P4 is the model desired longitudinal velocity in global Y reference frame e P5 is the model desired longitudinal velocity in global Z reference frame An optional 6th argument can be specified It corresponds to an array ID containing a list of rigid bodies These body velocities will not be set during the UserProgramControl command Typically bodies that are skipped are roads bridges cones and other stationary rigid bodies RMOD K Tire 709 Tire Model MotionSolve now supports RMOD K Tire version 7 0 9 from T Systems This is a high fidelity tire model that can accurately predict tire response over a wide range of excitation frequencies and driving maneuvers RMOD K is typically used for durability low frequency NVH and ride comfort simulations Depending on the scale of the road disturbances two separate RMOD K models are available to the user e Rigid Belt Model adequate for excitation frequencies up to 100Hz and ground disturbance wavelengths greater than 100mm e Flexible Belt Model adequate for road excitations in excess of 100Hz and for very small ground disturbance wavelengths down to millimeters With flexible belt model the user can select the number of nodes repres
67. 05 PAM2G 2011 e Support of PAM 2011 results in ERHF5 files Resolved Issues e Issue with export of MAT 143 fixed e Issue with Rigid element creation and connectivity update when selecting sets with more than 10000 nodes from rigids panel fixed Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperMesh PAM 2010 PAM 2010 user profile has been introduced to support I O New keywords specific to PAM 2010 have been added Updated Keywords for PAM 2009 The following keywords are updated in PAM 2009 user profile e Contacts TYPE 37 TYPE 44 and TYPE 46 e Materials MAT 37 MAT 213 MAT 223 and MAT 224 e Others CDATA RUPTURE FRICTION SENSOR PART_BEAM and HEAT Resolved Issues Error in slave node count in RBODY manager is now fixed Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph Added Rotor Dynamics Animation Mode e Applies animation interpolation of mag cos wt phi e Set in Nastran OptiStruct OP2 Result Reader Options DSY FEMZIP Reader DSY FEMZIP reader updated to handle files with eroded elements PAM 2011 Support Support of PAM 2011 results in the file formats DSY and THP Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperMesh PAM 2009 Introduction of PAM2009 User Profile PAM 2008 Material Keywords Updated MATL_12 MATL_14 MATL_15 MATL_19 MATL_24 MATL_28 MATL_35 MATL_38 MATL_51 MATL_152 MATL_214 MATL_225 PLY PAM 2008 Boundary Conditions Keywords Updated PAM 2008 Boundary Conditions keyw
68. 1 0 120 Release Notes Resolved Issues e Assign Thickness Thickness extraction was not working correctly when multiple surfaces were selected This issue is fixed Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes MoldFlow A new Midplane Wizard to create midplane models has been added This wizard can start with models that have volumes solids surfaces midplane surfaces or midplane mesh When starting from a volume it can extract midsurface from the volume and map thickness on the midsurface to create property cards Improvement to the 2D meshing algorithm used by all the wizards to control the edge densities has been added Users can specify the minimum and maximum element size and the wizard will scan through all the surface edges sort them by length and interpolate the edge density based on a set of rules Back to top Engineering Solutions 12 0 Release Notes HyperWorks Engineering Solutions is a customized and highly automated environment for modeling and visualization environment of NVH CFD Crash Durability Suspension and Drop Test applications CFD High quality tools for CFD applications enabling the engineer to perform modeling optimization and post processing tasks efficiently NVH HyperWorks environment customized for automotive full vehicle NVH modeling and analysis needs Crash A tailored environment in HyperWorks that efficiently steers the Crash CAE specialist in CAE model building starting from CAD geometry and fini
69. 1 D beam elements MSH Import Existing Moldex3D Shell data decks can be imported into the user profile Symmetry BC Support to specify symmetry nodes has been implemented Resolved Issues e Export Fixed exporting issues from Midplane Wizard Back to top 12 0 Release Notes RTM Data Import Existing RTM data decks can be imported back into HyperMesh This release provides a limited support for these imports and the main goal is to import the 3D elements and the boundary faces Resolved Issues e Material Database Added the missing material parameters for perform density and compressibility e Parameter Automatically writing ReservedMemorySize which is a required data Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes General Updates e Menu panels of sub profiles are redesigned to include all the essential panel buttons MoldFlow User Profile e Error in creating tapered feed lines is fixed Moldex3D Solid Interface e Runner Meshing Wizard is enhanced to include CFD tetmeshing Based on the user selections it will mesh the different regions using solid map volume tetmeshing and CFD tetmeshing e MFE Import is made more comprehensive by including all the relevant property cards and boundary conditions Import is also now faster by removing the bottlenecks in the process Moldex3D Shell Interface e MSH Import Existing Moldex3D Shell data decks can now be imported into the user profile Back to top 1
70. 3D mesh in a selected set of solids in easy steps User can select the meshing method for each solid solid map tetra mesh or CFD boundary layer mesh In addition the wizard automatically computes the default element size and the shared surfaces between the solids can be meshed without a boundary layer Resolved Issues e Feed Coolant Channel Fixed the application error occurred while finding element connectivity for Feed Coolant channel elements Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Moldex3D Shell A New Sub profile This sub profile comes with macros to create setup an export models for Moldex3D Shell Thickness Extraction Users can extract thickness from the midsurface and automatically create property cards for cavity elements Runner Design Macros to create and setup runner design are available in the interface This includes surface rendering of runner geometry for visualization Runner system is created on lines with 1 D beam elements Extract Centerline from Feed Solids A new macro to extract the centerline from feed system solids has been implemented This axis can be used as a feed line in feed system creation Create Feed System Enhancements Feed system macro is enabled to create solids for curved feed lines Cooling Circuit Macros to create and setup cooling channels are available in the interface This includes surface rendering of channel geometry for visualization Cooling channels are created on lines with
71. 4 From within the legacy AcuSolve installation scratch1 Applications Acusim LINUX64 the following command should be executed In sf scratchl Applications HyperWorks 12 0 altair acusolve linux64 V12 0 Or In sf scratchl Applications HyperWorks 12 0 altair acusolve linux64 latest Changes have also been made to the manner in which the AcuSolve environment is configured on Linux platforms The necessary shell configuration file names have been modified to script acusim sh bourne shell and variants and script acusim csh c shell and variants and the structure of them has changed Installation paths are automatically detected based on the location of the files and the entire distribution directory structure may be moved without the need to modify any files For backward compatibility the acusim sh and acusim csh files are soft linked to the filenames of the previous convention However users should transition to the new convention as soon as older releases are phased out of use Note that the automatic detection of the installation path requires the use of the lsof command in the csh environment If this command is not installed on your system then the script acuCrtcsh program may be run to hard code the paths in the acusim csh file This does however break the portability of the installation and requires editing of the file if the directory structure is modified Updated and Integrated AcuSolve Reference Manuals into the HyperWor
72. ACE command that caused gap_factor to cause unpredictable results Fixed a bug in AcuConsole that led to increasing memory footprint when re importing meshes Fixed a bug in AcuConsole and AcuImport that prevented importing Fluent meshes when quadrilateral surface elements were present Resolved a problem with libz so 1 that was causing corruption of some Linux desktop environments Fixed a bug in automatic turbulence initialization when no inlets were present in the model Resolved a problem with missing files for Octigabay mpi support Summary of New changed AcuSolve Input Commands The following table summarizes the changed or newly introduced AcuSolve input file commands Note that a full description of each command is available in the AcuSolve Command Reference Manual Acusolve Command Name Description PARTICLE TRACE New command to support run time coupling with AcuTrace Added upper convected maxwell log model option to the EQUATION viscoelastic parameter Added option to support coupling with AcuTrace Added support for run time coupling with AcuTrace Added support for equation particle to permit run time coupling STAGGER i with AcuTrace HODAT TNTEIAN CONDTETON Added support for particle source Variables to permit run time E coupling with AcuTrace SONVESCENUE CULCE PAEAMETERE Modified the default value of viscoelastic stress residual check to be standard Added permeability type parameter along wit
73. Bulk Data input and Block input separately and based on the selected input file type the appropriate previously used options will be selected and displayed e Added a Results button that appears once the job has completed This button will launch HyperView and load the resulting mvw file There are also additional options under the View menu to view the resulting tml summary file and the resulting h3d results file PBEAML Can be Used with HyperBeam In addition to PBARL PBEAML can now be used with HyperBeam Duplicate Property and Material Data is Allowed Duplicated property and material data is now allowed in the input data New Parameters e PARAM CMSALOD PARAM CMSALOD is used control the use of the H3DDMIG and PUNCH DMIG mass matrices when generating RFORCE and GRAV loads The default is YES e PARAM RENUMOK PARAM RENUMOK is used turn on automatic renumbering of inside out solid elements It is preferable to load the model into HyperMesh and then export it to get the grid number sequence to be correct New SYSSETTINGS Entries e DUPTOL 0 1 2 3 4 5 In addition to setting with PARAM data DUPTOL can now be used with SYSSETTING to specify the number of significant digits to ignore when checking for duplicate GRID and CORDx data e SAVEFILE ALL The new command SYSSETTING SAVEFILE ALL will save the previous run s results files h3d op2 pch etc by renaming the old file with a numeric extension which is currentl
74. CDE C4674 80 8 apro yy ns i oe ad J ts Primeri 5 a Entity Collector replaced with Common Selection Arrow for selecting entity T ecek wage E Fore T L v12 0 7 el fies mi x fal inpe rh ap CHi z emai B ua i Selection Mechanism Changes The mechanism for selecting model entities from the graphic screen has been updated The MotionView toolbar now has a new Entity Selector button 3 to indicate when you are in Selection mode This button appears depressed when graphical entity selection is allowed elle un aos Pressed when you have entered Collection mode For example when using a Body Collector on the Marker panel you are in Collection mode so the Entity Selector button will appear t un 1 depressed To exit Collection mode simply choose an icon in the toolbar via left click and you are back in Selection mode for the entity type represented by the icon you have chosen Or you can click the Entity Selector icon Tip Double clicking the Entity Selector icon is a handy way to clear out any entity icon selection in the toolbar it can also take you out of any active Collection mode Another related change is in the behavior of panels while selecting the icons in the toolbar The toolbar now exclusively acts as a filter for selecting entities from the graphic screen Mere depression of an entity does not bring up the panel for the entity of that type that might have been selected previously Fo
75. CDS and EXCINP options to ASSIGN Resolved Issues e RADIOSS Bulk Format PBUSH real number fields missing E reader bug is fixed e cmd exe running in the background after launching the solver from HyperMesh issue is fixed Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph Added Rotor Dynamics Animation Mode e Applies animation interpolation of mag cos wt phi e Set in Nastran OptiStruct OP2 Result Reader Options Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperMesh SOL159 Nonlinear Transient coupled with Heat Transfer Support SOL 159 Supported as a control card e ANALYSIS HEAT Supported in Global Case Control as a control card and within the Loadstep Editor e TSTEPNL CC Supported in Global Case Control as a control card and within the Loadstep Editor e FLUX Supported as a Global Output Request control card and within the Loadstep Editor e TSTEPNL BD Supported as a load collector and is referenced by Case Control command TSTEPNL e TEMPBC Supported as a temperature load and is referenced by the Case Control command SPC e TEMP Supported as a temperature load and is referenced by the Case Control command TEMP for static loadsteps and is referenced in the LSEQ entry for dynamic loadsteps New NX Keywords e BCRPARA Added keyword BCRPARA in loadcollectors e BCTSET Added keyword BCTSET in Interfaces e BCTPARM Added keyword BCTPARM as groups under BCTSET e BOLT Supported as an entity
76. D solution by providing performance improvements for massively parallel applications introducing new acoustic capabilities and providing even tighter integration into the HyperWorks software suite 12 0 Release Notes Drastic Improvements to Parallel Scalability AcuSolve V12 0 boasts massive improvements to parallel scalability when running the solver on high core counts In past releases of AcuSolve the general guideline for maintaining linear parallel scalability was achieved by maintaining approximately 10 or fewer of the total nodes on a domain decomposition boundary i e interface node fraction of 1 or less With AcuSolve V12 0 linear scaling is achieved for interface node fractions reaching as high as 2 in some cases i e 20 of nodes falling on domain boundaries This improvement results in a net increase in solver speed for nearly all parallel applications and allows customers to utilize large computer resources more efficiently The plot of parallel scalability shows representative results indicating the performance improvements between V1 8b and V12 0 Note that the improvements shown were obtained on an intentionally small automotive external aerodynamics model At the highest core count each subdomain only contains approximately 4 200 finite element nodes Larger model sizes will scale to larger core counts The following table compares results from other common AcuSolve application areas and again reflects the improvements in p
77. DIOSS and AcuSolve AcutTrace With HyperWorks 12 0 solvers nVIDIA graphic cards can be used to decrease the runtime This heterogeneous computing model is particularly suitable for those equation solver dominant types of jobs for example nonlinear static analysis on power train structure or topology optimization on blocky structures and is available on Linux operating systems For the license draw one GPU is counted as one additional CPU core For example if running a RADIOSS job using 4 cores plus 1 GPU it will be considered as 5 cores When performing a multi physics or co simulation run with HyperWorks solvers the total number of HyperWorks units required is based on the number or CPU cores plus GPUs that are used in total for this simulation The HWU draw is determined just like it is done for a single solver run For example AcuSolve on 32 CPU cores co simulating with RADIOSS on 4 cores for a Fluid Structure Interaction FSI simulation will be considered in the exact same way as one single job running on 36 CPU cores The base license draw for solver jobs running on 1 4 CPU cores GPU is shown in the following table HyperWorks Units Feature Name Functionality 1 RadiossCheck RADIOSS Block Format Starter RADIOSS Bulk Data Format Check run OptiStruct Check run 25 RADIOSS Block Format Engine RadiossB RADIOSS Bulk Data Format OptiStruct Analysis only For jobs running on more than 4 CPU cores GPUs the following
78. Dialog Added Name Name ID ID list display options to the Assign dialog for all user profiles Check Elements Panel Added the ability to find free nodes via the Check Elements 1D panel free 1 d nodes FiberSim Reader New FiberSim reader has been added to read Composites design data from FiberSim HDF5 files The FiberSim reader selection is available in Import gt Geometry gt File Type The file type drop down menu has a new option called FiberSim to read FiberSim HDF5 file formats Currently the FiberSim interface is supported only for RADIOSS Bulk and Nastran interfaces but will be supported in other interfaces in future releases Ply Realization Dialog A new option called FiberSim Drape Map by Proximity Method is added to Projection Options in the Ply Realization dialog to extract elements for ply boundaries and to map drape data to the target mesh Using this method if the element centroid projected along every element normal lies within the FiberSim ply definition in terms of triangulation on a ply table it is associated with this ply upon realization After extracting the elements for ply the FiberSim drape data is mapped to new ply elements within HyperMesh A drape card image is automatically assigned to an associated table of each ply in the RADIOSS Bulk Data interface in HyperMesh during the ply realization process Shortcut Keys Shortcut keys Selector S Show Hide U and Isolate I are re enabled in 11 0 130
79. Force Balance information is now available for structural modes in h3d op2 and pch results files These results can be used when third party fatigue codes combine the modal forces using modal participation coefficients from a transient analysis to calculate transient forces in welded riveted or bolted connections CSTRESS and CSTRAIN Output Available for Eigenvalue Analysis Composite stress and strain results are now available for structural modes in the h3d result file CSTRESS CSTRAIN and CFAILURE Output Available for Transient Analysis Composite stress strain and failure index results are now available for transient analysis in the h3d result file CSTRESS and CSTRAIN Output Available for Frequency Response Analysis Composite stress and strain results are now available for frequency response analysis in the h3d result file Output of Modal Grid Point GPSTRESS and Element Corner Stresses for the CMS Modes to the op2 File During the CMS Structural Super Element generation the CMS modal stresses can be written to the op2 file These include the element centriodal and corner stresses for plates and solids as well as the grid point stresses for grids of a solid mesh Ply based Composite Definition Can Now be Used in Nonlinear Analysis PCOMPP ply based composite property data can now be used in the NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN nonlinear analyses SMP and SPMD Parallel Analysis Now Available for Nonlinear Analysis
80. HICKNESS REDUCTION is available with this release as well New Parameters for CONNECTOR HARDENING New parameters for CONNECTOR HARDENING e EXTRAPOLATION e REGULARIZE e RTOL e RATE FILTER FACTOR e RATE INTERPOLATION Except the first parameter all others are available in explicit template only DYNAMIC Analysis Procedure The DYNAMIC analysis procedure got extended by the APPLICATION parameter in standard interface It can be set to TRANSIENT FIDELITY MODERATE DISSIPATION and QUASI STATIC New Parameters for FILTER Explicit Interface New parameters have been added to the FILTER keyword explicit interface e OPERATOR e LIMIT e HALT e INVARIANT PREPRINT CONTACT DEBUG has been added as setting to PREPRINT CONTACT This feature is not documented in Abaqus documentation but has been requested by users Resolved Issues e Handling of ZRECTANGULAR systems has been revised Node and coordinate based systems are always converted to RECTANGULAR systems on import The conversion did not work correctly in some cases Upon creation of a node based system we write a ZRECTANGULAR card in case a user defines the system as required in the manual x Z xz axis combination in the Systems panel Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperMesh Virtual Crack Closure Technique A set of keywords to support Virtual Crack Closure Technique VCCT has been added Standard interfaces e INITIAL CONDITIONS TYPE CONTACT interfaces
81. HyperWorks 12 0 Release Notes HyperWorks The Platform for Innovation is built on a foundation of design optimization performance data management and process automation HyperWorks is an enterprise simulation solution for rapid design exploration and decision making As one of the most comprehensive CAE solutions in the industry HyperWorks provides a tightly integrated suite of best in class tools for modeling analysis optimization visualization reporting and performance data management Leveraging a revolutionary pay for use token based business model HyperWorks delivers increased value and flexibility over other software licensing models Firmly committed to an open systems philosophy HyperWorks continues to lead the industry with the broadest interoperability to commercial CAD and CAE solutions HyperWorks 12 0 is the new version of Altair s CAE software suite It includes a large number of new functionalities to support optimization driven product design and predictive multi physics analysis combined with a strong focus on usability and performance Modeling and Visualization Capabilities The modeling and visualization tools in HyperWorks include e HyperMesh A powerful tool for creating and understanding finite element models e HyperView A general purpose visualization tool for CAE results e HyperGraph A user extensible plotting tool for CAE data e MotionView An open tool for understanding and improving multi body syst
82. HyperWorks 12 0 package It is no longer necessary to execute acuSetHW to link the packages after installation e The AcuSolve installer now supports installation into directory structures with spaces e HyperWorks Help has new book structure and search capability e The Demo directory is moved from Help package to the software package Server Client Installation AcuSolve now supports served application model Caching is now available on the client installations that will improve the product invoke time on client machines Installation Uninstallation e The installation time is greatly reduced e The space required for temporary files during installation is decreased e The temporary files clean up process is improved e The tracking of uninstallation of multiple installations on the same machine is improved e Make changes to solver products installation structure e Changes were made to the AcuSolve product installation structure to make it more consistent with the rest of the HyperWorks tools Note that AcuSolve still installs into its own directory within the HyperWorks folder and may be installed with or without a HyperWorks base installation present e The WinSxS Windows side by side DLL dependency on HyperWorks Desktop applications is no longer needed e Focus of desktop windowing during installation and uninstallation on Mac OS X is improved Invoking e Invoking via icon on Mac OS X is now available e The icons on Windows an
83. I Functions for HTire and FTire tire models are now accessed via function pointer allowing dynamic loading of the CTI library This means that it is now possible to use any CTI library developed by COSIN directly in MotionSolve Enhanced Methodology for Defining Vehicle Velocities Two new Control subroutines are now available to easily set initial velocities for full vehicle models The first UserProgramControl command can be used to set wheel angular velocities lt UserProgramControl usrsub param string user 0 30000 usrsub dll name mbdtire usrsub fnc_name setwic f gt The parameter list contains two arguments e P1 is reserved for future use e P2 is the vehicle longitudinal velocity expressed in model units along the x direction of the tire I marker reference frame The UserProgramControl command will detect all the tire forces defined in the model and will find the appropriate part usually the wheel on which the tire force acts The wheel initial angular velocity about the spin axis will then be computed This should be done between the static equilibrium analysis and the transient analysis During the calculation of the wheel omega the actual loaded radius is taken into account in order to minimize the initial longitudinal slip The second UserProgramControl can be used to set body longitudinal velocities The syntax for the command is lt UserProgramControl usrsub param string user 6 30000 0
84. INCLUDE File Panel Improvement Merge Module RADIOSS Selector Delete Operation 12 0 Release Notes RADIOSS Block Format User Profile RADIOSS 11 0 Support UNITS SUBDOMAIN Control Cards and Engine Cards XREF and REFSTA New Encryption Support New Keywords Modified Starter Keywords Supported RADIOSS Keywords 12 0 LS DYNA User Profile Parameter Rigid Part Filter MAT_ CONTACT_ CONTROL DATABASE_HISTORY LOAD BOUNDARY ELEMENT Result Initializer MAT_ Model Checker CONSTRAINED_ ALE BOUNDARY ELEMENT 12 0 PAM2G User Profile Keywords Improved 12 0 Results Mapper Abaqus Reader writer Radioss Reader writer LS Dyna Reader New Mapping Search Algorithm Improved Symmetry Option 12 0 Dyna2Radioss Converter Report Improved Conversion New Keywords Converted Bug Fixes 12 0 Release Notes New Features Part Replacement This feature is new for LS DYNA and enhanced for RADIOSS The user now has a more accurate replacement covering more cards and a detailed report of what was replaced or not Solid Spotweld Solid spotweld connection is now available for RADIOSS Solid spotwelding can also be modeled using a cluster of 4 6 8 12 and 16 combined solids in addition to a single HEXA for RADIOSS starting with 10 0 SA 205 and LS DYNA Quality Contour Check Quality Contour check uses colors to differentiate between the parts based on different attributes like Young module density yield s
85. Included in the Generation of RFORCE and GRAV Loads Warning Messages Can be Turned Off Shell Element Offset Can be Specified as Top or Bottom Stress and Strain Results for CBAR CBEAM and CROD are Now Written to the pch and op2 Files SPCFORCE Output is Now Available for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis SPCFORCE Output is Now Available for Eigenvalue Analysis MAT9SORT Can Now be Used in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis PARAM ALPHA1 and PARAM ALPHA2 Can Now be Used in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis Multiple XDAMP Data Can be Used in EXPDYN Analysis Shell Elements have Drilling Degree of Freedom Stiffness in NLGEOM and IMPDYN Analysis The Shell Element Thickness is Now Stored with the Model Information in the h3d File Structural Damping and a Stress Recovery Coefficient Can Now be Specified on CELAS4 Data AMSES Statistics Written to the stat File Mass Properties Written H3D CMS Super Element Files Rigid Elements are Now Included in the mnf File Support of Problems with Many Constraint Equations Due to Large RBE3 Elements Scratch Files Created by FastFRS are Now Deleted at the End of the Run Disk Space Estimate Improved for Modal Analysis Support of Platform MPI Version 8 on Windows Element Types Properties and Materials Can Now be Used to Define Sets of Grids Using Bulk Data SET RIGID Option for Stiffness Entry on Bushing Property Definition Improved SMP Parallelization for Iterative PCG Solver So
86. Large Mass Method can be Used with EIGRA Added PARAM GE_MOD to Ove and Property GE Data srride All Mate trial Element Equivalent Radiated Powe ver Elements Component Dynamic Synthesis CDS Sup Output of Applied Loads for Frequency R Transient Analysis esponse and Ability to Control the Output of Results from Interior Points and Elements in Super Elements Automated Multi level Sub structuring Eigenvalue Solver Hybrid Damping for Direct Dynamic Analysis Frequency Dependent Spring Property the Modal Frequency Response Analysis Solution Resu Its ena a ET of GRID can be R requested from a CMS The Fluid Structure for Coupling Matrix Can Now be Written to the pch File SPCD Data Created for CMS S During Eigenvalue Analysis PFMODE and PFPANEL Can V Both Files PFMODE Output Can Now be Determined by Di Velocity or Acceleration uper Elements for Each Mode rite Results to the h3d pch or splacement RMS Results Only Added Output Option Support of Additional Damping in the Interface to FastFRS Support of Acoustic Loading in the Interface to FastFRS PSDF Output to h3d File Expanded SDF Output to op2 File Expanded PSDF Plotting Output Expanded CMDE Output Now Accounts for Damping Both ructural Viscous and St sed from H3D DMIG File Specifications of the Matrices Us Improv
87. MPP_DECOMPOSTITION_DISTRIBUTE_SPH_ELEMENTS CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSTITION_ELCOST CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_OUTDECOMP CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSTTION_PARTS_DISTRIBUTE CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSTITION_SCALE_CONTACT_COST CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSTTION_SCALE_FACTOR_SPH CONTROL_MPP_IO_BINOUTONLY CONTROL_MPP_IO_LSTC_REDUCE DATABASE_HISTORY _SPH _SPH_SET _TSHELL supported in I O LOAD LOAD_BODY_GENERALIZED_SET_NODE LOAD_BODY_GENERALIZED_SET_PART LOAD_THERMAL_ LOAD_CURVE LOAD_THERMAL_VARIABLE_SHELL LOAD_THERMAL_VARIABLE_SHELL_SET BOUNDARY BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE_BIRTH_DEATH BOUNDARY_SPC_SET_BIRTH_DEATH _ID as well for both ELEMENT _DISCRETE_LCO _SPH now supported in I O Result Initializer This tool enables to compute the initial stresses plastic strains and thicknesses using a one step approach So INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS cards are created Needs to be installed with a HM11 101 version minimum A part from this tool it is now possible to display initial results from forming loaded with the model MAT_ MAT_113 MAT_131 MAT_132 MAT_173 Model Checker Rigid Body defined on Rigid body node MAT_RIGID Extra_node NRB Generalized_weld etc In Extra_node PID or NID NSID is Zero In Extra_node PART is not Rigid Joint used non rigid body nodes Joint is not connected to any parts MAT and or SECTION not referred by PART Double same ID in table and curve Number of curve is not same as one defined by table Same part
88. Mode Synthesis CMS in RADIOSS for generating modal flex bodies has been improved Speeds improvements in excess of 8X have been observed when performing CMS for large systems such as the Body In White BIW component for automobiles A capability for applying distributed loads on flexible bodies is also introduced Improved Contact Modeling and Solution The calculation of contact points penetration depth and contact normal has been significantly improved for discrete geometries such as tri meshes Contacts forces are now smoother and the effects of geometry discretization are reduced Specifically these improvements are seen for rigid bodies undergoing persistent sliding contact Smoother forces have also resulted in more robust solutions and fewer failures Joint Friction A new modeling entity Force_JointFriction is available for modeling stiction and dynamic friction in joints The well known LuGre model is used to define friction behavior Frictional effects due to preload joint reaction forces and moments and damping are considered in the formulation Detailed joint geometry is used to identify the mating surfaces and apply the friction effects Enhanced Linear Analysis Linear analysis in MotionSolve has been completely redone to support all modeling elements and make it more stable Through a linear analysis at an operating point users may examine system vibration modes and frequencies or extract system transfer functions as ABCD matr
89. NISHE INISH3 STRS_F e INISHE INISH3 STRS_ GLOBAL e INISHE INISH3 AUX Import of these cards also made optional with a check box in the solver options of the import browser If the cards are not chosen to import they will be pushed to hmx file The hmx file will be saved in import file location and attached as an include file with skip option Resolved Issues e PROP TYPE19 referred in PROP TYPE17 lost during import is fixed e Error in exporting all Includes from the Include browser is fixed e Read names completely when it has character e Duplicate BEGIN card with import and include option is fixed e Issue with reading INTER TYPE21 is fixed e Reader failure while reading RLINK is fixed e Issue with reading INTER TYPE11 as per RADIOSS 110 format e Transformation manager error when applying TRANSFORM SCA is fixed e Line 1 repetition in export of MAT LAW15 is fixed Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperMesh Solver Browser The Solver Browser Show Hide Isolate Review functions were updated for better performance Review will display them in its color if a color has been defined If not the display is red INISHE EPSP and INISHE EPSP_F Support of INISHE EPSP and INISHE EPSP_F keywords has been added Reading of this keyword is made optional through solver options in the Import Browser By default this keyword will be read into HyperMesh New Keywords e MONVOL FVMBAG1 e SENSOR RBODY e SENSOR SECT Keywords
90. Player HyperView Player Plug in and stand alone utility to share and visualize 3 D CAE models and results CAD and Solver Interfaces 12 0 Release Notes Use the links below to view the HyperWorks 12 0 release notes for the CAD and solver interfaces RADIOSS Bulk Data Format and OptiStruct RADIOSS Block Format Abaqus ANSYS LS DYNA Nastran PAM CRASH 2G Highlights of the Abaaqus Solver Interface 12 0 Release e Abagus 6 12 Reader e Results on Element Faces e Random Response Analysis Enhancements Contents 11 11 11 0 130 Release Notes Support of Generated Nodes and Elements CONTACT CONTROLS ASSIGNMENT New Parameters for CONNECTOR HARDENING DYNAMIC Analysis Procedure New Parameters for FILTER Explicit Interface PREPRINT CONTACT Resolved Issues 0 120 Release Notes Virtual Crack Closure Technique Improved Displacement System Support Ply and Laminate Support Composites Panel Systems Panel Resolved Issues 0 101 Release Notes New Element Types New Thermal Loads Analysis Procedures Enhancement CAVITY DEFINITION SURFACE PROPERTY SURFACE INTERACTION Name Change Update Orientation Offset Tool Contact Manager Enhancements MONITOR Sorting Algorithm for Auto Contact Results Midsurface Thickness Map Utility REBAR LAYER Resolved Issues Abaqus 6 10 EF and 6 11 Readers Sorting Algorithm for Auto Contact Results 12 0 Release Notes Abaqus 6 12 Reader The Aba
91. RIGID_BODY Support of the keyword CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY is updated to allow its definition on complex sets such as SET_NODE_ADD SET_NODE_ADD_ADVANCED and SET_NODE_GENERAL ID Pools ID pools added to set entity to have duplicate ID s among its mapped keywords in LS DYNA UP namely SET_NODE SET_SHELL SET_SOLID SET_BEAM SET_DISCRETE SET_PART SET_SEGMENT _ GENERAL ID pools added to sensor entity to have duplicate ID s among its mapped keywords in LS DYNA UP namely SENSOR_CONTROL SENSOR_DEFINE_CALC MATH SENSOR_DEFINE_ELEMENT SENSOR_DEFINE_FORCE SENSOR_DEFINE_NODE SENSOR_SWITCH SENSOR_SWITCH_CALC LOGIC ID pools added to control volume entity to have duplicate ID s among its mapped keywords in LS DYNA UP namely AIRBAG_ options AIBAG_ADVANCED_ALE AIRBAG_ALE AIRBAG_INTERACTION AIRBAG_REFERENCE_GEOMETRY DEFINE_ALEBAG_BAG DEFINE_ALEBAG_HOLE DEFINE_ ALEBAG_INFLATOR Resolved Issues e Error in reading include files defined using INCLUDE_PATH fixed e Error in reading CONSTRAINED_SHEEL_TO_SOLID fixed e Missing node sets during export from hm files fixed e Error in mass calculation involving ELEMEN_SEATBELT_ ACCELEROMETER fixed Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperView INCLUDE_TRANSFORM Supports reading model file with INCLUDE_TRANSFORM Maximum Limit on Number of D3PLOT Files Maximum limit on number of D3PLOT files read in HV session extended to 99999 2nd Ord
92. ROP PLY PROP STACK BOX RADIATION Modified Starter Keywords DAMP JINTER TYPE21 INTER TYPE20 VISC PRONY MAT LAW19 MAT LAW27 MAT LAW58 INITEMP RADIOSS 10 0 Starter MAT LAW18 INTER TYPE2 Supported RADIOSS Keywords MAT LAW77 MAT LAW70 MAT LAW69 MAT LAW73 FAIL TAB FAIL XFEM_FLD Initial state keywords INITEMP RADIOSS 10 0 Starter INIVEL AXIS RBE2 EOS TILLOTSON EOS GRUNEISEN EOS POLYNOMIAL PROP TYPE26 MPC EBCS Back to top 12 0 Release Notes LS DYNA User Profile Parameter Parameter is supported in this version Parameter expression will be supported in a future version Rigid Part Filter During entity creation that requires rigid parts for example constrained_rigid_bodies we now filter the part list to show only the rigid parts that are available for selection MAT_ MAT_072R3 MAT_125 MAT_134 MAT_151 MAT_153 MAT_155 MAT_156 MAT_159 MAT_159__ CONCRETE MAT_164 MAT_165 MAT_166 MAT_167 MAT_168 MAT_171 MAT_172 MAT_173 MAT_174 MAT_175 MAT_LOW_DENSITY_SYNTHETIC_FOAM_ORTHO_WITH_FAILURE 180 MAT_ADD_PERMEABILITY and MAT_ADD_THERMAL_EXPANSION supported CONTACT_ DAMPING option taken into account CONTACT_TIEBREAK_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_ONLY some fixes CONTROL CONTROL_IMPLICIT_CONSISTENT_MASS CONTROL_IMPLICIT_FORMING CONTROL_IMPLICIT_STATIC_CONDENSATION CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_BAGREF CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSTITION_DISTRIBUTE_ALE_ELEMENTS CONTROL_
93. Release Notes Die Module Enhancements e New binder creation by extension of the parte e Addendum creation supported with option to consider ribs at corner e Automatic calculation of offset based on thickness and offset value for punch and blank holder creation e Organize option under the User Process to consolidate part addendum and binder to one component to simplify Incremental setup e Improvements in the double attach option e Drawbar creation for complex lines Resolved Issues e Automatic update of drawbar and drawbead after binder edit e Delete part does not remove all children entities e Punch Opening Line could not be created for symmetric models e Existing addendum not masked deleted when new addendum is created Back to top 12 0 Release Notes RADIOSS One Step Enhancements e Seamless integration with HyperStudy for blank size optimization available on Windows platform Resolved Issues e Duplicate curves created when importing FLC curve Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Blank Nesting Enhancements e New option to reflect about X and Y axis to create duplicates e Option to auto nest by translations of parts around each other e Option to auto nest by rotation of parts relative to the sheet Coil e Creation of HTML report from the blank nesting tool Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Post processing HyperView Enhancements e Customized drop down menu for HyperForm including all
94. SOLVTYPE Added the MUMPS solver type Resolved Issues e The signs of the MPC Force had been reversed in the op2 results file e The mass on the PBUSH1D was ignored e Error Termination When Unused Property References a Non existing Material We no longer terminate that solution when an unused property references a non existing material Instead we just issue a warning Back to top RADIOSS for Crash and Safety Block Format Tied Contact with Penalty Formulation Spotflag 25 Tied contact with penalty formulation resolves incompatible kinematic conditions on slave nodes For example a slave node might have 2 master surfaces or belong simultaneously to tied interface and to a rigid body or any other kinematic condition like boundaries conditions imposed displacement etc Tied Contact with Rupture Spotflag from 20 to 22 Rupture is enabled inside tied contact kinematic formulation Maximum force in the contact can be defined separately in normal and tangential direction with two curves 1 Tensile stress versus normal elongation 2 Shear stress versus tangential displacement Rupture is defined accordingly with maximal normal elongation and or maximal tangential displacement Limitations not compatible with DT NODA CST HEPH Improved Hourglass Control HEPH is an under integrated element in which the hourglass stiffness is computed for the actual stress state as opposite to the elastic modulus This makes it a very e
95. SS solver It has the following features e Step by step guide do the analysis starting with solids e Support for Pressure Force loads e Support for Contact BCs e Support to do analysis using assumed loads e Support to do analysis with loads computed by HX solver by mapping the results on the tool mesh e Higher order elements are now supported by the wizard Accuracy of the results computed by RADIOSS solver increase when second order elements are used In addition this tool requires no prior knowledge of RADIOSS solver or its native interface to perform the analysis Bearing Optimization Create Edit BC macro now provides an interface to do bearing optimization with HX solver This is a direct and faster approach and does not require HyperStudy This approach groups the bearing control points into design fixed and dependent points By adjusting the design points based on the material flow dynamics it balances the material flow Tube Extrusion Wizard This wizard will setup model for extrusion of metal tubes using glass coated conical die or a flat die with a glass pad This setup does not need CAD geometry and it will automatically create the geometry and the mesh Hensel Spittel Material Model User interface for Hensel Spittel material is added This will allow to users to create and assign materials with this constitutive model to element components HX Job Manager HX Job Manager is now part of HyperWorks Until the prev
96. Solver Fast Parallel Solver for Modal Frequency Response Modeling the Effect of Heavy Incompressible Fluids on Structural Vibrations Equivalent Radiated Power and Far Field Sound Level Pressure One Step Transfer Path Analysis Heat Transfer Analysis based on Contact Distance Transient Heat Transfer Analysis Axisymmetric Analysis Improved Convergence of Contact Analysis with Friction Contact friendly Second Order Solid Elements Modeling of Gaskets Nonlinear Bushing Elements 1D and 3D Bolt Pretension Major enhancements for Crash amp Safety Blast and Forming block format Parallel Performance Starter SMP Parallelization SPH INLET amp OUTLET Parallelization Tied Contact with Rupture Crushable Beam Accurate Airbag Simulation with the FV Method New Joint Formulations Transformations and Rotations of Submodels Model Sensitivity Control Contents 12 0 RADIOSS for Stiffness Strength and Stability Bulk Data Format Axisymmetric Analysis Improved Convergence of Contact Analysis with Friction Contact friendly Second Order Solid Elements Modeling of Gaskets Nonlinear Bushing Elements 1D and 3D Bolt Pretension GPU Support for Faster Static Analysis Heat Transfer Analysis Based on Contact Distance Gasket Elements Pretension Analysis of 3D Bolts GPU Can be Used to Speed up Static Analysis Axisymmetric Analysis CFAST and PFAST are Now Available for Modeling Fasteners
97. Struct Interface 12 0 Release e New Export Solver Option Auto adjust RBE3 0 0 weight factor e Gasket Elements Support e Solver Cards Supported Updates e New OP2 Reader Option Deformed Shape Allow all nodal vector result types e OP2 Format Results File e Resolved Issues Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes NSM Mass Connectors New Enhancements to HM MBD OS MBD New Material Support and Updates Added Parameters to PARAM Set Enhancements New SMEARZO Options Resolved Issues New Reader Options Resolved Issues HyperView Resolved Issues HyperGraph 11 0 120 Release Notes Keyword Support Resolved Issues HV Trans 11 0 101 Release Notes Transformations Export Tab Enhancements ACCEL Newly Supported Keywords Updated Keywords ID Pools Resolved Issues Pyramid Elements Creation of Section Cuts Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes New Export Solver Option Auto adjust RBE3 0 0 weight factor When turned ON HyperMesh will change any 0 0 weight factors on RBE3 elements to the specified small value This adjustment is done in the exported solver deck only and not in the HyperMesh model This option is OFF by default Ha Ed Is la ac R DIOSS opienie W Remora E from real vaes Zero tolerance Gasket Elements Support Added support for the new RADIOSS Bulk gasket elements e CGASK6 CGASK8 New element types e MGASK New material e PGASK New property e Solid element normal review and editing
98. Super Element modal frequencies and their corresponding structural viscous damping values is specified Sets of RIGID Elements Can Now be Specified with the Bulk Data SET Data The set TYPE can now be specified as RIGID in the Bulk Data SET data This is required when specifying the set of RIGID elements attached to the connection points in the PFPATH data New Parameters PARAM FASTFR PARAM FASTFR is used to control the solution method for modal frequency response analysis The default is AUTO but YES and NO can be used to turn on or off the new fast solution method PARAM AGGPCH Setting AGGPCH to YES causes the fluid structure coupling Area matrix to be output to the pch file in DMIG format PARAM ERPC Used to specify the speed of sound in the fluid This is required to convert the ERP value to a sound level PARAM ERPRLF Used to specify the radiation loss factor This is required to convert the ERP value to a sound level PARAM ERPRHO Used to specify the fluid density This is required to convert the ERP value to a sound level PARAM ERPREFDB Used to specify the reference pressure This is required to convert the ERP value into decibels PARAM RHOCP Used as a scale factor in the calculation of the ERP value in decibels PARAM GE_MOD used to specify the structural damping GE value for all MATx and PCOMPx data This new value will override the value on the MATx and PCOMPx data This new value can be set to zero In additi
99. TUP client installs a UNC path must be used to get to the Server installation path through Windows Explorer or Windows Network Help Search Java plugin is required for help search on Linux Resolved Issues More accurate disk requirement for installation on Linux operating system Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Online Help Improved Search Capabilities The Searching capabilities have been greatly improved in 12 0 Instead of having pre defined groups of user or reference guides to search between you can select which products and or guides to search within There is no limit to how many or how few to include The results are broken down by product category so you can see which product has the most number of hits on the searched term In addition the speed of the search is much faster HyperWorks Introduction Contents Index Search Enter one or more keywords to search for using the Zoom Search Engine Note that and wildcards are supported Submit Results per page 10 Match any search words all search words Category IE HyperWorks Desktop IE HyperWorks Introduction E HyperWorks Tools a 1 HyperMesh ial HyperWorks Desktop Reference Guide HyperWorks Solvers fr l HyperGraph F JHyperview _ HypervView Player F L HyperCrash L HyperMath E HyperStudy Manufacturing Solutions L _ Engineering Solutions
100. The SPMD parallel option can now be used for analysis types NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN through the use of the rnp and rnt command line options rnt specifies the number of SMP parallel threads and rnp specifies the number of SPMD parallel processors Plasticity with Kinematic and or Mixed Hardening Now Available for Solid Elements The MATS1 data now allows specification of Kinematic and or Mixed Hardening rules through expanded option for the HR data RBAR Data Supported in Nonlinear Analysis RBAR rigid bar data can now be used in the NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN nonlinear analyses Rigid Element Force MPCF Results Written to the op2 File for Nonlinear Analysis MPCF analysis results are now written to the op2 file for RBE2 RBE3 and RBAR elements used in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN nonlinear analyses Pre stressed Buckling Analysis It is now possible to perform a linear buckling analysis of a structure in a pre stressed state STATSUB PRELOAD is used to identify the pre stress subcase STATSUB BUCKLING is used to identify the loading subcase Both references are required for a pre stressed buckling analysis Stress and Strain Recovery Coefficients Available for CBUSH The RCV continuation line to the PBUSH data has been added to specify stress and strain recovery coefficients for the CBUSH These coefficients are multiplied by the element force to create a stress or Strain value ASCII Results are Now Available for Stress and St
101. The order of DSIZE cards defined in the input file with GROUPs for zone based free sizing can now be defined differently from the order of STACK cards in the input file e Convergence has been improved and made more robust in the equivalent static load implementation for nonlinear response optimization e Second order tetrahedral elements can be generated from the standalone version of OSSmooth Back to top Highlights of the AcuSolve 12 0 Release AcuSolve V12 0 boasts massive improvements to parallel scalability when running the solver on high core counts AcuSolve V12 0 features a number of improvements targeted at handling the largest of customer models AcuPrep has been enhanced to handle models in excess of 1 billion elements and domain decompositions as high as 131 072 subdomains A new acoustic post processing program AcuFwh is included in the V12 0 distribution AcuFwh is used as a post processor for AcuSolve data to propagate the acoustic sources to far field microphone locations that are located outside of the simulation domain AcuTrace and AcuSolve can now be run in a bi directionally coupled fashion to provide more efficient particle tracing simulations as well as enhanced capabilities AcuConsole no longer needs a separate license feature to import Parasolid files AcuSolve V12 0 boasts a new common installation package interface across all Supported platforms Users now have access to the AcuSolve HTML reference man
102. UP Setting this parameter to NO will turn off the generation of the fluid structure coupling Area matrix This is required when this matrix is read in from the PUNCH file PARAM INTRFACE Setting this parameter to NO will turn off the generation of the fluid structure coupling interface file which is used to check the fluid structure coupling as determined by the ACMODL data PARAM LMSOUT Setting this parameter to STRESS will turn on the output of the modal stresses in addition the condensed modes and full diagonal mass matrix New Subcase Information Entries e MFLUID Used to specify the MFLUID Bulk Data SID e HYBDAMP Hybrid damping data selector This data selector references a HYBDAMP Bulk Data entry Enhanced Subcase Information Entries e MODEL In addition to RIGID and NORIGID a SET of rigid elements can be specified to be included in the CMS super element flex body for display in the residual run New I O Option Entries e PFPATH References the PFPATH Bulk Data to specify output for One Step Transfer Path Analysis e ERP Used to request ERP results to the pch file New Bulk Data Entries e PFPATH Used to specify the connections for output of the transfer function grid point force and contribution from each connection degree of freedom for automatically One Step Transfer Path Analysis e MFLUID Defines the boundaries and parameters of the fluid volume e BNDFIX1 BNFRE1 and BSET1 Alternate forms of BNDFIX BNDFREE
103. View Controls Standard Display and Image Capture and in place command window Session Browser The Session Browser is packed with powerful functionality for managing the pages and windows in a session Page window management of creation reordering deletion can be accomplished via the context menus of the Session Browser Saving models in sessions as Inline or Reference is enabled using the Sessions Browser The Session Browser has an additional column to specify whether or not to save the model This helps save all files simultaneously while saving the session file Context Sensitive Menu for Graphics Area Easy select cut and delete features using right click on the entity graphics area Delete Feature New delete feature is available in both Model Browser and graphic context Improved File Path Management File path management is improved using tools available under Tools gt Options This resolves some specific use cases of saving files with incorrect file references General Constraints Support The GUI now supports General Constraints Constraint_Mate model statement in MotionSolve It is now possible to define these constraints directly in MotionView environment Additional H3D Output Options Supported Output file types in the Run panel now supports additional H3D Output options for rigid and flex body outputs Entity Definitions Improvements All entity definitions needing orientation now come with additional key
104. _Request Initialization Python Splines Run Termination Unexpected Euler Angle Rotations for Markers During Static Equilibrium SAVE RELOAD Inconsistent Velocities After a SAVE RELOAD Operation SAVE RELOAD Output Not Generated for RELOAD Operations SAVE RELOAD Unexpected Orientations After a SAVE RELOAD Operation Support for Multiple PINPUT and POUTPUT in the XML File Units Support For Damping In Bushing Property Files Introduction MotionSolve is a state of the art multi body solver available in HyperWorks It has a complete set of modeling elements and powerful numerical methods to support a full set of analysis methods The accuracy speed and robustness of MotionSolve have been validated through extensive testing with customer models and test data MotionSolve also offers unmatched compatibility with ADAMS Solver input Click here for more information about MotionSolve This document describes changes that have occurred to MotionSolve since November 2011 All of these improvements are available in HyperWorks 12 0 Accuracy and Performance Improvements for Rotating Bodies Speeds in excess of 3X and improved accuracy have been seen for many full vehicle handling simulations This improvement has been accomplished primarily by changing the equation formulation methods in MotionSolve to account for the high rotation speeds of components such as tires in such models Flex Body Improvements The efficiency of Component
105. ability and robustness of their systems An entirely re designed HyperStudy keeping the overall philosophy of the product the same incorporates Significant UI redesign with communized study approaches study attributes presented in tables for easy access new reporting functionality and many more features e New features such as study archive multi execution and batch mode control e Extended post processing that includes multi plotting options color maps and reliability plots among others e New and improved methods such as radial basis functions hybrid method for multi objective optimization global response surface method and single loop approach e Innovative application of the equivalent static load method for the optimization of geometric and material non linear problems e New manufacturing constraints for topology optimization e A new global search option to avoid being stuck in a local solution Engineering and Manufacturing Solutions HyperWorks 12 0 extends the offer for manufacturing and engineering solutions with new functionalities and an innovative delivery model to better capture knowledge for vertical processes HyperWorks Engineering Solutions are now offered as packaged solution offerings PSO specialized packages of software and services that support the implementation and utilization of Altair s solutions and technologies tailored to meet customers specific requirements Solutions include e Altair PSO for
106. ach new GRID AUTOSPC DOF Written as SPC SPC1 to a PUNCH File The AUTOSPC PUNCH command will initiate the generation of a spc pch file that contains SPC SPC1 data for the AUTOSPC DOF for each SUBCASE The SYSSETTING Command SAVEFILE Has Been Added to Save Analysis Results from Previous Runs The new command SYSSETTING SAVEFILE ALL will save the previous run s results files h3d op2 pch etc by renaming the old file with a numeric extension as is currently done with the stat and out files This can also be set in the configuration file hwsolver cfg compress Option Now Works with a Tolerance A tolerance can be specified with the compress option to combine property data with the same or Similar values Solution Control AUTOSPC Command The new Solution Control AUTOSPC command replaces the AUTOSPC and PRGPST PARAM data GENEL Element The General Element GENEL for which the stiffness matrix for an arbitrary number of grids has been added Either the stiffness or flexibility matrix can be input by the user No Available License No Worries If a RADIOSS run is submitted with licwait but there are not enough HyperWorks Units available for the job to start the job will wait until enough HyperWorks Units are available and then it will check them out and start running Bulk Data SET1 and SETS Formats Supported SET1 and SET3 set definitions are now supported for defining sets in the Bulk Data section These are intern
107. ads This turns off both the UNITLOD and APPLOD residual vector generation Enhanced Bulk Data Entries CMSMETH The ability to specify the solver to use LAN for Lanczos and AMSES for AMSES has been added In addition the Lanczos SHFSCL and AMSES AMPFFACT parameters have been added CMSMETH Using the DMIGDV continuation of the CMSMETH data the contents of an include file used for optimization of the Super Element modal frequencies and their corresponding structural viscous damping values is specified DRESP1 Added FRERP for defining equivalent radiated power as a response PANELG Generic panel definition for ERP or panel participation output ERPPLN Panel definition for equivalent radiated power output TSTEP Added W3 and W4 fields allowing these values to be defined differently for each set of time increments TSTEPNX Added options to control small displacement assumption and fixed time points SET Added the TYPE RIGID to define sets of RIGID elements These sets can be used on the PFPATH data Resolved Issues The MPC and rigid element force contribution in GPFORCE output for frequency response could be incorrect Now correct contributions from MPC s and rigid elements are output in the GPFORCE results for frequency response The MPCFORCE output for frequency response could be incorrect Temperature dependent Structural Damping is now available The T GE data on the MATT1 MATT2 MATT3 MATT8 and MATT9 is now supported
108. age Capture and BMP Image Capture toolbars are consolidated into single toolbar called Image Capture toolbar that is available on all platforms On Linux the Save Image to File Clipboard option can only be set to Save Image to File and Capture Dynamic Rectangle and Capture Frame Area functionalities are not available Diadem XML Support of new Diadem XML Format tdm and tdx files Build Plots Filter New filters for all plot types in the Build Plot panel dB10 dB20 Reference Value Add reference value and weighting support to dB10 dB20 scale Range pair Function Added Range pair function Define Curve and Coordinate Info Panel Performance Improved data querying using the Define Curve and Coordinate Info panels from 11 0 Renaming and Deleting Report Layers This feature allows users to rename and delete report layers by right clicking on the layer name Resolved Issues e Cross plotting animation files Fixed the bug with cross plotting Data Types with animation files e Axis Auto Fit has been corrected To fix an axis uncheck Auto Fit e Circle zoom has been fixed when working in the Coordinate Info panel Back to top Highlights of the MotionView 12 0 Release New GUI Architecture Project Browser Enhancements Integration with HW Desktop Collaboration Tools Modeling via Distributed Files Entity Panels and Toolbar Enhancements General State Equations MotionView Now Available on Macintosh
109. ager Tool Temperature Data Glass Properties Interior Surface BCs Friction Models Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude Polymer Processing Meshing Wizards Plate Meshing Wizard Coextrusion Wizard Runner Balancing Wizard Melt Flow Analysis Viscoelastic Material Model Project Browser Symmetry BC Interior Surface BCs Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude HX Forge HX Forge Profile Forging Wizard Utility Macros 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude Add Profiles HW Desktop Hyperxtrude user profiles are now available from HW Desktop This will enable user to view both the pre processing HM and the results HV from the same window HX Import Importing HX data deck using the green arrow button is available and it can be invoked from the standard toolbar of HyperMesh HyperXtrude Export Interface is enhanced to set advanced parameters for using multiple CPUs cores in a shared memory computer Resolved Issues e If an HM model was imported using feinput project browser was not recognizing the CAD data This issue is fixed Now the browser will accept HM file imported as well as loaded in the standard Way e Bug fixes to address issues arising from error in the project root file write permissions etc are implemented Back to top 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude Metal Extrusion Tool Deflection Analysis This wizard will guide the user to perform tool deformation analysis using RADIO
110. al to its length Translation of Shell and Solid Beam Sections e This functionality can be accessed in the HyperBeam panel using the section utils radio button and selecting the position shell solid section option You have three options center the beam section at the centroid center the beam section at the shear center or translate the beam section by amounts in the local Y and Z axes e The command for this iS beamsectiontranslate Export CSV Command Now Available for All Shell Beam Sections In the HyperBeam GUI click the File menu and select Export CSV all shell sections This will export CSV data for all shell sections in the model In the previous version you had to select all the Shell sections manually and only shell sections and use the right click menu to export CSV data RADIOSS Nastran and OptiStruct Sections Now Display DIM1 DIM2 etc Dimensions for standard beam sections for the RADIOSS Nastran and OptiStruct beam sections are now shown as DIM1 DIM2 etc and match the dimensions in the user s manual Component Names are Now Placed in Shell Beam Section Part Names Part names created in the HyperBeam panel using lines elements or surfaces will now have the name of the component referencing those entities incorporated into their name Command File Support for the HyperBeam GUI All changes to beam sections performed in the HyperBeam GUI will now be recorded in the command cmf file Running a command file
111. ally converted to the more powerful and flexible Bulk Data SET data Passing of Metadata from the Input File to a Resulting XML File If the keywords METADATA and ENDMETADATA are present in the input file the content between the keywords is written in a separate lt basename gt metadata xml file This allows passing of metadata information seamlessly through the solver New 3D Orthotropic Material Definition MAT9SORT A solid orthotropic material definition MAT9ORT using engineering properties rather than stiffness matrix input is now available in RADIOSS This is an alternative input format for the MAT9 anisotropic material definition and is translated on reading The echoed material definition will use the MAT9 definition format Automatic Input Update An automated mechanism for updating input definitions from an external file is now available in RADIOSS This allows optimization output from OptiStruct e g grid file orop file to be used in a follow on run without the need to regenerate the input file The I O Option ASSIGN has a new sub option UPDATE which allows an external file to be referenced for the purpose of updating input Input definitions in the referenced file are then used in place of the definitions in the source file Another I O Option UPDATE has several parameters to control the behavior of ASSIGN UPDATE Long field Free Format Input RADIOSS now accepts Bulk Data input using the long field free format
112. alysis was based on just 20 modes if the number of modes was not specified on the EIGRL EIGRA data Now the default is 1000 modes In addition PARAM NUMEG can be used to specify the estimated number of modes This estimated number of modes is used to determine the disk space usage Support of Platform MPI Version 8 on Windows RADIOSS will now run MPI parallel on Windows machines that have Platform MPI version 8 Element Types Properties and Materials Can Now be Used to Define Sets of Grids Using Bulk Data SET The Bulk Data SET definition can include element types PLOTEL CBEAM etc property types and materials to define a set of GRID points associated with those elements properties or materials RIGID Option for Stiffness Entry on Bushing Property Definition A new keyword option has been added for stiffness entries on PBUSH property definition Instead of entering a real value for any of the stiffness components the user may now enter the keyword RIGID When RIGID is entered a very high relative stiffness value quasi rigid is used for that stiffness component Improved SMP Parallelization for Iterative PCG Solver Improvements were made to the performance of shared memory parallelization for the iterative PCG solver Solver Run Manager GUI Several enhancements have been made to the HyperWorks Solver Run Manager GUI e Checkboxes were added to facilitate SMP and SPMD parallel runs e GUI will remember options used for
113. am Realization Types for RADIOSS Two new seam realization types for RADIOSS have been introduced type2 spring multiple row and type2 spring single row Both types create the exact same connection as done by the spot realization type2 spring The only difference is that with these seam realization types many of those single spots can be performed at once distributed in a very regular pattern So you can define along one seam multiple parallel lines along those single connections are distributed with a certain distance to each other Autopitch The newly implemented Autopitch functionality has further been enhanced and flanges can be detected now which weren t detected before Projection Routine The projection routine used for hexa creation during spot or seam realization has been greatly improved In particular the projection onto solids works much better now A new option for seam hexa adhesive maintain gap has been introduced This option manages the hexas to be created in between two shells like with the normal shell gap option but keeps a certain gap distance between shell and hexa MAT100 Hexa Spot Absorption The MAT100 hexa spot absorption has been enhanced In the past the absorption was only possible if the hexas were attached to the shells by plot elements This is not necessary anymore Furthermore the hexa pattern as well as the diameter and the tolerance are determined now In principle this capability i
114. ametrization Model Sensitivity DAMP INTER Single Precision Starter Parallelization SMP Engine Parallel Performance SPMD SPH INLET amp OUTLET Parallelization SPMD GPU Support for Implicit Iterative Solver Hybrid Intel MPI Anim Output ANIM NODA DAMA2 Time History Output ABF Altair Binary Format Output Engine Messages Introduction RADIOSS is a state of the art finite element solver uniting implicit and explicit integration schemes for the solution of a wide variety of engineering problems from linear statics and linear dynamics to complex nonlinear transient dynamics and mechanical systems This robust multidisciplinary solver enables designers to maximize performance related to durability NVH crash safety manufacturability and fluid structure interaction in order to bring innovative products to market faster Back to top RADIOSS for Stiffness Strength Stability Bulk Data Format Axisymmetric Analysis Axisymmetric structures can now be modeled with 3 and 6 grid triangular elements In additional to gravity rotational force line and thermal loads axisymmetric pressure loads can be applied to the structure Axisymmetric orthotropic material properties are available Improved Convergence of Contact Analysis with Friction The convergence rate for nonlinear analysis involving contact with friction has been greatly improved through an improved contact algorithm and the use of a non symmetric
115. and BSET data are now available to specify a list of grids all using the same DOF for CMS Super Element creation e ERPPNL Used to define the panels for the ERP calculation e PANELG Used to define panels for the PFPANEL PFMODE and ERP calculations e EIGRA Requests real eigenvalue extraction using the Automated Multi level Substructuring Eigenvalue Solver AMSES e HYBDAMP Defines the application of modal damping in a direct frequency response or direct transient response analysis e DMIGMOD Defines the application of modal damping in a direct frequency response or direct transient response analysis to a CMS Super Element e DMIGMOD Used to replicate a CMS Super Element in a new location This allows for the multiple re use of a single CMS Super Element e CDSMETH Used to generate Component Dynamic Synthesis CDS Super Elements These Super Elements contain the loading frequency information and can be much faster than CMS Super Elements in the residual run Enhanced I O Option Entries e PFMODE and PFPANEL The OUTPUT option can be set to H3D PUNCH or BOTH e DISP VELO ACCE STRESS STRAIN and FORCE The option RMS has been added to request RMS results only e ASSIGN Added EXCINP option to reference modal participation factors from AVL EXCITE in order to recover results for interior grids and elements Enhanced Solution Control Entries RESVEC NOAPPL The NOAPPL option turns off residual vector generation due to lo
116. and tables are now supported as unsupported data This ensures that these TABLES and arrays are included while exporting the model from HyperMesh Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperView Support of ETABLE Outputs Support of ETABLE Outputs for commonly used ANSYS elements e Many result items use ETABLE such as summable miscellaneous SMICS non summable miscellaneous NMISC absolute value of variation of nodal stress component SDSG heat flow HEAT fluid flow FLOW element surface data value SURF or undeformed element centroidal location CENT e These result items vary from element to element You need to note the item name for each result output quantity and its sequence number from ANSYS documentation and then pick the same in HyperView under Result Type to post process Commonly Used Element Types Now Supported The following is a list of the most commonly used element types now supported BEAM4 PLANE42 BEAM44 SOLID45 SHELL57 SHELL63 SHELL93 SOLID95 SHELL99 SHELL181 and BEAM188 Result Output Files HyperView now supports ANSYS s latest version for result output files Vector Plots Vector plots are now supported for element nodal forces and moments New Elements Support Results support for the following elements have been added FLUID220 FLUID221 SOLID278 SOLID279 PIPE288 PIPE289 ELBOW290 and SOLID285 Known Limitations Results for the following element types are not yet
117. arallel performance between V1 8b and V12 0 r T E T T un T g iw A 100 150 Number of Cores Case Description Number of Finite Element Interface Node Speed up Subdomains Nodes Fraction vs V1 8b The improvements to parallel scalability are achieved using a combination of technologies in both the solver and pre processing phase of the solution procedure Note that the numbers shown above are representative of common applications Actual speed improvements and scalability will vary with the geometry mesh computer platform and physics being simulated Increased Capability for Massively Parallel Applications AcuSolve V12 0 features a number of improvements targeted at handling the largest of customer models AcuPrep has been enhanced to handle models in excess of 1 billion elements and domain decompositions as high as 131 072 subdomains Combined with the improvements to parallel scalability these enhancements make AcuSolve the ideal solution for customers seeking to push the limits of simulation technology The following output shows results for an aerodynamics analysis of 2 notional Formula 1 race cars traveling at approximately 125 MPH The largest simulation run to date of this configuration is a 1 1 billion element transient analysis using the DDES turbulence model The plot Shows the reduction in drag of the trailing car induced by the wake on the leading car A visualization of the flow field indicates the highly turb
118. arameter file and update the Extrusion Wizard and Process Parameters cards This fix includes improvements to bearing profile import e Tube Extrusion Wizard e Few meshing related bug fixes were implemented Tolerances used are made unit dependent to resolve meshing issues In addition additional checks are implemented to verify the dependency in meshing parameters e For rod extrusion there is no mandrel and hence no mandrel BCs Application error related to this is issue is fixed e Data checks to validate the geometry data are implemented e Separated Mesh and BC creation process steps in Tube Extrusion Wizard for better control e Redesigned Model Process information GUI in Tube Extrusion Wizard e BC check for undefined boundary faces assumed that for every load collector there will be a corresponding collector with BC faces and the vice versa This was throwing an error if user had accidentally deleted one of them This is issue is fixed In addition when the new BCs for undefined faces are created they are created with correct conditions and the user will be not be able export a model that contains BCs created by check undefined BC User will have to inspect and rename this BC to export the model e Checks to ensure billet length specified is greater than butt length is not relevant to steady state analysis This data check is streamlined now and the underlying errors in the default values unit dependency are corrected e Bug
119. are defined in slave and master in face to face contact Too many lines in SET_SHELL_GENERAL SET_SEGMENT_GENERAL gt Warning in case of more than 100 Check double Id for every type of entity which requires an Id Slave set of CONTACT as null should create a error CONSTRAINED_ CONSTRAINED_TIED_NODES_FAILURE CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGE_IN_SOLID ALE ALE_FSI_ PROJECTION BOUNDARY BOUNDARY_NON_REFLECTING ELEMENT New panel for creating elements ELEMENT_ including the non connectivity fields Back to top 12 0 Release Notes PAM2G User Profile Keywords Improved Improvement of CNTAC support MAT_196 LOAD_RIGID_BODY MAT_067 Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Results Mapper Abaqus Reader writer Supported type for NODES CONCENTRATION FLUID PRESSURE PRESSURE STRESS RELATIVE DENSITY SATURATION TEMPERATURE VELOCITY Supported type for elements PLASTIC STRAIN STRESS Radioss Reader writer INITEMP temperature on nodes INIBRI STRA_F card strain tensor on solids INISHE ORTHLOC and INISH3 ORTHLO cards fiber or orthotropic directions LS Dyna Reader INITIAL STRAIN SHELL INITIAL_ STRAIN SOLID TINITIAL_ STRESS SOLID TINITIAL_STRESS_TSHEL New Mapping Search Algorithm Memory used and speed improvement Neighbor search area size is now computed from the forming model mesh element sizes and not any more from the target mesh element sizes gt speed and quality improvement Improved
120. as been updated to handle the following use cases a non axial feeds b starting with dies closed completely and c user defined animation output Also the tube hydroforming setup has been updated to automatically recognize tube dies and axial feed elements Resolved Issues e Issues with trim binder when drawbead exists have been resolved e Punch and blank holder creation in die module browser fixed to consider drawbeads drawbars and the state of the binder e Mesh is now updated of binder after it is trimmed by the addendum Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes RADIOSS One Step Results Initializer New GUI has been introduced for the batch Results Initializer for ease of use and simplifying the process Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes Incremental User Process Auto Process New option to define motion and force for each tool in local direction has been added under User Process New option added under User Process and Auto Process to set up a forming model using solid elements for the blank with the exception of trimming process New option added under User Process and Auto Process to define thermo mechanical forming processes such as hot stamping and elevated temperature forming of aluminum alloys and magnesium alloys Thermal option allows setting the tool temperature initial blank temperature and necessary heat transfer parameters in a user friendly environment Temperature Output in sta Files
121. at is now available Resolved Issues JT Improved support for IGES types 192 and 196 Improved reading of anisotropic surfaces Resolved Issues Fixed wrong surfaces with some models during JT import Parasolid Resolved Issues e Fixed export of specific models not exporting as Parasolid e Fixed elliptical surfaces being exported as flat surfaces e Display correct message when trying to export an empty file as Parasolid e Improved geometry quality with Parasolid import e Improved performances for Parasolid import ProE Resolved Issues e Weld information reading improvement e Fixed missing surfaces when importing some models SolidWorks Resolved Issues e Improved geometry quality with SolidWorks import STEP Resolved Issues e Import of names of edges faces points and free line as metadata is now available UG New Features Enhancements e UG NX 8 0 support is now available Resolved Issues e Resolved issue with weld data import e Fixed import for some specific models that did not import VDAFS Resolved Issues e Fixed crash with specific models during VDAFS import Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes General Resolved Issues e Proper import of solids with inner cavities ACIS Resolved Issues e Resolved several issues with missing or corrupt surfaces after import e Resolved several issues with files not importing CATIA New Features Enhancements e CATIA reader has been enhanced to read directly
122. ate for CFD Tetra Meshing AcuSolve Case Setup Shell Meshing with Boundary Layers Automatic Boundary Layer Reduction Multi Threading for Boundary Layer Generation Hex core Meshing Utility CGNS Format Import CFD User Profile Mesh Statistics for Mesh Export Particle Tracking Post Processing Support of Particles in the Ensight Reader Post Processing Moving Mesh Support Post Processing New Ensight Reader Option Post Processing 12 0 Release Notes Auto Collision Detection for Boundary Layer Growth The boundary layer BL reduction step is now included into the BL generation routine During boundary layer generation a collision check is performed and the boundary layer thickness is adjusted dynamically Advanced Parameters for Boundary Layer Generation Three new options to control the boundary layer growth mechanism have been introduced including a quality focused and a meshing time focused set of predefined parameters Selecting the user defined option will give access to several boundary layer parameters which can be adjusted individually for each application Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Option to Specify Fluid and Non fluid Volumes Option to specify fluid and non fluid volumes For the fluid volumes a tetra mesh including a boundary layer will be generated whereas the non fluid domains will be tetrameshed only Simple Boundary Selection An option to simplify the user input for CFD tetrameshing ha
123. ays have the text alignment as right HyperWorks Desktop window pops back on top while loading session file interfering with other applications The issue is resolved so that the only time the main application window pops to the top is when an error is posted to the message log and the message log window is displayed The Expression Builder for result math is updated to accept numbers with higher precision up to 12 digits after the decimal Report templates with a group measure single curve restores the live linked curve correctly The measure Templex expression wasn t getting parsed correctly earlier Performance improvement made to turning on off the display of assemblies from the browser Preference statement to set a user defined starting orientation of the model SetOrientation is Supported to work correctly Possible values are top bottom front back left right iso Once the model is loaded the view orientation will be set based on the value of this preference statement Application hang resolved in some situations when a rapid dynamic zoom is performed in and out of the model The mouse click processing is adjusted to sequence the operations The 3 point alignment for positioning 3D image planes is made robust for different formats of the video files The display icons for components of an assembly is updated correctly in the browser after isolate operation on assemblies or parts Note and Measures autohide state i
124. bjected to cyclic loading unloading as Bauschinger effect is taken into account Mixed mode hardening full isotropic kinematic is also available Material LAW25 Composite Max plastic work per ply and per direction Solid Elements Navier Stokes viscosity model is available for all material laws Pressure Loads Simplified pressure effects modeling on a lagrangian structure It can be applied to emulate static and fluid dynamic loadings For example hydrostatic pressure air flow pressure etc Centrifugal Loads Prescribes acceleration fields for rotating structures such as propeller blades turbines etc Centrifugal loads can be computed using either linear or nonlinear solution block format Typical application is centrifugal loads initialization implicit of propeller blades before bird strike explicit INIVEL AXIS Starter Initialize both translational and rotational velocities on a group of nodes in a given coordinate system the axis is defined using a frame INIV AXIS Engine Initialization of both rotational velocity about an axis and translational velocity is enabled in the engine file also it allows initializing velocities using an existing restart file for example after gravity settings run Cylindrical Coordinate System It simplifies the input for axi symmetric imposed displacements velocities and accelerations etc Available within fixed moving skew and frames Input Parameterization Suppo
125. brary Feporniiony Peon Library HWECT 120L af ot prune EEF x te 2 ee en H 1 Eiis 4 E Fre 1 F cliches Recycle Bin great Tee Paghhating ing Empty Recycle Bin By accessing a content s version history users can now also delete individual versions of a content Check in Replace With this release users will be able to decide whether to increment a content s version when checking in the content Previously a content s version was incremented with every check in in order to maintain a full version history and pedigree for each content To provide more flexibility and to allow users some additional control over content versioning users may now decide whether to increment a content s version at check in Made major change requiring new version dats and update before check im This feature is controlled based on two user preferences One preference determines whether the increment don t increment option will appear on the check in dialog The other preference sets the default value regarding whether or not a content is versioned upon check in Depending on a particular customer s policy the ability to version or not version may not be exposed to users To maintain full pedigree of contents it is recommended that contents be versioned at each check in Enhanced Team Support In order to support larger groups of users it is now possible for customers to leverage the Hype
126. by decaying the license draw with increasing of the usage HyperWorks Business Model HyperWorks 12 0 licensing is based on HyperWorks Units HWUs Each HWU draws 1000 HyperWorks license features The GridWorks Units GWUs of HyperWorks 9 0 and 10 0 are replaced by HWUs such that one HWU is equivalent to 100 GWUs The application licensing leveling and stacking behavior remains the same as in the previous release Multi physics and co simulation licensing has been added which determines the license draw just based on the number of cores that are used and effectively lowers the costs Continuing the legacy HyperWorks 12 0 introduces Hosted HyperWorks Units HHWU the next generation cloud based licensing system In this new system HyperWorks can be accessed from anywhere HHWU allows increased portability and scalability and reduced IT burden in maintaining a license server Application Unit Draw There are a few changes made to the HyperWorks 12 0 product license unit draw 1 HyperWorks Units required to run HyperStudy are reduced from 38 to 25 2 solidThinking Inspire and Evolve 9 0 are included in HyperWorks 12 0 It requires 21 HWUs to run Inspire and 10 HWUs to launch Evolve Solver Unit Draw The major license changes for the HyperWorks Solvers AcuSolve RADIOSS MotionSolve OptiStruct and HyperxXtrude in V12 0 includes the support of GPU computing and the co simulation multi physics simulation between AcuSolve RA
127. cient can now be defined at the PID level for the corresponding part This improvement ensures the results consistency between LAW5 and LAW6 Material LAW79 This material law describes the behavior of brittle materials such as ceramics and glass The implementation is the second Johnson Holmaquist model TH BRIC BFRAC Burn fraction output for LAW51 Back to top RADIOSS General Block Format Time Step Control for Contact Interfaces Advanced Mass Scaling Time step control for contact interfaces Types 7 10 11 19 and 20 switch to AMS No mass is added during the computation It s effective anytime the time step is bounded by the contact interface Limitations not compatible with DT NODA INTER TYPE7 Initial Penetration Treatment New flag Fpenmax deactivates node stiffness whatever the value of INACTI flag if of penetration into the gap is larger than prescribed value INTER TYPE7 TYPE11 and TYPE19 Dtmin flag can be activated for each individual contact contact stiffness on nodes which are limiting time step is deactivated It behaves same as the DT INTER DEL available at Engine level for all contacts INTER TYPE7 TYPE10 TYPE11 TYPE19 and TYPE20 Automatic memory resizing MultiMP user input is no longer required and it is ignored Material LAW2 Johnson Cook New formulation with kinematic hardening based on Ziegler Prager model is available Accuracy is improved specially when material is su
128. cising the bi directional coupling between AcuSolve and AcuTrace the two codes exchange information via socket communication This avoids the need to write nodal output data to disk at high frequencies for later use with AcuTrace Additionally this allows AcuTrace and AcuSolve to exchange information regarding the particle properties such as temperature This enables the simulation of hot cold particles entering a fluid region and exchanging energy with the surrounding fluid Additionally the particles can be used to measure a concentration which can be used by AcuSolve to determine aggregate material properties for a given element to simulate immiscible fluids AcuSolve Advance nd Flow T Data Send T Advance Sources Particles Acu race Schematic representation of AcuTrace AcuSolve coupling scheme AcuTrace results for massless particles flowing over a flexible road sign under high wind conditions Changes to AcuConsole Parasolid CAD Reader AcuConsole no longer needs a separate license feature to import Parasolid files Parasolid formats may now be imported directly into AcuConsole using the standard HWU licensing scheme Improvements to Installation Package AcuSolve V12 0 boasts a new common installation package interface across all Supported platforms This was accomplished through a transition to the InstallAnywhere packaging The InstallAnywhere package is proven to install and uninstall in a fraction of the time o
129. ck toggle the Layer Lock option now works as a toggle to turn the layer on and off e Modeling window visualization modes new icons added zebra strips improved environment Shaders independent control of edge lines isoparms or neither e Camera icons Show Hide option ability to show or hide the camera icons in each of the modeling windows Improved surface shaders ability to control color shininess reflectivity and transparency per object Improved model tessellation new tessellation calculation for higher quality visualization and increased speed for handling large files Maximum View Detail button additional button added to the View Detail window for highest visual quality Curve Extract tools relocation curve extract tool icons have been relocated to be more visually intuitive Curve selection filter hotkey pressing the 1 key while selecting applies the curve selection filter Improved Snap tolerances increased snap strength and tolerance Object naming objects include modeling tool name and are uniquely numbered Flags for broken objects in the event an object in Construction History is broken a flag is added to that object in the World Browser Copy Paste ability to retain Construction History and ability to copy paste between multiple sessions of sT Translation Rotation Scale persistent transformation tools now stay active allowing multiple edits spacebar and right click are shortcuts added
130. cle data e g modeling of dust particles in a flow existent in an Ensight data set can be animated The particles are visualized as spheres and can be contoured with respect to particle diameter Moving Mesh Support Post Processing The Ensight result reader has been enhanced to support transient data including mesh deformation e g sliding mesh ALE New Ensight Reader Option Post Processing Using the option auto for the Ensight reader Ensight result files generated by SC Tetra and other CFD solvers e g AcuSolve Fluent can be imported Back to top Highlights of the NVH 12 0 Release New Assembly Network View PSO only New Job Manager PSO only New Connection Property State Mapping Capability PSO only Enhanced Analysis Manager PSO only Enhanced Tapoint Mapping Capability PSO only Enhanced ID Manager PSO only Enhanced Unit Input and Random Frequency Response Process Managers Enhanced General Frequency Response Process Manager New Energy Distribution Utility Enhanced Transfer Path Analysis Utility Enhanced Modal panel Participation Utility Enhanced Design Sensitivity Analysis Utility Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes Linux 64bit Support ID Manager Tagpoint Creation Tool Enhanced Assembly Browser Context Menu Enhanced Prepare Module Mode Integrated Diagnostics Tool DSA Utility Enhanced Transfer Path Analysis Utility Enhanced Model Panel Participation Utility 0 120 Release Notes Isolate Ch
131. cripting toolbar for the HyperMesh client Tab behavior is improved when switching clients using left and right tab areas and turning tab areas on off Refresh issues of the graphics area with copy and paste window or copy active model and paste active model resolved Command line start up errors when loading session files initializing the toolbar with interchangeable clients are now resolved Having any of the Show Hide Isolate Selector modes and selecting multiple components on the screen new session crashed the application This has been fixed e Model Browser Autofit configuration options in the Model Browser now works with Show Hide Isolate options e Result Math In HyperMath the binary operators add and subtract now correctly ignore N A results Restoring session or report template files containing image planes with duplicate names resulted in a crash has been resolved e Video Overlay While using video overlay image planes orientated by 3 point alignment has been corrected in few cases e Miscellaneous Graphical issue of displaying duplicate solids faces is resolved no voids are shown Publish options set on a page level of the Session Browser are retained and trickled to each of the windows in the page Advanced query enabled for querying corner bound elemental results a regression fixed H3D Export of Linear Superposition results strain tensor and complex has been corrected HvtTran
132. curacy of the flexbody results The degrees of freedom of the loads are used to create residual vectors CB and CC Flexbodies Can Contain Reduced Loads Loads acting on the connection points of a CC or CB flexbody can be generated by specifying a LOAD LID LOADSET continuation of the CMSMETH data The loads are reduced from the full mesh to the connection points and can be used in the multibody analysis CMS Flexbodies Can Now be Created Based on PUNCH DMIG Input Data The use of PUNCH DMIG input data is now allowed in the input data for CMS Flexbody creation 1D Element Forces Included in Flexbody Output The FORCE output request may be used in a flexbody generation run to obtain 1D element force results in the flexh3d file Enhanced Bulk Data Entries e CMSMETH A LOAD LID and SPC SID can be specified on the PRELOAD continuation to preload the flexbody The effect of the pre load on the flexbody is taken into account when the flexbody matrices are calculated e CMSMETH A LOAD LID can be specified on the LOADSET continuation to generate residual vectors that can increase the accuracy of the flexbody results The degrees of freedom of the loads are used to create residual vectors Back to top RADIOSS General Bulk Data Format GRID Data Replication GRID data can be generated using replication markers and This allows for the generation of GRID data where the ID coordinate systems and coordinates are incremented for e
133. d Mac OS X are updated e The process for invoking AcuSolve products on Linux has changed Users may execute the acusim script that is located in the altair scripts directory of the HyperWorks installation to launch a shell with the AcuSolve environment configured By executing acusim h users can see a list of commonly used AcuSolve invoke commands as well as instructions on how to automatically configure their environment for running AcuSolve at login Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Known Limitations Uninstallation When uninstalling a HyperWorks application all files installed or modified previously will be removed Backup of any customer files are recommended Sometimes a false warning message at the end of the uninstaller stating that a log file was not able to be removed during the uninstall process may appear The file folder will be actually removed a few moments after pressing the Done button Installation On Linux the Help Configuration prompt will add another set of double quotes if the back command is used under console mode If new input is used then this issue does not occur On Linux when installing using the console mode an extra set of quotes will be added to the help browser variable HW_MSG BROWSER listed in the hwhelp cfg file for example HW_MSG BROWSER usr bin firefox Remove the extra set of quotes to make the help work correctly Server Client Installation For NETSE
134. d for relative positioning of all other objects Option to store objects position in space as Home position for every tool and ability to return back to home position after autopositioning Performance of springback comparison tool significantly improved Ability to pick material created in the session without storing in material database RADIOSS Only e Trimming of solid element blanks e Seamless integration with HyperStudy for process optimization available on windows platform e Improvement of GAP option under Auto Process for better correlation with physical data e Support of new materials for thermal forming with solid elements Also database populated with Boron steel and Magnesium materials e Support of new materials for forming with solid elements e Support of seamless springback option in user process with Automatic option Resolved Issues e Incremental RADIOSS e Drawbeads created using blank from STA file resulting in solver error in starter because of ID overlap e Time step calculation for Fast Fine mesh setup not working for Yoshida Material and Thermal using shell elements e STA file reading resulting in solver error during starter run e Tool and blank temperature not saved in hf file e Incremental LS DYNA e Error in CONTROL_IMPLICT_SOLUTION with the variable LSTOL value e Error while defining constraints for springback setup e Error while creating input deck for trimming operation Back to top 12 0
135. d in half This is significant when exporting a large number of timesteps frames on low end machines with limited RAM or 32 bit machines that have process limits set by the OS If the rate of memory consumption is too high compared to the actual physical memory a warning is posted to the user that the process is likely to fail and offer a choice to abort or continue Specular highlighting is corrected so that there are no inconsistencies in the display of the model In earlier version of the software some settings demonstrate few areas of the models displayed properly highlighted and others not Model info note updates to correct file names if a result file is changed while reloading with the Same model file in any HyperView window Using ApplyStyle between models that have SETs defined in the solver input deck crash would result when one of the source or target models do not have SETs defined in the solver input deck Linux machines that have certain wide spaced fonts installed would cause HyperView to crash when changing the font types in the Font selector As the fonts installed on a Linux machine vary from distribution to distribution user preferences etc application crash is prevented whenever a problematic font is encountered in rendering The extent of model rotations using the side and up down keys is controlled by the angle specified under user preferences Preferences gt Options gt Visualization gt Rotation Angle e Loadca
136. d joints of the suspension along with the options available with each suspension Resolved Issues e The default suspension spring preloads were revised for the rear twistbeam and the rear solid axle 4 link suspensions Vehicles built with these suspensions should now run out of the box e The braking event now works requires solvers SA 11 0 230 The event would run in the past but would not apply any braking torque e The speed controller is revised in straightline acceleration events to use velocity control instead of acceleration control resulting in a more robust solution e The DIFF method of tire modeling is removed from the library e The static load event now works for the Powertrain model when solving in MotionSolve e The multi leaf spring template has been fixed to allow users to customize the leaf spring configuration The template is located in hw mdl mdllib Libs Models Rear_susp Leaf_spring and allows a parametric leaf to be built e The report template for the steer release in a turn event now shows all plot results defined in the template e Fora front half suspension the Vehicle Body can now be resolved to none and the system will still solve e DataSet capitalization has been revised in certain full vehicle events Correcting the spelling will now allow datasets to be resolved by hand e The rear stabilizer bar connection description has been revised to match the front stabilizer bar description e T
137. dded new for LS DYNA 971 user profile e DAMPING PART _MASS_SET Supported as Property e DAMPING_PART_STIFFNESS_SET Supported as Property e INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET Supported as Include file e PART COMPOSITE_TSHELL Supported a component e ELEMENT_SHELL_COMPOSTITE Supported as QUAD and TRIA element e CONSTRAINED_JOINT_RACK_AND_PINION_ID Supported as FEJOINTS e CONSTRAINED_JOINT_GEARS Supported as FEJOINTS e CONSTRAINED_JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL_MOTOR Supported as FEJOINTS e CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ROTATIONAL_MOTOR Supported as FEJOINTS e CONSTRAINED_JOINT_CONSTANT_VELOCITY Supported as FEJOINTS e CONSTRAINED_JOINT_PULLY Supported as FEJOINTS e MAT_MOMENT_CURVATURE_BEAM Supported as FEJOINTS e MAT_COHESIVE_MIXED_MODE Supported as FEJOINTS INCLUDE_TRANSFORM_PATH In the past the keyword INCLUDE_TRANSFORM_PATH was supported for I O only Now user can associated include path to any include file using the Include file options in the Include Browser MASS_PART_SET MASS_PART_SET supports its definition on SET_NODE_GENERATE DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODE DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODE was added support for variable DIR CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGE_IN_SOLID CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGE_IN_SOLID was updated to LS DYNA 971 R 5 1 ALE REFERENCE _SYSTEM_GROUP ALE_REFERENCE_SYSTEM_GROUP was updated to LS DYNA 971 R 5 1 INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION_GEOMETRY INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION_GEOMETRY was updated to LS DYNA 971 R 5 1 CONSTRAINED_NODAL_
138. ded Tagpoint Creation tool which allows searching for candidate points among nodes between module pairs based on proximity to be used as tagpoints This tool is added to the NVH toolbar next to the LCS Manager Enhanced Assembly Browser Context Menu e Moved two Import XML sub menu items XML Full and XML Only to two corresponding root menu options Import XML and Display and Import XML only e Moved four Manage Module sub menu items Representation Tagpoints ID and States to four corresponding root menu options Manage Representations Manage Tagpoints Manage ID and Manage States Enhanced Prepare Module Mode Added Skip renumbering checkbox in the Module ID summary dialog which allows user to keep existing module entity IDs as they are while preparing the module Integrated Diagnostics Tool Added Integrated Diagnostics post processing utility which introduces the capability to link diagnostic results to relevant the responses so that user can perform diagnostic analysis on the response using dynamic right clicking context menu to visualize available diagnostic results DSA Utility Added DSA post processing utility which allows visualization of design sensitivity data and studying effect of design variables on responses using linear projection Enhanced Transfer Path Analysis Utility e Added support for RADIOSS Auto TPA output using the PFPATH output request card in a single H3D file e Added support for cases wher
139. e ANSYS Solver Interface 12 0 Release Bar Panel Updates Supported Versions HyperView Interfacing New Features Resolved Issues Contents 11 11 11 0 130 Release Notes Ply Angles Contact Manager and Auto Contact Enhancements FLUID116 and LINK34 Elements Resolved Issues New Results Support HyperView Resolved Issues HyperView 0 120 Release Notes Support of ANSYS MPC Sections New Elements Support Resolved Issues New Script for Calculating the Total Sum of Nodal Forces and Moments 0 101 Release Notes New Version Support New Elements HyperLaminate Support of Composite Element Definition New Gasket Element Support New Version Pipe Elements Coupling for Thermal Models Resolved Issues Support of ETABLE Outputs HyperView Commonly Used Element Types Now Supported HyperView Result Output Files HyperView Vector Plots HyperView New Elements Support HyperView Known Limitations 12 0 Release Notes Bar Panel Updates Bar panel in 1 D page has been now customized for ANSYS profile Options to create bar elements mO such as component vector are not applicable for ANSYS solver and hence have been removed Within Plane and Node only options relevant to ANSYS are retained This helps user to pick the right option to create bar elements in HyperMesh Supported Versions HyperMesh Ansys interface is now updated to ANSYS14 0 release HyperView Interfacing
140. e created and stored for future use even in a new session All the materials are converted between unit systems Automatic Contact A simple searching algorithm will find parts that contact one another and assign them all a tied contact The option to switch each contact definition to sliding exists in the right click menu Loadstep Types Linear static normal modes buckling and sliding contact will be the available solutions sequences all solved in RADIOSS Bulk Format for the first release of BasicFEA Back to top Highlights of the Collaboration Tools 12 0 Release e Recycle Bin for Deleted Contents e Check in Replace e Enhanced Team Support e Editor Enhancements e MotionView Integration e Preference Support within Collaboration Tools Profiles e Performance Improvements Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes Import Export of Library Contents Query by Date User Comment Get without References Selective File Download from PLM Publish to PLM User Interface Enhancements 11 0 120 Release Notes Maintain Traceability PLM Connector Enhancements 12 0 Release Notes Recycle Bin for Deleted Contents This feature behaves similarly to the recycle bin on the computer s operating system Contents deleted from a library will move to the new recycle bin Accessed from the Collaboration Tools toolbar users can see which contents have been deleted restore contents to the library or permanently obliterate them Li
141. e e Enhancements e Resolved Issues Blank Nesting e Enhancements RADIOSS One Step e Resolved Issues Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes Incremental Fast Fine Mesh Option Guide pins Spacers Pilots User Process Auto Process Process Setup from Geometry New Materials Springback Setup 11 0 130 Release Notes RADIOSS One Step Cutting Angle Calculation New Process Type 11 0 130 Release Notes Die Module Unflange Tool S section Addendum Creation Panel Drawbead and Drawbar Creation Panel Resolved Issues 11 0 120 Release Notes Incremental Stopper Tube HydroForming Setup Resolved Issues 11 0 120 Release Notes RADIOSS One Step Results Initializer 11 0 101 Release Notes Incremental User Process Auto Process Temperature Output in sta Files Forming Contact TYPE 21 Output Animation Files 11 0 101 Release Notes RADIOSS One Step Output Stresses Introduction HyperForm 12 0 adds significant functionality and enhancement in usability and performance on top of the previous releases In addition to the standalone product HyperForm is now available as a client in Hyperworks Desktop Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Incremental Common RADIOSS and LS DYNA Support for multi stage processes to run in batch mode to leverage servers and clusters Support definition of user defined location to store user process setup in the HyperForm Preferences Support of Datum the reference object use
142. e Perpendicular to an Edge This new capability allows you to quickly cut a solid with a plane perpendicular to an edge The capability utilizes a new graphics manipulator which enables a greater level of control as to where the trim will occur It enables very localized trim operations and therefore prevents trims occurring on undesired parts of the model Three Node Circle Radius The Distance panel now provides an immediate display of three node circle radius without the need to create a center point to know the radius New Lines by attached Selection Option Line collectors have now a new by attached capability This applies only to topological lines not to free lines as they do not have connectivity After selecting by attached all lines connected to the first one are selected Resolved Issues Temporary nodes were disappearing from graphical display when user was using shorter distance tool This is not the case anymore When using Create in lines component option in surface drag planes surface was incorrectly created in the current component Surfaces are now created in the lines component With specific model it could happen that HyperMesh becomes unresponsive during midsurface generation HyperMesh can now properly generate midsurface from those models without becoming unresponsive When deleting a surface all masked surface attached to the deleted surfaces would become unmasked HyperMesh now keeps masked sur
143. e Specified with the Bulk Data SET Data New Parameters New Subcase Information Entries Enhanced Subcase Information Entries New I O Option Entries New Bulk Data Entries Enhanced I O Option Entries Enhanced Solution Control Entries Enhanced Bulk Data Entries Resolved Issues 12 0 RADIOSS for Kinematic Analysis Bulk Data For mat Ply based Composite Definition Can Now be Used in MBD Analysis CB and CC Flexbody Generation Time Reduced Pre loaded CB and CC Flexbodies Can be Generated Residual Vectors Can be Used to Increase the Accuracy of CB and CC Flexbodies CB and CC Flexbodies Can Contain Reduced Loads CMS Flexbodies Can Now be Created Based on PUNCH DMIG Input Data 1D Element Forces Included in Flexbody Output Enhanced Bulk Data Entries 12 0 RADIOSS General Bulk Data Format GRID Data Replication AUTOSPC DOF Written as SPC SPC1 to a PUNCH File The SYSSETTING Command SAVEFILE Has Been Added to Save Analysis Results from Previous Runs compress Option Now Works with a Tolerance Solution Control AUTOSPC Command GENEL Element No Available License No Worries Bulk Data SET1 and SET3 Formats Supported Passing of Metadata from the Input File to a Resulting XML File New 3D Orthotropic Material Definition MAT9ORT Automatic Input Update Long field Free Format Input Compressed Input Files Contributions from Individual MPC and Rigid Elements are Listed in the GPFORCE Output DMIG Mass Effect is
144. e _FlexModal POINT_MASS Not applicable POUTPUT PREFERENCES PTCV REQUEST RESULTS SENSOR Sensor_ Event Evaluate SFORCE Force Scalar _ OneBody TwoBody SPLINE Reference_Spline SPRINGDAMPER Force_SpringDamper STRING Reference_String SURFACE Reference ParamSurface TFSISO Control _ SISO UCON Constraint _ UserConstr UNITS Param_Unit VARIABLE Reference Variable VFORCE Force_Vector_ OneBody TwoBody VTORQUE Force_Vector_ OneBody TwoBody ACF Compatiblity For most ADAMS commands there are equivalent MotionSolve commands In some cases a combination of MotionSolve commands may be used to provide equivalent functionality The ACF translator in MotionSolve addresses this issue ADAMS MotionSolve ADAMS MotionSolve ACCGRAV ACTIVATE ARRAY Force_Gravity Reference_Array MENU Not applicable OUTPUT MOTION Motion_ lt Joint Marker Not applicable User Subroutine Compatibility PART Body_Rigid POINT_MASS Body_ Point PREFERENCES Not applicable RELOAD Load_ lt Model Command REQUEST Post_Request SAVE Save SENSOR Sensor_ Event Evaluate SFORCE Force_Scalar_TwoBody SHOW Not applicable SIMULATE Simulate SPLINE Reference_Spline SPRINGDAMPER Force_SpringDamper STOP Stop STRING Reference_String TIME Not applicable UCON Constraint_UserConstr UNITS Param_Unit VARIABLE Reference_Variable VFORCE Force_Vector_TwoBody VTORQUE Force_Vector_TwoB
145. e accessed through the Tools Menu or from the Main toolbar in AcuConsole R Group Manager Dialog Group Manager Rule Activa Copy Settings From Rule Actie PatName Tag Name Tag Value Volume Neighbor Part 1 None i on of Fluid ACUSOLVE_TAG Face 1 Precedence Group Fart Name Assembly Name Tag Name Tag Value Levels Volume t Neighbor Part Name Neighbor Assembly Name Neighbor Tag Name Neighbor Tag Value Goen Goma R chose Hee E Neighbor Volume Cancel AcuConsole Group Manager Enhancements to Porosity Modeling Options Enhancements have been made to both AcuConsole and AcuSolve to provide more flexible and user friendly porosity modeling options AcuSolve now supports spherical and cylindrical porosity models This allows users to specify their porosity model coefficients in non Cartesian coordinate systems to address a broader range of porosity applications In addition to the new functionality AcuConsole now supports the specification of the porosity model coefficients through a curve fit of Velocity vs Pressure drop for Cartesian porosity model types Aur Aur Maternal type Fluid gt Matenal type Fluid Density Specific Heat Viscosity Conductivity Viscoelastic Diffusivity Porosity Density Specific Heat Viscosity Conductivity Viscoelastic Diffusivity Porosi Type Constant Type Constant Input method Direct input method Velocity Vs Pressure Drop Porosity 1 0 Primary flow direct
146. e cutoff frequency increases relative to the sampling frequency The tradeoff for reducing phase distortion is allowing more amplitude distortion compared to other filter types Resolved Issues e Export Output Text Added back lost functionality when removing MainWin to export evaluated Templex data e Templex Is working batch e Vel curves from H3D file switched when reading session Velocity plots saved in session are correct now Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HG Trans GUI HGTrans is a result translator for HyperGraph that translates solver result files to ABF files Users currently have the ability to run HgTrans in batch mode This GUI will allow the users to translate the files using a much easier graphical interface and see what exactly they are translating This GUI is designed to work with all supported HG readers internal functions and registered functions IIHS Intrusion Templates In the Vehicle safety Tools preferences we have now added two templates to plot IIHS front intrusion and IIHS Side structure intrusion plots for RADIOSS and LS DYNA IIHS Front Intrusion works on e T01 file of RADIOSS e nodout binout and d3plot files of LS DYNA e HyperView h3d files ITHS Side Impact Intrusion works on e AO files of RADIOSS e d3plot files of LS DYNA e HyperView h3d files Python Function Interface Added context menu support for HG3D just like the HG2D XY Plot Context Menu for HG3D The Standard Im
147. e no force file is provided Assumed constant forces will be generated internally by the utility to allow a special TPA analysis to proceed Enhanced Model Panel Participation Utility Added support for component modal participation output from RADIOSS to H3D file Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Isolate Checkbox in Module Manager Added Isolate checkbox next to module selection navigation up down arrows in Module Manager When checked the selected module is isolated in the 3D graphics window The same functionality is also added to the Connection Manager DOF Information Added degree of freedom information to the property type column in the property view of the Connector Browser Solver Deck Review Added solver deck review button in lumped parameter representation definition tab of the module manager and the template loadcase definition dialog in the Analysis Manager Prepare Module Mode Enhancements e Auto load display representation of the last module prepared prior to exiting the prepare module mode e Added Add PLOTEL subtab to the prepare module tab which helps user with PLOTEL display elements e The Module ID summary dialog now returns after user executes an ID management action to show the modified IDs in an abbreviated form The same abbreviated dialog will now also appear when entering the prepare module mode if the ID range of the module had already been validated in which cases the ID summary dialog was pr
148. eckbox in Module Manager DOF Information Solver Deck Review Prepare Module Mode Enhancements 0 101 Release Notes Loadcase Setup Process Manager Templates Introduction Starting from 12 0 NVH Director features will be reorganized into two packages one includes general NVH features which will continue to be available as a part of the standard HyperWorks another includes high productivity NVH features which will be available through the Packaged Solution Offerings PSO NVH Director product and will not appear in the standard HyperWorks without a PSO license 1 Standard HyperWorks Package e Meshing Cavity Mesher Coarse Mesher e Loadcase setup process managers in generic HyperMesh mode e All RADIOSS solver NVH functionalities e Post processing utilities all but Integrated Diagnostics Modal panel Participation Grid Participation Energy Distribution Transfer Path Analysis Design Sensitivity Analysis Order Analysis 2 Packaged Solution Offerings PSO Package e HyperMesh NVH user profile under Engineering Solutions Assembly Browser Network View Analysis Manager Job manager Loadcase Setup Process Managers in NVH User Profile Mode e HyperView HyperGraph Integrated Diagnostics utility Back to top 12 0 Release Notes New Assembly Network View PSO only e An alternative way to work with modules and connections in assembly e Best for reviewing assembly topology and connectivity
149. ected objects e Labels simplifies ability to apply and control multiple textures images to a single object e Shadows for default lights Shadows have been added to the default lights with the option to set hard or soft as the default e New rendering shortcuts added and modified keyboard shortcuts for the various rendering methods Input Output e All file formats updated to current versions e obj added import and export capability for obj files e Improved H3D support MBD flex body primitive support Plugins e SolidWorks plugin updated to support SW 2008 2012 Localization e Graphic User Interface added Spanish and Portuguese Back to top Highlights of the Inspire 9 0 Release Contents New Features e Sketch Lines Rectangles Circles and Arcs e Constraint Sketch Geometry e Boolean Operations e Maximum Thickness Control e Frequency Targets e Faster Shape Exploration e Perspective Orthogonal Projections e Align to Closest Axis e Improved Geometry Capture e Altair HyperWorks Integration e 64 bit Executable e Enable Disable Rotate Constraints on Holes e Japanese Version e Tutorials New Features Sketch Lines Rectangles Circles and Arcs Build simple design spaces by modifying or creating new solid parts using lines rectangles circles and arcs Sketched geometry can be exported from Inspire in various formats including Parasolid STEP and IGES Constraint Sketch Geometry Geometric relatio
150. ed Control of ERP Calculations ACMODL Statistics Written to the out File EIGRA Can be Used to Solve Larger Problems FIG MLS Can Now be Used for Pre stressed Normal Modes Analysis ution Time Reduced for Viscous Damping Modal Frequency Res Problems Without St AVL EXCITE Intert ponse Sol ructural or SIMPACK Interface Allow Craig Chang Super Elements in Residual Run Using AMLS AMSES Time Varying W3 and W4 for Transient Response Analysis Static Loads Can Now be Applied Dynamically for Transient Analysis Modal Participation Ratio Output AUTOSPC for AMLS Solver Interface SET Data Specifications for Rigid Element Output on the MODEL Data Modal Stress Data Can be Exported Using PARAM LMSOUT Element FORCE Results are Available for CBUSH CELASi CDAMP and CVISC Elements in Transient Response Analysis Element FORCE Results are Available for CBUSH CELASi CDAMP and CVISC Elements in Frequency Response Analysis Element FORCE Results are Output From Eigenvalue Analysis Element Strain Energy ESE is Now Written to the op2 File Element Strain Energy ESE for Frequency Response is Now Written to the pch File Element Energies ESE EKE EDE for DMIG CMS SE Elements are Now Written to the out File MPCFORCE Output is Now Available from Modal Frequency Response Analysis A File to Allow Optimization of CMS Super Elements Can be Generated Sets of RIGID Elements Can Now b
151. ed anymore The hidden line mode caused a crash when pyramids where present The fillet center crosses were disappeared during model rotation which made it impossible to select them during fillet creation For certain models the highlighting of selected surfaces was pushed completely into the foreground even if other surfaces were on top of them Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Meshing Quality Report A new Quality Report is available within HyperMesh and Batchmesher The report is an HTML based report that enables a detailed breakdown of the component s quality based on a predefined criteria file Within HyperMesh the report can be found at Mesh gt Check gt Elements gt Quality Report and within the Batchmesher the report is available via the Generate Quality Report checkbox in the Run Setup tab BatchMesher and Autocleanup Batchmesher has improved feature recognition and capturing of fillets beads complex beads bolt holes and plateaus Apply optimized smoothing Apply failed features cleanup is a new option to ignore geometry features when fixing elements which failed the quality threshold The option is on by default Batchmesher and Autocleanup have new options in the Parameter Editor e Target radius holes in the range are adjusted to have the specified target radius The radius can be specified as an exact value e g 5 0 or as an expression based on the original radius e g radius 1 1 radius 0 5 rad
152. ed for billet forging applications Forging Wizard A new wizard is implemented to guide user step by step to create model data In this release this wizard will create model for round to round and square to square billet forging analysis Utility Macros New utility macros are added for creating tool sets and process builder in order to set up forging model With these tools user can manually create and setup models for analysis Back to top Highlights of the HyperMold 12 0 Release General e Improvements to Meshing Wizards e Menu Panels Redesigned to Include All Essential Buttons MoldFlow User Profile Fusion Mesh Ratio Flow3D Wizard Feed System Wizard Solid Meshing Wizard Create Feed System Enhancements Extract Centerline from Feed Solids Macro for Property Card Assignment Resolved Issues MoIdEx3D Solid User Profile e MFE Import e Solid Meshing Wizard e Resolved Issues MolIdEx3D Shell User Profile e A New Sub profile Thickness Extraction Runner Design Extract Centerline from Feed Solids Create Feed System Enhancements Cooling Circuit MSH Import Symmetry BC Resolved Issues RTM User Profile Data Import Resolved Issues Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes General Updates MoldFlow User Profile Moldex3D Solid Interface Moldex3D Shell Interface 11 0 120 Release Notes Resolved Issues 11 0 101 Release Notes MoldFlow 12 0 Release Notes General Menu Panels Menu pan
153. ed parameters Selecting the user defined option will give access to several boundary layer parameters which can be adjusted individually for each application OSSmooth 12 0 Connectivity Detection A new connectivity detection option is available when interpreting the results of a topology optimization This new option provides a more robust design interpretation process by capturing important material distribution that could otherwise be missed due to the definition of a single density threshold cut off value OSSmooth 12 0 Draw Recovery The draw recovery option uses the draw direction input from a topology optimization setup to create straight surface walls in the draw direction in the isosurface interpretation OSSmooth 12 0 Ply Shape Interpretation Optimized ply shapes from a composite free sizing optimization can now be interpreted through this option During the interpretation process the boundaries of the ply shapes are smoothened disconnected patches are created as separate ply entities and options are available to treat very small ply regions Additionally after the smoothing and interpretation process is complete a ready to run OptiStruct input deck is generated using the smoothened ply shapes and updated ply definitions all while preserving the material definition properties and fiber orientation OSSmooth 12 0 Geometry Recovery and Remeshing e Improvements to the geometry recovery algorithm result in much cleaner a
154. ed with the model information in the h3d file Structural Damping and a Stress Recovery Coefficient Can Now be Specified on CELAS4 Data GE and S can now be specified on CELAS4 data to be consistent with CELAS2 data AMSES Statistics Written to the stat File For the AMSES solver the number of analysis DOF output DOF residual vectors and auxiliary vectors are written to the stat file Mass Properties Written H3D CMS Super Element Files Mass properties are written to the H3D CMS Super Element files This allows for printing of the system mass that includes the CMS Super Element mass in the out file for residual runs Rigid Elements are Now Included in the mnf File Rigid elements RBE1 RBE2 RBE3 RROD and RBAR are now included in the model information in the mnf file Support of Problems with Many Constraint Equations Due to Large RBE3 Elements Analysis of models with a large number of large RBE3 elements requires the reductions of many multi point constraint equations Now this reduction step can handle even a larger number of constraint equations Scratch Files Created by FastFRS are Now Deleted at the End of the Run In the past the FastFRS scratch files remained in the directory and had to be removed by the user Now the scratch files created by FastFRS are deleted at the end of the run Disk Space Estimate Improved for Modal Analysis Previously the disk space estimate for modal Frequency Response and Transient An
155. el assembly hierarchy and full label for each entity The assembly hierarchy information is available at the initial portion of the XML before the lt Model gt statement The full label for an entity is available above each entity statement l Medel Hierarchy Mode Misc Body fixed to ground rrnt BicpherTeen susp 1 pe LEA Frnt strut with inline te A biy Hiarareis information Rackpin teering Steering column 1 not for sbaqus Kinematics ood Compliance Analysis Jack Barker for the request Mcoel o l Param Simulation constr tol i OOO0F 10 implicit_diff_tol 1 0000F 06 2 m mam Full label of the entity in A with pagent pyrtem label Cle Waie l F rmt sacpherson susp 1 pe LOA sheel Hub Reference Harker id 10404021 Label Wheel Hub fix jt Marker J left body id 10404 body typt RigidBedy poe fix jt Merker J left MotionView Now Available on Macintosh From this release MotionView is available in Macintosh platforms along with other Hyperworks Desktop products In this version MotionView interface with Collaboration Tools is not supported Resolved Issues e Adding entities such as solver array and solver strings into a system use to result in those entities being added under Model e Entries in dataset were not being refreshed dynamically This issue was noticed when one entry in dataset is dependent on the state or value of another e An issue in Contact Properties macro
156. el fields also warn or error for invalid values Performance Improvements CAD import utility performance has been moderately improved to handle large models Resolved Issues e Finding the nodes in the Nodes panel of a deformable body could become slow when searching for a very large number of nodes The speed has been improved e Deformable body graphics are now highlighted when the body is selected in browser e Graphics attributes will now change for a deformable body from the Graphics panel e Performance issue on Joint panel changing joints performance has been improved e Attributes for 3D parametric curves are now correctly saved to MDL format e CAD import now brings in correct inertia values when importing without selecting the units in the Import dialog box e CG Inertia summary no longer reports erroneous inertia values when Inertia coordinate frame is different than CG Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes New Panels New panels for all modeling entities includes hyperlinks for referenced entities and easy navigation buttons Model Browser Project Browser All new Model Browser Project Browser contains improved context menus and enhanced performance New HyperWorks Desktop Framework An updated framework for the HyperWorks Desktop products gives a new look and feel geared towards improved ease of use and consistency among HyperWorks applications The new framework provides docking toolbars Animation
157. elements could be incorrect Imposed displacement SPCD in a local coordinate system was implemented incorrectly for nonlinear analysis types NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN The calculated contact pressure was incorrect for certain meshes GPSTRESS now available for multiple SUBCASE in the res file In the past only the GPSTRESS for the first SUBCASE was available in the res file Now the GPSTRESS for every SUBCASE is available The DRAPE data items T and THETA should be real numbers In the previous release if integer numbers were used they were not correctly converted to real numbers If the Solution Control data EXCLUDE referenced PCOMPP properties these were not actually excluded from the buckling analysis Now PCOMPP properties referenced by EXCLUDE data are excluded from the buckling analysis Since the corner stress is the same as the centriodal stress for CTRIA3 elements output of corner stress to the op2 file was skipped if the model only contained CTRIA3 elements Now corner stress results will be written to the op2 file even if the model only contains CTRIA3 elements e PS Field on GRID Bulk Data Entry Was Ignored for Geometric Nonlinear Solutions PS field is now recognized for the geometric nonlinear solutions i e the NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN analysis types e Loads with Magnitude 0 0 Were Incorrectly Interpreted in Geometric Nonlinear Solutions Forces moments pressures with magnitude 0 0 are now interpreted cor
158. elization SPMD Massive SPH models 10M particles can be resolved Enables the SPH technique to solve complex transient problems in different application fields such as Fluid Dynamics Fluid Structure Interaction etc The maximum number of neighboring particles to be computed can be defined setting it to a lower value than the maximum number to be stored allows the reduction of the sorting frequency in some extreme situations Limitations SPH INLET is not PARITH ON compatible yet GPU Support for Implicit Iterative Solver Hybrid Intel MPI Supported on Nvidia Tesla under Linux64 Anim Output e ANIM SHELL PHI and ANIM SHELL PHI n Output of first orthotropy direction for composite shells e ANIM VECT FREAC and ANIM VECT MREAC Output of reaction forces and moments in animation files on nodes with boundary conditions imposed velocities displacements and accelerations ANIM NODA DAMA2 Damage output for interface TYPE2 Time History Output TH NODE REAC Compatible with IMPVEL IMPDISP and IMPACC ABF Altair Binary Format Output Time history data can be generated in ABF native format by ABFconverter program it might be useful to plot new TH variables eventually not supported yet by HyperGraph Note If you want to run ABF converter without using Altair scripts you can either copy ABF converter in working directory or set ABF_PATH environment variable Engine Messages FAIL HASHIN Clarifications o
159. els of sub profiles are redesigned to include all the essential panel buttons Edge Based Mesh Density Control A powerful automatic 2D meshing technology to mesh a set of surfaces has been implemented This method automatically adjusts the density of the created 2D mesh on all edges based on a set of built in automation rules This edge based surface mesh algorithm improves the mesh quality of the surfaces This algorithm is implemented in all HyperMold automatic surface mesh macros like Flow3D Moldex3D Wizards etc Back to top 12 0 Release Notes MoldFlow Fusion Mesh Ratio Mesh match ratio of fusion models using a new algorithm is now computed using a C DLL This new algorithm is more accurate and agrees well within 10 of Moldflow s estimate In addition it is very fast it can estimate for quarter million element model in less than a minute which is more than 100 times faster than old approach Flow3D Wizard Enhancements to improve meshing accuracy Built in access to Feed system wizard Feed System Wizard To design feed system in minutes using a simple step by step approach Feed system is now rendered using solids instead of surfaces and also faster than before This will help the user to transition to a 3D runner system from a 1D system Solid Meshing Wizard This wizard is used to generate a 3D mesh in a selected set of solids in easy steps User can select the meshing method for each solid solid map tetra
160. ems e HyperCrash Specialized modeling environment for automotive crash and safety e HyperWorks Collaboration Tools simulation data organization and management HyperMesh HyperMesh 12 0 includes many enhancements to further strengthen core competencies and domain specific tools and to improve and automate CAE model build and simulation processes Several new features have been added to enhance HyperMesh s shell and solid meshing capabilities that yield significant reductions in model build times To further reduce model build time new connector realizations are available that automate many steps needed to produce a high quality fully assembled model HyperWorks 12 0 sees major gains in workflow efficiency with regard to modeling of composite structures Usability e More information added to the HyperMesh Include View e Cross Reference Browser enhancements Geometry e Updated interfaces include support for Catia V5 6R2012 UG NX 8 0 ACIS R21 and SOLIDWORKS e Geometry export now includes STEP and Parasolid e Solid editing Cut with plane perpendicular to edge via X edge selection manipulators Meshing e The new MidSurface Mesh tool enables direct extraction of a shell mesh from solid geometry and applies the thicknesses to the corresponding meshed output e Thin Solids mesh enables the automatic hexa and or penta dominant mesh for thin plastic or sheet metal type parts e Mesh extend provides the capability to project an existing
161. en in a separate file Back to top 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Polymer Processing Heat Transfer Predictions Improvements to solution for models made of non hex elements with insulated boundary faces Tool Deflection Analysis Support to export pressure loads from the material flow analysis in HMASCII format for use in the Tool Deflection Wizard is implemented Profile Deformation Profile deformation in steady state polymer extrusion analysis is computed using a new algorithm This method shows how the profile exits the die by accounting for the profile speed together with the deformation in other two directions In addition it has parameters to control scale the computed deformation Resolved Issues e Improvements to SUPG implementation to handle insulated BCs for non hexahedral elements e Heat balance table printed in the out file will include tool surface BC e Minor issues in the UDF hooks for material data have been fixed by rigorously comparing all material models implemented via UDF with built in material models e Errors in the unit conversion for strain rate and other data in the UDF module has been fixed e Errors in exporting loads missing loads has been fixed e Bug fixes to error in unit conversion in different modules Back to top 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Metal Rolling Portas ee ag oper reg a ee D FHA i Hensel Spittel Constitutive Model Hensel Spittel model is implem
162. ented in HyperxXtrude for modeling the workpiece The Hensel Spittel model describes the flow stress as function of temperature strain rate and strain Including the dependency on strain improves the accuracy of flow stress calculation Hence the predicted results are more accurate and agree well with experiments HyperXtrude now has four built in constitutive models for workpiece e Hensel Spittel models e Sine Hyperbolic Inverse e Metal Forming Power law e Norton Hoff Symmetric and Full Models Simulation will support both symmetric and full models Improvements to Slab Deformation Slab Deformation is now computed using a new algorithm Tool Deflection Analysis Support to export pressure loads from the material flow analysis in HMASCII format for use in the Tool Deflection Wizard is implemented User Defined Functions There are few upgrades to this module The maximum number of user defined nodal and element results is now increased to 10 In addition to the primary variable now all the computed data is sent to the UDF routines These include rate of deformation tensor temperature gradients billet interface skin interface and stresses Output Filenames HyperXtrude output file naming convention has changed Now the current output files will always have the name lt jobname gt lt ext gt If that folder has previously computed results those files will be renamed Resolved Issues e Heat balance table printed in the
163. enting the mesh density of the tire carcass structure A third model suitable for misuse simulation is available on demand from T Systems RMOD K needs tire and road property files The generation of tire property files requires a set of force moment measurements as well as topology data cleat measurements RMOD K supports various road property files including e C_ ROAD analytical obstacles e Regular Grid Roads e Binary format road files representing digitized road surfaces RMOD K is available on Windows platforms and requires a license To obtain a license for RMOD K tire please contact admin rmod k com or Altair Powertrain Model for Use in Vehicle Dynamics The automotive extensions for MotionSolve now include an equation based powertrain model This can be used with all MotionView MotionSolve vehicle models for various vehicle dynamics and durability events The underlying mathematics behind the powertrain is implemented as Control_State_Equation element CSE The equations represent the Internal Combustion Engine IC Engine and the clutch in the powertrain Figure 3 below shows what the powertrain connects to and the signals it exchanges with the vehicle systems Steering Driver Figure 3 The Powertrain and how it interacts with the vehicle system Vehicle Model Diff rotational Torque at Speed Differential Clutch Torque Power Train Trans Gear Box Speed The model has the ability to read and interpolate int
164. equation solver For high values of friction it is necessary to include non symmetric terms in the stiffness matrix The non symmetric equation solver allows these matrices to be used which leads to a significant increase in the convergence rate for problems with high friction coefficients Contact friendly Second Order Solid Elements Traditional second order solid elements often cause difficulties in solution of contact problems They exhibit zero or even negative nodal forces at corner nodes which can spoil the convergence of nonlinear process and produce very uneven distribution of contact pressure To remedy this special versions of second order elements have been implemented these elements produce greatly improved results with contact while retaining the benefits of high accuracy of second order elements Modeling of Gaskets The effect of gaskets on bolted connections can now be modeled 6 8 12 and 16 grid gasket elements are now available to model the contact and gasket compression between bolted parts Nonlinear material properties and friction are taken into account Nonlinear Bushing Elements Nonlinear bushing elements have been implemented to facilitate realistic simulation of bushings that use complex internal structure and nonlinear materials Both the full 3D and spring like 1D versions of nonlinear bushings are available 1D and 3D Bolt Pretension Pretension can be applied to bolts modeled with 1D or 3D elements An ea
165. er Tetra Elements Support of 2nd order Tetra elements has been added FEMZIP V 5 49 Updated to FEMZIP V 5 49 and performance improved ATRBAG_PARTICLES Support of AIRBAG_ PARTICLE results Back to top Highlights of the Marc Interfacing 12 0 Release e HyperView Interfacing Updates Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes Resolved Issues Supported Elements HyperView 11 0 101 Release Notes TRANSFORMATION Card New Elements FIXED TEMPERATURE Enhancements to the Marc Template Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes HyperView Interfacing Updates HV now supports following result types for Marc t16 files Tying forces Failure indices Interlaminar shear amp normal stresses Stresses in preferred direction and Elastic strain energy density Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperMesh Resolved Issues e Issue with element and node input listing where HyperMesh exports element node lists in ranges using TO AND has been fixed Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperView Supported Elements HyperView now supports the following Marc element types e Element5 Element26 and Element28 Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperMesh TRANSFORMATION Card You can click on Systems gt Assign gt Nodes and use the Set Displacement option in HyperMesh to assign a system to the nodes and export with the TRANSFORMATION card Importing a model with the TRANSFORMATION card leads to set di
166. er didn t have to perform any queries to see and browse the contents of the opened library this can lead to reduced performance when opening libraries containing large numbers of contents To enhance performance a default query will be executed when libraries are opened potentially limiting the number of contents retrieved and improving performance To remain consistent with previous releases an out of the box View all default query will be created for each library However users can save and set their own default queries in order to limit the number contents retrieved and thus improve performance Notes Create and save a query for all contents in a library and set that to the default query if you want to search for and display all contents of a library as in the out of the box behavior of past versions Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Import Export of Library Contents This feature allows for greater portability of Collaboration Tools contents and facilitates greater sharing of information and collaboration between users or groups of users It also facilitates transfers of information between groups or even organizations in the case of OEM Supplier data exchange e Select contents from a library and export them to a new library which can then be independently added and modified by other users e Updated libraries can then be imported back to the original library A convenient preview dialog allows users to
167. es and SMCORE is properly handled in the FSTOSZ output With OUTPUT FSTOSZ the thickness of ply bundles can be multiples of the manufacturable ply thickness Designable Core Layer The core layer is now designable when used with the SMCORE laminate option A specific option for use with BYPLY is available on the CONST entry to retain the core as non design Multiple Properties Reference on the DSIZE Card Previously mixed ply structures were not supported The DSIZE card can now reference multiple properties to support various modeling scenarios Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Free Shape Optimization Automatic Re meshing Automatic re meshing is available for free shape optimization During free shape optimization if the mesh becomes too distorted it will be automatically re meshed 2D and 3D re meshing is supported This is being released as Beta functionality in version 12 0 Mesh Smoothing e Anew NTRANS option has been added to the DSHAPE card to smoothen the transition from design grids to non design grids for free shape optimization e The smoothing algorithm for free shape optimization has been significantly improved e An improved algorithm is now available for free shape on curved shells when SMETHOD 2 alternative mesh smoothing algorithm is defined Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Internal Responses DRESP1 Equivalent Radiated Power e Equivalent Radiated Power ERP is available as a response for al
168. es for reuse on different iterations Video Overlay The 3D Image Planes that are embedded in model space can be incrementally adjusted to match the model dimensions In addition to using the 2 point and 3 point alignment for scaling the image planes to the model size the image planes now allow minor adjustments to the rectangular plane by the sizing manipulators available on the periphery This helps in making small size adjustments without necessarily going through picking alignment and scaling points again Small changes to plane orientations can of course be adjusted by the tripod manipulator attached to the image planes Leader Lines Thickness of the leader lines for notes can be adjusted by controlling the thickness of the note border Image Capture Toolbar The Image Capture toolbar remembers the previous file type selected If in a session the file type is changed to JPEG or TIF subsequent launch of the file save dialog will default to the previously set type Undeformed Geometry Undeformed geometry is now affected by the section cuts This is helpful in seeing the cross sections before and after loading a comparison of the deformed and undeformed structure The undeformed geometry display state and its properties are set from the options in the Deformed panel Deformed Shape Deformed shape of the model can be exported in STL format From the Standard toolbar or by clicking File gt Export gt Solver Deck Build Plots
169. esses of the midsurface mesh listed under and the NODAL THICKNESS parameter on the property card REBAR LAYER The REBAR LAYER card has been introduced to the Abaqus interface The keyword is supported in the shell Composite Non composite membrane and surface section cards A new checkbox Rebar layer in the Composites gt Material Orientation panel is available If this box is checked a user can assign and review the material orientation of his rebar layer definition In case of GEOMETRY CONSTANT the rebar orientation angle can be reviewed for each individual layer not implemented for ANGULAR or LIFT EQUATION geometry Resolved Issues e For curve definitions AMPLITUDE the reader can now distinguish between a definition with one or four pairs of x y values per line e Beam masses are now calculated even if no HyperBeam section is present e On import for surface definitions on cohesive elements a warning message came up stating that some elements had invalid face identifiers This has been resolved now Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperView Abaqus 6 10 EF and 6 11 Readers The Abaqus 6 10 EF and 6 11 readers has been added for Windows 32 64bit and Linux 64bit HyperWorks 11 0 supports also these versions 6 8 6 8 EF 6 9 6 9 EF 6 10 Sorting Algorithm for Auto Contact Results The sorting algorithm for contact results has been improved and leads to better performance Back to top Highlights of th
170. etems Ascembbet Oniy Lo kipar I E Fins fl D vecom 2 3 Deactente Fima FR Appi Alachmanl Ceredideatos Dysia Dal z i Tee Cag z Consina Frece Entity bo Vector Cees Summar antral Enity F o bearer l General HOL Enti E Dina S Graghic Surece E Detcemable Dune l Detcemable Suriace Entity Panels and Toolbar Enhancements In previous releases of MotionView all of the panels in the interface had been constructed using TCL With the 12 0 release we have created a number of Python based panels that are equivalent to and replacements for many of the TCL panels Using the default Python panels you should experience improved panel behavior while still maintaining the same overall look and feel that you are accustomed to Some of the panel improvements include Less flickering when switching between panels Faster display of panels when navigating the model through the Project Browser More panel to panel consistency e g text labels widget placement Wider fields for entering Expressions New logic for some GUI widgets such as disabled checkboxes that now replace some alert boxes Additionally many of the entity Add dialogs have also been rebuilt using Python Add dialogs come with keyboard shortcuts on OK Apply and Cancel buttons The entity collector in the panel is now replaced with a common entity selection arrow in the toolbar The entity collector in the panel is changed to an icon image with tip text O
171. ethod converts element results to nodal results by Max Min of surrounding elements Assign the hottest or coldest value from the neighboring elements without smearing the absolute values Envelope Range Obtain the spread of results across all loadcases Layer Aggregation Layer aggregation now includes Sum Average and Range Tracking Systems For tracking systems defined by a Plane the local axis of the tracking systems can be aligned with any specific global direction by specifying the plane type Available orientation options are OXY OYZ and OZX This flexibility is useful in situations where the global coordinate system alignment differs from the model coordinate system Scalar Results Resolved in system option within the Contour and Iso panels is disabled for scalar results The scalar results by nature are unaffected by any coordinate transformation General A new environment variable HWPOST_REMEMBER_LASTREAD allows the model and result file names to be remembered for subsequent application launches Default is to remember between sessions Resolved Issues e Framework Removed additional unnecessary redraws for certain operations We now support the Templex Reports and Animation panels in all clients including HyperMesh The ESC key can be used to dismiss them and take the user back to the previous client panel This includes enabling the Reports toolbar for HyperMesh client and enabling the Templex button on the S
172. eviously skipped and not shown e Added a quick navigation button to the bottom of the prepare module tab to quickly open the tagpoint tab of the module to add or delete tagpoints Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes Loadcase Setup Process Manager Templates Five loadcase setup process manager templates are added to the RADIOSS Bulk solver profile Normal modes CMS SE Generation Unit input frequency response Random frequency response General frequency response Four loadcase setup process manager templates are added to the Nastran solver profile Back to top Normal modes Unit input frequency response Random frequency response General frequency response Highlights of the Crash 12 0 Release e IP Head Impact Process Manager for RADIOSS Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes Team Center HyperMesh Assembly Browser IP Head Impact Process Manager for LS DYNA Results Initializer 11 0 120 Release Notes Updated Graphical User Interface 11 0 101 Release Notes TeamCenter PLMXML Files Creation of Self contained Include Files in Ls Dyna User Profile Finding Cross References Autopitch Crash Post processing IIHS 12 0 Release Notes IP Head Impact Process Manager for RADIOSS The IP Head Impact Process Manager is a tool that generates a deck for the simulation of the head impact on an instrument panel It conforms to the interior safety regulations FMVSS 201 and ECER 21 IP Head Impact automates the process wi
173. ew Parameters PARAM SNAPTHRU PARAM SNAPTHRU YES is used to control the generation of a Force Deflection curve from Snap Through analysis The default is NO New Subcase Information Entries SUBCOM Specifies that results are calculated as a linear combination of preceding static SUBCASE results SUBSEQ Specifies the weighing for the linear combination of preceding static SUBCASE results for the SUBCOM PRETENSION Used to select and activate a pre tensioning bolt load New Bulk Data Entries CFAST and PFAST The fastener connects two surface patches defined shell elements or properties PSHELL The fastener has a diameter and stiffness that can be defined in a local coordinate system CTRAIXG6 Defines a three or six noded triangular axisymmetric element with a material reference CTAXI Defines a three or six noded triangular axisymmetric element with a property reference PAXI Defines the material property for the CTAXI axisymmetric element MATS3 and MATTS Define constant and temperature dependent orthotropic material properties for axisymmetric elements CTRIAX6 and CTAXI PLOADX1 Defines a pressure load on an axisymmetric element CGASK6 CGASK8 CGASK12 and CGASK16 Used to define gasket elements with 6 8 12 and 16 grids respectively PGASK Used to define gasket element properties and materials MGASK Used to define nonlinear material properties for gasket elements PCNTX2 PCNTX5 PCNTX7 PCNTX11 and PCNTX20
174. f laminate composites The directional thickness gradient for a laminate can be specified as a design constraint for the design of composite layups e Manufacturing constraints for laminate composites can now be defined locally and BYPLY and BYSET in addition to orientation This is available for free sizing and sizing optimization e The core non design plies or both can be excluded from the LAMTHK PLYTHK and PLYPCT manufacturing constraints e Free size optimization with pattern grouping is now available for components manufactured from Tailor rolled sheet metal blanks Automatic Offset Updating For composite or shell models with ZOFFS or ZO defined on the elements or properties the values are updated based on the thickness values as they change during composite free sizing or sizing optimization This allows the TOP or BOTTOM surface of the shell to remain constant during the optimization process as the thickness changes Output Control OUTPUT FSTOSZ option to automatically generate a sizing model after free sizing of a composite structure has been rewritten using a new pure ply based approach so that sub stacks and interfaces are supported The advanced algorithm can be used for output of 2 4 and 8 ply bundles and advanced control can be used to ignore elements in a given ply orientation when the thickness is less than 5 of the maximum thickness Additionally elements are deleted when they do not belong to any of the ply bundl
175. f the rupture message Back to top Highlights of the OptiStruct 12 0 Release The 12 0 release of OptiStruct is yet another functionality rich release This release features an alternative algorithm for topology optimization among other major developments and significant enhancements were made in the handling and treatment of composites at the free sizing optimization phase Additionally the coverage of internal responses was further increased to include multiple new DRESP1 response types Some key highlights of the 12 0 release are listed below Topology Optimization e An alternative algorithm based on the Level Set Method is available for topology optimization Beta functionality Composites Free Size Optimization e Ply drop off constraints have been added for optimization of laminate composites e Manufacturing constraints for laminate composites can now be defined locally and BYPLY and BYSET in addition to orientation This is available for free sizing and sizing optimization e OUTPUT FSTOSZ option to automatically generate a sizing model after free sizing of a composite structure has been rewritten using a new pure ply based approach Free Shape Optimization e Automatic re meshing is available for free shape optimization Beta functionality e The smoothing algorithms have been significantly improved Internal Responses DRESP1 e Equivalent radiated power ERP is available for NVH requirements e Equivalent plastic strain is
176. faces attached to a deleted surface as masked With specific model it could happen that midsurface was not generate correctly around holes HyperMesh can now properly generate midsurface around holes from those models Geometry editing panels would not refresh properly when user profile was changed Geometry editing panels now refresh properly after change of user profile With specific models it could happen that solid editing did not work as expected Solid editing has been enhanced to be more robust and works in more situations With specific models it could happen that surface editing did not work as expected Surface editing has been enhanced to be more robust and works in more situations With specific models it could happen that Boolean operations did not work as expected Boolean operations have been enhanced to be more robust and works in more situations With specific models it could happen that generated midsurface had poor quality Midsurface have been enhanced to be more robust and generated higher quality surfaces With specific models it could happen that when exporting using Optimize for CAD option the quality of the exported model was poor Optimize for CAD option has been improved to generate higher quality models Distance panel was reporting distances between nodes incorrectly when using custom axis system Correct distance is now displayed in the distance panel when using custom axis systems Creating surfaces using Dra
177. fficient and stable element for elasto plastic materials but with some limitations for materials like rubber foams etc when we go to the highly nonlinear portion of stress strain curve Augmented hourglass formulation computes hourglass stiffness directly on the stress strain curve prescribed at the material input level It is available both for e rubber like materials hyper elastic and hyper viscoelastic materials LAW42 62 69 82 e viscoelastic foam materials LAW38 Joints There is a new penalty joint with simplified input and augmented robustness Input is based on new property PROP KJOINT2 and a new spring defined with 2 to 6 nodes Joints skews definition is very simple as it is based on spring nodes Joints stiffness can be defined by user or computed automatically default Supported types are cylindrical revolute translational spherical rigid free planar and Oldham Optional features friction stop angles blocking unblocking thru sensors automatic stiffness computations in the fixed directions etc Note Universal Joint will be supported in next patch 12 0 210 Crushable Beam PROP TYPE44 2 nodes spring element which crushing behavior is prescribed through functions loading and unloading It can replace beam type structures for quick solutions in parametric optimization studies Springs and Beams New options are available for spring TYPE4 TYPE8 TYPE12 TYPE13 and TYPE25 e Damping can be p
178. fine the friction behavior Frictional effects due to preload joint reaction forces and moments are considered in the formulation Joint geometry is used to define the mating surfaces Normal forces on the mating surfaces are used to compute the resultant friction forces Friction is modeled as the average deflection force of elastic springs between two mating surfaces When a tangential motion is applied the bristles will deflect like springs If the deflection is sufficiently large the bristles start to slip The slip velocity between the mating surfaces vslip determines the average bristle deflection for a steady state motion Figure 2 below depicts the bristle model The LuGre model is capable of representing several different effects e The effect of the mating surfaces being pushed apart by lubricant e The Stribeck effect at very low speed When partial fluid lubrication exists contact between the surfaces decreases and thus friction decreases exponentially from stiction e Rate dependent friction phenomena such as varying break away force frictional lag and frequency of the input e Static friction between two surfaces surface 1 Surface 2 Figure 2 The bristle model for friction A new Friction function is now available in the expression language A variety of friction results are accessible through this function The Friction function may be used in expressions in Post_Request to generate desired friction output in result
179. fined in the model by default will be turned on during import Export Tab Enhancements New checkbox has been introduced in the Export tab to avoid exporting any HM comment into the deck ACCEL ACCEL keyword moved from HyperMesh entity Property to Sensor Newly Supported Keywords e Newly supported Sensor keywords include GAUGE SENSOR GAUGE and TH GAUGE e Newly supported ALE keywords include INICONT INIVOL EOS_GRUNEISEN EOS_POLYNOMIAL and EOS_TILLOTSON e Newly supported Failure keywords include FAIL XFEM_FLD FAIL XFEM_TBUTC and FAIL XFEM__ JOHNS e Newly supported Material keywords include MAT LAW69 MAT LAW74 and MAT LAW78 Updated Keywords Supported keywords updated to RADIOSS 110 include e MONVOL FVMBAG Airbag e INTER TYPES5 Interface e INTER TYPE20 Interface e INTER TYPE21 Interface e MAT LAW4 Materials e MAT LAW19 Materials e MAT LAW42 Materials e MAT LAW58 Materials ID Pools ID pools were added to the sensor entity to have duplicate IDs among its mapped keywords in RADIOSS Block UP ACCEL SENSOR and GAUGE Resolved Issues e HyperMesh can read deck that have UNIT keywords with combination of string and value e ADMASS Manager performance has been improved for SPH models e RBODY connectivity update behavior is updated to preserve the mass and inertia values e Error in export of PROP TSH_COMP fixed e Error and crash in updating RBODY with more than 10 000 nodes is fi
180. for the grid File The long data format can be used for increased accuracy and can be written out using the PARAM GRIDFORM LONG data LTID and UTID for DRESP2 and DRESP3 LTID and UTID table identification number of a TABLEDi entry that specifies the lower and upper bound as function of a loading frequency are now supported for DRESP2 and DRESP3 responses on the DCONSTR and DOBJREF cards Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Improved Error Handling and Messaging e OptiStruct errors out when TMINPLY and the designable ply thickness are the same TMINPLY Should be less than the designable ply thickness e For responses used in modal frequency response optimization the ATTB field on the DRESP1 card cannot be blank when used with FREQ3 FREQ4 or FREQ5 loading frequency cards and when the number of modes on the EIGRL card is not specified A clear error message is printed if this is the case e OptiStruct appropriately errors out when the normal velocity of grids referenced as responses cannot be calculated This may occur due to the grids not being connected to any shell or solid elements or not being located on the surface of the model e Improved error message when an unreasonably large number of potential starting points is used with the global search option e Improved error message when multiple sub ranges are defined for the same response for DCONSTR or DOBJREF e Improved checking for manufacturing constraints that cannot be
181. g along panel would fail on Linux with the following message The distance is too small or zero Surfaces can now be created using Drag along panel on Linux With specific models it could happen that shortest distance of 0 was reported between solids Correct distance is now reported as shortest distance With specific models when scaling down then back to the original size some geometry was degenerated Scaling down then back to the original size do not degenerate geometry anymore When using reparammark command lines were duplicated but kept the same ID in the HyperMesh database Each line now has a unique ID in the HyperMesh database With specific models it could happen that points were deleted during surface extension Points are now correctly kept during surface extension With specific models it could happen that meshing with ExtAPI would return the following message API Error Problems encountered during topology mapping Meshing with ExtAPI now works as expected Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Graphics Resolved Issues e The rotation center changed for no reason in certain situations on the platform SLED 11 e There was a slow redraw when rejecting an element deletion Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Meshing Midmeshing Tool The new midmeshing tool combines three key ingredients midsurface QI optimized mesh and midthickness property assignment into one unified process The tool is very flexible e
182. g specific CATIA file DXF Resolved issues e Fixed crash when importing specific files IGES New Features Enhancements e Surfaces get names at IGES export e New SkipConnectivityComputation allows quick IGEs import without connectivity information for review purposes Resolved issues e Fixed missing surfaces when importing specific files e Fixed incorrect edges when importing specific IGES files e Fixed HM hanging when importing specific files e Fixed inconsistent surface normals at import time with specific models JT New features Enhancements e Added more details about JT assemblies import to jt_reader msg file Resolved issues e Improved import quality and time e Improved assembly reading time e Fixed issue with importing spherical surfaces e Fixed HyperMesh not responding when importing specific JT files e Fixed bug preventing to import JT file after UG file has been imported e Fixed issue with parts not being positioned correctly in specific assembly Parasolid New Features Enhancements e Added support for entity names in non Latin alphabets Resolved issues e Fixed model specific import issues e Fixed HyperMesh not responding when importing specific Parasolid files e Fixed issues with component names on Linux e Fixed issue with surface being split into many surfaces at export e Fixed import issues with small scale models e Fixed issues with surfaces projecting out at import time e Fixed being unable to export STEP f
183. g the new PFPATH data to specify the connections the transfer function grid point force and contribution from each connection degree of freedom are automatically calculated during a single run Added PARAM AMSESLM So the Large Mass Method Can be Used with EIGRA SPCD should be used for enforced motion for frequency response If the old Large Mass Method is used for enforced motion for modal frequency response and EIGRA is used to calculate the modes then PARAM AMSESLM 1 should be specified Added PARAM GE_MOD to Override All Material Element and Property GE Data The value of GE_MOD will replace the value of GE on all MATx CELAS2 PELAS PELAST PBUSH PBUSHT PCOMP PCOMPP and PCOMPG data This includes blank values of GE GE_MOD can be set to zero to remove all structural damping from the model Equivalent Radiated Power ERP The Equivalent Radiated Power Square of the normal velocity integrated over the area from a panel is calculated and output to the pch file Component Dynamic Synthesis CDS Super Elements CDS Super Elements contain the loading frequency information and can greatly reduce the analysis type in residual runs The loading frequencies in the residual run must be a subset of the frequencies specified during the creation run Output of Applied Loads for Frequency Response and Transient Analysis Applied load output OLOAD is now available for Frequency Response Coupled Fluid Structure NVH Frequency Response
184. guages e Korean Turkish Chinese Simplified and Chinese Traditional HTML Report An HTML report is available after a successful run through the View report option in the BasicFEA browser right click menu Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Basic FEA Support for Rigid Bodies e Rigid element connection RBE2 e Pin type connection used in a sliding analysis RBE2 with CGAP Language Support e Located under the Preferences menu e Available for English German French Spanish and Japanese Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Basic FEA New User Interface for HyperMesh The objective for this project is to define a user profile that will allow users from the novice to expert level to run a broad range of simple analyses with RADIOSS Bulk Format as the solver in the background Moreover we aim to bring the power of our solver to a wider user base using a streamlined process based approach Units and Unit Conversion BasicFEA has four sets of unit systems to choose from and when you switch systems everything gets converted On import BasicFEA reads the unit system associated with the geometry and changes the environment settings There are simple visual tools that help examine the dimensions of your geometry so users can scale the model and ultimately choose a proper working unit system Material Database Out of the box BasicFEA offers 14 common materials to choose from User materials can also b
185. h corresponding POROSITY MODEL options to support types of cartesian cylindrical and spherical Replaced the viscoelastic xx stress viscoelastic yy_ PERIODIC BOUNDARY CONDITION stress variables with a single variable named viscoelastic SUCLeSs SIMPLE BOUNDARY CONDITION Updated naming conventions of all back flow type options Added support for surface statistics output through the SURFACE OUTPUT statistics output frequency and statistics output time_ interval parameters New command to support acoustics post processing with AcuFwh New command to support acoustics post processing with AcuFwh Summary of New Changed Command Line Options The following table summarizes the changed or newly introduced command line options for AcuSolve programs Note that a full description of each option is available in the AcuSolve Programs Reference Manual Program Option Description Added an option of auto which sets the value to the hosts list local host name All programs that Added and changed the default option to auto support the 1m_ Im daemon which sets the value to SACUSIM HOME SACUSIM _ daemon option MACHINE bin acuLmd All programs that Added and changed the default option to auto support the 1m_ lm_license file which sets the value to SACUSIM HOME SACUSIM _ license file option MACHINE 1license dat Added and changed default option to _ auto which m checkout sets the value to ACUSIM_HOME ACUSIM
186. he MODEL prefix has been removed from systems when building models via the assembly wizard This partially fixes an issue that occurs when a user saves systems and then reuses them e Certain events have been revised to use the DefineRecord statement instead of DefineTable DefineTable has been deprecated and should not be used Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Modeling via Distributed Files Through this version release MotionView now supports modeling via distributed files A new container entity called Assembly is introduced which has its own definition and data files The new method would enable collaboration and sharing of aggregate sub assembly models Similar concept of distributed files is also introduced for the Analysis entity Analysis now comes in 2 flavors The existing style is called Inlined Analysis and the new distributed file type is called External Analysis Systems Analysis Toolbar The Systems Analysis toolbar browser context has been rearranged to accommodate the new container entity Assembly System Assembly is a common toolbar now and Analysis has a separate toolbar e Adding System is integrated into the Add System Assembly wizard style dialog e Adding Analysis is also a wizard style dialog that includes both types of analyses SpringDamper Panel Enhancements SpringDamper panel has been enhanced to have Free Length field filled in automatically as a distance between 2 end points The pan
187. he computation intensive work to GPU while overlapping the communication and data transfer between CPU cores and GPU The speedup in equation solver can be up to 4X and the overall by up to 3X compared to Quad core Intel Xeon run This is available on Linux only The Command Line Option GPU is used to activate the GPU computing Currently only one graphic card is supported and thus GPUID can be used to pick the desired graphic card for computation when multiple are present NVIDIA Fermi and Kepler architecture based Tesla and Quadro graphic cards are supported Tesla C2050 C2070 M2090 K10 K20 Quadro 6000 K5000 K6000 cards are recommended for computing by NVIDIA The proper driver for graphic card has to be installed from the user end before launching with option GPU Axisymmetric Analysis Axisymmetric Analysis can now be performed using the CTRIAX6 and CTAXI elements PAXI element property MAT1 MATT1 MAT3 and MATT3 material properties and PLOADX1 pressure loading CFAST and PFAST are Now Available for Modeling Fasteners The fastener connects two surface patches defined shell elements or properties PSHELL The fastener has a diameter and stiffness that can be defined in a local coordinate system The Initial Clearance Between the Contact Surfaces Can be Prescribed There is now an item in the PCONT data to specify an initial clearance between the master and slave contact surfaces The does not depend on the actual di
188. he new Directory tab in the Study Explorer pane The Approximation module has been replaced by a Fit Approach For experienced HyperStudy users the transition to 12 0 is seamless as the overall philosophy of the product remains the same Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Significant UI Redesign New Welcome Page that allows easy study and quick start examples access Attributes and Data are presented in tables with rich set of features Approach steps are simplified and commonized Restructure of what questions are asked early in the process New and enhanced Evaluation Form capabilities New editable run Matrix view Use of Multiple Threads for the Evaluate form offering up to seven dynamically updated views Enhanced Function Expression Builder Enhanced Message log area New Directory View New reporting functionality General Enhancements and New Features Directory structure is simplified and commonized Archive export import feature System Bounds Check Approach Batch mode control of tasks on an Approach by Approach basis Multi Execute Concurrent running of jobs Automatic updater from previous release Any of the Approach Run matrix results can be used to create an Input Matrix and fits can be referenced by any of the Approaches now Model evaluation order and dependency checking enhanced Extended Post Processing Consistency between Approaches More options on how to plot channels Multi plot e Tight coupling with
189. hinking solidThinking Evolve Comprehensive NURBS based 3D modeling and rendering environment for industrial design solidThinking Inspire Generate and investigate structurally efficient concept designs bringing topology optimization to a broader audience CAD and Solver Interfaces Use the links below to view the HyperWorks 12 0 release notes for CAD and solver interfaces RADIOSS Bulk Data Format and OptiStruct RADIOSS Block Format Abaqus ANSYS CAD Interfaces LS DYNA Nastran PAM CRASH 2G Samcef Highlights of the Software and Hardware 12 0 Release Hardware Platform Operating System Additions Discontinued Hardware Platform Support Installation New Installation Third Party Software Installation and Packaging Server Client Installation Installation Uninstallation Invoking Known Limitations Uninstallation Installation Server Client Installation Help Search Resolved Issues Online Help Improved Search Capabilities Improved Navigation to Online Help System Simplified Help Menu HyperStudy Help has been Rewritten Updated and Integrated AcuSolve Reference Manuals into the HyperWorks Help System 12 0 Release Notes Introduction Various changes have been made to the HyperWorks 12 0 software package including the HyperWorks products hardware support installation invoking and online help Changes to the Altair Licensing System are detailed in the Altair Licensing Release Notes Back to top
190. his improvement is seen for both the Craig Bampton and the Craig Change methods The Craig Bampton method is now much faster for problems with a large number of interface nodes ASET DOF The Craig Chang method is dramatically faster when the AMSES or AMLS eigenvalue methods in RADIOSS are used Flex body component and assembly information is now transferred all the way from HyperMesh via RADIOSS and MotionSolve to HyperView Flex body component and assembly information is now written to the MotionSolve output H3D file This enables visibility of flex bodies to be controlled by component or assembly in HyperView Nodal velocities and accelerations are now written to the MotionSolve H3D output file This change allows velocities and accelerations to be visualized in HyperView The search mechanism for finding Flex H3D files has been improved MotionSolve now allows you to specify an environment variable to define a set of paths to search for flex body files This provides you with the capability to have a centralized repository of flex bodies that can be easily used by models located on various areas of your computer To use this feature specify the environment variable MS H3DFILE DIR and point it to a list of the desired search folders separated by the delimiter MotionSolve will now search for the flex h3d with relative path if specified at the following locations in order till it is found e Input file folder e Each folder locatio
191. hitecture a new assembly container object that allows you to assemble systems easily more robust entity creation panels a faster CAD import capability and a major focus on product consistency and bug fixes Improved ease of use Enhancements include a new model browser that has the same look and feel but contains many new usability features support for new modeling elements improved messaging improved solver interface and better tutorials Model and data management This feature based on HyperWorks Collaboration Tools allows you to manage and track changes and reuse and share models subsystems and entity property files HyperCrash HyperCrash is a robust pre processing environment specifically designed to automate the creation of high fidelity models for crash analysis and safety evaluation It supports both the RADIOSS and LS DYNA interfaces and their coverage keeps expanding HyperCrash 12 0 is an accumulation of 11 0 product updates containing new features performance improvements bug fixes and new keywords support for RADIOSS and LS DYNA HyperWorks Collaboration Tools Simulation data organization and management are available via the HyperWorks Collaboration Tools which are seamlessly integrated within the HyperWorks Desktop environment and work out of the box with no additional installation or setup required Collaboration Tools 12 0 includes many new updates over the prior release including new features and usability enhance
192. ices Comprehensive Tire and Road Support All major tire models are now supported Standard implementations of Pacejka models for vehicle handling and higher fidelity models with flexible belt models suitable for NVH Ride and Durability are now available In addition to F Tire MotionSolve now supports CD Tire 3 0 3 RMOD K 709 TNO MF and TNO Swift tire models Powertrain Model for Use in Vehicle Dynamics A simplified and efficient yet accurate equation based powertrain model suitable for vehicle models undergoing handling and durability events is now available The underlying equations accurately capture the behavior of the internal combustion engine and the clutch in the powertrain Back to top Core Functionalities ABF File Enhancements to Support Downstream Fatigue Calculations ABF is an Altair proprietary binary file format that may be used to store MotionSolve simulation results A new attribute in the XML input deck for the ResOutput statement now ensures that for each output time only one set of simulation results is stored the latest set of results Previously if a model was modified at time Tn and the simulation continued two sets of results were output The first was for time Tn prior to the model change and the second for time Tn after the model change While this earlier approach was valid and meaningful it causes difficulty to fatigue solvers that requires uniqueness in their time series signals The XML snippet
193. ies and user feel remain the same as in version 11 0 With this change a significant improvement in usability and performance is expected Project Browser Enhancements The new Project Browser comes with following enhanced features e Navigation using keyboard arrows and keyboard shortcuts to rename and delete entities e Search feature direct type in to find entities or use the Find tool e The browser has an additional column that displays variable name of the entity For more information on the Project Browser refer to Project Browser in the MotionView User Guide The content hierarchy is displayed collapsed to the first level when a model is opened Folders are now listed alphabetically Drop down menu View All Types and View Selected type no longer exist Filtering options are now available via right click context menu Entities can be filtered by entities based on entity toolbar selection Filter using Toolbar or specific entities e g Show Bodies Only Filtering also supports multiple entities e g Show Joints and Points only Improved context menu layout Cut now works with multi selections Analyses will be always listed after all Systems Assemblies Adding entities through context menu in the browser has an extra level rere ID Coia Pa mogel iai ri ck Syetom eyi haich g o Dar Epand Al Chitcren Eine alapba All CHin Aj aa rami Ei Bodees 7 Pater Using Tooter D Desfa Show Sy
194. ile to root directory on Windows platform ProE New Features Enhancements e Added support for entity names in non Latin alphabets Resolved Issues e Fixed import issues for specific models e Fixed import issues with assemblies located in root directories on Windows e Fixed incorrect metadata at import SolidWorks New Features Enhancements e SolidWorks 2012 support e Added support for entity names in non Latin alphabets Resolved issues e Fixed issue with incorrect component names on Linux e Fixed issues with importing assemblies on Linux STEP New Features Enhancements e Added support for entity names in non Latin alphabets Resolved issues e Fixed issue with solids lost at import e Fixed issue with metadata lost at import e Fixed reading of composite curves e Fixed being unable to export STEP file to root directory on Windows platform UG New Features Enhancements e UG NX 8 0 support is now available on all supported platforms e Import of UG NX files without requiring NX being installed Resolved Issues e Fixed issue with UG weld data e Fixed HM hanging when importing specific model e Fixed issues with missing surfaces at import VDAFS Resolved Issues e Fixed HM hanging when importing specific model Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes General New Features Enhancements e Option to split imported CAD files into component by bodies is now available e Option to import color metadata as real values has been
195. iles The information about a result math template used to load a particular model is shown in the Model Info tab right click in the browser to select Model Statistics It is particularly useful when loading from a session file to know what template has been specified for a given model Improved graphics output during image capture and printing is implemented Printing high quality images and captured images appropriately capture the graphical elements like notes vectors measure texts legends and global triad so that these elements scale up in resolution sharpness along with the rest of the output Ply names are sorted in alpha numeric manner for convenience in the layer filter dialog Resolved Issues Captured images from the command layer adhere to the resolution specified in pixel dimensions Powerpoints with embedded HVP objects are no longer restricted to the machines that created them The embedded H3D file in the Powerpoint can be opened across user machines The node path drawing is optimized to provide an improved frame rate when a lot of text is displayed on the path This is more prominent with a node path covering a large number of nodes and text like id and values are displayed on the path Application crash resolved when using the Entity attributes panel with Assembly Hierarchies in certain cases Due to a regression introduced in an earlier patch measures could not be created from the Advanced Query dialog This issue
196. imension changing vertex moving and thickness altering In this mode double clicking on a dimension or a thickness which are represented on screen as text will allow create a box around the text and allow you to edit it The only available options to edit the text are backspace to delete characters the ten number keys and the period Exponential notation is not allowed Delete Part or Perimeter This mode is accessed by pressing the last button in the toolbar This button is only active for shell and solid beam sections Clicking this button launches into delete part or perimeter mode In this mode left clicking on or near any part for a shell or perimeter for a solid will delete the nearest part or perimeter Auto weld for Shell Sections This functionality can be accessed in the HyperBeam GUI by right clicking a shell beam section in the browser and selecting Auto weld It can also be accessed in the HyperBeam panel using the section utils radio button and selecting auto connect shell sections option Both allow you to set the tolerance and thickness for the welds If the segments or any part are within the tolerance this functionality will create a new part between them with the given thickness New vertices might need to be created to make the connection which should be centered at the area where the segments are the closest If the thickness is given as 0 0 the connection will be set to a thickness equ
197. information entry which in turn references a HYBDAMP Bulk Data entry Additionally the DMIGMOD entry has been expanded to allow hybrid damping to be defined for external super elements only HYBDAMP will apply damping to both residual structure and external Super elements Frequency Dependent Spring Property A frequency dependent spring property is now available in RADIOSS Similar to the existing PBUSHT frequency dependent bushing property definition a PELAST frequency dependent spring property definition has been added It may be referenced by spring elements CELAS1 CELAS3 Speed of the Modal Frequency Response Analysis Solution The speed of the modal frequency response analysis solution has been dramatically increased for problems that have a large number of modes and structural damping and or viscous damping Results for a SET of GRID Can be Requested from a CMS Super Element During a residual run the results from a SET of ASET and interior GRID can be requested In the past only NODMIG or DMIGALL were allowed on the OUTPUT command Now DMIGSET is supported The Fluid Structure Coupling Matrix Can Now be Written to the pch File The fluid structure coupling Area matrix can now be output to the pch file in DMGI format using the PARAM AGGPCH YES command SPCD Data Created for CMS Super Elements for Each Mode During Eigenvalue Analysis A spcd file is created during an eigenvalue analysis of a model that contains CMS Supe
198. ing APIs check symmetric mesh check symmetric surfaces and map symmetric_mesh to create a symmetric mesh on symmetric geometry compute_midmesh_thickness compute midmesh thickness has been added to calculate the thickness of a midmesh and assign properties Resolved Issues Fixed crash with hwbrowsermanager view flush lt state gt API when no browser views existed Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes Connectors Autopitch Autopitch is introduced and is a tool which determines weld locations based on flanges and flat regions and will create connectors at a predefined pitch It is found at Connectors gt Create gt Autopitch menu Feature Angle Recognition for Mesh Transition Feature angles are preserved depending on the feature angle in the Options panel features gt 25 are always kept Edge Snapping for Quad Seams For all quad seams the connector snaps to close edges first before starting with the projection This prevents small elements in case of imperfectly positioned seam connectors Seam Direction The determination of the seam direction is much more reliable especially for lap welds It s no longer necessary to reverse the direction as often Spot Quad Transition Spot quad transition creates a 2x2 quad pattern around each spot on all layers The orientation of this pattern has been improved so that features and free edges are taken into account Imprint Pattern When the imprint pattern is clo
199. ing model is now fixed Drop down entity collector list in the Output panel is displayed at far top left of MotionView application window This issue is fixed A memory related crash of MotionView on models with large H3d files in Win32 is fixed MotionView now provides message in case of insufficient memory during export A critical crash of MotionView when expanding all children in the browser for a large model is fixed Graphic colors of entities being changed permanently upon using the Find connected entities macro has been corrected MotionSolve export of reference markers for body velocity initial conditions vm_id amp wm_id specified in the Bodies panel Intial Conditions tab is now supported Issue of these marker information not saving to the model file mdl is also resolved Export of system or analysis definition did not contain default values for attachments This issue resulted in unresolved attachments when a system or analysis was re imported after export This issue has been resolved The Locate functionality on the Body Deformable panel that is used to position the flexible body is now working There was an inconsistency on the time unit between the flex body h3d and MotionView This caused erroneous scaling of frequency and default damping values when the time unit used to generate the flexible body was different than second This issue has been resolved e A critical crash while selecting a different cur
200. inks feepply during reahretion 7 connect when ka MEW connect what l4 elems i search tol ee F of layers hotel 2 re Conmenct rule hone New Bolt Realization Type For Nastran and OptiStruct a new bolt realization type has been introduced This bolt is intended to connect one blind and one through hole with each other The through hole gets an RBE2 spider on both ends which are connected by a CBAR element The blind hole gets also two RBE2 spiders one at the open end and the other underneath the end of the counter bore to represent the thread Also here both RBE2 elements are connected via a CBAR element These two constructions are again connected with a CBAR element to each other The exact geometry depends on the dimensions of the holes New Seam and Spot Realization Type For Nastran and OptiStruct a new realization type for both spot and seam has been introduced The realizations look very similar to the ACMs or hexa adhesive realizations The only difference is that between the hexa node and the RBE3 node an RBE2 element is introduced The RBE2 elements bridge in a perpendicular manner the distance between the hexa nodes to the connected shells tE 70 gi p idm hea ROEL ROER coni h ED 4 gi gp teinn hea FRED ABEN cond hd 60 5 gi p tatoan ha ASEZ ABEJ conu ha E0 Nastran Realizations For Nastran realizations using the post script prop nastran acm tcl new components properties and materia
201. introduced It reads the orientation and offset definition from all beam property cards and updates the element database That way the 3D visualization and model definition can be synchronized and will exactly display what is getting exported Contact Manager Enhancements The GUI for pretension section definition in the Contact Manager has been significantly enhanced An automatic functionality now creates the pretension node for a definition by 1D elements If the bolt is modeled by solids it can additionally create the surface cutting through the bolt section While creating the pretension definition you can directly apply assembly loads in the same GUI MONITOR MONITOR can now point to a node set too The template as well as the Step Manager has been updated to support this Sorting Algorithm for Auto Contact Results In 10 0 SA1 110 a new sorting algorithm for auto contact results has been introduced Separate surfaces and contacts ties were created if the contact surfaces between two components were not fully connected Some of our users wanted the simplified sorting algorithm back Thus a new option is available to create only one contact pair between two components regardless of in how many places they are in proximity Midsurface Thickness Map Utility Midsurface Thickness Map utility now can define thicknesses on nodes When running this tool the user automatically receives a NODAL THICKNESS card with all nodes and thickn
202. ion Preview Unassigned Sections 0 101 Release Notes Meshing Map as Circle TetraMesh Optimization Utility Param File Performance Improvements OSSmooth Panel 12 0 Release Notes HyperMesh APIs Part Comparison New APIs and functionality nm _compare have been added for performing part comparison Comparisons can be performed between CAD CAD CAD FE and FE FE The parts can be located at the same position translated rotated symmetric about a plane or randomly positioned Advanced results can be calculated and queried feature_replace feature replace has been added to allow for geometrically replacing a selection of surfaces with a second selection of surfaces reconnecting the new surfaces to the rest of the original surfaces according to the original connections createintersectionsegments The new command createintersectionsegments can be used to create plot elements showing the intersection segments calculated by hm collisioncheck Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Connectors Add Link Panel The Add Link panel has been enhanced For adding links from this panel the link conservation settings from the connector options are taken into account now The Connector Options button has been added to this panel Furthermore the option Add Link from Scratch has been added With this option activated the former existing links are removed before the new links are added links conservation minimum needed l
203. ion details has been introduced as well Post Script Handling The current connector technology is not flexible enough to prescribe the exact organization and property assignment for the FE representations of a connection This is especially true for all the realizations which have a postscript assigned the case With the Post Script Handling update you can now skip the default postscript and define the destination component and property to be assigned Connector Options Page A Connector Options page has been introduced Currently only the field for the feconfig file location has been moved to that page but others will follow This is to make the panels more structured LLINK PLINK PAM CRASH Connections The LLINK PLINK PAM CRASH connections normally don t need a realization process where we have to prove in HyperMesh which links have to be taken into account for the connection This can be done by PAM CRASH itself We allow the connectors now to preserve more links than needed for a valid projection All potential links are stored on the connector and consistently written into the LLINK PLINK card Seam Connector Panel In the Seam Connector panel a partition subpanel has been added This functionality proves whether each test point has valid projections in the given tolerance The connectors are sheared into failed and passed pieces and organized as predefined Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes Geometry Resolved Issues e C
204. ion x Permeability type Cartesian Model thickness in primary flow direction 0 1 Permeability direction Curve fit data velocity vs pressure drop Open Aray Direction 1 permeability st Nahi Darcy coefficient 0 0 Spherical Direction 1 permeability multiplier function T9 l Darcy multiplier function None Direction 2 permeability Forchheimer coefficient 1 0 Direction 2 permeability multiplier function e Forchheimer multiplier functon Mone Direction 3 permeability Pressure norm 0 0 Direction 3 permeability multiplier function Fit emor 00 Darcy coefficient Fit relative error 0 0 Darcy multiplier function Forchhemer coeficient Forchhemmer multiplier function AcuConsole porosity model tab Simplified Specification of Turbulence Quantities at Inlets AcuConsole now supports simplified methods of specifying turbulence model variables at inlet boundaries When utilizing the Spalart Allmaras SST k Omega DES and SST DES models it is necessary to prescribe a suitable level of turbulence intensity at the inflow When users select inflow types of flow rate mass flux and average velocity these quantities are computed automatically based on an estimated Reynolds Number and distance to the nearest wall However when users select pressure stagnation pressure and velocity type inflow conditions it is necessary to specify the appropriate values of eddy viscosity kinetic energy and eddy frequency Options have been added to the inflo
205. ions Enhancements 11 0 120 Release Notes Enhancements 11 0 101 Release Notes Enhancements 12 0 Release Notes Statistical Math Library Items Statistical math library items Hypothesis tests Signal Processing Math Library Items Signal processing math library items Faster FFT Bessel filter Language Items Language items Copy on write for matrix data HyperWorks Integration HyperWorks Integration Function registration with HyperGraph directly from the editor User Interface User Interface Split pane editor combined plots amp grids pane Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes FFT Based Functions All FFT based functions now use the FFTW based algorithm Outputs are no longer padded to the next power of 2 by default The effected functions are Conv Corr Coherence Fft BlockFft Frf BlockFrf Ifft PSD CPSD BlockPSD BlockCPSD SAEFilter Deprecated Functions Several functions have been deprecated and will be removed in a future release These are FftReal FftImag FftMag FftPhase BlockFftReal BlockFftImag BlockFftMag BlockFftPhase FrfReal FrfImag FrfMag FrfPhase BlockFrfReal BlockFrfImag BlockFrfMag BlockFrfPhase DftReal DftImag DftMag DftPhase Dft Idft Enhancements e Enhanced editor outlining line selection ease and also auto completion turns off inside comments e A new and enhanced HyperView plug in API available A tutorial has been added to the online help Back to to
206. ious release it was a standalone product that was downloaded separately HX Job Manager is used launch HX and RADIOSS solver runs These runs can be launched on local Windows machines remote Windows Linux machines and on PBS servers Tool Temperature Data This data is used to specify the temperature of the tool Interface will write this data in the GRF file based on the specified container and die data If there are other tool components in the model you have to manually edit the GRF file and modify this data This is data is relevant only for transient analysis Glass Properties Glass Properties is used to model glass pads used in super alloy extrusion It is available now from material database window Interior Surface BCs These BCs are used for diagnostic purposes to better understand the material flow in a multi hole die as the solver will print the mass and heat flux through these faces Extrusion Wizard will automatically capture interior faces between two workpiece components having same material and mark them as interior surface boundaries Friction Models BC editor is enabled to support all friction models Resolved Issues e Bugs in determining the bearing starting point have been fixed Now the macro will ignore the 3D mesh and use only the solids in the model to determine the bearing starting position In addition user can modify the detected starting point e When importing existing data decks HX will read the p
207. ir hwsolvers motionsolve MotionSolve usersub For users who build user subrouties for MotionSolve Executables Altair hwsolvers bin lt platform gt Altair hwsolvers lt solver gt bin lt platform gt For users who use custom scripts that call the solver executables directly like cluster Licensing Libraries Paths For users who use custom scripts that call the solver executables directly like cluster RADFLEX PATH altair hwsolvers bin lt platform gt RADFLEX PATH altair hwsolvers common bin lt platform gt Windows PATH altair hwsolvers common biny lt plactorm gt Non Windows LD LIBRARY PATH altair hwsolvers common bin lt platform gt Highlights of the MotionSolve 12 0 Release The 12 0 release of MotionSolve contains significant enhancements in core modeling solutions methods and extensions tailored for the automotive industry These changes provide new modeling and analysis functionality enhance software robustness and offer delightful simulation speed benefits Some of the key improvements are noted below Accuracy and Performance Improvements For Rotating Bodies Flex Body Improvements Improved Contact Modeling And Solution Joint Friction Enhanced Linear Analysis Comprehensive Tire and Road Support Powertrain Model For Use in Vehicle Dynamics Contents Core Functionalities e ABF File Enhancements To Support Downstream Fatigue Calculations e ADAMS DLL Compatibilit
208. is resolved Improved performance in View synchronization operation between HyperMesh and HyperView windows that are coupled side by side A significant improvement in changing the visualization options when dealing with large number of parts Changing modes like wireframe to shaded or transparent with feature lines etc are much quicker from the Toolbar buttons or Entity Attributes panel Deleting pages from that Session Browser that are not active caused a few refresh issues in the graphics area The refresh issues are addressed NN CaptureAnimation API has been updated to correctly handle special characters like specified in the file path A related issue resulted in truncation of filenames when capturing GIF files or other video formats from the Image Capture Toolbar and filenames have a period Both of these issues are resolved Transparency settings from the Display Options is correctly applied when Accelerated Graphics is active Multiple issues in FLD panel are addressed that involving Copy Paste page reading data from a file or selecting components on the screen with Copy Paste The templex expression for Live linked curves get updated to relevant measures when applying report templates in overlay modes Deformation scaling is correctly captured and applied from report templates Application crash issue resolved when reading a session file with invalid datatype names created as result math expression fo
209. istance the ZOFFS data can be set to keywords TOP and BOTTOM to offset the plate elements by 2 of their thickness in the appropriate direction Stress and Strain Results for CBAR CBEAM and CROD are Now Written to the pch and op2 Files Stress and Strain results for CBAR CBEAM and CROD are now written to the pch and op2 files for static frequency response and transient analysis SPCFORCE Output is Now Available for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis SPCFORCE output is now available for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN analysis These results are written to the h3d file SPCFORCE Output is Now Available for Eigenvalue Analysis The SPCFORCE for each mode shape can now be output to the pch and h3d files MAT9SORT Can Now be Used in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis MAT9ORT referenced by PSOLID can now be used in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN analysis PARAM ALPHA1 and PARAM APHA2 Can Now be Used in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analy S S Rayleigh damping can now be used in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN analysis Multiple XDAMP Data Can be Used in EXPDYN Analysis Multiple XDAMP data can be used for define Rayleigh damping in EXPDYN analysis Shell Elements have Drilling Degree of Freedom Stiffness in NLGEOM and IMPDYN Analyses Shell elements now have drilling degree of freedom stiffness in NLGEOM and IMPDYN analyses The Shell Element Thickness is Now Stored with the Model Information in the h3d File The shell element thickness is stor
210. ius 0 5 e Within other options there is an option to delete duplicated surfaces within a given tolerance Quality Index Panel Within the Quality Index panel new cleanup tools have been added e Place node along surface allow movement out of boundary e Place node normal to surface e Modify hole amp washer radial angular radial amp angular circumferential allows complete interactive control of hole treatments e Node optimize normal to surface e Node optimize along amp normal to surface Mesh Edit Panel A new Mesh Edit panel enables the automation of imprinting one mesh into another and also provides the ability to extend one mesh to another e Imprint allows you to select a source destination mesh and define a direction the result is one mesh imprinted into the other This is powerful functionality which satisfies many use cases especially for node matching welded model setup or node matching contact setup or just a quick efficient way of ensuring equivalenced meshes after imprint e Extend allows a node selection to be extended to selected elements components and automatically remesh around the intersecting junction There is additional control to remesh the extended elements or retain the elements as a simple extension with no remesh Advanced controls to remesh surrounding layers are also available Isolate Feature In the Tetra Optimization panel a Show Failed button as been included to show onl
211. ixed to remove an issue e SPMM txt file reader was fixed to remove an issue Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Curve Preview The HG Curve Preview allows you to quickly review curves before plotting them in the session This function is designed to work with a single file or multiple files It is turned on via a check box in the Build Plots panel and can be turned off by any of the following means e Unchecking the check box e Leaving the panel e Clicking the apply button e When a different Y type is selected with different requests and components Metadata Table The HG Metadata Table feature provides an informational table of metadata that is read from the file This will enable you to access a file metadata and paste it in Templex Statement supported entities notes axes page title window header footer etc for use in the HWD session This information will be accessible through the following two interfaces e File gt Load gt Metadata table e Icon gt Load Metadata table ADAMS res Performance increase while reading Bessel Filter Analog Bessel filters are useful when there is a need to minimize phase distortion because they have a maximally linear phase response over the pass band This means that all frequencies in the pass band will have the same time delay through the filter thus tending to preserve the shape of a waveform Digital Bessel filters are of less interest because they lose this property as th
212. ize is now fixed e Mismatch in curve values between Windows and Linux platform for sequence of time history files TO1 T02 is now fixed Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperMesh Keyword Support e Support of RADIOSS 11 0 201 keywords EOS PUFF EOS SESAME FAIL TAB PROP TYPE26 and PROP SPR_TAB e Support of CNODE Resolved Issues e Rigid body update fixed to avoid loss of selected nodes and potential crash e Import reader fixed to handle custom import of contact surfaces Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph HVTrans HV Trans updated to handle model files that has duplicate name for components Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperMesh Transformations Transformations defined in the model by default will be turned on during import Export Tab Enhancements New checkbox has been introduced in the Export tab to avoid exporting any HM comment into the deck ACCEL ACCEL keyword moved from HyperMesh entity Property to Sensor Newly Supported Keywords e Newly supported Sensor keywords include GAUGE SENSOR GAUGE and TH GAUGE e Newly supported ALE keywords include INICONT INIVOL EOS_GRUNEISEN EOS_POLYNOMIAL and EOS_TILLOTSON e Newly supported Failure keywords include FAIL XFEM_FLD FAIL XFEM_TBUTC and FAIL XFEM__ JOHNS e Newly supported Material keywords include MAT LAW69 MAT LAW74 and MAT LAW78 Updated Keywords Supported keywo
213. ks Help System Users now have access to the AcuSolve HTML reference manuals from within the AcuSolve installation Upon installing AcuSolve all manuals are present in the INSTALL DIR altair acusolve platform help acu directory Users can access the reference manuals in a number of ways A shortcut to the AcuSolve help main page is placed in the AcuConsole Help menu on all platforms On Windows platforms there is also a link to the AcuSolve Help main page placed in the start menu shortcuts Asa final option users may also directly load the main AcuSolveTOC htm page using their favorite browser Note that the PDF reference manuals are also shipped within the doc directory for users who prefer that format AcuConsole Test acs File Edit Vis MeshOp Tools C 40 i E amp i i Ei E Help Topic F1 ie B PoE What s This Shitt F 1 Visible entity Bas ALL Global AcuSolve Help Home Problem Descripti About AcuConsole PRE PE Auto Solution Strategy HAT H Material Model aa H Body Force H Output Nodal Intal Condition ali Model ALE FSI Volumes OUT OT or Surfaces Edges AcuConsole Help menu Usability Improvements e Improvements to AcuConsole database robustness Two advancements have been made to AcuConsole to address the robustness of user databases The primary means of addressing this was through the addition of automatic corruption detection and repair Upon attempting to open a corrupt database AcuConsole n
214. l describes the flow stress as function of temperature strain rate and strain Including the dependency on strain improves the accuracy of flow stress calculation Hence the predicted results are more accurate and agree well with experiments HyperXtrude now has four built in constitutive models for workpiece e Sine Hyperbolic Inverse e Metal Forming Power law e Norton Hoff e Hensel Spittel models Particle Traces using AcuPT HyperXtrude can now create particle traces using AcuPT which is part of AcuSolve software In this release this feature is limited to steady state solution Generated particle trace data will contain a history of velocity pressure temperature and strain for each particle Profile Shape Factor Computes the shape factor and prints this data in an out file Indirect Extrusion Results Indirect extrusion module will now consider the shape factor of the profile in the friction calculations This enhancement will increase the accuracy of the results Tool Deflection Analysis Support to export pressure loads from the material flow analysis in HMASCII format for use in the Tool Deflection Wizard is implemented Bearing Optimization A built in bearing profile optimization module with the HyperXtrude solver This direct and faster approach does not require HyperStudy This approach groups the bearing control points into design fixed and dependent points By adjusting the design points based on the material f
215. l optimization types Equivalent Plastic Strain Equivalent plastic strain is available as a direct response for nonlinear response optimization using the equivalent static load method This is supported for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN subcase types Mechanical and Thermal Strains for Composites In the past only total strain was supported as an internal response Now the total mechanical only or thermal strain only can be used as responses Eigenvector Components of the eigenvector are now available as internal responses This allows matching and targeting mode shapes Stress Constraints for a Cluster of Elements Stress constraints for a cluster of elements can now be defined This provides a way of removing artificial stress concentrations from the formulation which would otherwise have an influence on the optimization solution Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Output DVCREL Data Optimized element data controlled by the DVCREL data are output to the prop file Shape Variables with Heat Transfer Subcases Shape design variables are output for optimization with heat transfer subcases so that analysis results can be plotted on the updated shapes Design Property Output OUTPUT PROPERTY has been enhanced to support ANY and DESIGN as arguments OUTPUT PROPERTY ANY specifies that all properties should be output including non design properties while OUTPUT PROPERTY DESIGN specifies only designable properties be
216. l strain components are written to the HyperMesh res file Bolt Pretension Pretensioned bolts can be modeled with 1D elements The pretension analysis can be applied to linear and nonlinear static subcases These static subcases can then be used in pre loaded dynamic analysis Use of SUBCOM and SUBSEQ to Combine Static Analysis SUBCASE Results The new SUBCOM data can be used to generate results that are a linear combination of preceding linear and nonlinear static SUBCASE results The new SUBSEQ data is used to specify the weighting factors Modal STRESS and DISPLACEMENT for All Modes and Residual Vectors Written to the op2 and pch Files Using the keywords STRESS MODAL and DISPLACEMENT MODAL in an eigenvalue modal FRF or modal transient analysis SUBCASE will cause the modal stresses and displacements to be output These modal results include both the structural modes and the residual vector modes The op2 or pch file generation can be specified using the OUTPUT command OUTPUT OUTPUT2 or OUTPUT PUNCH or in the result specification STRESS MODAL OP2 DISP MODAL PUNCH etc These results can be used when third party fatigue codes combine the stress modes using modal participation coefficients from a transient analysis to calculate transient stresses Modeling and Analysis of Seam Welds CSEAM and PSEAM data have been added for the modeling and analysis of seam welds GPFORCE Output Available for Eigenvalue Analysis Grid Point
217. lag are now correctly supported when reading an adn file Contact Force Graphics Models containing one or more contact entities could result in the inability to view contact force graphics in HyperView This has been corrected Deformable Surface The Deformable Surface entity contains a flip_ normal attribute The normal for the surface was calculated assuming no penetration to the surface at t O This assumption was not always correct and the calculation has been corrected Flex bodies Stress strain results for flex bodies issue related to unmatched units between RADIOSS and MotionSolve has been resolved If the time unit used in the MotionSolve input deck was not seconds the model may have incorrect transient behavior This has been corrected H3D Animation Speed In 11 0 H3D animation performance issues seen with 11 0 in HyperView for results containing flex bodies have been resolved HTire Tire Model Licensing The HTire tire model was checking for an FTire license This has been resolved Initial Velocity Calculations If joint initial velocity and a motion are applied on the same joint there could be an inconsistency in the initial velocity computation This has been corrected Motion Expression If a motion is a function of a state dependent variable in the case where multiple simulations are run via a single set of commands the solver run could fail This issue is fixed Offset issues when Flexible Marker
218. lation Cutting angle calculation has been updated to consider the cutting tool surface profile New Process Type A Process type has been added to one step interface to set advanced options that reflect the forming process characteristics Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Die Module Unflange Tool Unflange tool has been enhanced to handle unflanging of multiple layers of surfaces S section Addendum Creation Panel S section Addendum creation panel was updated to create add or delete ribs Drawbead and Drawbar Creation Panel Drawbead and Drawbar creation panel was updated to automatically detect the bead intrusion direction and to provide an option to reverse it Resolved Issues e Holes in components recognized and additional parts in blank nesting e Undercheck tolerance has been updated and is now provided as an option in the HyperForm Settings dialog e Missing model variables in the HyperForm and HyperStudy incremental interface has been fixed e Missing local coordinate system in LS DYNA Incremental export has been fixed e Error in Multi stage Process trim setup has been fixed Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Incremental Stopper Stopper has been introduced in an Incremental RADIOSS setup to realistically consider the stoppers that are used to control the motion and the velocity of the binder while it is applying force during forming process Tube HydroForming Setup Tube hydroforming setup h
219. le Supported Keywords Update PAM 2010 User Profile Newly Supported Keywords PAM 2010 User Profile ID Pools New HyperView Interfacing Features Resolved Issues Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes PAM 2010 Updated Keywords for PAM 2009 Resolved Issues 11 0 120 Release Notes Added Rotor Dynamics Animation Mode HyperView DSY FEMZIP Reader HyperView PAM 2011 Support HyperView 11 0 101 Release Notes PAM 2009 PAM 2008 Material Keywords Updated PAM 2008 Boundary Conditions Keywords Updated PLINK LLINK Connector Keywords Resolved Issues Support of PAM2010 FEMZIP Reader 12 0 Release Notes Supported Versions Supported versions PAM 2G 2005 PAM2G 2010 Supported Keywords Update PAM 2009 User Profile e CHAMBER e CONLO e ECTRL e FRAME e FUNCTION SWITCH e GROUP e OCTRL e MAT16 MAT214 e DELEM Supported Keywords Update PAM 2010 User Profile e MAT105 MAT 130 131 132 e UNIDIRECTIONAL_COMPOSITE e ERFOUTPUT e CHAMBER e MASS e SHELL TIME STEP Newly Supported Keywords PAM 2010 User Profile e FABRIC COMPOSITE B PHASE PLY MODEL e TETRA10 e BDFORC e FPMCONTROL e OTMCO ID Pools ID pools added for sensor entity Keywords DELEM FUNCTION_SWITCH and SENSOR are placed in 3 different ID pools to allow duplicate ID s as per solver ID pools added for property entity in PAM user profile Each keyword is now mapped to a separate ID pool New HyperView Interfacing Features e Supported versions PAM 2G 20
220. le Factors Now Allowed in FATLOAD Data This allows more flexibility in defining fatigue loading parameters Drilling Stiffness of Shells Can be Turned Off for Nonlinear Analysis The data IDRIL has been added to shell element property parameter data XSHLPRM to run off the drilling stiffness of shell elements for nonlinear analysis types NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Composite Laminate Added to Account for Offset Elements The PCOMP PCOMPG STACK now support offset elements in laminate option LAM for smeared laminates If the elements are offset ZO not equal to one half of the lay up thickness use the new laminate option SMEARZO Composite Failure Index and Strength Ratio Now Output to the op2 File The composite failure index and strength ration is now output to the op2 file in the OEFIT and OESRT data blocks Geometric Nonlinear Solutions The following enhancements have been made for the geometric nonlinear solutions i e the NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN analysis types e It is no longer a constraint that continuing geometric nonlinear subcases must have the same boundary conditions Same SPC reference e 2D orthotropic materials are now supported MAT8 e Output of internal forces is now supported MPCFORCE e Interdependent coordinate systems are now supported coordinate systems that reference other coordinate systems via the RID field e Added time history output for rods bars and beams XHIST e Added output time
221. ll be renamed Resolved Issues e Heat balance table printed in the out file will include tool surface BC e Bug fixes to error in unit conversion in different modules Back to top 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Billet Forging HX Forge is a new solver module in HyperxXtrude for billet forging simulation Billets used in extrusion are often forged to obtain a desired cross sectional shape and desired microstructure grain size before being extruded Hence this complements the metal extrusion simulation Hot and Cold Forging Support for forging of hot or cold billets Round to Round Forging Support for forging of diameter reduction of circular cross section billets Solver will support multiple forging sequences Square to Square Forging Support for forging of square billets Solver will support multiple forging sequences Grain Size and Other Results Solver predicts the history of temperature strain and strain rate during the forging process Results also include grain size of the billet and the forces on the punches Back to top 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Resin Transfer Molding E im t mE Pd Pes HX RTM is a finite element based solver for analysis and design of resin infusion processes which is used to manufacture polymeric composites Two Phase Filling Model Solver considers both resin in the filled regions and air in the unfilled regions of the preform Vacuum Assisted RTM
222. look and feel across other HW Desktop applications Similarly Import and Export of Solver Deck move to their respective HW Desktop icons MDL Library Updates The MDL Library includes all 10 0 SA upgrades The file path and extension for usersubs have been removed This enables easy portability of run files across versions and platforms There is no need to rename the path in the XML files when solving an XML generated in Windows and solved in Linux or vice versa Resolved Issues e Issues related to losing of Set statements on attachments within a system analysis upon load is fixed Back to top Highlights of the HyperCrash 12 0 Release New Features Enhancements RADIOSS Block Format Profile LS DYNA Profile PAM2G Profile Results Mapper Dyna2Radioss Converter Contents 12 0 Release Notes New Features Part Replacement Solid Spotweld Quality Contour Check Software Failure Detection Connection Accurate Mass Calculation Mass Balancing Target Mass Support of Stress Strain INITIAL GLUE Connection Model Checking Edit Entities from Browser Solver Field Names ID Control from Generic Panel Mandatory Field Check Change Property and Material Connections Xref on Picked Node and Elements Performance New Icons in Browser for Part Specific Renumber Review of Sets Direct Selection of Sets Element Panel Creation Browser 12 0 Release Notes Enhancements Result Mapper Penetration Check Spotweld Export Replace Part
223. low dynamics it balances the material flow Unlike the HyperStudy analysis you have to only categorize the points any additional involved setup is not required Indirect Extrusion Moving Fixed Die HyperXtrude will now support both variants of indirect extrusion In the fixed die scenario which is the default indirect extrusion the dummy block and container move at ram speed In the movie dies case the die moves at ram speed in the negative extrusion axis Billet Data and Starter Billet You can specify cycle dependent billet data This includes billet length ram speed and billet preheat All these data can vary from cycle to cycle for the specified initial cycles Automatic scaling of variable time step data based on the billet length has been implemented This will allow the data to be specified based on the meshed length of billet and scaled appropriately in each cycle based on the billet length Tube Extrusion Glass Pad HyperXxtrude can model glass pad used for lubrication in extrusion of super alloys This setup is Supported by the Tube Extrusion Wizard in the user interface Strain Rate Data in Results Hyperxtrude will print the strain rate table in the output file when the parameter WriteStrainRateTable is set to yes In addition when enabled via H3D Optional results HyperXtrude will export strain rate tensor to the H3D file User Defined Functions There are few upgrades to this module The maximum nu
224. ls have been created per each new realization operation This has been modified and the creation of those collectors happens based upon the realization type now For example if a spot realization of type ACM detached T1 T2 2 is done the following collectors are created a Solid elements will be organized into Component by name solid_spot_acm_detached b RBE3 elements will be organized into Component by name rbe3_spot_acm_detached c Property will be created by name solid_spot_acm_detached d materials will be created by name solid_spot_acm_detached New components properties and materials will only be created when they don t exist Otherwise the existing collectors are used gi Automated Connector Creation and FE Absorption o E E spot apwesnes apeurmass Required inermation FE comig custom a FE contipype ie D11 ihbar tecon S Eppe ense Elen far Al al CE Mesh dependent bod T Mech independent head 7 Enable acm pattemiiecogiion cr os Mesh independent peo Mapa ink delanoe 200 Re commect nie hore fad Move connectors to FE compren Save MEF E Resolved Issues For various projection methods during link detection and realization only normal projections are allowed In the past an angle of 5 was considered as normal to cover some of the border cases This angle has been increased to 10 In certain situations the connector im
225. lue is not one of the discrete values assigned to the design variable e Fix for the range of the Beta parameters in the exponential distribution e Fixes for the copy of distribution parameters from setup to optimization GORA and ARSM SORA e Fix the crash when the list of images to be added to the HTML report is cleared e Fix the issue Linux only where HyperMath did not invoke from HyperStudy when a study DOE OPT or STO is executed with the BackgroundMode option e Fix the issue where STUDY_RUN_PATH and STUDY_DIR_PATH were truncated model folder e g m_1 was missing Back to top Manufacturing Solutions 12 0 Release Notes Manufacturing Solutions is a unified environment for manufacturing process simulation analysis and design optimization Use the links below to access the release notes for the following applications HyperForm A unique finite element based sheet metal forming simulation software solution HyperxXtrude Provides custom tools and easy to use wizards for setting up models to analyze metal extrusion polymer processing and metal rolling applications using HyperXtrude solver HyperMold Provides a highly efficient and customized environment for setting up models for injection molding simulation with Moldflow Midplane Fusion and Flow3D and Moldex3D Shell and Solid Highlights of the HyperForm 12 0 Release Incremental e Common RADIOSS and LS DYNA e RADIOSS Only e Resolved Issues Die Modul
226. lver Run Manager GUI PBEAML Can be Used with HyperBeam Duplicate Property and Material Data is Allowed New Parameters New SYSSETTINGS Entries New I O Option Entries New Solution Control Entries New Subcase Information Entries New Bulk Data Entries Enhanced PARAM Entries Enhanced I O Option Entries Enhanced Solution Control Entries Enhanced Bulk Data Entries Resolved Issues 12 0 RADIOSS for Crash and Safety Block Format Tied Contact with Penalty Formulation Spotflag 25 Tied Contact with Rupture Spotflag from 20 to 22 HEPH Improved Hourglass Control Joints Crushable Beam PROP TYPE44 Springs and Beams Transformations and Rotations of Submodels Airbags 12 0 RADIOSS for Forming Block Format AMS Compatibility with Mesh Adaptivity Contact TYPE21 Material LAW78 Initialization of Stress Strains Reading amp Output for Brick Elements Initialization of Nodal Temperature Reading amp Output 12 0 RADIOSS for Blast Simulation Block Format Material LAW5 Material LAW51 Material LAW79 TH BRIC BFRAC 12 0 RADIOSS General Block Format Time Step Control for Contact Interfaces Advanced Mass Scaling INTER TYPE7 INTER TYPE7 TYPE11 and TYPE19 INTER TYPE7 TYPE10 TYPE11 TYPE19 and TYPE20 Material LAW2 Johnson Cook Material LAW25 Composite Solid Elements Pressure Loads Centrifugal Loads INIVEL AXIS Starter INIV AXIS Engine Cylindrical Coordinate System Input Par
227. m all time steps for all elements e Effective plastic strain with Prestrain removed Subtracts the effective plastic strain of first step from all time steps for all elements e Maximum effective plastic strain over the layers Gets the maximum effective plastic strain over the layer thickness of shell elements e Maximum effective plastic strain over the layers with Prestrain removed Subtracts the effective plastic strain of first step from all time steps then gets the maximum of over the layer thickness of shell elements Resolved Issues HyperView e Handle PART and RBODY keyword with same ID Resolved Issues HyperGraph e Missing time data in large files larger than 1GB size is now fixed e Mismatch in curve values between Windows and Linux platform for sequence of time history files TO1 TO2 is now fixed Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperMesh Keyword Support e Support of RADIOSS 11 0 201 keywords EOS PUFF EOS SESAME FAIL TAB PROP TYPE26 and PROP SPR_TAB e Support of CNODE Resolved Issues e Rigid body update fixed to avoid loss of selected nodes and potential crash e Import reader fixed to handle custom import of contact surfaces Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph HVTrans HV Trans updated to handle model files that has duplicate name for components Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperMesh Transformations Transformations de
228. mber of user defined nodal and element results is now increased to 10 In addition to the primary variable now all the computed data is sent to the UDF routines These include rate of deformation tensor temperature gradients billet interface skin interface and stresses Mass Volume Statistics Print volume and mass statistics of each component at every time step during transient analysis Output Filenames HyperXtrude output file naming convention has changed Now the current output files will always have the name lt jobname gt lt ext gt If that folder has previously computed results those files will be renamed Resolved Issues e Heat balance table printed in the out file will include tool surface BC e Minor issues in the UDF hooks for material data have been fixed by rigorously comparing all material models implemented via UDF with built in material models e Errors in the unit conversion for strain rate and other data in the UDF module has been fixed e Errors in exporting loads missing loads has been fixed e Bug fixes to error in unit conversion in different modules e Bug fixes to creation of data structure in bearing and profile 3D region e Bug fixes to choked bearing computation model e Improvements to weld strength prediction e In bearing optimization if the initial bearing design is already optimal solver was not writing the H3D result file This is fixed and in addition each new bearing profile is writt
229. me rate reduction is seen with the option turned on User Defined Systems Definitions User defined systems definitions are updated for Linear and Modal animation modes The undeformed position model location of nodes is considered in defining the system For Transient animation mode the deformed position current location at the time step is considered Once a coordinate system is created the orientation remains fixed independent of how the model deforms Resolved Issues e A critical issue identified in 11 0 120 that resulted in spurious hangs when reading model results on certain Windows machines has been resolved The issues were limited to reading Nastran Op2 and LS DYNA d3plot along with any other combination of the solver decks although it isn t reproducible every time However a fix is included in the current patch that resolves the application hang in all these scenarios e Published files as HTML or PPT on Linux machines had limited access permission requiring only the owners to delete the files This restriction is removed allowing all authorized users in a group to delete if required e Hidden notes from the background were shown in the images captured e When replacing only a result file in the active window the model note still showed the old file name e State of the contours applied on selected assemblies are saved and restored correctly in session and report templates e Contours can now be applied on pare
230. ments e Content labeling to associate groups of contents e Manage files to seamlessly store them in Collaboration Tools during Save As or Export operations e Browse a PDM system to selectively download and import needed CAD information e Integration to MotionView client to organize and manage MDL files and other MBD related contents e Recycle Bin added for full Windows like deletion and restoration or obliteration of contents Analysis and Optimization HyperWorks solver technology includes finite element based linear and non linear structural analysis and simulation capabilities RADIOSS thermal and fluid analysis AcuSolve as well as multi body simulation MotionSolve Combined with design optimization technology and multi physics capabilities HyperWorks enables users to drive the product development process and make reliable decisions based on high quality results With the HyperWorks 12 0 release Altair continues a successful mix by adding new functionality to accommodate customer needs and latest research results combined with usability enhancements and performance improvements by leveraging the latest computing technology Functionality e Added functionality to RADIOSS to support automotive powertrain durability analysis and optimization e New transient heat transfer analysis including thermal contact in RADIOSS e Automotive extensions allow co simulation with third party components for multi body analysis
231. mesh or CFD boundary layer mesh In addition the wizard automatically computes the default element size and the shared surfaces between the solids can be meshed without a boundary layer Create Feed System Enhancements Feed system macro is enabled to create solids for curved feed lines Extract Centerline from Feed Solids A new macro to extract the centerline from feed system solids has been implemented This axis can be used as a feed line in feed system creation Macro for Property Card Assignment This macro assigns the existing Moldflow property card to the selected elements Resolved Issues e Assign Thickness Thickness extraction was not working correctly when multiple surfaces were selected e Feed System Error in creating tapered feed lines is fixed e Feed System Wizard Enhanced to automatically proceed to the next step in the wizard e Flow3D Mesh Wizard Enhanced to handle the latest CFD mesh options e CFD Mesh Naming the collector containing the CFD Mesh collector name is now derived from the Original component name and the solid ID e Occurrence Number Error in plotting the occurrence number plotting is fixed Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Moldex3D Solid MFE Import Import is made more comprehensive by including all the relevant property cards and boundary conditions Import is also now speeded up by removing the bottlenecks in the process Solid Meshing Wizard This wizard is used to generate a
232. mesh to another mesh and will stitch and re mesh the intersection e Mesh imprint provides the ability to take a mesh and transplant the same mesh pattern into a pre existing mesh e Quality Index cleanup tools enable detailed controls on hole and washer manipulations with the ability to vary diameter rotate holes interactively including washers or set a predetermined dimension Composite modeling e A Fibersim data reader enables users to read results of a draping simulation e Catia Composite Design Data CPD can be directly imported e Fibersim and CPD data can be used in a new process to automatically transfer geometric composites information to finite elements for huge time savings in composite model build time HyperBeam e A shell and solid section sketcher allows users to create draw and edit shell and solid beam cross sections e Interactive section editing enables users to change dimensions of sections and move vertices by click and drag Connectors e Autopitch Connector creation on FE at a user defined pitch distance e Complete remeshing for connectors including spot seam and bolted realizations HyperView and HyperGraph 12 0 bring in new visualization modes improved performance and a collection of industry tailored solutions plus many new plotting enhancements Industry Vertical Solutions e Comprehensive NVH post processing toolkit e Crash templates for safety and simplified build plots from the anima
233. meshes within AcuConsole This functionality is primarily used for generating initial conditions for simulations Users can map results from coarse meshes onto fine meshes or vice versa or map between Similar designs to provide a more suitable initial guess for the solution values Providing more Suitable initial conditions often yields faster convergence of the solver for steady state simulations and more realistic results at the initial time steps of transient cases The mapped initial conditions can be visualized on the boundaries of the model using the basic visualization capabilities that are provided in AcuConsole with this utility This option can be accessed from the Tools gt Project Solution menu or from the main toolbar in AcuConsole co AcuSoWwe keg fle Step kd variables fo project Contour display Minimum wakia Minimum scale Maximir vale Maximum Scale Contour Seale Update Project Solutions mapping utility New Visualization Capabilities in AcuConsole AcuConsole V12 0 boasts many improvements to the underlying graphics functionality due to a fundamental change in design Not only does this result in new capabilities delivered to users but also an overall improvement in frame rates when interacting with complex models Among the new capabilities delivered in this release is the ability to modify and visualize spin centers This new capability allows users to more efficiently manage
234. ms The solution time has been reduced when EIGRA is used for calculation of a large number of modes EIGRA Can be Used to Solve Larger Problems The number of modes that can be calculated when using EIGRA has been increased for large models EIGRA and AMLS Can Now be Used for Pre Stressed Normal Modes Analysis STATSUB PRELOAD can now be used in a SUBCASE that references EIGRA data or if PARAM AMLS YES is present Modal Frequency Response Solution Time Reduced for Problems Without Structural or Viscous Damping If there is only modal damping no structural or viscous damping then the resulting modal Frequency Response problem is diagonal In this case because a diagonal solution algorithm is used the solution time is reduced significantly AVL EXCITE Interface The AVL EXCITE interface has been enhanced to allow users to obtain results for interior points in a residual model run After running an AVL EXCITE analysis an INpP4 file is generated that contains the modal participation factors The INP4 file can be used along with the original H3DDMIG file to recover stresses strains displacements velocities and accelerations from a residual run SIMPACK Interface The SIMPACK interface has been enhanced to allow the generation of flexible bodies using CSET data with the CBN CMSMETH method Allow Craig Chang Super Elements in Residual Run Using AMLS AMSES It is now possible to use super elements generated using the General Me
235. multi core machines e Assign Change Edit param and criteria file for meshing e Save individual component HM files after batchmeshing e Change from CAD to mesh representations easily Creation of Self contained Include Files in Ls Dyna User Profile In the past when moving comps to across includes we provided options to move nodes and elements Now there is an option to create a self contained include file with no external references The option to not move material and properties associated with the components is also available Finding Cross References A powerful feature to find cross references across includes for Dyna and RADIOSS has been introduced It allows you to understand the dependency in Include files The right click context menu of an Include file in the Model Browser displays the option Include xref This shows the references with external Include files Autopitch AutoPitch tool to determine weld locations based on flanges is provided under the Connectors menu for spot welds Crash Post processing IIHS In the Vehicle Safety Tools preferences there are now two new templates to plot IIHS front intrusion and IIHS side structure intrusion plots for RADIOSS and Dyna IIHS Front Intrusion works on e T0O1 file of RADIOSS e Nodout binout and d3plot files of Dyna e HyperView H3D files IIHS Side Intrusion works on e AO files of RADIOSS e d3plot files of Dyna e HyperView H3D files Back to top CAE Result
236. n transforms into a data processing and system prototyping environment rivaling systems such as MATLAB The additional power of using SciPy within Python however is that a powerful programming language is also available for use in developing sophisticated programs and specialized applications Scientific applications written in SciPy benefit from the development of additional modules in numerous domains created by developers across the world Everything from parallel programming to web and database Subroutines and classes have been made available to the user All of this power is available in addition to the mathematical libraries in SciPy This power is now available for use within MotionSolve user subroutines Save Reload Improvements SAVE_MODEL and RELOAD_MODEL are provided as new callable utility subroutines These can be used in conjunction with the utility optimization subroutine FMIN_SLSQP for faster system optimization It eliminates the need to perform multiple simulations Version of Binary Files To assist with providing more detail of specific binaries used by MotionSolve detailed version information about any binary used is now printed into the MotionSolve log file Back to top Automotive Extensions to the Solver CD Tire 3 0 3 Support MotionSolve now supports CDTire version 3 0 3 from Fraunhofer LBF CDTire is suitable for comfort and durability applications but it can also be used for handling maneuvers Depending o
237. n Windows platforms when compared to previous releases of AcuSolve In addition to the performance improvements Perl is now included in the Windows packages eliminating the need for a separate installation to successfully run AcuSolve Spaces are now fully supported within installation paths and working directory paths on Windows as well A single package of AcuSolve is now used to install both the legacy licensed version of the solver i e ACUSIM licensing as well as the HWU licensed version of the code This allows all users to take advantage of the improvements to the packaging Significant changes have also been made to the directory structure into which AcuSolve is installed AcuSolve now installs using the following structure INSTALL DIR altair acusolve platform Where platform is one of win32 win64 or linux64 and INSTALL_DIR is chosen by the user at installation time The A4CUSIM_VERSION variable is no longer used However for backward compatibility it is set to an empty string on Linux platforms For users that wish to link the new directory structure within a legacy installation on Linux platforms this can be accomplished by soft linking the resulting directory structure to the latest link or by soft linking it to a link with the version as the name Below are some examples e HyperWorks and AcuSolve installed in scratchl1 Applications HyperWorks 12 0 e Legacy AcuSolve installation in scratchl Applications Acusim LINUX6
238. n a seam connector has been removed Slightly Curved Holes In a few cases slightly curved holes weren t accepted as true holes which caused failed connectors This issue has been resolved Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Geometry New Features e New option for choosing stitching mode when creating surfaces e Added thickness based stitch tol option for midsurfacing Resolved Issues e Continued robustness and accuracy improvements for surface and solid editing e Continued robustness and accuracy improvements for midsurface generation e Continued robustness and accuracy improvements for defeaturing operations Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperBeam Add Delete Vertex for Shell and Solid Sections This mode is accessed by pressing the second to last button in the toolbar This button is only active for shell and solid beam sections Clicking this button launches into add and delete vertex mode In this mode left clicking on or near any part for a shell or perimeter for a solid will create a new vertex on the nearest part or perimeter The part or perimeter will be diverted to now run through the new vertex If a clicked point is nearer to the end of a part than a segment of it the part will be extended In this mode right clicking any vertex will delete the vertex Text Editing on Screen This mode is accessed by clicking the third to last button in the toolbar and is the same as interactive d
239. n in the list specified by the MS H3DFILE DIR environment variable H3D files have been enhanced to contain a new shell thickness attribute This additional piece of information is necessary to be able to calculate fatigue or damage of shell structures such as automotive bodies or automobile doors Friction and Normal Force Definition for Force PTdSF through User Subroutines The Force_PTdSF element defines a contact force between a rigid body and a deformable surface This modeling element has been enhanced to support user defined models for contact normal force and frictional force A user subroutine PTDSFSUB is required to provide the user defined contact models PTDSFSUB may be written in Fortran C or C languages or alternatively in Python or Matlab scripts The output signals from a Force_PTdSF that are written to the MotionSolve Results File MRF and Altair Binary File ABF have been extended to include the following time based quantities e The X Y Z locations of the contact point e The X Y Z components of the surface normal at the contact point e The penetration depth e The contact normal force which acts along the surface normal e The X Y Z components of the friction force vector e The U and V parameter values for the surface at the contact point e The tracking error a measure of how accurately the contact point has been determined The components of all vector quantities are defined in the coordinate system in which the s
240. n inside BCBODY 15 new options inside BCTABLE Automatic front back SIDE assignment for CHBDYE on shells based on element normal for CONVECTION and RADIATION Partial support of CHBDYG elements import edit export only New Property Type Added property type to NSM mass connectors It is available for creation and FE absorption Added TABLEM to TABLE Create Macro e TABLEM1 TABLEM2 TABLEM3 TABLEM4 Added Support for Acoustic Conjugate Infinite Elements and Property e CACINF3 New tria3 element e CACINF4 New quad4 element e PACINF New 2D property with ACOUSTIC ID pool Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph Support for 2D Element Forces Tensor Plot e Plot and transform forces using the normal drawing mode Fx Fy Fxy Qy and Qz e Moment drawing mode available to visualize moments Mx My and Mxy e op2 file only Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes HyperMesh Non structural Mass added to Mass Calc NSM1 and NSML1 Auto NSMADD Added to Export Solver Options Controls the grouping of all NSM entities in the model and references them to case control on export Importing Grids with a Reference System in the Database If a GRID card has a CP defined but no matching coordinate system defined in the input file HyperMesh will now search the database for that existing system NVH Enhancements e Added EIGRA as a loadcollector Referenced by the METHOD case control selector e Added H3D
241. n the MotionSolve installation at lt altair root gt 12 0 hwsolvers motionsolve bin lt platform gt Deformable Curves and Surfaces Deformable curves used by the Point to Deformable Curve constraint entity and deformable surfaces used by the Point to Deformable Surface constraint can now be open or closed This allows for a continuous curve surface description where the constraint can apply without interruption Distributed Forces on Flexible Bodies A new capability for applying distributed forces on a Flex_Body through a new FORCE_MODAL modeling element is now available The distributed force on the Flex_Body is defined in the modal domain and not in physical coordinates Through the use of this strategy the potentially expensive physical to modal conversion of the force is done only once However this also makes the element somewhat challenging to use Users have to define the distributed load in a finite element modeler like HyperMesh The model is then transferred to a finite element solver such as RADIOSS where the conversion from physical to modal coordinates is done as a part of the component mode synthesis and generation of the Flex_Body Distributed forces are particularly useful for modeling phenomena such as aerodynamic loads temperature loads pressure loads state dependent damping and even limited forms of contact involving flexible bodies There are several alternative ways in which the distributed load can be defined
242. n the application area there are three basic CDTire sub models that the user can select e CDTire 20 a model with rigid belt suited for handling applications on smooth surfaces e CDTire30 a flexible belt tire with a brush type contact and ability to model stick slip behavior Suitable for in plane only obstacle enveloping e CDTire40 a 3D flexible shell carcass with a brush type contact and ability to model stick slip behavior Suitable for full obstacle enveloping CDTire also offers two transitional sub models The sub model transition is defined in the tire control file e CDTire2030 transitional model between 20 and 30 e CDTire2040 transitional model between 20 and 40 CDTire needs tire and road property files The generation of tire property files requires a set of force moment measurements as well as topology data cleat measurements CDTire supports various road property files including digitized road data surfaces and parametrically described road surfaces as well as user defined road models The supported road files are categorized as follows e 1000 parametric road surface description e 1002 rolling drum road surface e 1100 user defined road e 2000 parametric and digitized road data in binary format For more information about the various road models please consult the CDTire documentation A license to enable CD Tire can be obtained from Altair Dynamic Loading of Cosin Tire Interface Library CT
243. nabling the user to stop the midmesh process at any stage make model amendments and then continue the process There are many detailed operations all of which are found within HyperMesh itself for example Pre Midsurface cleanup houses the options to remove logo s and equivalence the surface edges before midsurface extraction The tool uses the MidMesh Thickness tool released in 11 0 120 as the last step in the process Also the tool has also integrated the various element visualization options within it enabling for instant review of the midmeshed output pore EP Hhh erian Glare Pe a 1 a gmi Gy ii Elimar sate a kisah Bee eet fet Thanh rad 4 Seren ee ee ee se Mid thickness Mapping Value Round Off Mid thickness values can now be rounded off so that assigned thicknesses match ranged interval precision in the Map Mid thickness Tool With range interval set to 0 1 and without Truncate thickness to range interval HS Property 7 oc thickness_1 22 ip thickness_1 50 wa thickness_2 00 odes thickness_2 11 4g thickness_2 37 4 thickness_2 50 ote thickness _3 00 wed p i a CA l L l With range interval set to 0 1 and Truncate thickness to range interval Hie Property 7 ng thickness_1 2 ote thickness_1 5 tig thickness_2 0 odes thickness_21 oof thickness_2 4 oof thickness_2 5 ata thickness 3 0 BEEBUABHO Batchmesher e Batchmesher has improved recognition geometry cleanup
244. nd control volumes e Parameterization of entity IDs not supported e Unsupported parametrized entities are replaced with corresponding values during import to avoid loss of data e The variables parametrized will be grayed out in the card editor so that it can t be changed e In macros and browsers if any parameterized variable is changed a warning message appears in the message bar and the value will not be changed Performance and Speed Improvements e Performance speed improvement in Nastran to LS DYNA conversion e Performance speed improvement in import export of large models Solver Browser Show Hide Isolate functionalities for Include files in the Solver Browser are now available Maximum Number of Characters Maximum number characters for names of components materials and properties extended to 80 in import and export Keyword Updates Updates to the following keywords MAT_ENCHANCED_COMPOSITE_DAMAGE_TITLE CONTROL_SPOTWELD_BEAM CONSTRAINED_EXTRA_NODES_NODE SET CONTROL_IMPLICT_FORMING INITIAL_VELOCITY_RIGID_BODY MAT_FU_CHANG MAT_LOW_DENSITY_SYNTHETIC_FOAM CONTROL_CONTACT New HyperView Interfacing Features Support of d3int files FEMZIP reader updated to FEMZIP libraries v 6 0 New FEMZIP reader options added Effective strain with prestrain removed Removes the effective strain value at time O from all the time steps Strain Tensor with prestrain removed Removes the strain tensor value for all i
245. nd smoother geometry interpretation of topology results with fewer number of surfaces e Geometry can now be output in PARASOLID and STEP format e The remeshing algorithm has been improved to generate a FEA ready mesh with a mapping of property data loads and boundary conditions setting up the optimized model for a quick reanalysis Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes General Browser Include View Added three new columns within the browser include view to set the export state include path and include type of one or more includes This is available for all applicable user profiles Cross reference Browser Display control within the cross reference XRef browser is now available via the Show Hide Isolate entries in the context menu Review is also added to the context menu to set the review state of the selected entity Box Trim Utility The Box Trim utility in the LS DYNA user profile has undergone significant updates to enable the box trim to remove unused entities and automatically update entities which pass through the box trim the objective is to ensure a run ready deck post box trim The same utility in the Nastran user profile has had some additional updates also Replace Functionality Added no to all option in the Replace functionality Model Checker Model Checker has been updated to detect and remove unused beamsections for OptiStruct RADIOSS Bulk Data Nastran and LS DYNA user profiles Assign
246. not be impacted by future changes to the Auto Solution Strategy panel As a reminder to users a warning is placed in the Auto Solution Strategy panel when an advanced setting has been modified BAS fai Global B Global Problem Description Problem Descnpton Radiation Parameters PRE PE Radiaton Parameters Solar Radiation Parameters Solar Radiaton Parameters ___Extemal Code Parameters as i Auto Solution Strategy External Code Parameter al Code Parameters Advanced Solution Strategy Auto Soluton Strategy E Time Marching amp Staggering Advanced Soluton a E H Foree Time Increment HAT m ie Time Integration 1 Stagger Algebraic Multigrid Parameters Time Increment Linear Solver Parameters Time Inte grabon Convergence Check Parameters Algebraic Multgnd Parameters O ae ef _ AMetglics Faction Linear Solver Parameters wate Model Convergence Check Parameters Surface Tension Model User Global Data Contact Angle Model Mulipher Functon Emissivity Model Matenal Model Surface Tension Model Modify advanced settings Contact Angle Model Final time Emissivity Model Min time steps Time a staggering Max time steps Time Marc hing Staggenng Convergence tolerance bepebese reshape rte es Termination delay Mody advanced sengs On_ _ OF uss pate tas LHS update frequency Min stagger iterations Max stagger iterations stagger convergence t
247. nships such as tangents perpendicularity can be applied to sketches When sketches are modified constraints ensure the intended relationship between the sketch and entity Boolean Operations New solid objects can be created by performing Boolean operations to combine subtract or intersect sets of objects Maximum Thickness Control Users can control wall thicknesses and the diameters of beam like structures in a generated shape by specifying a minimum and or maximum thickness Frequency Targets Design concepts can be optimized to maximize or meet specified frequency targets Faster Shape Exploration The shape exploration function is now controlled by a single material slider Perspective Orthogonal Projections Users can switch between perspective and orthogonal views for more precise sketching Align to Closest Axis Models also can be aligned to the closest principal axis when oriented arbitrarily Improved Geometry Capture Powerful new internal algorithm results in higher quality design concepts Altair HyperWorks Integration Files generated by Inspire can be exported to HyperMesh for validation and advanced structural analyses 64 bit Executable A 64 bit executable is available for Windows 7 Vista and XP Enable Disable Rotate Constraints on Holes Rotations are now enabled for constraints located on holes Japanese Version Inspire is available in native Japanese language Tutorials New tutorials
248. nt assemblies via the context menus in the browser e If some of the nodes on solid elements did not have results the iso surface wasn t plotted correctly e An issue has been resolved where the animation time step for models loaded in HyperView was getting reset to 0 0 when switching between HM and HV clients e Values measured on contour and iso surfaces plots are now consistent particularly with mid side nodal values for 2nd order elements e Menus got duplicated when a session file mvw is dragged and dropped on application shortcuts This issue no longer occurs e Window resizing issues when HM is present in the Desktop is resolved e When doing a contour plot and then using the Transparent option either in the Section Cut or Iso panel the contour is turned to grey on various portions of the model depending on the current angle at which the model is viewed Same happens without a section cut or an iso surface if some components have no result and are using T or Boundary Geometry gt Transparent The graphic artifact is resolved e Live linked measures on clearing contours and reapplying for large models resulted in memory leak on Linux machines e Dot operator now returns a scalar as expected This was broken in 11 0 120 but is fixed in this release e H3D export of contoured results with some RADIOSS models did not bring back the same contours because of conflicting duplicate IDs in the models e HwaAscii reader has been
249. nuals are also shipped with the installer package and can be found in the doc directory of the distribution As AcuConsole Test acs File Edit Vis MeshOp Tools 0e 0 ER at a h amp Help Topic F1 Eg Visible entity What s This Shift F 1 k Easan 5 Global AcuSolve Help Home Problem Descripti About AcuConsole PRE PE Auto Solution Strategy ate Maternal Model H Body Force H Output Nodal Initial Condition E Model Volumes Surfaces Edges AcuConsole Help menu Back to top Highlights of the Altair Licensing 12 0 Release Inspire and Evolve products included in HyperWorks HyperStudy license draw lowered to 25 HWU Drop standalone license feature for AcuConsole Parasolid reader New multi physics licensing scheme GPU support for HyperWorks Solvers Contents HyperWorks Business Model Application Unit Draw Solver Unit Draw Multi physics and GPU Special CAD Reader Licenses Compatibility Introduction Same as HyperWorks 11 0 the HyperWorks 12 0 licensing is based on the Altair Licensing System which provides the unique and flexible Altair HyperWorks business model to our customers This business model gives full flexibility to access all HyperWorks products as well as access to partner products through the HyperWorks Partner Alliance http www hyperworksalliance com Besides that the HyperWorks Business model supports large scale computing design studies multi physics and optimization
250. nvironment ScriptView is fully integrated for TCL scripting and debugging HyperMesh is available in the Desktop as well as in the traditional standalone mode Highlights of the HyperMesh 12 0 Release HyperMesh API Part Comparison feature_replace createintersectionsegments Connectors e Add Link Panel e New Bolt Realization Type e New Seam and Spot Realization Type e Nastran Realizations e Resolved Issues Geometry New Insert Planes Option for Auto Midsurfacing Solid Trimming with Plane Perpendicular to an Edge Three Node Circle Radius New Lines by attached Selection Option Resolved Issues Graphics e Resolved Issues Meshing New Midmeshing Tool Mid thickness Mapping Value Round Off Batchmesher Thin Solid Meshing CFD Tetramesh OSSmooth 12 0 Connectivity Detection OSSmooth 12 0 Draw Recovery OSSmooth 12 0 Ply Shape Interpretation OSSmooth 12 0 Geometry Recovery and Remeshing 11 11 11 11 0 130 Release Notes General Browser Include View Cross reference Browser Box Trim Utility Replace Functionality Model Checker Assign Dialog Check Elements Panel FiberSim Reader Ply Realization Dialog Shortcut Keys Deleting Components Reordering Components 0 130 Release Notes APIs createlistbypath Panel New Commands Suite of APIs New Interface APIs 0 130 Release Notes Connectors Connector Panels New Bolt Realization Type for RADIOSS and Nastran New Seam Realization T
251. o a 3 D Engine Torque Map to determine the torque output of an engine based on vehicle states and throttle input It further models a clutch that transmits the torque to the gearbox and can be engaged and disengaged by a clutch input signal Static Design Factors Improvements Static Design Factor SDF computations for suspensions may now be performed on models with multiple axles Earlier releases of MotionSolve could handle only one axle Now you can calculate the SDFs for any number of axles Tire Free Rolling Angular Speed Calculations for the Free Rolling Omega 4 C2 tHe Lee U Where s Rolling Speed of the tire e 2 Omega Actual e X Longitudinal Slip He Tire Effective Rolling Radius free have been revised Now Se ec for a tire is computed as Tire Utilities A handful of Tire States have been made available to Reference Variable entities The table below lists the function names in the mbdtire library the required parameters and the description of the returned value Function Name Parameter List Description TOTAL_PR O no parameter Computes the total rolling resistance force developed by all the tires in the model TIRE_RR_ FORCE _ Tire Force ID Rolling resistance force as ratio between the torque and the rolling radius TIREALPHA Tire Force ID Lateral Slip Angle TIREKAPPA Tire Force ID Longitudinal Slip TIREGAMMA Tire Force ID Tire inclination Angle TNO MF and TNO SWIFT Tire Model Support
252. odes or elements within a refinement box Param File Added new options for BatchMesher in param file under Other options gt Edges equivalencing with tolerance e Allow t connections e Within components only e Apply aggressive stitching Added new option in the Surface hole recognition portion of the param file The new option is called Elems mode and the option can be set to minimal or exact This new option controls the number of nodes around a hole and washer layer In previous releases the nodes around a hole could not be rigidly enforced as user input Improved Logo Removal Improved logo removal concave factor added which enables more complex features to be detected and subsequently removed Performance Improvements Improved handling of beads with flat plateaus and flanges The performance of the Tetra Mesh mesh to file option has improved significantly when generating large models in the order of 40 million elements or more OSSmooth Panel Updated OSSmooth panel layout for improved usability Also added connection detect feature which removes disjointed regions and ensures that the design material paths are bridged and connected together Back to top Highlights of the HyperView 12 0 Release Symmetry Visualization 3D Stereoscopic View Section Cut with Path Plots Isosurface on Parts Measure Fonts and Colors General Enhancements Resolved Issues Contents 11 11 11 0 130 Relea
253. ody For almost all ADAMS user subroutines there are equivalent MotionSolve subroutines The calling sequences and parameter types are identical This enables the DLLs to be binary compatible i e a DLL created for ADAMS will run directly in MotionSolve and vice versa ADAMS MotionSolve ADAMS MotionSolve CFFSUB CFFSUB GETINT GETINT CNFSUB CNFSUB GETMOD GETMOD CONSUB CONSUB GETSLV GETSLV COUSUB COUSUB COUXX COUXX2 COUXX COUXXK2 GETSTM GETSTM CURSUB CURSUB GET_SPRASE_ GET_SPRASE_MATRIX_ MATRIX_DATA DATA DIFSUB DIFSUB GETVER GETVER DMPSUB DMPSUB GTARAY GTARAY FIESUB FIESUB GTCMAT GTCMAT GFOSUB GROSUB GTCURV GTCURV GSE SUB XU GSE SUB XU XX YU YX GTINAM GTINAM XX YU YX GSE_ DERIV Not Supported GTONAM GTONAM UPDATE GSE _ Not Supported GTSTRG GTCMAT OUTPUT SAMP MFOSUB MFOSUB GTUNTS GTUNTS MOTSUB MOTSUB GET_MATRIX_ GET_MATRIX_INFO INFO TIRSUB Not Supported QUISPL Not in QUISPL ADAMS UCOSUB UCOSUB RCNVRT RCNVRT VARSUB VARSUB RELPAR RELPAR ADD_MASS_ ADD_MASS_PROPERTY STEP5 STEP5 PROPERTY BODY_MASS_ BODY_MASS_PROPERTY STR2ZINTARY STR2ZINTARY PROPERTY AKISPL AKISPL STR2ZDBLARY STR2ZDBLARY BISTOP SUBTRACT _ SUBTRACT MASS _ MASS _ PROPERTY PROPERTY GET_FULL_ GET_FULL_MATRIX_DATA UCOVAR UCOVAR MATRIX_DATA GET_GRAVITY GET_GRAVITY USRMES USRMES Back to top Resolved Issues ADM File Import The ADAMS GSE statement attributes of xxflag xuflag yxflag and yuf
254. olerance 1 0 Stagger LHS update frequency 1 staggers Open Refs Auto Solution Strategy li Analysis type Steady state Max time steps 100 Initial time increment 10000000000 0 SECH Convergence tolerance 0 001 Num Krylov vectors 10 Relaxation factor 0 0 Flow e On Off WARNING Advanced settings are active Other Notable Changes AcuSolve V12 0 contains a number of other notable changes that are worthy of mention A brief description of each is shown below Added the ability to visualize time history output point locations in AcuConsole Added binary file exchange support between AcuConsole and AcuMeshSim This option is controlled by the ofmt option of AcuMeshSim and speeds up the reading and writing of meshes to and from disk Improved AcuConsole speed when creating new tree items Improved the speed of AcuConsole s Nastran discrete geometry reader Added ability to skip the import of edges to reduce import time of complex CAD models Added CATIA file import support into AcuConsole Added cfl number to the extended nodal output variable set Added mass flux average and bulk temperature to surface output variable set See the AcuTrans entry in the AcuSolve Programs Reference Manual for a definition of these quantities Added surface statistics output option to the SURFACE OUTPUT command to provide the min max standard deviation of surface output nodes See the AcuTrans entry in the AcuSolve Prog
255. on GE_MOD can be set to NO_GE In this case no structural damping is considered from MATx PCOMPx CELAS PELAS and PBUSH data PARAM G can be used to specify structural damping based on the entire stiffness matrix PARAM NUMEG used to specify the estimated number of modes for modal Frequency Response and Transient Analysis when the number of modes is not specified on the EIGRL EIGRA data This number of modes is used to estimate the disk space usage PARAM AMSESLM SPCD should be used for enforced motion for frequency response If the old Large Mass Method is used for enforced motion for modal frequency response and EIGRA is used to calculate the modes then PARAM AMSESLM 1 should be specified PARAM INTRFACE This parameter is used to turn off the generation of the interface file The interface file contains the data about the fluid structure coupling and is created by default PARAM INTRFACE NO will turn off the generation of this file PARAM ENFMOTN This parameter is used to control the displacement output during modal frequency response with enforced motion If set to ABS the absolute displacement is output and if set to REL the relative displacement to the enforced motion is output The default is ABS PARAM AMSES Switches eigenvalue extraction method from Lanczos to AMSES PARAM VMOPT This parameter is used to control the method used when the mass from virtual fluid MFLUID is used to model incompressible fluids PARAM ASCO
256. ontinued robustness and accuracy improvements for surface and solid editing e Continued robustness and accuracy improvements for midsurface generation Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperBeam Shell and Solid Section Sketcher Allows users to create draw and update shell and solid sections in HyperBeam Interactive Section Editing Allows users to edit section parameters and move vertices via click and drag View Controls Zoom Fit Pan Added section view manipulators as icons and mouse control Reorient Shell Section Added options to control the local origin set the y axis and reflect shell sections Preview Unassigned Sections Available in the HyperBeam panel under section utils This will store any unused beam sections in the user mark These options are available under the edit menu option for shell sections only Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes Meshing Map as Circle A new method called Map as Circle has been added to detect circular features therefore meshing the features with a predefined mesh pattern This mesh pattern can also be applied when in the secondary Automesh panel either via Autodecide or Map as Circle mesh methods TetraMesh Optimization Utility The new Tetra Mesh Optimization utility is located in the Utility Menu It can take an existing tetra mesh and either move nodes or remesh to meet the required parameters It has the ability to constrain trias feature lines n
257. orce on pretension section MATXO Void material property extension for geometric nonlinear solutions MATX21 Rock concrete material property extension for geometric nonlinear solutions MATX43 Hill orthotropic material property extension for geometric nonlinear solutions MATX60 Elastic plastic piecewise nonlinear material property extension for geometric nonlinear solutions MATX68 Honeycomb material property extension for geometric nonlinear solutions PCOMPX Laminated composite property extension for geometric nonlinear solutions Enhanced Subcase Information Entries STATSUB Added type PRETENS to specify bolt pretension TSTRU In addition to using the resulting thermal field from a steady state heat transfer analysis for a thermal load on a structural analysis the thermal field from the last time step of a transient heat transfer analysis can be used for the thermal load Enhanced Bulk Data Entries PRETENS Data to define the location direction and type of pretension for 3D bolts was added PBUSH The RCV continuation line has been added to specify stress and strain recovery coefficients for the CBUSH PCONT The CLEARANCE item in the PCONT data can be used to specify an initial clearance between the master and slave contact surfaces This does not depend on the actual distance between the surfaces XSHLPRM The data IDRIL has been added in order to turn off the drilling stiffness of shell elements for nonlinear analysis
258. orced motion can be used and modal energy calculation are available The use of this new method is controlled by the PARAM FASTFR Modeling the Effect of Heavy Incompressible Fluids on Structural Vibrations The MFLUID data can be used to model the effects of heavy fluids like oil or gasoline on the structural vibrations of their containers This simplified formulation of fluid structure interaction offers an efficient approach to take fluid effects into consideration Equivalent Radiated Power and Far Field Sound Level Pressure The Equivalent Radiated Power from structural panels can now be calculated The response can be calculated for a set of grids or by panels In addition the Intensity can be calculated on the panel and the far field sound pressure level at microphone locations can be output across the frequency range One Step Transfer Path Analysis The Point Mobility Grid Point Forces Path Participation and Transfer functions for multiple control volumes can all be calculated automatically in a single analysis run With this new algorithm the solution time is significantly less than either of the solution times in the standard two step process MFLUID is Available for Modeling a Virtual Fluid A fluid bounded by shell elements can be modeled by just specifying the shell elements and fluid properties The effect of the fluid is taken into account during frequency response analysis Automatic One Step Transfer Path Analysis Usin
259. ords updated include TEMBC INTEM and CONLO PLINK LLINK Connector Keywords PLINK LLINK connector keywords have been updated to handle a maximum of 15 components in its card image GES will be created if it has more than 15 components Resolved Issues Error in reading global variables has been fixed Error in I O of CNTACT 36 is fixed Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperView Support of PAM2010 Support of PAM2010 results in HDF5 file format ERHF FEMZIP Reader FEMZIP Reader supports all the results from PAM 200 and is updated to FEMZIO V5 49 Performance is improved Back to top Highlights of the RADIOSS Block Interface 12 0 Release e Supported Versions e New Keyword Support e Resolved Issues Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes Solver Browser INISHE EPSP and INISHE EPSP_F New Keywords Keywords Updated Resolved Issues New Reader Options HyperGraph Resolved Issues HyperView Resolved Issues HyperGraph 0 120 Release Notes Keyword Support Resolved Issues HV Trans 0 101 Release Notes Transformations Export Tab Enhancements ACCEL Newly Supported Keywords Updated Keywords ID Pools Resolved Issues Creation of Section Cuts Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes Supported Versions Supported versions RADIOSS 44 51 90 100 and 110 New Keyword Support e INISHE INISH3 OTHRO e INISHE INISH3 OTHRO_LOC e INISHE INISH3 EPSP e INISHE INISH3 EPSP_F e INISHE INISH3 STRA_F e I
260. ormance Review will display them in its color if a color has been defined If not the display is red Updated Keywords Updates have been made to following keywords e MAT_GURSON_JC MAT_033 MAT_103 e DATABASE_BINARY_RUNRSF e Optional card D for Contact e BOUNDARY_SPC_BIRTH_DEATH HM Assembly Browser Creation Options The option to create an HM Assembly based on includes structure during import is now available ID Pools Added ID pools added to the load collector entity now allows duplicate IDs among its mapped keywords in the LS DYNA user profile A new load collector with no card image will be created automatically if the current load collector has a card image and you create any loads I O Support for PGP Encryption I O support for PGP Encryption of selected materials e MAT_ELASTIC MAT_RIGID MAT_SPOTWELD and MAT_NULL e MAT_SPRING_ELASTIC and MAT_FU_ CHANG FOAM e MAT_ PIECEWISE _LINEAR_PLASTICITY Resolved Issues e Unresolved IDs in hm files takes a long time to read This is now quicker e Support of advanced sets for BOUNDARY_SPC_SET is now available e MAT_BARLAT_YLD2000 was missing a line this has been added e The error in export of IDs of FAMMG and BAMMG referred in INITIAL_VOLUME_FRACTION GEOMETRY has been repaired e Reader crash during unsupported control card import has been fixed e Reader crash with duplicate control cards no longer occurs e Error in reading CONTROL_SPOTWELD_BEAM due
261. ow detects the problems and makes an attempt to repair the database Users will see a notification in the message window regarding the database recovery process when this occurs Once repaired the database is opened into the current session In addition to repairing the corrupt databases AcuConsole has improved control of subprocesses that are launched during the session Upon exiting AcuConsole any open sessions of AcuTail and AcuProbe are automatically killed Unterminated subprocesses upon exiting AcuConsole were a common cause for corruption Although this improves the situation it still does not eliminate all possible causes of database corruption Corrupt database found recovering acuH5Copy Opening HDF5 file lt C cyqwin scratch1 corsoda Demos corruptDatabase blade_zxm acs gt acuH5Copy Opening HDF5 fille lt C cyqwin scratch1 corsoda Demos corruptDatabase _ tmpfle acs gt acuH5Copy Create property to pass copy options acuH5Copy Create link creation property to pass copy options acuH5Copy Done processing acuHbCopy Total CPU time 9200000e 001 Sec acuHbCopy Total Elapse time 9 1170000e 001 Sec acuHbCopy Total Memory Size 0 000000e 000 Mbytes Opening recovered database C cyqwin scratch1 corsoda Demos corruptDatabase blade_zxm acs updating V1 6a to V 1 6b Updating Panels data from V1 8b to 12 0 updating V1 6b to 12 0 CPU Usage J e Added Plug in and Group Managers to Streamline Workflow Two new
262. p 11 0 120 Release Notes Enhancements e Area and Polar plots were added e A 2D grid window is available for viewing and editing matrix contents e Enhanced memory management Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes Enhancements e Both infinity amp NAN are supported as data types via keywords Inf amp NaN respectively e With 3D plotting three dimensional line surface contour and waterfall plots are now available e HyperMath Scripts can now be used as plug in inside HyperView for custom post processing e HyperMath can now be used to implement custom external readers for HyperGraph e The relational and logical operators have been extended to support element by element operations on matrix data e Bidirectional data exchange between HyperMath and Tcl is possible e Matrix can be written using custom numeric format using FWrite Multiple delimited text files can be read by FReadText Back to top Highlights of the HyperStudy 12 0 Release e Significant UI Redesign e General Enhancements and New Features e Extended Post Processing e Connections e New and Improved Methods Contents 11 0 101 Release Notes File Export Options Evaluation of Main Effects BackgroundMode Option Labels Resolved Issues 12 0 Introduction HyperStudy enables users to explore understand and improve their system designs using methods such as design of experiments and optimization HyperStudy generates intelligent variations of
263. porting the Abaqus LS DYNA Nastran and OptiStruct input decks in HyperMesh and HyperView when importing from a network drive The percentage gain varies depending upon the network The network performance improvements are also extended to importing contouring and animating Nastran Op2 and LS DYNA d3plot files in HyperView The percentage gain varies depending upon the network 2x to 10x improvement Dramatic improvements in animation speed and model view manipulation rotate pan is available taking advantage of the hardware A graphics performance improvement of 2x to 6x is possible with a moderate graphics card and the gains are amplified with high end hardware Updated drivers may be needed to realize the effect ATI cards are not supported at this time Loading and animation of stress contour results for flexible bodies have been sped up by a factor of 4x compared to version 10 0 to realize the maximum gain in performance solver patch 11 0 202 is required to generate the H3D files containing the flexible bodies Min Max of Linear Superposition and Envelope A second level of derived loadcases for finding the min max extreme of multiple Linear Superposition and or other Envelopes is supported This feature allows performing multiple linear combinations or envelope results in HyperView and extracting the overall min max extreme of these combinations The definitions of derived loadcases can be saved in the session files and report templat
264. print functionality kept the nodes of the former mesh where the imprint has been applied to These nodes are invalid and not created anymore Using a seam connector on a surface edge to realize a t connection between two surfaces led to wrong results in case of a small gap between the surfaces This realization case works independent on the surface distance now It is possible now to realize spot connectors in combination with quad transition between two layers of the same component That led to failed connectors in the past In some cases the realization of area connectors as type hexa adhesive led to flipped hexa elements This issue was caused by a wrong order of some test points Connector realizations of type CWELD will fail now if the both parts to be connected have the same property ID In the past during area connector creation per each selected line one area connector has been created even though they formed a continuous line From such continuous lines it s possible to create only one connector now This is optional and can be activated via the checkbox line combine Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Geometry New Insert Planes Option for Auto Midsurfacing A new insert plane option in midsurfacing allows auto recognition of the planar plates and constructing the plate midsurface as a piece of the exact plane This may significantly improve results for the models with many ribs Solid Trimming with Plan
265. ques include Resin Transfer Molding RTM Vacuum assisted RTM VARTM Zonal Pressure Molding ZPM and their variants HX RTM is a three dimensional transient two phase non isothermal and non Newtonian solver and it includes curing kinetics in the analysis Back to top Highlights of the BasicFEA 12 0 Release e Basic FEA Accessibility e New Fatigue Loadstep e New Meshing Options e New Basic FEA Toolbar e Translation e HTML Report Contents 11 0 130 Support for Rigid Bodies Language Support 11 0 120 New User Interface for HyperMesh Units and Unit Conversion Material Database Automatic Contact Loadstep Types 12 0 Release Notes Basic FEA Accessibility e BasicFEA is now accessible through HyperWorks Desktop e Split screen for Pre and Post is available while in the BasicFEA environment New Fatigue Loadstep e BasicFEA Materials Database is updated with fatigue material properties e EN and SN formulations are available e One or two loadstep events are available New Meshing Options Hexa Tetra Elements e With this option if the geometry is easily meshed BasicFEA will produce hexa elements If the geometry is complex BasicFEA will default to tetra elements First Second Order Elements e This option controls the mesh and the quality of the results It can also affect run time New Basic FEA Toolbar BasicFEA process is now captured in the top down toolbar Translation Translated into new Lan
266. qus 6 12 reader has been added for Windows 32 64bit and Linux 64bit HyperWorks 12 0 also Supports these versions 6 10 6 10 EF 6 11 Results on Element Faces A new reader option called Support element face results has been added to the ODB reader options If set to true for each SURFACE definition a new component will be created The component name matches the name of the surface definition Post processing of results which are available on element faces is only possible this way The new option is also helpful for post processing of contact results as surfaces can be shown isolated from the rest of the model Random Response Analysis Enhancements For random response analysis the power spectral densities PSD and root mean square RMS of von Mises stresses are calculated based on a publication of Daniel J Segalman et al 1998 The calculation time can be high for big models In this case results can be extracted in batch mode using HV Trans Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperMesh Support of Generated Nodes and Elements Support of generated nodes and elements has been added NGEN NFILL and ELGEN Support for node generation is limited to straight lines and rectangular systems NFILL is supported in its basic form to create equally distributed nodes between node sets CONTACT CONTROLS ASSIGNMENT New types EDGE TRACKING and ENHANCED EDGE TRACKING have been added for explicit interface The parameter CONTACT T
267. r Elements This file contains SPCD data for each ASET GRID and SPOINT for each mode This SPCD data can be used in a following run to recover the internal results for a specific mode PFMODE and PFPANEL Can Write Results to the h3d pch or Both Files The results from PFMODE and PFPANEL can be written out to the h3d file the pch file or both files PFMODE Output Can Now be Determined by Displacement Velocity or Acceleration The option RTYPE has been added to the PFMODE data in order to specify DISP VELO or ACCE to determine the output of the modal participation results RMS Results Only Output Option Added Previously the only way to get RMS results was to request PSDF output This created huge output files Now it is possible to request RMS output only using the output option RMS on the DISP VELO ACCE STRESS STRAIN and FORCE data Support of Additional Damping in the Interface to FastFRS The interface to FastFRS now supports GE specified on the material data as well as both structural and fluid modal damping Support of Acoustic Loading in the Interface to FastFRS The interface to FastFRS now supports ACSRCE loading on acoustic grid points PSDF Output to h3d File Expanded PSDF output is available to the h3d file for displacement velocity and acceleration as well as solid and shell stress and strain and CBUSH force PSDF Output to op2 File Expanded PSDF output is available to the op2 file for solid and shell
268. r and allowing more time for engineering This is done by providing users more control over the way the PPT will look before publishing What to expect when Publishing from each client HM MV HV HG TextView MediaView HyperMesh Image only MotionView Image only HyperView Image or H3D HyperGraph image only TextView Editable Text box if your text expands outside the window it will extend outside the text box in PPT MediaView Image only HG3D Not yet supported Features Back to top Title PowerPoint Beta Support of PowerPoint Master Templates Support of Title Attributes and Position Support of Image Positioning Support of Picture Resolution Support of Page Window Export Selection Support of one window per PPT page Support of Font Settings for HyperGraph amp HyperView objects Support of H3D Export Options 11 0 130 Release Notes HG Enabling Units The HG Enabling Units is a powerful feature that makes working with units from results much easier This feature is designed to work with 3 main usecases Automatic Unit Recognition RADIOSS abf files Adams req withnam file Xml files e Setting Unit Profile LS DYNA Consistent unit settings e Setting File Units Abagus RADIOSS Bulk Data pch and OP2 Nastran pch and OP2 This feature is turned off by default and can be turned on via a check box in the HG gt Tool gt Options Panel When this feature is enabled it is set internally wi
269. r changed to a different view These are the situations of stopping animation at random time steps or changing a loadcase or loadstep using the keyboard shortcuts like Insert Delete Home End Page Up and Page Down buttons The loadcase and loadstep changes are updated in the browser entry immediately Also when the animator s current time is changed the simstep entry in the browser loadcase view of browser is made bold Conversely when current simstep is changed using context menu in loadcase view the dropdown entry for simulation is updated in the browser Session loading restores correctly and without any errors derived loadcases defined across multiple result files ApplyStyle is updated to include corner data setting for Tensor plots Measure API GetValueList to get item list for node path measure returns only a single list now Any scripts using this API would have got duplicate lists earlier Model Info dialog provides more detailed information about element types and their count Rotation speeds of the models in the graphics area is maintained unaffected by the animation speed set to lowest Sluggish rotation resulted earlier when the animation slider was set to the lowest value Copy paste of HyperView windows maintains the undeformed model display settings e A session file loaded from a command prompt or double click in Windows explorer correctly loaded the model and result file however
270. r example if a body was selected with its panel displayed and then a different entity was selected clicking on the Body icon again in the toolbar does not display the previously displayed body panel Pn ee Tip Use the Back Forward button int panels on the panel to navigate to the previously selected entity General State Equation Entity General State Equation Control_StateEqn in MotionSolve and GSE in Adams used to model a non linear dynamic system is now supported in MotionView MDL through new statement GeneralStateEquation This entity is not yet supported in the GUI Refer to MotionView MDL Reference Guide for more details on this entity Messaging Improvement MotionView message log now provides messages referring to entity labels instead of variable names Shown below is an example MV 11 0 MV 12 0 Error Unknown symbol BLANK Error Unknown symbol BLANK Error resolving entity HODEL b_6 cg Error resolving entity Link eg under Hodel This option can be controlled in Tools gt Options gt Check Model Fi Options Appearance Configure check model NSURE Error Messages Lighti ag Warming Messages Mouse Check Model Build kadel A Degrees of Freedom General Model Information Path Manacement Files used by Model suspect Data se entity labels in messages Changes to MotionSolve XML From this release MotionSolve XML exported by MotionView will contain additional modeling information such as Mod
271. r example a period A warning is posted instead Result math plugin scripts give access to any optional arguments strings passed to the script The plugin scripts can be Templex Tcl HyperMath which accept optional arguments in addition to the datatype Performance restored with automation scripts that don t properly release stacks of handles used in the script When creating an Iso plot and turning on the Color option the color selected did not get applied to the entire set of parts visible It only applied to a portion of the model that is cut by the Iso This issue is resolved now Preference statement to control the visibility of gridlines for section cuts is implemented to work correctly whenever new sections are created Plot styles that are saved with datatypes names having special characters like amp etc are restored correctly on import RADIOSS Animation files exported to H3D with compression correctly captures the erosion state of the model The model disappearance in perspective view when zoomed in too far is corrected by adjusting the clipping plane Notes and Query updated to return all the components of the tensor normal and shear when queried Precision of numeric calculations for principal values on a tensor is improved to reduce round off errors The default text alignment in Notes is changed to left unless overridden in the preference file by some other value Model info note will alw
272. r the Organize browser is in Workspace or Repository view mode Combo box selectors such as the Library or Workspace selectors can now be closed simply by clicking anywhere else in the application Previously these selectors had to be explicitly closed using the Close button Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes General Maintain Traceability Maintain traceability by viewing where a selected content is referenced is now available Previous versions of Collaboration Tools only supported viewing of contents referenced by i e used by a selected content users can now see all contents which reference a selected content i e where the selected content is used PLM Connector Enhancements The Collaboration Tools PLM connector has been enhanced to allow for browsing of part structures to find desired CAD Previous versions limited searches to the query results themselves Users can now expand and browse part structures and select individual or multiple CAD files to retrieve Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes e Select folders or files to bulk add contents to managed libraries e Create and manage labels with new Label dialog e Associate groups of contents by label e The new Check out Warning ensures that users will be warned when attempting to check out contents currently checked out by others e References can now be created to any version of a content rather than to only the latest version e Multi level references a
273. r view or HM entity based view is available There is an auto and manual method to fix problems HyperMesh ScriptView Debugging HyperMesh ScriptView debugging is now enabled via the Scripting toolbar Performance Improvements Significant performance gains have been realized when exporting a solver file with includes over a network Midsurface Thickness Mapping Utility e Significantly improved the performance e Added support for second order elements e Added new Nodes Properties on elements and Nodes Properties on components assignment methods for Abagus Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes API New Mass Calculation APIs hm Gececog hm getmoi hm getprincipalaxes ExtAPI Functions and Structures New ExtAPI functions and structures to support component based meshing Optimization Entity Support Support has been added for all optimization entities for references cross referencing APIs as well as for hm getentityvalue and hm getentityarray createmark createmark enhanced with by box by cylinder and by sphere primitive shape selection methods equationhandle and vectorhandle Added the ability to turn off equation and vector entity handles via equationhandle and vectorhandle geommatchtopology geommatchtopology has been added to modify geometry to better match its topology definition This is to aid in accurate geometry export New Meshing APIs Added new mesh
274. rWorks Enterprise Foundation to maintain a central library Note that HyperWorks Enterprise Foundation requires additional installation and configuration in order to deploy Query Editor Enhancements The Query Editor for advanced queries has been enhanced for this release It is now possible to limit queries to only desired folders and or categories Save amp reuse queries Search based on desired content type s Limit search to only desired folders and or calegories Build complex conditional queries MotionView Integration MotionView users now have Collaboration Tools support within the MotionView client including the ability to manage MDL files results files and other MBD related date and files OM eE tot oa eer ree f j 4 ff i rrrrrae gs i HERETER Preference Support within Collaboration Tools Profiles It is now possible to include library specific preferences within Collaboration Tools Profiles Profiles are used by customizers of Collaboration Tools to be able to provide customer based enhancements to meet the specific needs of a particular implementation They include custom or enhanced content definitions custom context menus and toolbar options and other custom behaviors Performance Improvements With previous versions of the Collaboration Tools opening a library resulted in all contents of that library being retrieved and displayed While convenient because the us
275. rain Results in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis For NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN ASCII results for stress and strain for shells and solids are new writing to the sty files when the STRESS OPTI and STRAIN OPTI are requested Note that sets are not supported and results for all elements will be output Failure Theories can Now be Specified on PCOMPP and PCOMPG Data for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis FT can now be specified on the PCOMPP and PCOMPG data when used in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN analysis The failure index for composites are written to the h3d file CROD Stress Can Now be Recovered in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis CROD stress results can now be calculated in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN analysis Fatigue Damage and Life Results are Now Written to the HyperMesh res Results File Fatigue Damage and Life results are now included in the HyperMesh res results file MPCFORCES Output Written to the h3d File for Static Analysis In addition to the op2 file MPCFORCES results for static analysis are now available in the h3d file Unreferenced SET Data Written to the op2 File Even if a SET is unreferenced by the input data the SET data is written to the op2 file This allows SET data to be passed to and used by post analysis programs such as those that calculate fatigue life SET Data Written to the h3d File SET data both referenced and unreferenced is written to the h3d file Negative Values for LDM and Sca
276. rame in the Simulation in HyperView A new contact_gra_output attribute was added to the ResOutput command to enable this feature Improved General State Equation Modeling Element The General State Equation GSE element has been enhanced to support DAE descriptions SET_GSE_ ALGEBRAIC_EQN is provided as new callable utility subroutines for defining DAE This extends the range of phenomena that can be modeled with a Contro _StateEqn GSE entity in MotionSolve The entity has also been enhanced to support sparse partial derivative matrices Thus the matrices returned by the user subroutines GSEXX GSEXU GSEYX and GSEYU can be sparse A new utility SE7T_ GSE_NONZERO_ENTRY is provided for defining the non zero entries of the GSE derivative matrices in a sparse form This method will yield significant performance improvements when the derivative matrices are sparse i e most of the entries are zero Initial Conditions Improvements For transient analysis of models containing initial constraint violations the initial assembly is Significantly more robust Joint Friction Joint friction is now supported as a model statement command and function A new modeling entity Force_JointFriction is now available in 12 0 Joint friction allows you to model stiction and dynamic friction in the motion of one or more directions in a joint Supported joints include revolute spherical translational cylindrical and universal The LuGre model is used to de
277. rams Reference Manual for a definition of these quantities Added a command line option to AcuTrans that removes repeated surfaces from visualizer output files FieldView Ensight H3d etc This option is on by default and is controlled by the rmds command line parameter Added coordinates as an output variable option when writing nodal data to table format Improved PBS integration by adding the pbs attach option to AcuRun This option enables better tracking and control of jobs being run through the PBS scheduler Made improvements to the stability and convergence rate of the viscoelastic model Added windowing capability to AcuSpec Added an acufft python module for performing Fast Fourier Transforms Added an ismpd option to the AcuRun command that installs the smpd daemon on Windows systems for Intel MPI and MPICH2 Added multiphysics licensing support for AcuSolve RADIOSS and AcuSolve AcuTrace co Simulations Added a command line option to toggle between legacy ACUSIM and HWU license types This options defaults to hwu licensing Users should set 1m service type classical for ACUSIM licensing Clarified the naming convention for back flow type The following back flow type options are now available for temperature value area average exiting area average bulk exiting bulk For all other scalars the following options are available value area average exiting area average mass flux average exiting mass flu
278. ration and query New interference APIs hm collisioncheck hm collisionend hm collisionentitycreate and hm_ collisioninit APIs for performing geometry interference checks These will be updated in the future to also support FE and to replace the existing FE penetration APIs Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes General Performance Improvements Major performance improvements when importing a solver deck over a network for HyperMesh and HyperView OptiStruct Abaqus Nastran and LS DYNA readers Performance gain is subject to network conditions e Importing a single solver deck over the network expect up to 40 improvement e Importing a solver deck with includes over the network expect up to 73 improvement Contour Loads Renamed the BCs Contour utility to Contour Loads Added a new data type Pressure Signed MAG to the Contour Loads utility that considers if the resultant is in the same direction as the element normal positive sign or in the opposite direction negative sign Visualization Controls Browser Tags visualization support has been added to the Visualization Controls browser and visualization options have been added to the Tags panel Catia Reader Catia reader has been enhanced to read Composites Parts Design data CPD from Catia files Related to this the context sensitive menu of the Model Browser holds new functionality e Realize ply Geometric ply shape information can be transformed into its FE repre
279. rds updated to RADIOSS 110 include e MONVOL FVMBAG Airbag e INTER TYPES Interface e INTER TYPE20 Interface e INTER TYPE21 Interface e MAT LAW4 Materials e MAT LAW19 Materials e MAT LAW42 Materials e MAT LAW58 Materials ID Pools ID pools were added to the sensor entity to have duplicate IDs among its mapped keywords in RADIOSS Block UP ACCEL SENSOR and GAUGE Resolved Issues e HyperMesh can read deck that have UNIT keywords with combination of string and value e ADMASS Manager performance has been improved for SPH models e RBODY connectivity update behavior is updated to preserve the mass and inertia values e Error in export of PROP TSH_COMP is fixed e Error and crash in updating RBODY with more than 10 000 nodes is fixed Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph Pyramid Elements Support of pyramid elements has been added Creation of Section Cuts Creation of section cuts based on SECT keyword in the input deck when loaded as a model file Resolved Issues e Error in VonMises strain fixed e Weird names for rigid elements and RWALL that appear in the HyperView Browser is fixed e Rigid elements appearing as beam elements in the HyperView Browser is fixed Also rigid elements by default are masked upon loading the file in HyperView e Added capability to handle assemblies that appear in the results file without any ID Back to top Highlights of the RADIOSS amp Opti
280. re now displayed in the Organize Browser rather than only a single level e Query enhancements include Saved named queries for reuse Set default query to be executed when a library is opened Query by label e Perform life cycle operations Get Check In Check Out Undo Check Out on multiple contents at the same time e Selecting a folder or category performs the selected action on all contents e View library contents with registered text editor e Register text editor via Collaboration Tools Preferences option e Ability to directly create contents in the Collaboration Tools libraries via File gt Save As and Export e Automatic metadata updates via File gt Save and Export from HyperMesh and HyperWorks Desktop e Changes to content and metadata are persistent across HyperMesh and HyperWorks sessions e All 11 0 libraries will be automatically migrated when opened in HyperWorks 11 0 101 Back to top HyperMath Solutions 12 0 Release Notes HyperMath Solutions provide general mathematical tools for math scripting modeling study and optimization HyperMath Mathematical language for numerical computation HyperStudy Integrated optimization DOE and robust design engine Highlights of the HyperMath 12 0 Release e Statistical Math Library Items e Signal Processing Math Library Items e Language Items e HyperWorks Integration e User Interface Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes FFT Based Functions Deprecated Funct
281. rectly for the geometric nonlinear solutions i e the NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN analysis types e Wrong Thickness Used for Contact Involving Laminated Composite Materials The correct thickness is now being used for contacts involving laminated composite materials Back to top RADIOSS for Noise and Vibrations Bulk Data Format AMSES Large Scale Eigenvalue Solver The AMSES Automated Multilevel Substructuring Eigenvalue Solver can calculate thousands of modes for models with millions of degrees of freedom in less than one hour The solver scales well with multiple CPU s and can be used for modal frequency response and transient analysis as well as Noise and Vibration analysis In addition it can be used to generate structural and combined fluid structure CMS Super Elements AMSES handles unconnected structures can be used for modal analysis with SPCD enforced motion and runs on both Linux and Windows operating systems AMSES is an integral part of RADIOSS and requires no special executable or additional licensing Fast Parallel Solver for Modal Frequency Response A new parallel algorithm has been developed to quickly solve the modal frequency response equations when thousands of modes are used to define the modal space With nearly linear parallel speed up the solver can handle problems with any combination of modal damping viscous damping low and medium rank structural damping in both the fluid and structure In addition SPCD enf
282. rescribed as a function of the deformation speed e New hardening flags with 1 isotropic hardening and nonlinear unloading 2 elastic hysteresis Transformations and Rotations of Submodels Automatic positioning of submodels has been improved by supporting transformations and rotations for all options including the ones which input is not based on nodes like vectors orthotropic properties initial boundary conditions rigid walls boxes etc Airbags Several enhancements to improve results quality and solution robustness 1 LEAK MAT defines porosity for fabric materials both LAW19 and LAW58 Several leakage models available including dependence of pore size on airbag over pressure 2 MONVOL FVMBAGI1 Injector properties can be defined referring to PROP INJECT card as for AIRBAG1 gas mixtures and properties can be prescribed referring to MAT GAS cards 3 MONVOL FVMBAG and MONVOL FVMBAG1 FVM mesh can be applied on the reference geometry flag Iref This is currently compatible with REFSTA only not yet with XREF 4 Dt min flag INTER TYPE7 11 19 in case the time step is fixed by an impacted node the same is removed from the selected contact interface It is equivalent to DT INTER DEL defined in the Engine file but it acts on a single interface only 5 LAW58 and LAW19 sensor activation for reference metrics flag Isens in case inflation occurs at time gt 0O Back to top RADIOSS for Metal Forming
283. results file Resolved Issues HyperMesh interfacing resolved issues NSML1 mass incorrectly distributed amongst 2D elements and properties issue has been corrected This fix includes corrections to mass calc panel and summary templates Pressure direction miss assignment when importing PLOAD cards from separate files into a current model has been corrected DRESP2 cards containing a large number of DTABLE entries missing after export issue has been corrected TABLEx export in Long Format missing second line empty issue has been fixed SID of setdof inside PFMODE with type STRUCTURE now requires SET of type GRIDC only ACMODL 2nd line missing when it only contains MAXSGRID parameter issue has been fixed PCOMPP export in Long Format with miss aligned ZO issue has been fixed TABLED missing when using Export gt Displayed option issue has been fixed DAREA DPHASE on SPOINTS not importing properly has been fixed PEAKOUT option exporting as PEAK inside several output requests issue has been fixed HyperView interfacing resolved issues Back to top An issue when plotting SDISP in results files containing both DISP and SDISP results has been resolved 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperMesh NSM Mass Connectors Added property type to NSM mass connectors It is available for creation and FE absorption New Enhancements to HM MBD OS MBD CMSPDP E T C New spring elements CMBUSH New spring element CMBUSH E C T New spring
284. ribution by proper comparator groups in the assembly e Capability to create comparator groups using assembly information from job files created using the Analysis Manager e Supports energy output for finite elements as well as system and component modes Enhanced Transfer Path Analysis Utility e Support for the new RADIOSS AutoTPA one step TPA output in H3D file e Support for multiple control volumes e Support for multiple subcases e Support for Spindle Loads simultaneous multiple principal vector subcases e Support for Engine Loads simultaneous multiple RPM subcases e Support for assumed forces Enhanced Modal panel Participation Utility e Support for the new RADIOSS component modal participation output in H3D file e Support for associating a normal modes animation file as diagnostic results Enhanced Design Sensitivity Analysis Utility e Support for ranking design variables by Magnitude sensitivity e Enhanced design variable labels using assembly information e Support for output generated using the new RADIOSS DSA request in H3D file Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Linux 64bit Support Added Linux 64 bit support for all pre and post processing capabilities ID Manager Added ID Manager which provides a numerically sort able table of IDs assigned to each module It can be invoked either from the ID tab of the Module Manager dialog or from the ID view of the Assembly Browser Tagpoint Creation Tool Ad
285. right click option Merge Module Add option to merge an Include or include transform of an imported file RADIOSS Selector Validation by right clicking the mouse reduces mouse travel by offering the completion of the process such as selection of items within the graphics area This is in addition to clicking the OK button or pressing the Y key on the keyboard Delete Operation A faster and more accurate delete operation is now offered Back to top 12 0 Release Notes RADIOSS Block Format User Profile RADIOSS 11 0 Support New RADIOSS profile has been added to support RADIOSS 11 0 The supported keywords are listed below UNITS It is now possible to have models of different units in the same session Entities can have their own units system as allowed by RADIOSS SUBDOMAIN This card for defining Subdomains is now supported read export and creation edition is allowed Control Cards and Engine Cards Control and Engine cards are exposed under Model drop down and shown in browser XREF and REFSTA XREF and REFSTA cards are now supported for Reference geometry New Encryption Support RADIOSS 11 0 supports new encryption keywords which are supported in this version of HyperCrash New Keywords ATFILE FAIL XFEM_FLD FAIL XFEM_JOHNS FAIL XFEM_TBUTC RFILE n STATE DT TFILE MAT LAW72 Initial state keywords INIVEL AXIS SUBDOMAIN CONVEC ADMESH cards GAUGE and related keywords P
286. rmation for every FiberSim element of each ply is preserved mapped in the Table entity in HyperMesh Hence each ply has a table associated with it HyperMesh does not create nodes and elements in database from FiberSim triangulation data to define ply shapes Instead it preserves this information in a table so that when these plies are mapped realized on actual good mesh HyperMesh uses this triangular information to define the ply boundary and extract the actual elements Laminates One laminate per HDF5 component with all the ply sequence preserved as per layer_id value Materials Material names and its mechanical properties are read and mapped to solver cards automatically depending on the user profile loaded while importing the model Currently mechanical properties such as E1 E2 E3 G12 G13 G23 Alphal Alpha2 and Alpha_ref temperature are mapped to solver material attributes Rosette Systems All the system definitions available in HDF5 file will be imported into one system collector in HyperMesh Currently HyperMesh does not preserve the ply and system relation Once imported the data map FiberSim triangulation element information can be realized into a finite element representation In this process elements are associated with ply shapes previously defined through FiberSim triangulation Along with this drape data is also mapped to the new ply elements IGES New Features Enhancements Solid import for IGES form
287. rs can be set for measure groups separately The controls are similar to Notes with the flexibility to adjust the size type and color General Enhancements Assemblies are supported for the Selector and Show Hide Isolate modes from the browser This allows the users to review all the parts in the assembly by just selecting any part on the graphics area Similar to the component review modes holding the left mouse button down the middle mouse scroll wheel can be used to depth zoom inside the model for selecting different assemblies An entry field for notes allows inserting only the file name of the result file or the model file without the complete path of the directory structure Publishing into PowerPoint is enhanced by allowing users to specify a master template or optionally control the resolution of the images See the HyperGraph section for more details and the features Supported H3D files can be embedded in Powerpoint by a drag and drop operation and viewed by HyperView Player in place during slide show modes The cross section manipulator is updated to a 3D manipulator for X Y or Z normal planes The 3D manipulator can then be translated in any of the 3 directions to adjust the base point Native dialogs on Windows Operating systems for File Open and Save show the Recent Places Favorites and the mapped network locations on the side for frequent access Also the drop down for file name entry field shows the recently accessed f
288. rted parameters are integers reals text and mathematical expressions using Templex from HyperWorks Model Sensitivity DAMP INTER Knowing and managing model sensitivity is of primary interest to ensure accuracy and quality numerical results analyses One simple example is evaluation of design changes it is actually hazardous to conclude if a design change is effective or not without knowing the amplitude and position of the sensitivity corridor generated by some noise In other words the design change may have an effect which is lower or not than the one produced by just some noise in the model In explicit computations contact has been identified as one of the critical numerical treatments generating results scatter fine tuning of contact algorithms and in particular damping the rotational degree of freedom of a node during the time in which it is subjected to contact allows to manage results scatter induced by numerical noise Single Precision Improved performance for the Extended Single Precision version Starter Parallelization SMP Starter SMP parallelization has been achieved Parallel Starter mode is activated using the same environment variables as Engine or by command line using nthread nt option Engine Parallel Performance SPMD Contact TYPE7 improved scalability the larger the model the better the scalability improvement or solution speed if using same number of cores SPH INLET amp OUTLET Parall
289. s Enhancements e Added SolidWorks 2011 support UG Resolved Issues e Resolved issue with solids not created properly upon import Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes CATIA Resolved Issues e Now able to properly read CATIA V5R20 files from all service packs and hotfixes e Resolved several issues with missing or corrupt surfaces after import IGES Resolved Issues e Resolved several issues with missing or corrupt surfaces after import JT Resolved Issues e Resolved several issues with missing or corrupt surfaces after import STEP New Features Enhancements e Ability to export geometry to STEP AP214 Resolved Issues e Resolved several issues with color metadata not being read correctly UG New Features Enhancements e Added support for UG NX7 5 on Win32 Win64 and Linux64 Note The UG NX7 5 UGOpen libraries require the Microsoft Visual C 2008 Redistributable Package to be installed on each Windows client machine This is not provided with HW11 0 101 HWDesktop but should be provided with a valid UG installation This is also available from the Microsoft website Resolved Issues Edge stitching is improved resulting in fewer free edges after import for some models J Resolved issue with some models containing mid surfacing information that did not import correctly Back to top Highlights of the LS DYNA Solver Interface 12 0 Release Support of PARAMETER and PARAMETER_EXPRESSION Performance and Speed
290. s are Now Available for Stress and Strain Results in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis Failure Theories Can Now be Specified on PCOMPP and PCOMPG Data for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis CROD Stress Can Now be Recovered in NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN Analysis Fatigue Damage and Life Results are Now Written to the HyperMesh res Results File MPCFORCES Output Written to the h3d File for Static Analysis Unreferenced SET Data Written to the op2 File SET Data Written to the h3d File Negative Values for LDM and Scale Factors Now Allowed in FATLOAD Data Drilling Stiffness of Shells Can be Turned Off for Nonlinear Analysis Composite Laminate Added to Account for Offset Elements Composite Failure Index and Strength Ratio Now Output to the op2 File Geometric Nonlinear Solutions Default Projections and Checks for CWELD Elements New Parameters New Subcase Information Entries New Bulk Data Entries Enhanced Subcase Information Entries Enhanced Bulk Data Entries Resolved Issues 12 0 RADIOSS for Noise and Vibrations Bulk Data For mat AMSES Large Scale Eigenvalue Solver Fast Parallel Solver for Modal Frequency Response Modeling the Effect of Heavy Incompressible Fluids on Structural Vibrations Equivalent Radiated Power and Far Field Sound Level Pressure One Step Transfer Path Analysis MFLUID is Available for Modeling a Virtual Fluid Automatic One Step Transfer Path Analysis Added PARAM AMSESLM So the
291. s available for all hexa spots when selection projs instead of head in the absorption window For those cases it is recommended to select only the real spot hexas to be absorbed because not all situations can be absorbed reliably Simple VIP File Import The simple VIP file import has been enhanced and the export is also available now Connector Links The strategy to conserve more links on the connector than necessary has been changed For spots and seams we can define a number for extra links on the appropriate connector options page For a spot the defined extra links plus the number of layers is the maximum number of links which can be stored on a connector For seams this number has to be multiplied by the number of testpoints The default setting is minimum needed links which reduces the links to those which are necessary for a successful realization Especially the PamCrash PLINK and LLINK use the extra links NSM Creation via Connectors The newly implemented NSM creation via connectors has been enhanced In the former version you could only create NSM of type ELEMENTS Unless the circumstances are clear you can create NSM of type PSHELL now too The absorption and the apply mass function allow further settings as well MCF Import Reader Under certain circumstances the MCF import reader didn t recognize differences between the different connector types and all connectors were imported as spots Nodes Listed in
292. s been added for example cases containing internal control surfaces 2D BL Meshing Smooth The utility has been enhanced by the following features e Selector for w o BL fixed and w o BL remesh Non BL boundary regions can be defined as fixed or remesh This is relevant if two surfaces are meshed sequentially and a matching interface is required e Elements to region component Option to place the newly generated surface elements into the region s component or into two new components old behavior has been added e Boundary layer reduction Automatic and manual reduction of the boundary layer thickness to avoid intersection has been included This is similar to the mechanism available in the CFD Tetramesh panel Nearly Unoffsetable Nodes The boundary layer generation for complex geometry nearly unoffsetable nodes has been improved drastically A user defined node collapse angle defining the threshold for boundary layer collapse has been introduced Surface Remeshing for Refinement Box Option to remesh surface elements if they are included in a refinement box has been improved The surface remesh will be performed with the elements size assigned to the refinement box Back to top i Oe Oe Release Notes Nastran Export for PowerFlow Nastran PowerFlow The Nastran export format from HyperMesh for surface shell elements has been enhanced The component names and element grouping will be main
293. s correctly represented in the Image Capture Model rendering code updated to handle certain cases of deformable cross section cuts not showing the elements correctly H3D export updated to show right animations for a model that has tracking system applied on hidden parts at the time of export Updating a cross section from planar to deformable should no longer affect the eroded elements display Query panel export of csv or HTML throws up an error when a model input deck has empty parts in it The application error is subdued in those situations Video capture code is corrected for Mac to show the graphics area content during Capture dynamic rectangle video Derived loadcase API is restricted from allowing recursive additions of same loadsteps any more The compression factor set is Export Options for the H3D also gets applied to the H3D files of the Published HTML reports Streamlines are captured in H3D generated from a Published HTML The mesh visualization style is not applied until selected from the browser Previously just bringing up the pop up dialog changed the mesh visualization mode Multi select option is disabled for node path measures as the selection is order dependent The browser interface is refreshed instantly to reflect up to date information of loadcase and timestep There are many instances in the GUI that was not up to date with the active loadcase and loadstep unless the browser view was manually refreshed o
294. s files The Force_JointFriction command can be used to modify the parameters of the Force_JointFriction model element at run time MotionSolve Simulink Co Simulation Co simulation between MotionSolve and Simulink no longer need to be on the same machine or even on the same process Co simulation through TCP IP sockets is now available This means that the computer hosting MotionSolve can be geographically separated from the computer hosting Simulink This is easily accomplished by associating IP addresses with the input signals to MotionSolve and Simulink New Optimization Functions MotionSolve now supports an optimization algorithm FMIN_SLSQP as a utility subroutine that may be called from any MotionSolve user subroutine FMIN_SLSQP is the interface function for the SLSQP optimization function originally implemented by Dieter Kraft SLSQP is a Sequential Least SQuares Programming algorithm Optimization can be done in MotionSolve through the use of a CONSUB user subroutine together with FMIN_SLSQP This can be used for model identification or mechanism optimization The CONSUB may be written in Fortran C C or Python Matlab scripts Performance Improvements for Rotating Bodies Both the accuracy and performance of MotionSolve have significantly improved for models containing components that have a relatively high rate of rotational speed Speeds in excess of 3x and improved accuracy have been seen for many full vehicle handling simula
295. s performance improved while handling large HwAscii data files Application crash with report templates bringing in models with empty components has been resolved Several application crashes resulting from active model cut copy paste have been resolved Back to top Highlights of the HyperGraph 12 0 Release e PowerPoint Beta Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes HG Enabling Units Multiple File Selection Resolved Issues 0 120 Release Notes Curve Preview Metadata Table ADAMS res Bessel Filter Resolved Issues 0 101 Release Notes HG Trans GUI ITHS Intrusion Templates Python Function Interface Context Menu for HG3D Diadem XML Build Plots Filter dB10 dB20 Reference Value Range pair Function Define Curve and Coordinate Info Panel Performance Renaming and Deleting Report Layers Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes PowerPoint Beta The HG PowerPoint Beta functionality is the commercialization of the MVP toolbar s Export functionality This tool is an improvement to our current PowerPoint publishing capabilities and was generated by our AEs in the field It is a great example of how customizable our HWD products are The PowerPoint Beta feature provides more options when generating Microsoft PowerPoint files Engineers spend a lot of time generating these PowerPoint files for their managers and customers This enhanced feature will make generating these reports much easier decreasing the work of the enginee
296. s to the MDL syntax specifying the type of orientation This resolves issues related to lost orientations due to unresolved references Saving of Properties Saving of properties Set statements is now within BeginContext block following a system hierarchy In addition concept of definition and data is introduced See MotionView online help for more details Improved Contact Modeling Contacts now have a new and improved way of modeling Contacts can now be defined between bodies instead of graphics with options to chose relevant graphics associated with those bodies Graphical Picking Enhancements Enhancement to graphical picking to support modular approach to model building has been added Model tree pop up comes with a checkbox to select items under valid scope Using this option allows selection of dependent entities within the same system analysis as that of entity being defined File Management Open Save Import and Export are now supported through the File Menu and through the HyperWorks Desktop icons These functionalities have been streamlined for better usability Operations related to writing out properties and Wizard Selections which were available under Save panel earlier are now part of Export Model operation Load and Save Toolbar Panels Load and Save toolbar panels have been removed These operations are integrated with the Open amp Save Model icons also available through the File Menu maintaining common
297. satisfied because they do not involve designable or existent plies for composites optimization Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Resolved Issues e A global search option run would incorrectly use the design property values when run with the analysis run option This issue has been fixed and the analysis property values are now used when run with the analysis run option e When a frequency sub range was used with DCONSTR or DOBJREF the convergence criteria would incorrectly take into account inactive responses that were not within the range of frequency This has been resolved and the active responses within the specified frequency sub range are considered for convergence e REPSUB REPGLB DREPORT etc are now skipped when the optskip run option is used e Topology optimization with no manufacturing constraints or member size control can now be combined with composite free sizing optimization e Non design plies are now correctly accounted for in the volume fraction calculation e The penalty is now correctly ignored for mass and inertia calculations in free sizing optimization of Shells e Nodal thicknesses are now accounted for in formulations involving stress strain constraints e Element groups EG defining zones for zone based free sizing optimization are now correctly read in the solver as detailed in the documentation for GROUP the optional continuation line for zone based free sizing optimization on the DSIZE card e
298. se Notes Element Forces and Moments Full Tensor Plots New Visualization Option User Defined Systems Definitions Resolved Issues 0 120 Release Notes Performance Improvements Min Max of Linear Superposition and Envelope Video Overlay Leader Lines Image Capture Toolbar Undeformed Geometry Deformed Shape Build Plots Panel Advanced Query Animated GIF Export External Resources That are Added for Result Math Purposes Resolved Issues 0 101 Release Notes Build Plots Panel Layer Filter Framework GUI Image Capture Toolbar Result Math Result Browser Averaging Elemental Results Envelope Layer Aggregation Tracking Systems Scalar Results General Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes Symmetry Visualization Symmetry visualization allows partially modeled geometry to be shown in full extent by reflection and or duplication Computational efficiencies are gained by modeling only partial geometry to the solver with appropriate boundary conditions and visualization the full model in HyperView Multiple planes of symmetry are supported In conjunction with planar reflection users can copy the geometry in rectangular and circular manner Global directions or user specified local axis is supported Result plots like Contour Vectors and Tensors are also shown on the reflected geometry Symmetry settings are saved in the H3D files for visualizing the full geometry in HyperView Player 3D Stereoscopic View
299. se tab in the browser would show up blank when switching from HyperGraph client to HyperView in some instances e The circle zoom drawing in the graphics area appears correctly at the mouse location when View Synchronization is turned ON e TensorLocalToGlobal operator correctly returns a complex tensor in global system used be in Elemental system previously which is incorrect Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes Build Plots Panel e A simplified Build Plots panel is available in HyperView to directly plot data into HyperGraph from the animation window e Results associated to nodes elements parts systems can be plotted by graphically selecting the entities providing visual feedback e XY plotting of transient and modal complex data is supported Layer Filter e Filter results by ply orientation or material by using Layer Filters User defined filters enable processing results across specific plies e A layer filter reduces the layer list available for aggregation in the Contour Vector Tensor and Iso panels for the data types that have layers for example plies in composite stress stains This is important in composites post processing where different set of layers plies belong to different materials or if different set of layers are oriented in certain directions 0 45 90 degree plies and it is of interest to find out the maximum stress or minimum failure index in all the plies oriented in a certain direction or that
300. se to a feature or free edge the pattern is by defaulted allowed to snap to such feature This prevents small elements Sliver Elements When the imprint pattern is close to a feature or free edge the pattern is by defaulted allowed to snap to such feature This prevents small elements Skip Imprint A new option to create just the quad pattern without doing the final imprint has been introduced This allows you to manually resolve conflicting mesh situations New Seam and Spot Realizations have been Introduced e seam quad angled capped T e seam quad angled capped L e acm shell gap coating e pie rigid spider Connector Imprint The Connector Imprint functionality has mainly been introduced to provide the option to easily resolve conflicts between imprinted seams You can create the imprint pattern resolve the situation manually with all available tools in HM and then use the manual imprint functionality to imprint any shell elements into other shell elements The new mesh imprint capability allows you to use bolt connectors in a complete new way During the bolt realization you can e close holes e repunch holes e reposition holes e modify hole diameters e create a certain number of nodes around the holes e add washers e fill holes with a certain pattern e etc Bolt and Stack Panels The right side of the Bolt panel has been structured to accommodate these new options A Stack panel for hole detection and realizat
301. sed on their numbering scheme This button does not consider the STACK DIRECTION setting on the element property e Display stack direction accounts for the STACK DIRECTION parameter setting of the element property for review Supported are the settings in all three isoparametric directions 1 2 3 but also the system reference e Review options are the same as with regular shells vector and color display e Two options to adjust the default stacking direction for continuum shells are available now Selected elements can either be adjusted by selecting a reference element or a user can specify the base face by two diagonal or three base nodes Systems Panel The assign subpanel of the Systems panel has a new option called attach nodes as set for the Abaqus interface Now a user can simultaneously assign nodes to a displacement system and simultaneously create a node set Resolved Issues e HM comments for ORIENTATION have not been honored upon import when the system definition is based on nodes or is defined without the origin e The import reader now accounts for reference systems assigned to the nodes of a node based ORIENTATION definition Previously these systems have been shown in a wrong position but no information has been lost e Rigid body property card None as setting of this card image has been lost in 11 0 101 release This setting is used to create a rigid body card which is not pointing to an element set or
302. see which contents have been updated in either library before importing Query by Date User Comment It is now possible to search for contents in libraries based upon when they were created or the last time they were modified It is also possible to search based upon which user made the last modification and also comments added during the last modification Get without References Users now have the option to retrieve contents to their workspace without retrieving all contents and files referenced by the selected content Previously referenced contents and files were always retrieved Selective File Download from PLM It is now possible to selectively choose which files are downloaded when retrieving CAD from PLM Previously when a PLM item was chosen all its associated files were downloaded This often resulted in the user being forced to download more information than desired at the cost of performance and efficiency Publish to PLM Users can now upload contents from Collaboration Tools libraries directly into their PLM system By using the same connect platform used to seamlessly connect to PLM to retrieve CAD users can now search for desired items in the PLM system and attach simulation files such as meshes solver decks results and reports Note This feature is not supported on 32 bit Linux operating systems User Interface Enhancements Folders and categories are now color coded so users can easily distinguish whethe
303. sentation Elements belonging to a ply shape can be identified based on three projection rules described next in these release notes e Realize laminate Laminates can be realized into a FE model Properties are created and assigned to elements to translate the generic model definition into a solver specific one e Review by thickness difference For continuum shells the difference between the thickness defined on the property and the true element thickness is shown as contour plot The elemental thickness is defined as average of the distance between the nodes on the bottom and top face in the stacking direction The new functionality has been added for RADIOSS Bulk Abaqus and Nastran interfaces but can be added to other interfaces in further releases Functionality related to continuum shells is supported for Abaqus interface only Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes APIs hm_getsolidmappablestate hm getsolidmappablestate added for querying the mappable state of solid geometry hm_info Added new options elementcolormode elementinternaledgesmode picktolerance rotationangle surfaceuvlines and topologydisplaymode HyperBeam Sections Added new APIs for creating editing HyperBeam sections Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Connectors Non structural Mass Type Apply Mass Connectors NSM1 NSML1 e NSM type connectors control HyperMesh groups with NSM1 and NSML1 card images e FE absorb is implemented for NSM
304. shing with a runnable solver deck in both solvers RADIOSS Block Format and LS DYNA Drop Test An automated solution that allows you to either simulate a single drop test or a choice of multiple iterations with the aim of finding the sensitivity of process variables like initial orientation and drop height in a typical drop test by controlling the run parameters and conditions with ease Durability Director Solver neutral process oriented customization of HyperWorks that addresses many of the challenges associated with assessing the fatigue life of mechanical components Suspension Director Industry specific solution that is integrated with MotionView and utilizes many aspects of HyperWorks to assist with the engineering of vehicle suspensions HyperCrash CAE pre processor tool developed to support the non linear finite element solver Altair RADIOSS AcuConsole Powerful yet easy to use GUI Based Computational Fluid Dynamics CFD pre processor for AcuSolve Highlights of the CFD 12 0 Release e Auto Collision Detecting for Boundary Layer Growth e Advanced Parameters for Boundary Layer Generation Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes Option to Specify Fluid and Non fluid Volumes Simple Boundary Selection 2D BL Meshing Smooth 0 120 Release Notes Nastran Export for PowerFlow Nastran PowerFlow 0 101 Release Notes Periodic Surface Meshing Tetra Mesh Optimization New CFD Surface Mesh Criteria Automatic BC Shell Upd
305. splacement for the nodes mentioned in the TRANSFORMATION card New Elements ELEMENT28 ELEMENT149 has been added under the Marc profile FIXED TEMPERATURE The temperature load FIXED TEMPERATURE card is now supported in the Temperature panel Enhancements to the Marc Template The Marc template now exports element or node lists in ranges instead of exporting individual IDs This will lead to the compact deck and reduce the file size This has been implemented for nodes and element lists referred to sets properties loads and materials Resolved Issues e Marc template for RBE2 defined with slave nodes more than 10 numbers was having issues with export formats This has been corrected e Export issues with material type FOAM where data defined with multiple curves was not being exported are now fixed Back to top Highlights of the Nastran Solver Interface 12 0 Release New Export Solver Option Auto adjust RBE3 0 0 weight factor New OP2 Reader Option Deformed Shape Allow all nodal vector result types OP2 Format Results File Resolved Issues Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes SOL 400 Support New Property Type Added TABLEM to TABLE Create Macro Added Support for Acoustic Conjugate Infinite Elements and Property Support for 2D Element Forces Tensor Plot HyperView HyperGraph 0 120 Release Notes Non structural Mass added to Mass Calc Auto NSMADD Added to Export Solver Options Importing Grids with a Reference Sy
306. stamping related features e Section Cut to plot variation of results along cross sections e Draw in plot to measure movement of blank boundary e Blank Tool gap plot to visualize final blank position with respect to the tools Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Incremental Fast Fine Mesh Option Fast Fine mesh option based on AMS technology in the solver has been introduced to run models with fine mesh but with speed equivalent to the Fast with adaptive mesh option Guide pins Spacers Pilots Guide pins Spacers Pilots have been introduced in Incremental RADIOSS and LS DYNA model setup to realistically model the tools that are used to position the blank in the forming process User Process Auto Process Show Hide Isolate functions as part of right click menu under User Process to efficiently review and interact with objects in the model The User Process has been updated to support multiple trim lines and local trim direction for each trim line Support of sinusoidal tool motion profile under User Process and Auto Process is now available Process Setup from Geometry Support of process setup from geometry for tools and blank is now available New Materials Material for solid elements has been added to the material database Springback Setup Springback setup in RADIOSS has been updated to improve solution robustness and convergence Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes RADIOSS One Step Cutting Angle Calcu
307. stance between the surfaces Nonlinear Springs Nonlinear force vs deflection curves can now be defined for CBUSH elements using the KN TYPE in the PBUSHT data SUBCASE Specific Loads from DMIG Data A specific loading vector can be pulled from DMIG data and applied as a load in a single SUBCASE using the P2GSUB data For example to apply the second load vector of DMIG PAX in a specific SUBCASE use P2GSUB PAX 2 data in that SUBCASE Plasticity with Kinematic and or Mixed Hardening Now Available for Nonlinear Analysis The MATS1 data now allows specification of Kinematic and or Mixed Hardening rules through expanded options for the HR data Boundary Conditions Can Change for Continuation Subcases The SPC set can change from the previous subcase when the continuation subcase CNTNLSUB is used for nonlinear analysis This allows for previously SPC ed DOF to be released Internal MPCF and External OLOAD Forces Written to the op2 pch and h3d Files for Non linear Analysis MPCF and OLOAD analysis results are now written to the op2 pch and h3d files for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN nonlinear analyses Support of Elasto plastic Orthotropic Material with TSAI WU and CRASURVT Yield Criteria for Composite Shell Materials MATX25 material definition has been added for NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN nonlinear analyses Mechanical Strain Written to the HyperMesh res File Under thermal analysis the separate mechanical and therma
308. stem in the Database NVH Enhancements Resolved Issues Added Rotor Dynamics Animation Mode 11 0 101 Release Notes SOL159 Nonlinear Transient coupled with Heat Transfer Support New NX Keywords STATSUB Additions Filter by Card Image Resolved Issues OP2 Reader Options HyperView XDB Reader Options 12 0 Release Notes New Export Solver Option Auto adjust RBE3 0 0 weight factor When turned ON HyperMesh will change any 0 0 weight factors on RBE3 elements to the specified Small value This adjustment is done in the exported solver deck only and not in the HyperMesh model This option is OFF by default fe fo ee Nastran options IY Remove E hom real valet Zero tolerance Autosoegane NSM Nastran Model Checker Additional checks have been added to the Nastran Model Checker New OP2 Reader Option Deformed Shape Allow all nodal vector result types When switched to YES this option allows all available nodal vector result types in the OP2 file to be used in the Deformed Shape panel When switched to NO default the Deformed Shape panel will automatically filter result type selection according to analysis type OP2 Format Results File HyperView now supports importing of CONM2 elements from OP2 format results file Resolved Issues HyperMesh interfacing resolved issues e NSML1 mass incorrectly distributed amongst 2D elements and properties issue has been corrected This fix incl
309. step control to XHIST Bulk Data entry allowing output time step control for individual XHIST requests XHIST e Added option to enable small displacement assumption NLPARMX TSTEPNX e Added option to enable spring back analysis NLPARMX e Added support of fixed time points that the automatic time step control will adhere to NLPARMX TSTEPNX e Expanded material library to include LAWO MATXO LAW21 MATX21 LAW25 MATX25 LAW28 MATX28 LAW43 MATX43 LAW60 MATX60 and LAW68 MATX68 e Added support of contact definitions for 10 noded tetra elements e 2D laminated composite definitions are now supported PCOMP PCOMPG e Orthotropic nonlinear solid properties are now supported PSLDX6 e Added support of enforced displacements SPCD for NLGEOM analysis type e Added support of Rotational Velocity loading RFORCE data item A e Adjusted the default convergence criteria defined on the TSTEPNL card from PW to UPW e Added support for rotational displacement output requests DISP ROTA e Added support for grid point stress GPSTRESS output e Added support for cylindrical coordinate systems CORD2C e CBAR and BEAM Von Mises stress is written to the h3d file e The Force Deflection Curve from Snap Through analysis can be generated using PARAM SNAPTHRU YES Default Projections and Checks for CWELD Elements Several adjustments were made to the default behavior of the CWELD element to enhance its ease of use N
310. supported Gasket elements INTER192 INTER193 INTER194 INTER195 and INTER205 Back to top Highlights of the CAD Interfacing 12 0 Release General ACIS Catia DXF IGES JT Parasolid ProE SolidWorks STEP UG VDAFS Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes General Catia DXF FiberSim IGES JT Parasolid ProE SolidWorks STEP UG VDAFS 11 0 120 Release Notes General ACIS CATIA IGES Parasolid ProE SolidWorks UG 11 0 101 Release Notes CATIA IGES JT 12 0 Release Notes General New Features Enhancements e Added CreateMissingSurfaceContours option to generate contour of surface that failed importing due to cleanup issues e CAD reader INI files are also looked for in HW_CONFIG_PATH defined directories e Import of CAD axis systems as HyperMesh entities e Improved error message when trying to import a CAD file with the wrong format Resolved issues e Removed incorrect error message about missing license file in license server log e Enhanced import cleanup algorithm when very small surfaces are present in the model ACIS New Features Enhancements e ACIS R21 support Resolved issues e Fix missing surfaces at import for specific models Catia New Features Enhancements e CATIA V5 6R2012 support e Added support for entity names in non Latin alphabets Resolved issues e Improved import quality e Fix surface normal orientation when importing CATIA files e Fixed edge stitching issue when importin
311. supported in nonlinear response optimization Contents 12 0 Release Notes Topology Optimization Thermal and Thermo mechanical Subcases Level Set Method Move Limit Controls 12 0 Release Notes Composite Free Size and General Free Size Optimization Manufacturing Constraints in Composites Optimization Automatic Offset Updating Output Control Designable Core Layer Multiple Properties Reference on the DSIZE Card 12 0 Release Notes Free Shape Optimization Automatic Re meshing Mesh Smoothing 12 0 Release Notes Internal Responses DRESP1 Equivalent Radiated Power Equivalent Plastic Strain Mechanical and Thermal Strains for Composites Eigenvector Stress Constraints for a Cluster of Elements 12 0 Release Notes Output DVCREL Data Shape Variables with Heat Transfer Subcases Design Property Output MINMAX MAXMIN Reporting Optimization History Output Assemblies in H3D 12 0 Release Notes Performance Parallelized Solutions Efficient Approximations 12 0 Release Notes General Enhancements Support for Unsupported BLOCK Data in the BULK Data Input Format Solution for Nonlinear Response Optimization New ANALYSIS Option on the DESVARG Card Sequential Quadratic Programming SQP Algorithm DGRID VARTYPE on DRESP2 Card DDVOPT 2 with SHAPEOPT 2 Long Data Format for the grid File LTID and UTID for DRESP2 and DRESP3 12 0 Release Notes Improved Error Handling and Mes saging 12 0 Release Notes Resolved
312. sy to use method has been developed to specify the bolt pretension for bolts modeled with 3D elements The pretension supports the specification of pretension forces and or adjustment of relative displacements in nearly arbitrary combinations and sequences GPU Support for Faster Static Analysis RADIOSS can now use the GPU to speed up linear analysis on Linux systems Heat Transfer Analysis Based on Contact Distance Thermal conductivity based on the distance between parts can now be modeled This allows for heat transfer between parts that are about to come into contact and also higher conduction rates when the parts do come into contact Transient Heat Transfer Analysis Time varying heat transfer analysis can now be preformed Time varying thermal loads flux and heat generation are allowed as well as time varying temperature boundary conditions for both the structure and the ambient fluid Gasket Elements Gasket elements are now available for modeling gaskets in nonlinear analysis The CGASK6 CGASK8 CGASK12 and CGASK16 elements are used to define gasket elements with 6 8 12 and 16 grids respectively The PGASK and MGASK data are used to define the gasket properties and material Pretension Analysis of 3D Bolts Bolts modeled with solid elements can now have pretension defined using the PRETENS data GPU Can be Used to Speed Up Static Analysis Graphic cards can be used to accelerate static analysis by offloading most of t
313. tained during import into PowerFlow Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes CFD Periodic Surface Meshing A utility to generate rotational and or translational periodic surface meshes has been included Tetra Mesh Optimization The Tetra Mesh Optimization tool will improve the mesh quality of an existing tetra mesh with respect to user selected element criteria and thresholds Several criteria can be selected at the same time Surface remeshing and refinement boxes can be considered as well during the optimization New CFD Surface Mesh Criteria The concept of the vol skew element criteria has been applied to tria surface elements to define the area skew criteria Automatic BC Shell Update for CFD Tetra Meshing In the CFD Tetramesh panel the user has the option to define some boundary regions as float allowing HyperMesh to swap edges of shell elements during the meshing process Activating the new option post update input shells will automatically update the initial surface mesh to match the volume mesh AcuSolve Case Setup A utility to setup an AcuSolve input deck has been included Currently only a limited number of input parameters are supported Shell Meshing with Boundary Layers Both meshing algorithms for 2D Native BL planar and 2D Smooth BL have been further enhanced to ensure a good quality of the resulting mesh Automatic Boundary Layer Reduction The utility to perform
314. th minimal input from the user therefore reducing the deck generation lead time and enhancing repeatability e Specify seating reference point for positioning e Specify vehicle motion in positive or negative X direction e Calculation of standard hit point zones as per FMVSS 201 and ECE R21 e Display this zone showing only the elements in the zone or highlighting them e Ability to scale this zone e SAE J921 conformant angle calculation procedure e Additional angle calculation method normal at the point of impact e Be able to select hit points manually or by importing an existing csv file generated by the Same tool e Review hit points with or without penetration removal e Export solver decks for all or selected hit points Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Team Center HyperMesh Assembly Browser PLMXML assembly files from TeamCenter can now be directly read in HyperMesh This is supported in the Engineering Solutions user profile of RADIOSS and LS DYNA TeamCenter Configuration is required please consult your TeamCenter support for setting up the configuration for PLMXML export Geometry files in the assembly tree can be directly batchmeshed using the multi threading capabilities of the Batchmesher Allows for various representations for each module in the assembly tree Batchmeshed parts can be exported at module level as solver files and or HyperMesh files Connections in mcf format can be directly imported and realized
315. the two forces It was not possible to obtain outputs for the individual forces The issue of writing extra markers into MotionSolve solver XML for output requests of type Expression or User Defined has been resolved An application error while adding another attachment to a system or assembly when the label of an existing attachment is on edit mode is fixed Application error while selecting local dll file in user defined tabs of Force panel is fixed The error occurred while the operation was repeated after selecting a file in Run panel Invoking the MotionView Panel online help by using the F1 key was not working This has been fixed Using Fi key on the keyboard opens the relevant panel related help page in MotionView Users Guide CAD Import Graphics and CG locations were not scaled properly when length units in MotionView were different from the input file This issue has been fixed CAD Import Support for importing UniGraphics and Parasolid formats with mass and inertia has been restored Solidworks amp JT format is now supported The issue of changing coordinate values of existing points upon CAD FE import has been fixed This occurred due to improper assignment of variable names to the point entities that were created upon import Reversed signs for Product of Inertia values on bodies during import of CAD files is fixed Improper size display of torsion spring implicit graphics while opening a model in MotionView with an exist
316. the non connectivity fields Browser Part Assembly mode Show hide of connection linked options Back to top 12 0 Release Notes Enhancements Result Mapper Enables the Results Mapper in LS DYNA profile Penetration Check Proper coverage of an LS DYNA penetration check Spotweld Spotweld can be optionally created using a single material and property instead of individual ones for each logical connection Export Improvement in the GUI of the export selection is now offered For LS DYNA HyperCrash exports at the end of the deck a block of information used to preserve target mass and COG to import export Replace Part When performing a Replace Part for RADIOSS SECT are taken into account INCLUDE File For RADIOSS and LS DYNA a feature is now available to control RELATIVE ABSOLUTE PATH for Include For LS DYNA HyperCrash now allows a long directory path for INCLUDE files Proper support for INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART and INCLUDE_NASTRAN Panel Improvement For LS DYNA improvement of the BOX panel is now offered For RADIOSS enhancement in specific renumbering for part s Part and subset are no longer grouped together in the renumbering panel For all LS DYNA panels and selected RADIOSS panels e Dynamic review is now available in a list using the up and down arrows on the keyboard e Multiple items can be selected holding the left mouse and scrolling the mouse e Anew review capability is available using the
317. the parameters of any system model and reveals relationships between these parameters and the system responses Using HyperStudy users can make better decisions and optimize the performance reliability and robustness of their systems HyperWorks 12 0 introduces an enhanced and updated version of HyperStudy The new version of HyperStudy merges the strengths of the classic HyperStudy along with new simulation technology and an improved user experience e The improved Study Explorer guides you through the study process following the steps a typical engineer goes through to evaluate a design You are asked to identify inputs and outputs and then specify what you want to learn about the design under investigation such as optimal values trade off options or directional guidance e Entering monitoring and reviewing data has been simplified through the use of tables Tables provide convenient features such as sorting cutting and pasting and filtering to help you manipulate and understand your models and results better e Study sessions are still saved to an xml file and new in 12 0 the DataSet for each approach in the study is now stored in a self contained and open relational database This storage method facilitates faster I O and more flexible post processing e The study directory structure has been updated for consistency and allows for easier automation A directory view of all the files associated with a study is available in t
318. the view when working with models that are not centered at the origin Users can select between having their spin center located at the global origin the center of the model or the center of the visible entities The following images illustrate this functionality Center of Model Center of Visible Spin center modification Users can also select multi colored backgrounds and utilize pictures as background images in V12 0 These options are available through the standard menus for setting background color The following images depict the different options set Background Color Background type Two tone Top color set Background Color Background type Image M Image fle name WallPaper gates1 260x1 024 jpg EAL Bo OLPSehEGh eos Eoi Ta a i E Examples showing different options for background image settings Modifications to Advanced Solution Strategy Settings AcuConsole V12 0 boasts a new approach for setting advanced solution settings Modifications were made to AcuConsole to simplify the user experience when modifying these advanced parameters as well as to improve the speed of the database When users wish to modify the Advanced Solution Strategy settings they will now need to activate the Modify advanced settings button This will reveal the settings that are available for modification When this setting is active all items from that panel are written to the input file and will
319. thin preference settings at 3 levels File Reader Solver that do not have to be set again To turn these settings off or reset them go to Tools gt Reset Units Association option Multiple File Selection The Multiple File Selection dialog allows you to select multiple files with intersecting data for example multiple runs of a particular test and plot the data from all files simultaneously in the current HyperGraph session To access the Multiple File Selection dialog click the Multiple File Selection button on the Build Plots panel Intersecting data refers to files that contain the same type request and component information If the selected files do not have data that intersects with the first selected file the Type Request and Component fields will be empty when you return to the Build Plots panel After making your selections and closing the dialog you are returned to the Build Plots panel where you can select the type request and component options for the X and Y data Click Apply on the Build Plots panel to plot the data for the selected files From the Multiple File Selection dialog you can define the curve names curve color and line style as well as generate file sets for the current session Resolved Issues e Permanent preference file settings were returned to 10 0 status e Fit Range correction and improvement and Auto Fit correction and improvement for existing Axis issues have been applied e Adams res reader was f
320. thod GM with free boundary interfaces the Craig Chang approach in a residual run with AMLS AMSES Time Varying W3 and W4 for Transient Response Analysis The TSTEP card has been enhanced to include fields for W3 and W4 such that these quantities can be defined differently for each set of time increments Static Loads Can Now be Applied Dynamically for Transient Analysis The TLOAD1 and TLOAD2 EXCITED data can now reference static loads such as FORCE FORCE1 MOMENT MOMENT1 RFORCE GRAV and PLOADi Modal Participation Ratio Output Modal participation ratios are output to the out file when PARAM EFFMASS YES is defined AUTOSPC for AMLS Solver Interface PARAM AUTOSPC is now used to control AUTOSPC functionality for AMLS solver interface also The parameter previously used to control this PARAM AMLSAPC is now defunct SET Data Specification for Rigid Element Output on the MODEL Data The MODEL data that is used to specify what is stored in the CMS super element flex body now allows for SETs of rigid elements Before this enhancement only RIGID or NORIGID was allowed Modal Stress Data Can be Exported Using PARAM LMSOUT Setting PARAM LMSOUT to STRESS will turn on the output of the modal stresses in addition the condensed modes and full diagonal mass matrix Element FORCE Results are Available for CBUSH CELASi CDAMP and CVISC Elements in Tran sient Response Analysis FORCE results due to damping are calculated for the CBUSH
321. tion and link detection the middle panel column contains everything related to the connector realization type and the post script or property assignment and the right panel column contains everything related to the final connection to the link entities The newly introduced Connector Options page has been further enhanced It contains general options but also specific options per connector type now A new option consider shell thickness and offset for hexa positioning opton has been introduced on the general Connector Options page With this option activated default the hexas are not just positioned in the exact middle between the two shells they are positioned in the middle of the theoretical air gap now Shell gap realization types work exactly the same as before New Bolt Realization Type for RADIOSS and Nastran A new bolt realization type for RADIOSS has been introduced bolt 2 cylinder rigid In contrast to other cylinder bolt types where just the nodes inside the cylinder are considered for the connection this type is combined with the hole detection mechanism If a hole can be detected inside the cylinder just the hole is connected else all nodes inside the defined cylinder For this bolt type two different diameters for L1 and L2 can be defined A new bolt realization type for Nastran has been introduced clip washer nodes In difference to the Original clip realization this type connects exclusively the washer nodes New Se
322. tion client e Streamline Particle Tracking and Moving mesh support e Composite ply post processing with new aggregation modes and filters shell element forces e Envelope analysis of linear combinations HyperView HyperView is a general purpose CAE visualization capability in HyperWorks It can read and display data from a variety of finite element and multi body solvers The highlights of the 12 0 release of HyperView include the following e Planar and circular symmetry e 3D stereoscopic view e Full tensor visualization Network loading of LS DYNA and RADIOSS Bulk Data Format Nastran results Graphics performance improvement in animation and model display manipulation Flex body loading stress contour animation speed up Mesh display modes from the Visualization toolbar on large number of parts HyperGraph HyperGraph is a general purpose CAE plotting capability in HyperWorks It can read and display data from a variety of sources including CAE data generated by most finite element and multi body solvers as well as data formats used in experimental measurements The highlights of the 12 0 release of HyperGraph include the following Apply Style This capability allows you to apply the style of the current plot to a selection of plot windows Any number of plot windows may be selected Report Layers You can control layers created within report templates by renaming or deleting these with a simple right mouse click All cur
323. tions This improvement has been accomplished primarily by changing the equation formulation methods in MotionSolve to account for the high rotation speeds of components in such models Python 2 7 3 Supported MotionSolve user subroutines can be written in Python This facility allows users to describe complex phenomena in a powerful scripting language In 12 0 Python 2 7 3 is supported This upgrade allows two major Python packages NumPy http numpy scipy org and SciPy http scipy org to be used in the user subroutines NumPy is the fundamental package for scientific computing with Python It contains among other things e A powerful N dimensional array object e Sophisticated broadcasting functions e Tools for integrating C C and Fortran code e Useful linear algebra Fourier transform and random number capabilities Besides its obvious scientific uses NumPy can also be used as an efficient multi dimensional container of generic data Arbitrary data types can be defined This allows NumPy to seamlessly and speedily integrate with a wide variety of databases NumPy is licensed under the BSD license enabling reuse with few restrictions SciPy is a collection of mathematical algorithms and convenience functions built on the NumPy extension for Python It adds significant power to the interactive Python session by exposing the user to high level commands and classes for the manipulation and visualization of data With SciPy Pytho
324. to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Meshing Map Mid Mesh Thickness Utility A new Map Mid Mesh Thickness utility allows the automatic mapping of thickness from any legacy geometry to a representative FE model There are several options to control how the thicknesses are applied to nodes elements or properties plus auto correction factors are available for complex use cases A log file is available for a detailed description of how the thicknesses were mapped Advanced visualization controls are available within the utility which enables quick evaluation of the thickness mapping Coarsen Mesh Utility Added additional controls to the Coarsen Mesh utility these controls include Delete small parts Component Size Factor and Auto Reduce Factor The latter two options enable a more detailed mesh output irrespective of the specified element size it enables small complex parts to be captured correctly The performance and quality of output has improved significantly and the number of supported use cases has increased substantially Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes General Model Check Tool A new Model Check tool is now available The Model Check is fully configurable therefore allowing control over which checks to include or exclude The Model Check is controlled via a browser driven user interface and the checks and results are categorized error warning and info The information in the browser is also configurable either an erro
325. tools have been added into AcuConsole to streamline workflow For users that have many customization scripts and vertical applications the Plug in manager allows users to load their custom python modules into an existing database Users can select which modules to load and also specify if they should always be loaded when AcuConsole is launched or whether they should only be loaded into the current session Note that this eliminates the need to specify the up option from the command line Some commonly used plug ins for working with rotating machinery and external aerodynamics of automobiles are also included in the distribution for users to access These can be found in the plugins directory Ro Plugins Rotating Machinery Name Rotating Machinery File totaryMachinery RotaryMachinery zip Type start Up Execute Load Plugin AcuConsole plug in manager The Group Manager provides a new rule based method of grouping CAD models Although AcuConsole has many powerful options for automatically grouping CAD at import time it was not possible to easily access these tools to regroup geometry for a CAD model that was already in the active session The Group Manager allow users to define rules import export them and apply them at any time during the pre processing phase of model construction Users can define rules based on tag values surface names part names volume names adjacent component names etc These new features can b
326. tress and more Software Failure Detection Great effort has been taken to protect the software When you restart HyperCrash after a bug detection or failure the saved session can be restored at start up Connection Offer parameterization power for element size failure criteria and contact used for both 1D and 3D welds Accurate Mass Calculation In LS DYNA a new mass calculation is available to match the values of the solver Mass Balancing Now masses can be distributed to match user defined values of Target Mass and Center of Gravity HyperCrash has the ability to create mass of general types or special ones used to represent a missing system in the model or masses created during the balancing process Target Mass With an external XML file the user can assign target mass to multiple parts simultaneously Support of Stress Strain INITIAL LS DYNA now supports the Stress Strain INITIAL conditions for all element types GLUE Connection Initial support of GLUE mastic connection defined using continuous HEXA is now available Model Checking Model accuracy is enhanced by real time checks of the mandatory fields essential to run an analysis Edit Entities from Browser Entities can be edited directly from the browser In previous versions you could only edit from the appropriate entity creation pages Solver Field Names In the generic pages we now show solver field names as specified in the solver manual ID Con
327. trol from Generic Panel It is now possible to set the max ID of the model or the first available ID at the time of entity creation Mandatory Field Check When creating new entities the mandatory fields are highlighted in red Also a check is performed to see if the input value is in range accepted by the solver Change Property and Material Connections Properties and Materials of several connections can now be changed in one step Connections gt Spotwelds gt Modify and select the connections Xref on Picked Node and Elements When an entity is picked on the screen Xref information is posted in a new window The node and element information is still posted in the message window as in previous versions Performance Improvements have been made in ModelChecker and Check Connectivity features New Icons in Browser for Part New icons have been added in the Parts folder to show if a part is empty and parts that have forming results applied Specific Renumber Part and Assembly are now supported under specific renumber Review of Sets Sets can be reviewed from the browser Direct Selection of Sets Instead of editing selecting graphic entities it is possible to directly select an existing Set Group Performance Improvement in file reading through a network Element Panel Creation Under Mesh Editing menu there is now access to new menu entries for opening new panel enabling the user to create elements including
328. ts Hypotheses have been updated to be in line with the default values of Samcef Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes FE Input Reader e Using the FE Input Reader you can now import a complete model created in HyperMesh We Support all the features that we support at the export Generic Format e For the models created in SAMCEF the generic format banque file is now supported FCT e The macro command FCT is now supported Creating a Curve e To create a curve you can now use the menu bar item XYPlots gt Curve Editor PLASTIC e The behavior PLASTIC is now supported The plasticity is defined by a hardening function Contact Definition e All the details for the contact definition are in the section HyperMesh gt User s Guide gt HyperMesh Entities amp Solver Interfaces gt Named Entities gt Material Non Linear Analysis e You can define a non linear analysis in the panel Analysis gt LoadSteps You need to create a loadstep and after that you can edit it to define the parameters for the non linear analysis e All the details for the definition of a linear or non linear subcase are in the section HyperMesh gt User s guide gt HyperMesh Entities amp Solver Interfaces gt Named Entities gt Load Steps e The macro command MCE MEAN MCC MEAN is now supported To create this element use the RBE3 panel e Now you can create a load in function of a curve In the Constraint Force Moment or Press
329. ts User Defined Functions Mass Volume Statistics Output Filenames Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Polymer Processing Heat Transfer Predictions Tool Deflection Analysis Profile Deformation Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Metal Rolling Hensel Spittel Constitutive Model Symmetric and Full Models Improvements to Slab Deformation Tool Deflection Analysis User Defined Functions Output Filenames Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Friction Stir Welding Hensel Spittel Constitutive Model Tool Deflection Analysis User Defined Functions Output Filenames Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Billet Forging Hot and Cold Forging Round to Round Forging Square to Square Forging Grain Size and Other Results 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Resin Transfer Molding Two Phase Filling Model Vacuum Assisted RTM Heat Transfer Analysis Curing Kinetics Resin Flow Front and Fill Time Prediction Introduction Altair HyperXtrude is a finite element solver for simulation of metal extrusion polymer extrusion metal rolling and friction stir welding processes It has process specific features for each of these processes Back to top 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Metal Extrusion Yoel Hiha el a Hensel Spittel Constitutive Model Hensel Spittel model is implemented in HyperxXtrude for modeling the workpiece The Hensel Spittel mode
330. ts components at time O from all the time steps Effective plastic strain at mid layer added for shell elements if it is missing in the file Resolved Issues The following HyperMesh interfacing issues have been resolved Component Table and Model Browser synced to reflect the changes in thickness and mass Issue with reading BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE_ID is fixed Export of INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART and INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART_SET at the end of the deck Issues with reading DEFINE_TABLE is fixed Issue with reading Nastran file into LS DYNA user profile fixed Reading issue with CONTACT when either slave or master not defined is fixed Reader improved to handle decks with multiple INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART and INCLUDE _ STAMPED_PART_SET Improved reading of MAT_TRANSVERSELY_ANISOTROPIC_ELASTIC_PLASTIC_ECHANGE Issue with export of CONTACT_RIGID_ SURFACE addressed The following HyperView interfacing issues have been resolved e Model reader fixed to handle input decks with INCLUDE_STAMPED_PART INCLUDE _ STAMPED_PART_SET and INCLUDE_TRANSFORM e Crash of HyperView when animating with contour on result files with airbag particles fixed Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperMesh Box Trim Box trim feature was updated to handle the cleanup of FE entities in the model after the trimming process to result in error free solver deck Solver Browser The Solver Browser Show Hide Isolate Review functions were updated for better perf
331. ts for rotating bodies in MotionSolve Drastic improvements to AcuSolve s scalability for massively parallel applications Improved handling of complex CAD models in AcuConsole Value Based Business Model Hosted HyperWorks Units HHWU Altair keeps adding value to customers HyperWorks licenses through its innovative business model Continuing the legacy HyperWorks 12 0 introduces Hosted HyperWorks Units HHWU the next generation cloud based licensing system In this new system HyperWorks can be accessed from anywhere HHWU allows increased portability and scalability and reduced IT burden in maintaining a license server Please contact an Altair representative to learn how to take advantage of the added value and how your current licenses can be moved to the cloud HyperWorks On Demand HWOD HyperWorks On Demand is yet another innovative enhancement to the value to HyperWorks Altair now offers access to state of the art hardware on the cloud utilizing HyperWorks units through a single web portal for submitting monitoring and visualizing batch jobs including remote visualization Contact your Altair representative to learn how to sign up and get activated into the program Smart Multiphysics Multi physics and co simulation licensing has been added in which the license draw is determined based just on the number of cores that are used and effectively lowers costs e When supported solvers run on GPUs each GPU
332. type apply mass connectors Links in Connector Browser Links can be updated to NA in the Connector Browser now This became necessary due to the capability to create bolt connectors with unlimited layers Tolerance used During Connector Creation The tolerance used during connector creation is stored on the connector now In the past only the tolerance used during connector realization has been stored Since mostly the same tolerances are used for link detection and realization this has been updated Bolt Realization Types The projection logic for bolt realization types defined by cylinder definition L1 L2 diameter has been updated There is no longer a need to place the connector somewhere in the middle between the links For bolt realization types defined by cylinder definition L1 L2 diameter a further attribute has been added cylinder diameter factor This factor multiplies the given diameter and is used to guarantee that the nodes of hole wall fall into the defined cylinder Cylinder diameter factor as well as diameter are optionally displayed in the Connector Browser and can be updated from there hm_ce_checklinentities The command hm ce checklinentities works also for assembly names now Long Seam Connectors For some very long seam connectors the link detection worked wrong and some obvious links weren t detected This issue has been resolved and also the limitation for the maximum number of links which can be stored o
333. types NLGEOM IMPDYN and EXPDYN The default value is 1 ON for NLGEOM and IMPDYN SUBCASES PCOMP PCOMPG STACK There is a new laminate option LAM for smeared laminates If the elements are offset ZO not equal to one half of the lay up thickness use the new laminate option SMEARZO MATS1 The MATS1 data now allows specification of Kinematic and or Mixed Hardening rules through expanded options for the HR data DRAPE Integer values for T and THETA are now read in correctly as real values NLPARMX Added options to control small displacement assumption spring back analysis and fixed time points PBUSHT The TYPE KN has been added to define the nonlinear force vs deflection curve for nonlinear springs CBUSH1D PBUSH1D Support of the nonlinear 1D bushing element is now available for nonlinear static NLSTAT analysis In previous version the CBUSH1D element was treated as a linear element during NLSTAT analysis XSTEP The maximum number of iterations NITER and output frequency NPAMS for the conjugate gradient have been added Resolved Issues The in plane shear stress for the CQUAD4 and CTRIA3 was not accurate In the pure in plane bending state there was some error in the values for the shear stress In some cases corner stresses for shell elements could be incorrect when there were also solid elements in the model and corner stresses were requested for those elements as well In some cases corner stresses for solid
334. u option to run using HyperWorks Units licensing n Option used to export an MPI TRACE file used for cuSolve exctrace ae Bee tearing profiling the message passing within a parallel run When toggled on this option removes duplicate AcuTrans rmds surfaces from visualizer output files Fieldview H3d Ensight etc Option to translate surface statistics output List of surface output sets for which to translate the AcuTrans O555 on surface statistics output List of surface statistics output variables to translate AcuRunTrace Added cmpi for Cray machines Added the system option to run the system level AcuRunTrace mpi irun a e l installation of Platform mpi Added the hwu option to run using HyperWorks Units licensing Added the hwu option to run using HyperWorks Units licensing Summary of Commonly Encountered Known Issues The following table summarizes some of the more commonly encountered known issues with AcuSolve V12 0 Program Description Platform AcuFieldView AcuFieldView direct reader crashes when loading time step O win32 win64 if user has output initial condition on AcuFieldView AcuFieldView direct reader crashes when loading data that win32 win64 was generated with collect subdomain output on A Python segmentation fault occurs upon exiting AcuConsole AcuConsole after a database has been recovered This error is harmless and does not impact the user s data the right click menu Info f
335. uals from within the AcuSolve installation Improvements to AcuConsole database robustness Added Plug in and Group Managers to streamline workflow in AcuConsole Enhancements to porosity modeling options to support cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems Simplified specification of turbulence quantities at inlets New utility for mapping results between meshes New visualization capabilities in AcuConsole Modifications to advanced solution strategy settings in AcuConsole to improve database performance A number of changes have been made to the supported platforms and third party packages in the V12 0 release Contents Drastic Improvements to Parallel Scalability Increased Capability for Massively Parallel Applications Introduction of Ffowcs Williams Hawkings Acoustic Solver Bi directional Coupling Support Between AcuSolve and AcuTrace Changes to AcuConsole Parasolid CAD Reader Improvements to Installation Package Updated and Integrated AcuSolve Reference Manuals into the HyperWorks Help System Usability Improvements Changes to Supported Platforms and Third Party Packages Notable Resolved Issues Summary of New changed AcuSolve Input Commands Summary of New Changed Command Line Options Summary of Commonly Encountered Known Issues Introduction The V12 0 release of the AcuSolve product suite comes equipped with many new features improvements and resolved issues This release continues to build on our class leading CF
336. udes corrections to mass calc panel and summary templates Pressure direction miss assignment when importing PLOAD cards from separate files into a current model has been corrected DRESP2 cards containing a large number of DTABLE entries missing after export issue has been corrected TABLEx export in Long Format missing second line empty issue has been fixed Import error due to keyword alignment of INIPENE option inside BCTPARM has been fixed TABLED missing when using Export gt Displayed option issue has been fixed A memory issues causing BSURFs to be omitted on import has been corrected DAREA DELAY DPHASE on SPOINTS not importing properly issue has been fixed HyperView interfacing resolved issues Back to top An issue when plotting SDISP in result files containing both DISP and SDISP results has been resolved 11 0 130 Release Notes HyperMesh SOL 400 Support SOL 400 support is now available The 1st release of SOL400 support in HyperMesh introducing 50 new cards and options including ANALYSIS HSTAT HTRAN for steady state and transient heat transfer New Loadstep options for IC and NLSTEP PARAM TABS PARAM SIGMA NLMOPTS new control card NLSTEP new load collector MATT4 as an extension to MAT4 PSHLN1 as an extension to PSHELL PSLDN1 as an extension to PSOLID RADM new group type RADIATION VIEW new load collector RADCAV new load collector VIEW3D as an extension to RADCAV HEAT optio
337. ulent wake ingested by the second car and clearly illustrates the cause for reduction in drag Formula 1 Drafting Simulation Drag Fores N AcuSolve simulation of two F1 cars Introduction of Ffowcs Williams Hawkings Acoustic Solver A new acoustic post processing program AcuFwh is included in the V12 0 distribution AcuFwh is used as a post processor for AcuSolve data to propagate the acoustic sources to far field microphone locations that are located outside of the simulation domain This technology enables users to evaluate the far field acoustic signature of designs using AcuSolve and AcuFwh At the current time acuFwh operates as a post processor to AcuSolve and relies on data written to disk using the FWH_SURFACE and FWH_OUTPUT input file commands AcuFwh is fully parallelized and can be run in shared and distributed memory computing environments Note that this marks the initial release of AcuFwh and there is currently no graphical user interface support through AcuConsole Users should refer to the AcuSolve Command Reference Manual and AcuSolve Programs Reference Manual for guidance on using the new capability Schematic representation of acoustic source propagation using AcuFwh and AcuSolve Bi directional Coupling Support Between AcuSolve and AcuTrace AcuTrace and AcuSolve can now be run in a bi directionally coupled fashion to provide more efficient particle tracing simulations as well as enhanced capabilities When exer
338. unction does not reflect the updated coordinates when displaying the max min center of a Surface or volume group AcuConsole After scaling a model using Model gt Transform Coordinates oe All Back to top Highlights of the HyperXtrude Solver 12 0 Release HyperXtrude for Metal Extrusion e Built in bearing optimization solution e Improvements to bearing friction model e Superalloy extrusion using glass lubrication e Starter Billets with different lengths and temperatures HyperXtrude for Polymer Processing e Improvements to heat transfer prediction e Improvements to profile deformation prediction HyperXtrude for Metal Rolling e Support for both symmetric and full models e Export loads to do stress analysis with RADIOSS e Support for user defined material models and results HyperXtrude for Friction Stir Welding e Export loads to do stress analysis with RADIOSS e Support for user defined material models and results HyperXtrude for Billet Forging e A new solver to simulate billet forging HyperXtrude for Resin Transfer Molding e A new solver to simulate resin transfer molding Contents 12 0 Release Notes HyperXtrude for Metal Extrusion Hensel Spittel Constitutive Model Particle Traces using AcuPT Profile Shape Factor Indirect Extrusion Results Tool Deflection Analysis Bearing Optimization Indirect Extrusion Moving Fixed Die Billet Data and Starter Billet Tube Extrusion Glass Pad Strain Rate Data in Resul
339. updated to correctly read in complex stress tensors from an FR analysis containing multiple loadcases e Performance fix has been implemented that addresses the slowness in rotation of large models containing masked hexa and penta elements e User defined systems by node option considers the nodal location in undeformed position for Linear and Modal animation modes This is a change in behavior compared to previous versions For Transient mode of animation the deformed position current location at the time step is considered when creating a system Once the system is created the orientation remains fixed independent of the model deformation e An H3D model embedded in a Word or PowerPoint document by drag and drop method or by publishing did not refresh the image Users needed to double click the image to see the preview A change in image position for 11 0 resulted in the issue resolution e A folder named Altair_dab_10 would be created in the launch directory when running HyperView Player This no longer happens e Quick query in HyperView Player did not work in slide show mode for PowerPoint 2007 when HyperView Player exits e Plot styles applied for tensor plots correctly captured the definition but did not apply the settings when used This issue is resolved all tensor plot styles apply the saved settings as intended Back to top 11 0 120 Release Notes Performance Improvements Significant performance improvements for im
340. ure panels click on magnitude and select curve vector or curve components Resolved Issues e In previous versions even if you modify the DOF during the creation of the RBE element all the dof CM 123456 we exported Now the DOFs are correctly exported Back to top Highlights of the Evolve 9 0 Release A 3D conceptual design environment which empowers designers to swiftly capture and evolve forms using powerful NURBS modeling tools an advanced construction history and photorealistic visualization Contents New Features User Interface Workflow Modeling Interaction Rendering Input Output Plugins Localization New Features User Interface Workflow e Improved model shading and visualization options e New flag notifications for objects needing to be updated or repaired e New smart delete for hiding un hiding source objects when deleting items e Updated User Interface UI new color scheme new icons for better visual communication e Editable IU Colors added option for the user to edit all the colors in the UI in the Preferences Panel e Preferences UI tab new tab in Preferences panel to control UI e Undo Buffer Toggle new on off checkbox current status is indicated in application titlebar no longer need to restart to take effect e Modeling Tool Panel MTP cleaner interface and new default dock position e Layer On Off toggle consolidated the two icons to simplify the workflow e Layer Lo
341. urface is defined These quantities can now be plotted in HyperGraph A family of Force _PTdSF elements may be used to model contact between two deformable surfaces However there must be only one contact point between the two surfaces One common application is to analyze moan and squeal phenomena in disk brakes Improved Contact Modeling and Solution The 3 D contact capability in MotionSolve has been improved in several ways The calculation of contact points penetration depth and contact normal has been significantly improved for discrete geometries such as tri meshes Specifically these improvements are seen for rigid bodies that are undergoing persistent sliding contact As a result of these improvements contacts forces are smoother and the effects of geometry discretization have been reduced Figure 1 below shows the improvement in the contact results Notice that the new results are smoother than the old results 400 Old New 300 200 100 7 200 Force s _ a EE O rO IM el m eee E a 300 400 2 0 2 3 2 6 2 9 3 2 3 5 3 8 4 4 4 4 4 7 5 0 Time Figure 1 Contact forces for 12 0 are smoother The visualization of contact forces in HyperView has been significantly improved For any given contact definition normal and tangential forces for each of the contact locations are now optionally saved in the MotionSolve H3D output file These forces can subsequently be viewed for each time f
342. using lines rectangles circles and arcs Sketched geometry can be exported from Inspire in various formats including Parasolid STEP and IGES e Boolean Operations New solid objects can be created by performing Boolean operations to combine subtract or intersect sets of objects e Frequency Targets Design concepts can be optimized to maximize or meet specified frequency targets solidThinking Evolve solidThinking Evolve allows industrial designers to develop forms faster than before using either Windows or Mac from capturing an initial sketch to exploring styling alternatives and visualizing products with realistic renderings generated in real time Evolve provides organic surface modeling and parametric control with NURBS based surfaces and solids and the unique ConstructionTree history feature It frees designers from the constraints of engineering oriented CAD tools while allowing the export of digital models required by others in the product development process Design Exploration Expand your horizon with HyperWorks design exploration tools studying the available options in what if scenarios with HyperStudy understanding system behavior and performing automated complex calculations in HyperMath HyperStudy HyperStudy is a multi disciplinary design exploration study and optimization software Using HyperStudy users can gain insight into their applications make better design decisions and optimize the performance reli
343. values for orientations when expressed as B 313 Euler Angles during static equilibrium This error occurs only when the FIM_D Force Imbalance Method Dynamics analysis option was used The issue was traced to numerical truncation associated with the Marker transformation matrix the transformation matrix had minor errors in it and it was not exactly orthonormal Re orthonormalization of the transformation matrix prior to reporting the Euler Angles fixed this issue Fixed error in angles reported in Marker Displacement request during FIM_D SAVE RELOAD Inconsistent Velocities After a SAVE RELOAD Operation Models that use the Save and Load_Model statements to carry out multiple simulations displayed inconsistent velocities and omegas between two consecutive simulations This issue affected only fast rotating bodies that use a slightly different formulation than regular bodies This issue has been fixed SAVE RELOAD Output Not Generated for RELOAD Operations In earlier versions MotionSolve did not generate ASCII results files plt for models that use the Save and Load_Model statements to run multiple simulations This has been fixed Output files are now generated for every Load_Model invocation SAVE RELOAD Unexpected Orientations After a SAVE RELOAD Operation In some scenarios the Euler Angles associated with the Part Principle Coordinates System would mysteriously change after a model was SAVED and immediately RELOADED This
344. ve from the browser when the field in Attributes tab of currently selected curve was active is fixed e Implicit graphics for some of entities when selected were not being highlighted in the graphic screen This has been resolved e Double clicking on selected entities in the model tree was not confirming the selection and closing the tree This issue has been resolved Double clicking on an entity in the model tree is equivalent to selecting the entity and clicking OK Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes MotionView Vehicle Library TNO Magic Formula and Swift Tires Support The TNO Magic Formula and Swift tires are now supported in the vehicle library A tire system definition and sample TNO files are included in the installation This requires solvers SA11 0 220 Truck Tire System Definitions Enhancements A series of truck tire system definitions are included to model axles with four tires Up to 18 tires can be modeled using these system definitions Single Tire System Definitions Single tire system definitions are included for vehicles The wizard based tire system can be deleted and replaced with single tire definitions or axle pair tires This permits easier development of vehicles with three wheels two wheels such as motorcycles and other alternative suspension systems Vehicle Models in Online Help The vehicle models are now documented in the online help Documentation includes a description of the points bodies an
345. ves notes and models in a layer are affected Layer information is stored in the session file for subsequent reuse Curve Preview You can quickly review curves before adding them to the current session This is very convenient when large numbers of plots are being manipulated Metadata Table A very simple mechanism for importing metadata from external files into plot notes and headers is now available Units Support All numeric data in HyperGraph can be associated with a set of units and dimensions Numeric data can be automatically converted from one set of units to another When plots units are changed labels are automatically updated Multiple file selection New techniques for simultaneously loading and comparing curves from multiple files or runs are now available You can use these to quickly understand the meaning of vast quantities of data contained in these files Customized PowerPoint Publishing PowerPoint export has been enhanced to include support for creation of master slides new tools for image positioning and image resolution independent from the screen resolution MotionView MotionView is a general purpose multi body simulation environment in HyperWorks You can create analyze understand and optimize multi body systems in this environment The highlights of the 12 0 release of MotionView include the following Improved robustness This is achieved by providing a new graphical user interface with a more modular arc
346. w boundary condition panel that allow users to select between Intensity and Length Scale or Viscosity Ratio specification for one equation models and Intensity and Length Scale or Intensity and Viscosity Ratio for two equation models Based on the prescription of these quantities the appropriate turbulence model variables are computed and applied Simple Boundary Condition Aur Show all variables On Matenal type Fluid Advanced features On gt C Density Specific Heat Viscosity Conductivity Viscoelastic Diflusivity Porosity Type Inflow Type Co nsta nt Precedence 1 input method Velocity Vs Pressure Drop Inflow type Velocity E Primary flow direction x Reference frame None Model thickness in primary flow direction 0 1 Inflow velocity type Cartesian Curve fit data velocity vs pressure drop Open Aray X velocity 8peed Y velocity 0 0 velocity 0 0 Turbulence input type Intensity And Length Scale Average velocity Uwect lt lt Turbulence intensity intensity And Length Scale Viscosity Ratio Darcy coefficient 0 0 Darcy multiplier function Mone Forchheimer coeficient 1 0 Forchheimer multiplier function None Pressure norm 0 0 Fit enor 0 0 Turbulence length scale Fit relative error 0 0 Eddy viscosity 0 036 7423461417 Input options for one equation models Input options for two equation models Utility for Mapping Results Between Meshes Users now have the ability to map results between similar and dissimilar
347. where pressing the ENTER key after an entry of a value did not register the change in value is fixed e Expression Builder falsely gave error on setting value as an entity ID inside a system e Using Interactive Mesh during CAD import to launch HyperMesh would not bring up the Utility Browser e Slow performance while selecting multiple entities in the browser on a large model e Inertia and Body coordinate frames were displayed when the Inertia CS and Body CS checkbox were turned off in the Body panel e Resolving Filename datamember under a 2nd level child system gave application error e Check Model skipped checking Unresolved state of Curve collector in Force and Motion panel e Check Model fails to detect error in evaluating expressions in Solver Array panel e Importing RADIOSS Bulk using CAD Import was not calculating mass of the bodies e Some of the demo models in the install contained errors Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes Integration with HWDesktop Collaboration Tools This version brings in a first level integration of MotionView with HWDesktop Collaboration Tools a tool to organize manage CAE data and collaborate in teams This first release comes with the ability to create a MotionView specific library and to support MotionView related workflow within the collaborative environment To learn more about available features and limitations refer to MotionView Interfacing with Collaboration Tools SLINCH Support
348. will count for the HWU draw as one CPU core Altair Partner Alliance The Altair Partner Alliance continues to expand its portfolio of third party technology e Applications from more than 30 strategic partners can be directly accessed with HyperWorks Units in the following domains durability and fatigue computational fluid dynamics impact analysis noise vibration harshness electromagnetic analysis 1D systems simulation injection molding Simulation process structure interaction composite modeling stress analysis material libraries thermal analysis complexity management tolerance analysis casting simulation and multi body dynamics analysis Ideation and Conceptual Design solidThinking Inspire solidThinking Inspire allows design engineers product designers and architects to generate and investigate structurally efficient concepts quickly and easily Inspire embeds Altair s OptiStruct algorithms bringing topology optimization to a broader audience The technology generates the ideal design geometry for a given package space material properties and loading requirements Inspire is easy to learn and works with your existing tools to help you design structural parts right the first time reducing design time material consumption and product weight New exciting capabilities have been added in this release including e Sketch Lines Rectangles Circles and Arcs Build simple design spaces by modifying or creating new solid parts
349. x average Note that the previously available options are still supported but will no longer be documented See the SIMPLE BOUNDARY CONDITION entry in the AcuSolve Command Reference Manual for a definition of these quantities Made Intel mpi the default MPI package on all platforms Officially deprecated the legacy version of AcuTrace and replaced it with AcuTrace2 The old version is now packaged as AcuTraceClassic Changes to Supported Platforms and Third Party Packages A number of changes have been made to the supported platforms and third party packages in the V12 0 release The most notable changes are listed below e Discontinued support for all tools on Linux32 platforms e Discontinued shipment of ParaView on all platforms e Added Intel MPI support on all platforms e Updated to V4 0 of Intel MPI e Added support for Cray MPI on Linux64 systems Note that this only functions on Cray hardware e Added the STREAM memory benchmark AcuStream to all platforms e Added an AcuSolve direct reader to HyperView e Updated the JMAG interface version on Windows platforms e Updated Abaqus ODB libraries to support reading of ODB V6 12 files e Upated AcuFieldView to V13 2 e Added support for AcuRadTherm to interface results with RadTherm from ThermoAnalytics Notable Resolved Issues Resolved an issue with DC FSI simulations that was causing separation of the fluid structural Surfaces Resolved an issue with INTERFACE_SURF
350. xed Back to top 11 0 101 Release Notes HyperView HyperGraph Pyramid Elements Support of pyramid elements has been added Creation of Section Cuts Creation of section cuts based on SECT keyword in the input deck when loaded as a model file Resolved Issues e Error in von Mises strain fixed e Weird names for rigid elements and RWALL that appear in the HyperView Browser is fixed e Rigid elements appearing as beam elements in the HyperView Browser is fixed Also rigid elements by default are masked upon loading the file in HyperView e Added capability to handle assemblies that appear in the results file without any ID Back to top Highlights of the Samcef Solver Interface 12 0 Release e Parameter NEXCE Contents 11 0 130 Release Notes FE Input Reader Hypotheses Enhancements 11 0 101 Release Notes FE Input Reader Generic Format uk Creating a Curve PLASTIC Contact Definition Non Linear Analysis Resolved Issues 12 0 Release Notes Parameter NEXCE Support the offset value in the shell and beam properties through the parameter NEXCE Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes FE Input Reader FE Input Reader has been enhanced to be able to read the Samcef bank files and the files generated by HyperMesh To generate a bank file generic file format use the BACON interface or the command line SAUV BANQUE After that you will be able to import the new file generated Hypotheses Enhancemen
351. y e AeroDyn Libraries are Now Supported e Deformable Curves and Surfaces e Distributed Forces on Flexible Bodies e Enhanced Linear Analysis e Flex Body Improvements e Friction and Normal Force Definition for Force PTdSF through User Subroutines e Improved Contact Modeling And Solution e Improved General State Equation Modeling Element e Initial Conditions Improvements e Joint Friction e MotionSolve Simulink Co Simulation e New Optimization Functions e Performance Improvements For Rotating Bodies e Python 2 7 3 Supported e Save Reload Improvements e Version Of Binary Files Automotive Extensions to the Solver CD Tire 3 0 3 Support Dynamic Loading of Cosin Tire Interface Library Enhanced Methodology For Defining Vehicle Velocities RMOD K Tire 709 Tire Model Powertrain Model For Use in Vehicle Dynamics Static Design Factors Improvement Tire Free Rolling Angular Speed Tire Utilities TNO MF And TNO SWIFT Tire Model Support Software Behavior Changes User Subroutine Search Behavior Warning for Special Characters ADAMS Compatibility ADM Compatibility ACF Compatibility User Subroutine Compatibility 12 0 Resolved Issues ADM File Import Contact Force Graphics Deformable Surface Flex bodies H3D Animation Speed In 11 0 HTire Tire Model Licensing Initial Velocity Calculations Motion Expression Offset Issues when Flexible Marker Location amp Node Position are Not Coincident Parametric Curve Post
352. y done with the stat and out files New I O Option Entries e Update Controls the behavior of the input update feature where an external file can be selected to update input definitions in the current file ASSIGN UPDATE New Solution Control Entries e AUTOSPC Replaces the AUTOSPC and PRGPST PARAM data New Subcase Information Entries e P2GSUB Used to specify a specific loading vector to be pulled from DMIG data and applied as a load in a single SUBCASE For example to apply the second load vector of DMIG PAX in a specific SUBCASE use P2GSUB PAX 2 data in that SUBCASE New Bulk Data Entries e GENEL Used to define a general finite element stiffness matrix to be added to the analysis e METADATA ENDMETADATA The content between the keywords METADATA and ENDMETADATA in the input file is written to the lt basename gt metadata xml file This allows passing of metadata information seamlessly through the solver METADATA ENDMETADATA pairs can exist in both the Solution Control Section as well as the Bulk Data section of the input file e MATSIORT A solid anisotropic material definition using engineering properties rather than stiffness matrix input Enhanced PARAM Entries e DUPTOL PARAM DUPTOL can now use values from 0 5 to specify how many significant digits to ignore when checking for duplicate GRID and CORDx data Enhanced I O Option Entries e OUTPUT CMS Super Element results output can be controlled by SET data using
353. y the failed elements Tetra Remeshing New options to set outer boundary shells as fix swap or remesh have been added Midmesh Thickness Tool Two additional controls have been added to the Midmesh thickness tool e Max Midmesh Solid angle The maximum angle that the mid mesh makes with the solid beyond which the estimated thickness will be ignored and corrected e Max thickness gradient The maximum change in thickness allowed across two adjacent measurement locations as a factor of the distance between the locations Resolved Issues e Resolved a segmentation error if there are no solids selected in the Midmesh Thickness tool e Updated the Autopitch functionality to support additional use cases there were cases where connectors were not created on some portion of flanges in some specific models e For some specific cases automesh remesh elements with feature edges was failing This has been fixed Back to top 11 0 130 Release Notes API createlistbypath panel createlistbypath panel added which puts the panel list collector in the by path mode automatically New Commands New command hm getincrementalname for generating a unique entity name across multiple entity types hm measureshortestdistance and hm measureshortestdistancez2 for finding and measuring the Shortest distance and location between nodes lines points surfaces and solids Suite of APIs for geom geom geom FE and FE FE comparison gene
354. ypes for RADIOSS Autopitch Projection Routine MAT100 Hexa Spot Absorption Simple VIP File Import Connector Links NSM Creation via Connectors MCF Import Reader Nodes Listed in RBE3 Element Definitions Mesh Imprint Stiffness Calculation 0 130 Release Notes Geometry Geometry Interference Check Tool Shortest Distance Measurement Tool Resolved Issues 11 11 11 11 11 11 0 130 Release Notes Graphics Resolved Issues 0 130 Release Notes Meshing Quality Report BatchMesher and Autocleanup Quality Index Panel Mesh Edit Panel Isolate Feature Tetra Remeshing Midmesh Thickness Tool Resolved Issues 0 130 Release Notes API createlistbypath panel New Commands 0 120 Release Notes General Performance Improvements Contour Loads Visualization Controls Browser Catia Reader 0 120 Release Notes APIs hm_getsolidmappablestate hm_info HyperBeam Sections 0 120 Release Notes Connectors Non structural Mass Type Apply Mass Connectors NSM1 NSML1 Links in Connector Browser Tolerance used During Connector Creation Bolt Realization Types hm_ce_checklinentities Long Seam Connectors Slightly Curved Holes 11 11 11 11 11 0 120 Release Notes Geometry New Features Resolved Issues 0 120 Release Notes HyperBeam Add Delete Vertex for Shell and Solid Sections Text Editing on Screen Delete Part or Perimeter Auto weld for Shell Sections Translation

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