HyperWorks Desktop 14.0.120 ReleaseNotes
HyperWorks Desktop 14.0.120 ReleaseNotes
HyperWorks Desktop 14.0.120 ReleaseNotes
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HyperWorks 14.0.120 is the newest 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.
Nastran Interface
RADIOSS Interface
Engineering Solutions
CFD
NVH
General
Mechanism Tool
The Mechanism Tool, available in the RADIOSS and LS-DYNA user profiles, enables the modeling of
kinematic systems by the definition of kinematic assemblies (bodies) and kinematic joints. The
definition of the mechanism is made in a dedicated browser, with the Entity Editor for the related
mechanism entities (Mechanism, Body, Joint, Constraint). The usage of manipulators offers a
powerful user interaction with the mechanism.
This tool is especially useful for seat mechanism application, for which a kinematic coupling with a
dummy is possible. The Mechanism Tool can also be used to model any kind of kinematic system.
Dummy Positioner
A new Dummy Positioner is available in the RADIOSS and LS-DYNA user profiles, to position a
dummy interactively. The dummy positioner is now integrated in a new browser, with interactive
manipulation of the joint from the graphics. The Dummy Positioner is compatible with all LS-DYNA
and RADIOSS Humanetics dummies (encrypted or not) and also with LSTC LS-DYNA dummies.
Import and export of ID Manager rules as XML comments in the solver deck is now
supported. A new ‘ID Rules’ check box is added in both Import and Export browser
tabs as well as in the Include View when you export an include file or all includes.
The XML comments are written as a separate block at the end of a solver deck
similar to connectors XML comments export.
The ID Manager dialog has added a Filter include file button that enables you to set a
filter on the available includes. The filter button will dynamically update the status
from default OFF to ON when filtering is applied.
You can also now hide excluded entities in the ID Manager dialog. The check box
works across the includes and hide entities from the dialog if they are shown as
excluded entities.
Both Include Filtering and Hide Excluded Entities settings can be saved and read
using the HM model and the solver deck, respectively.
• Warning message setting inside Entity editor for change in card image is now off by
default
Undefined Entity support is extended to Sets and Curves for all applicable User Profiles. In addition,
a warning message is displayed in the Import Process Messages dialog on the import of a solver
deck containing referenced entities.
Undefined Entities
The import and export of referenced entities is fully supported for properties, materials, sets and
curves. HyperMesh creates the appropriate entities and assigns a default Card Image upon import
of a solver deck containing referenced entities. In addition, a warning message is displayed in the
Import Process Messages dialog on the import of a solver deck containing referenced entities.
Undefined entities exhibit the same behaviors as defined entities; they are visible in all relevant
browsers and in the Entity Editor. The defined state, attributes, and Card Image can be modified as
per requirements of the user.
The renumbering of undefined entities is restricted to ensure references to entities that reside in
external Include files will not be invalidated.
Undo/Redo
Enhanced Undo Redo support which now includes additional panels, browser operations and
improved messaging.
DDAM Support
DDAM interface has been enabled via the OptiStruct user profile.
The ability to control comments – HM, ID Rules, Part Assembly/Part, Connectors – has been added
within the include export operation from within the Browser Include view. These same options are
available via the standard export.
"Move to Include"
The Move to Include capability is now supported for the RADIOSS user profile in addition to Ls-
DYNA. The capability enables the component and all of it’s referenced and cross referenced entities
to be organized (moved) to the selected include or new include.
In the Organize panel, you can now select to organize the solid elements associated with solid
geometry.
Several updates were added including improved handling of meshless welds (connectors), improved
messaging, better support for *PART_COMPOSITE replace plus the resolution of several issues
including the direct property assignment to solid elements being lost post part replace.
Miscellaneous
• Count panel
The Count panel now has new widgets for counting topo points (vertices) and topo lines
(surface edges). This is in addition to the existing widgets for counting free points
(points) and free lines (lines).
• Improved Accuracy for mass calculation
New FIND CONNECTIVITY tool available to identify portion of a model that are not connected
Resolved Issues
• Missing option related to connector’s comments while exporting an include file.
• Saved Views in the browser are getting messed up after renumbering and reordering
components.
• Preserved nodes are unexpectedly getting selected during any nodes selection operation.
• Deleting unused sets from delete panel also delete the rigid bodies.
• Mass value of individual Include file imported with master is showing wrong value.
• Fixed a refresh problem in the Solver browser that was not listing a newly created
system.
The Common Model workflow has been significantly enhanced with respect to Representation
Management and Configuration Management.
Representation Management Enhancements include the one click generation of all
representations, the introduction of the Representation Settings dialog for organization of user defined
representations and an Add Representation workflow which allows automatic loading of added
representation added in bulk and the filtering of associated representation files.
Configuration Management Enhancements include the introduction of two new HyperMesh entities,
Part Sets and Configurations, the former facilitating the logical grouping of Part Assemblies and Parts
and the latter facilitating the creation of user defined configurations. In addition, the introduction of
multi-pane views and an intuitive drag and drop workflow in the Part browser simplifies the creation
and organization of multiple configurations in a single HyperMesh binary file. Figure 1 shows a sample
BIW subsystem with multiple configurations.
The image below shows Configuration multi-pane view in Part Browser for the BIW model.
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Connectors
CWELD Visualization
On the visualization tab in the connector chapter a special CWELD visualization can be activated.
The graphical representations reflect the different CWELD definitions.
The opposite link option has been utilized for the area connector realization. If activated it
ensures, that to both sides of the connector the closest link candidates are connected. The
parallelism of the opposite links is check and controlled by the definable normal projection
deviation angle. This option helps to realize in the desired way, if the seam is not precisely
positioned in the middle of the connected parts.
Absorption Enhancements
The complete absorption has been performance improved. Along this update couple new
mechanisms have been implemented:
ACM (general):
All regular ACMs will be absorbed as ACM (general) now. During the absorption three versions are
differentiated (shell gap, equivalence (T1+T2)/2), constant thickness). The connector get the
appropriate attributes assigned, which allows the same rerealization.
For certain situations there isn’t a clear identifier between shell gap and equivalence (T1+T2)/2. The
new option If hexa thickness type is ambigous decides about the preference.
The absorption of solid seams and area connectors can be more precisely controlled. It is clearly
differentiated between seams and areas, as well as between with head and without head.
In the context menu of the Connector browser, connectors of one specific style can be converted
into another one. This has been enhanced in a way, that additionally any connector lines can be
converted to seam connector lines and vice versa.
Combine Connectors
In the context menu of the connector browser aligned single point connectors can be combined into
line connectors of the same style or several aligned seam line connectors into larger one(s).
In the combine settings an angle and a distance is defined, which describe the conditions for
combining single point connectors.
In the context menu of the Connector browser, spot or bolt line connectors can be split into
individual single point connectors.
In the Split settings, it can be decided if the connectors should be unrealized along with the split.
In the context menu of the Connector browser spot or seam connectors can be positioned to the
center position between the defined link candidates. The source position is stored on each individual
connector; hence moving back to the source position is possible, too.
In the position settings the selected connectors can be filtered down with respect to certain
attributes.
The position function works for single point as well as for line connectors.
In the Spot panel for connector creation and realization the number of layers can be set to auto
now. The precise number of layers will be detected during the link detection process and saved onto
each individual connector. A reasonable tolerance is essential, when using auto for the number of
layers.
Resolved Issues
• Looped seam connectors created by nodepath were only visually closed.
• Weighting factors for the ACM (general) realization with radius option and normal
distribution was wrongly calculated.
• Inactive components weren’t ignored during absorption.
• For CWELDs GS (point to face) the GS node wasn’t equivalenced to the link.
• The connector XML import for big area connectors led to a crash.
• In certain cases bad hexa elements have been created for adhesive seams in combination
with discontinuity.
• Seam snapping behaved wrong in some scenarios.
Geometry
Dimensioning
The Dimensioning tool has undergone significant changes to improve the workflow and the usability.
A new Feature entity has been added, which allows defining, storing and manipulating relevant
geometric dimensions in the model from within the browser, and via Tcl APIs. In addition,
dimensions can also be parameterized via the parameter entity, as well as linked together via
parameter entity expressions. This allows for easy design optimization iterations with HyperStudy.
Previously, the dimensions only existed and could only be controlled within the Dimensions panel.
General improvements have also been made to the robustness of the tool.
This tool, accessed from the Geometry menu, fixes gaps between stitched edges and vertices to
make the actual geometry of the surfaces consistent with the model topology. It checks the topology
of the model for gaps that are larger than a given tolerance between shared, non-manifold, or
suppressed edges. If a gap is found to be bigger than the specified tolerance, then the surface and
edge geometries will be morphed parametrically and in 3D, if necessary, to make the gap smaller
than the tolerance. In addition, non-essential degenerate edges are removed.
In order to increase the performance of the Surface Edit > Trim with Lines > With Lines panel for
aerospace use cases where many free lines are being used to trim surfaces, a few improvements
have been made:
• Implemented choices for the type of line to use as input, so that the user can easily select
only free lines (default), only surface edges, or any lines.
• Changed the default maximum projection distance to match the geometry cleanup
tolerance (previously the default value was zero).
• General improvements to the trimming performance.
When utilizing these options together, improvements on the order of 30-40% may be seen.
A new subpanel Surfaces > Normal from Edges has been added. This allows the creation of surfaces
by dragging lines along the normal of their adjacent surfaces. This is useful for creating ribs and
spars in aerospace models.
Miscellaneous
• The geometry feature angle can now be specified between 0-180 degrees for face
selection, instead of being limited to 0-90 degrees.
• The duplication of surfaces now properly maintains any suppression of fixed points from
the original surface to the duplicate.
• Metadata is now maintained and propagated when performing surface offset and
dimensioning.
• Suppressed lines are now supported for selection "by path".
• The Surfaces > Meshline subpanel has been fixed to resolve multiple issues and crashes.
Resolved Issues
• Resolved an issue with CAD metadata handling causing a crash on HyperMesh binary save
and/or load. After merging two or more CAD files containing metadata into the same
session, saving the HyperMesh binary file would potentially result in a crash. If the save
was successful, those files would potentially crash upon load. These issues have all been
resolved. Any existing binary files that exhibited the crash due to this issue can also now
be successfully loaded.
• Resolved an issue where under certain conditions, an invalid topology was created during
CATIA composites import. This would potentially lead to a crash upon saving or loading
the HyperMesh binary file. These issues have all been resolved. Any existing binary files
that exhibited the crash due to this issue can also now be successfully loaded.
Meshing
BatchMesher
• Updates have been made to improve the meshing of flanges. These include:
− Preventing the addition of unnecessary trim lines that may disturb mesh flow
• The ability to defeature fillets has been added to the surface fillet table. This allows for
the removal of fillets that fall within certain ranges. Additionally, special geometry
cleanup is performed after defeaturing in order to cleanup any unstitched edges, and to
patch any holes or gaps.
• Plot elements associated to surface edges are now maintained and used for connectivity
within BatchMesher, instead of being deleted. Other 1D element configs were previously
supported.
• When the mesh type is set to trias, the meshing of rectangular surfaces no longer results
in a majority r-tria mesh.
Geomechanics
A new detach capability, useful for creating faults for geomechanics, has been added which allows
detaching elements from the nodes of wall elements. This is available via the Detach > From Wall
subpanel.
The elements surrounding the wall must be one dimension higher than the wall elements. The
elements surrounding the wall can be classified as belonging to different clusters based on which
side of the wall elements they appear. For each cluster of elements attached to the wall, the shared
nodes are duplicated after detachment.
Options are also available for offsetting the nodes of the detached elements, as well as also
detaching the free ends of walls.
The Volume Selector in mesh controls allows you to select volumes based on enclosed seed node.
You can define fluid volume and solid volumes by selecting enclosed seed node. Also, you can define
which volume should be skipped by selection enclosed seed node.
You can also define index of the volume to be meshed as largest, 2nd largest, etc.
The Surface Deviation method for element remeshing can be accessed now via the Automesh panel.
It captures curvature and provides smooth transition from small size elements to big size elements.
A new mesher internally identifies the elements features based on defined feature angle and
captures/refines them.
A new is available in the Imprint panel which creates a patch between imprinted edges.
This enables you to retain the inputs as they are and create patches in-between rather
than merging them.
You can now can select nodes as source in the Imprint panel. This enables you to imprint
nodes on edge to imprint on element faces without creating 1D elements.
Miscellaneous
• Added support for bar3 element creation in the Line Mesh and Linear 1D panels.
• The Preserve Edges tool can now be accessed directly from the Autocleanup panel and
the Automesh > batchmesh/QI subpanel.
• Element normals can now be adjusted using a reference vector direction within the
Normals panel.
Resolved Issues
• Mesh controls feature-based meshing issues related to several crashes,
incorrect/incomplete fillet meshes, and mesh connectivity problems when using
standalone feature-based meshing (without other HyperMesh mesh controls) have been
resolved.
• When creating a mesh in the Line Mesh panel and specifying an orientation node, all
beam elements in the model were being updated to have this orientation node. That has
been resolved.
• When using QI or BatchMesher meshing with the mesh type set to trias, the meshing of
rectangular surfaces no longer results in a majority r-tria mesh.
APIs
All CAD import and export options can now be specified on the command line via the new
*geomimport and *geomexport commands, as well as within the respective .ini files. This allows
for complete customization of the CAD import/export behaviors from within a Tcl script.
When legacy commands *geomoutputdata, *geomoutputdata2, *iges_write or
*iges_write_units are executed via scripts, *geomexport will be written to the command file
instead.
Command File
The HM_COMMANDFILE_MODE environment variable has been enhanced. When using UNIQUE
mode, the user name is now also included in the command file name, to further guarantee
uniqueness and to allow for better traceability.
• New node face/edge selection modes free edges ext (6) and edge ext (7) for
face_edge_mode.
• New filter option for specifying only specific selection modes to allow.
In addition, hm_formnodelistsfrommark has been added for converting a mark of nodes into one or
more node lists.
A new API hm_getgeometricthinsolidinfo has been added for finding thin solid geometries, and
returning information such as the estimated thickness and the master, slave and thickness surfaces.
Decimation
Decimation APIs has been added to this version. Decimation APIs enables you to decimate (coarsen
mesh) while retaining topological shape as it is while reducing element count. It will automatically
detects curvatures and retain them. A new capability to define localized wrap settings via the Mesh
Control browser is available. Local controls will take the precedent over global settings.
Resolved Issues
Highlights
Highlights of this release include an addition of a new measure type to compute shortest distance
between two entities, graphical in-place editing of legend, a new graphical slider on the legend for iso-
plots, and some general enhancements and bug fixes.
A new measure to calculate the shortest (minimum) distance between any two entities during a
simulation is added. The entities can be nodes, elements, or components. If elements/components
are picked on the “To” side, HyperView will take into account the surface of the element when
calculating the shortest distance. As the animation is played, the graphics will be updated to show
the shortest distance. Additionally, users can plot this measure in a HyperGraph window similar to
other measure types.
For fastest calculation, use node sets. If more accuracy is desired, pick element or component sets
and in this case, the time taken to calculate distance through one cycle of animation is directly
proportional to the size of the sets.
The HyperView legend is enhanced to allow users to edit values and colors of the legend by just
clicking on it and changing it in-place instead of using the Edit legend dialog.
A context menu is also available on right clicking the legend, to let users modify other attributes of
the legend such as format, location etc.
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This enhancement gives users a quick and convenient way to create & control iso-plots. Simply use
the legend context menu to add an iso-plot that is based on the contour settings and then move the
graphical slider on the left side of the legend up and down to control its display. The threshold value
and mode of the iso-plot can be changed in the Iso section of the legend.
General Enhancements
• HyperView Player is enhanced to allow users to change the animation mode (e.g.
transient to modal or transient to linear).
• Utility to extract assemblies from LS-Dyna input deck is enhanced to support include files.
• New report template parameters for parametrizing display attributes such as mesh mode
and views at a model level is provided.
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Resolved Issues
• Differences in contour plot display between HyperView and HyperView player due to
absence of accelerated graphics option in the player. Accelerated graphics is now enabled
in HyperView player.
• Max of Window template expression in Note does not provide correct results when results
with corner data is plotted.
• Notes when exported in a H3D come back on top of each other on re-import.
• Long time to open model files containing a large number of duplicate nodes.
• Application error when opening H3D files with non-English characters in the path or file
name
Solver Interfaces
General Enhancements
• OP2 reader enhanced to read intermediate results from Nastran SOL400 analysis
• LS-Dyna reader option added to support decreasing time (e.g. Implicit Simulation)
Resolved Issues
• Incorrect values when plotting complex results on composites in OptiStruct op2 file.
• Application hang when plotting composite stress/strain results in OP2 Results file.
• Incorrect Composite strain results shown when plotting Abaqus ODB files
Highlights
The HyperGraph Plot browser is updated with a new string-based filter, which supports keyword-based
searches and Boolean operations. This allows filtering using entity properties of curves, axis, etc. in
combination with newly introduced page and window properties. Particularly, the editing of large
session files will become much easier. Drag & drop has been added to the plot browser for faster
repositioning of curves, together with new context menus to isolate / reverse-isolate curves.
CSV files can be loaded as documents in TableView so that they appear as parameters in report
templates, similar to the open document feature in TextView. Using overlay areas in TableView allows
the user to append rows or columns with cell values from CSV files by overlaying report templates.
PowerPoint Publishing allows more control with respect to defining the size of the exported images or
movies on Windows. As was implemented for LINUX in the previous release, an algorithm was added to
keep the image aspect ratio when synchronizing modified PowerPoint presentations. New APIs are
added which allow customization of all PPT Publishing features.
Plot Browser
• String-Based Filtering: The string-based filter functionality allows the user to add
keyword-based searches and Boolean operations; braces can be used to modify the
search string. Keywords and search values for all entity properties can be graphically
added by using the context menu in the property tables. Previous searches are stored in
the drop down list and can be reused within the current session. The combination of
entity and page/window properties make it much easier to handle large files. Typical
examples would be searching for all horizontal axes in XY plots, and ignoring bar charts
and complex plots
By loading CSV files via File > Open > Document into TableView, a link to the Excel file is saved to
the session file or the report template. Changes to formatting (borders or fonts, for example) and
any conditional formatting rules that you have defined in TableView are restored when you reopen
the session file or report template; only the values will be updated from the linked CSV file. Using
overlay areas in report templates allow the user to overlay multiple times and append rows/columns
in which the cells are formatted according to the same rules used at the first import.
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On Windows, two more options to define the picture resolution have been added. Using the newly-
added scale factor to the PPT Presentation resolution, which was the default in 14.0.110, makes it
easy to control the proportion of text/labels in axes and legends in relation to the images in the
PowerPoint presentation.
Using the Fixed Resolution allows the user to define either the image height or width and the aspect
ratio of the PPT master template. The PPT Publishing ensures that, for syncing, the image
dimensions will be the same in PPT as long as the user uses the same settings saved by HWD at the
time of the initial export.
The HyperWorks Desktop area resolution captures the images as they are displayed on the screen
and fits them proportionally into the PowerPoint window with the first export, maintaining the aspect
ratio.
Interfaces
• Support of NODOUTHF and ELOUTHF ASCII files from LS-DYNA
Resolved Issues
• The unit support for the HIC function in the VST Pedestrian Impact tool has been fixed;
the values are no longer zero.
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• Copying and pasting pages or windows no longer changes the axis units for Dyna result
files.
Highlights
Version 14.0 introduced the experimental feature “NLFE Body” which enables you to model non-
linearly flexible components in your multibody system. Version 14.0.120 marks the formal release of
the NLFE.
A generic NLFE Body can be created using either the BEAM or CABLE element. The NLFE Body is
based on the Absolute Nodal Coordinate Formulation (ANCF). Nonlinearity can occur for two main
reasons: (A) Geometric nonlinearity and (B) Material non-linearity. The NLFE body supports both.
Refer to MotionView User Guide and MotionSolve Reference Guide for more details.
• An additional set of constraints CONN0 are introduced by default at NLFE grids that are
associated with markers to rigidify the grid. The constraints are of the form <CONN0 id =
“conn_id” gid = “grid_id” conn = “TTTTTT” />. The statement constrains the
gradient vector. First 3 keywords ‘T’ in the conn attribute represents constraint on the
gradients along X, Y & Z direction while the remaining 3 ‘T’ represent constraint in the
rotational (shear) direction. The form of these constraints can be changed using an
environment variable HW_NLFE_CONN_TYPE = ssssss, where s can be either ‘T’ or ‘F’
Subsystems
Version 14.0 introduced “NLFE Subsystems” in an experimental form along with the NLFE body. The
NLFE Subsystem contain tools to create an NLFE based stabilizer bar and helical spring. In this
version, the toolbar “NLFE Subsystems” has been renamed as “Subsystems”. Along with NLFE, the
experimental tag on the Subsystems is also removed. In addition, a belt pulley system creation tool
is made available.
• Discretized rigid bodies Belt pulley system consists of a large set of entities. Creating or
working with this system could be slower
MotionView now handles unit conversions automatically on Material Properties. The properties in the
Materials dialog display the values in the Solver Units that are selected. Mass-inertia & CG properties
of rigid bodies that get their properties from primitive graphics or CADGraphics and NLFE Body get
updated automatically when units are changed.
It is now possible to define an ellipsoid graphics in MotionView that can be used with MotionSolve
and Adams.
Resolved Issues
• An app error with the expression builder when an entry field contains improper function is
fixed.
• An application crash associated with the usage of curly braces in the location function
loc_along_dir has been fixed.
• An issue with resolving point for orientation of tire graphics has been resolved.
• Mass-Inertia of CADGraphics (and thereby their parent body mass-inertia) were not being
updated immediately when property of materials referenced by CADGraphics were
changed. This issue has been fixed.
• An issue with components of inactive File Graphics not being read when they are
activated is resolved.
• While importing CAD, MotionView now uses the underscore (_) that might exist in the
component names while assigning a varname.
• An issue with the macro “Export MDL” in HyperMesh to generate an h3d has been
resolved.
• A regression in v14.0.110 in the 3D Cartesian Curve where the curve was being displayed
by default in the Global Frame has been resolved.
• An issue with CG inertia summary where the dialog closes when using the Return key
after an entry has been fixed.
• A crash while assigning material to a system attachment is resolved.
• The MNF to H3D conversion in flexprep has been enhanced to calculate inertia invariants
for MotionSolve. MotionView will now show FEM Inertia Properites for the flexible body
with the newly converted h3d from mnf.
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Highlights
GUI Enhancements
• Group Selected Rows – most of the panels allow you to pick parts in the display and
retrieve linked objects in the panel list. When several objects are found, right clicking in
the panel and selecting Group Selected Rows will move all found objects at the top of the
list.
• Advanced Search Option – Per default, search By ID is selected.
• Into selection capabilities list, involving part selection, Add and Remove selected parts
of Browser is now available (selection from part, subset, include, submodel, view)”
Model Browser
• Invert Selection for a single entity type – select entity, right mouse click and select
Invert Selection
• Find Connectivity for a selection of part or assembly. This option is also available from
the Part generic panel
Part Replacement
• Connection information like coordinate system for bolts or time history for all type of
connection are now kept and updated during replace process
Session Recording
Solver Conversion
General Enhancements
• Model Browser – Ability to convert automatically any /GRNOD subtypes to a
/GRNOD/NODE
• Section panel – Default mode of creation set to “Simplified”
• Transformations can now be deleted and toggled ON/OFF from the Model Browser
Keyword Support
• RADIOSS 14.0
− /SURF/DSURF
Contact Check
Connections
• Improvement of BOLT connections information storing/reading/realization via M00 file
Model Checker
• Check for missing master node in RBODY and RBE2 and reference slave node in RBE3
General Enhancements
• Mass calculation improvements
Keyword Support
• MWD option in *ELEMENT_MASS_PART_SET
Contact Check
• New contact check algorithm taking into account SSTHK and SOFT=2
• New options for Check Thickness Collision of Tree Selection – with set-up in Options >
Preferences
− Default (if not specified in installation mcrash_preference file, uses “Automatic” option)
− Full thickness but ignore neighbors (in case thickness > element size)
Safety Tools
• Seat Deformer – Ability to generate a LS-DYNA input deck for the pre-simulation and Pre-
simulation Parameters for Seat Deformer are updated accordingly.
Highlights
HF Director has been introduced in this release to complement the existing User process and Auto
process with a simplified interface to setup incremental forming model from CAD for RADIOSS
interface. It allows you to setup a model for single stage and multistage forming of the standard or
user defined process with minimal user interactions.
Multistage Manager
Support for modeling progressive die forming with option to translate the blanks between the
stages.
Option to define constraints on the blank in addition to symmetry.
The HTML report has been enhanced with following new options:
• A summary page containing nesting results for all the parts submitted for batch nesting.
• Report for individual parts updated with new layout and additional information including
− Draw direction
Drawbead
Resolved Issues
• Gravity model setup using solid blank in User and Auto Process.
Bar/Beam 1D
3D Source Elements
• Triangulation XYZ points based csv file based source data before mapping and using
linear shape functions mapping (2D/3D target elements)
• Inverse distance weighted mapping
• Mapping target nodes falling outside the source elements using close point approach and
the nodes falling inside the source elements using shape functions
Transforming and reviewing of source nodes/elements data before mapping to the correct target
elements.
Nodal Force balance mapping using OptiStruct to ensure the mapped target nodal forces and source
nodal forces are in equilibrium.
Source model nodal and mapped using OptiStruct to a new target mesh with force balance
This function requires users to select start element (or node) and adjacent connected elements (or nodes)
to indicate primary and secondary directions. These elements needs to be connected.
Limitation of this method: This method works only with quadrilateral elements (without any triangular
elements) and should have a mapped (regular) pattern.
• Composite
− Results On Stack
− Layer Book
• Report
− Result Configurator
• Matrix Browser
1. From the File menu, select File > Load > Preference File. The Preference dialog is displayed.
Result on Stack
The Result on Stack tool allows the user to display layer based shell results along the real stacking
sequence of the selected element(s).
2. RADIOSS
3. Nastran
4. Ls-Dyna
5. Abaqus
Report Configurator
The Report Configurator tool enables you to quickly create either a Word document or pictures.
This option will generate a new chapter for each selected results. Each chapter will have a
subchapter for each selected load case which then will have again a dedicated subchapter for each
selected parts.
Export Pictures
With this function, after selection of the configuration, you can input a destination directory in which
the tool will create a subfolder for results then a sub folder for each load case and then an image for
each selected part/set.
General
Option to define multiple normal on sharp edges and baffles. Meshing engine will automatically
identify the candidates for multiple normal based on user given threshold angle.
Improved performance of intersections checks in CFD Tetramesh panels. The new enhancement
allows for checking intersections in the input efficiently. It also shows duplicate, folded and close
proximity elements. You can now perform intersection checks on per volume basis or on all inputs.
Resolved Issues
• Feature based meshing issues: Resolved issues related to fillet controls, number of layers
and connectivity.
• Wrapper projection issues: Fixed some projection issues in wrapper.
• For the table entity, you can import/export external files by right clicking on the table
area.
• New solver import option to resolve NMAP node type to coordinate. This is not default
option. If this option if OFF, all the data goes to unsupported.
• *CORRELATION
• *PSD-DEFINITION
• *Hypoelastic
• *BOND
• *DAMAGE INITIATION
• *GLOBAL DAMPING
• *DAMPING CONTROLS
• *IMPEDANCE PROPERTY
• *ACOUSTIC MEDIUM
• *Potential
• *Deformation plasticity
• ACIN3D6
• C3D4P
• C3D6P
• C3D8P
• EC3D8RT
• CPEG4R
• CPEG3
• CAXA8RH4
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Conversion Enhancements
Enhancements
• Ply based composite modeling is now available for ANSYS solid HEX8, PENTA6, HEX20 and
PENTA15 elements for element types: SOLID185,SOLID186,SOLID278,SOLID279 And
solsh190.
• POST: ANSYS result reader now supports results for SURF251 and SURF252 element types.
Resolved Issues
• Issue with performance of export of ANSYS models with “displayed” option is now fixed.
Highlights
All CAD import and export options can now be specified on the command line via the new
*geomimport and *geomexport commands, as well as within the respective .ini files. This allows
for complete customization of the CAD import/export behaviors from within a Tcl script. Future work
will include exposing all of the options within the GUI.
SolidWorks import, and NX import via the third-party reader, have been significantly improved via
the use of native Parasolid libraries.
• Geometry created via the WAVE geometry linker can now be imported. This is controlled
by the @ImportWaveLinkedGeometry option in the ug_reader.ini file.
Metadata Export
New options have been added for controlling which metadata is exported, based on a prefix
(@MetadataPrefixFilter), and whether that prefix should be removed during export
(@RemoveMetadataPrefix).
Resolved Issues
• Resolved an issue with CAD metadata handling causing a crash on HyperMesh binary save
and/or load. After merging two or more CAD files containing metadata into the same
session, saving the HyperMesh binary file would potentially result in a crash. If the save
was successful, those files would potentially crash upon load. These issues have all been
resolved. Any existing binary files that exhibited the crash due to this issue can also now
be successfully loaded.
Highlights
Resolved Issues:
• Review of loads in the BR3 browser is different than in the panel.
• "BC Entities" option is missing in the Count panel.
Highlights
• A new entity is introduced to properly support the LS-DYNA *CONSTRAINED_RIOGID_BODY
Keyword in HM. In addition a dedicated browser was added for improved usability.
• HyperMesh can now create a seatbelt of only shell elements. No 1D elements will be created
at its end specifying 1D length = 0
• The support of Parameter is now extended to all the attributes used for LOADs, with the
exception of scale factor that when parametrized will be converted in import to its actual
value. Increased robustness in reading deck when the imported file has incorrectly less than
the expected number of lines as the manual requires
• Xtranode on non rigid part is now detected in model checker
• Better handling of Connectors (FE-Absorb) for Meshless welds during part replacement
support for encryption for the following LS-DYNA materials:
*MAT_MODIFIED_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITY ; *MAT_GURSON;
*MAT_MODIFIED_HONEYCOMB
• New check added to identify parts of *Constrained_Rigid_Body where the distance between
its part exceed a used defined value
• Mass from *PART_COMPOSITE is correctly calculated in the post summary component tool
• HM can now export models with more than 500 include files
The keyword was originally mapped to a HM “group” entity that was shared with other keywords such
contact and rigid walls. It is now mapped to new independent entity with its own Icon and Graphic and
ID. The following behavior is implemented:
• Removed any ID renumbering that occurred when a constrained rigid bodies shared the same
ID with other “group entities”.
• Such keywords in import are now automatically mapped to the new entities without loss of
data
From the Solver Browser the user also has access to a new CRB Hierarchy tool. To access the tool, right
click on the constrained rigid bodies folder.
CRB Hierarchy browser lists all the constrained rigid bodies available in the model, with information over
its master and all its slave parts. The tool will show all the slave parts associated to the same master rigid
under a single entity.
In addition all the rigid parts that are not linked to constrained rigid bodies entity are also listed in the
CRB Hierarchy tool to facilitate the creation and\or modification of such such entity. The CRB entity can
be modified through drag and drop of parts in such browser.
Right click on an existing constrained rigid body entity to add a rigid part from the master component.
New Keywords
• *MAT_LAMINATED_FRACTURE_DAIMLER_CAMANHO (MAT-262)
• *BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_ACCELEROMETER_RIGID
• *CONTROL_THERMAL_TIMESTEP
Resolved Issues
• Solved Issue in I/O for *ELEMENT_SEATBELT_SENSOR where the NID field was getting
lost.Fixed a problem in Transformation Tool where the Start ID for elements was not
honored.
• Fixed an issue with joints encountered updating 1d Elements. HM is no longer converting
all joints into joints of type spherical
• HM no longer export *SET_SEGMENT_GENERAL incorrectly. HM was not properly setting
the OPTION field before.
• The error check for constrained_joint_revolute was not detecting all cases of not
coincident nodes
• The transformation tool now correctly renumbers the ID of elements
Highlights
• PARAM, CLOSE
General Enhancements
Resolved Issues
• CBUSH vector lost while reading legacy HM files
Highlights
Optimization entities are supported in the Entity Editor. The Optimization view is enhanced to support
show/hide/isolate and cross reference features for optimization entities. Solver conversion from Abaqus
to OptiStruct has been enhanced to support element wise convection and thermal analysis cards for
powertrain applications. In this release most of the OptiStruct solver features in version 210 are
supported in the OptiStruct interface.
• All models (MOONEY, MOOR, RPOLY, NEOH, YEOH, ABOYCE and OGDEN) supported in
Nonlinear Hyperelastic Material
• SEPARATION option in contact property
• Incremental result output parameters for small displacement nonlinear analysis and large
displacement analysis
• Parameters for time-stepping and convergence criteria in Nonlinear Analysis, NLADAPT
bulk and subcase cards
• Retain Deformed Boundary for multiple continued Nonlinear Subcases, SPC with option F
• Negative value on STIFF field to define the penalty scaling factor in CONTPRM, PGAP and
PCONT cards
• Support of material type MATX38
• FOS and DAMAGE I/O cards are enhanced with type (SUB/EVENT) options
• Torsion fatigue limit (Tfl) in MATFAT can now reference to ID of TABLES1 bulk card
• PCONV supports blank MID when element wise convection FTYPE=3 is defined
• Neuber correction added to response for static stress and strain RTYPE’s
• MATX38
• ENDLOAD
• LOADADD
• DRESP1V in DRESP2/3
• DRESP2V in DRESP2/3
• DRESP1LV in DRESP2/3
• DRESP2LV in DRESP2/3
• SEPARATION in PCONT
• IDRF in RFORCE
• NLOUT
• NLADAPT
• FRICT in CONTF
• ESID in EXCLUDE
• PRETPRM, INILOAD
• PRETPRM, PRTSW
General Enhancements
• STATSUB(PRELOAD) supported for Frequency Response analysis
Resolved Issues
• CBUSH vector lost while reading legacy HyperMesh files
• DRESP3 card with CELLIN and CELLOUT data read as unsupported card
• Node/Element reference in ATTi not updated when renumbering for DRESP1 type
SPCFORCE and GPFORCE
• Reader does not respond while reading fem file with unsupported material card
Highlights
• NLAVE
Updated Keywords
• SIGNAL
• MATER 105
• DAMP
Resolved Issues
− Un supported or missing fields: Avoiding import abort or error upon reading and providing
proper warning message
• Improved reading of the keyword FRAME with IDNOD flag by avoiding import abort
• RWALL is phased out from Pamcrash2G2013 and onward versions as per manual
• Providing Warning message in prior version and Error message in later version where
option or keyword is phased out for LEAKAGE_MODEL of FPCTRL
• TCTRL implicit Import / Export issues
Highlights
• Improved the Box trim functionality in RADIOSS that now also takes into account the /SECT
that are empty as a result of a trimming operation.
• Added support of fct_ID4i and Hscalei for /PROP/SPR_AXI card in RADIOSS
Highlights
• LP templates rendering
• Connection realization
Analysis Manager
• Option to run multiple analysis jobs in batch
Edit Module
Custom Templates
• Enhancement in Preferences to specify custom template folder for
− Frequency Response
− Normal Modes
− LP Modules
• Option to access custom templates from respective feature list mentioned above
Analysis
• Default AMSES amplification factor increased in Analysis Manager, Process Manager, and
Batch Model Reduction tools for CMS SE residual runs
• Provision to generate force input solver deck from force result file for body optimization
Resolved Issues
• Deleting jobs from Job Manager
• Cyclic dependency for LP LCS rendering while Assembly template csv import
• User messages related to tagpoint rendering on changing rep files for a module
Highlights
SimLab 14.2 comes with various changes that improve performance and graphics rendering. In
addition to java scripting, python scripting is introduced. The enhancements, new features and critical
bug fixes are listed below.
System
• SimLab application setting contents are moved from System App data to .altair folder.
Import Enhancements
Parasolid
• Parasolid version updated to 28.1.194
CAD Translator
• Step to Parasolid translator version updated.
CATIA
• Added a support to read the points.
ProE
• Support added to import Creo 3.0 models
Abaqus
• Supported reading of S8R and S8R5 elements.
Nastran/OptiStruct
• Reading of PLOTEL3 and PLOTEL4 element types supported.
• Supported reading of property and material names from HM comment cards $HMNAME
PROP and $HMNAME MAT.
• Supported create features option in solver import, to create planar and cylindrical
features while importing FEM model.
• Supported selection of all the groups by clicking on the group type header.
• Render Mode > Edge Display > Face Edge option is enhanced to Show/Hide the CAD
edges.
• Added an option to display the mesh control in a Group view or Sequential view. Group
view display the mesh controls based on type whereas sequential view display the mesh
controls in the creation order.
• Support added to set the user defined shortcut keys for bottom toolbar options.
• Render Mode > Edge Display > Free edge boundary option added to display the free and
non-manifold edge boundaries without displaying layers.
• Render Mode > Edge Display > Element Free Edge / Element Non-manifold Edge is
enhanced to visualize free edge and non-manifold edge in different color for visible
bodies.
• Option added in body right click to find and replace body names for selected bodies.
• File > Preferences > System > Reset System Settings option enhanced to have an user
control on reset options.
• Cutting plane > Cut layer display enhanced to draw boundary edges.
• Option added under mesh control right click to duplicate the mesh control.
• Support added to show/hide the orphan nodes only for visible model.
• File > Preferences > Application > Auto save option enhanced to specify user defined
location to save the database. Also, number of backup database can be specified.
Geometry
Meshing
• Grading, curvature angle and minimum element size are added for 1D bar meshing.
• Performance improved for hex and wedge warpage quality in case of one layer of
extruded elements.
• Performance improved while modifying the mesh with fine mesh size.
Assembly
Imprint > Edges on Edges
• Robustness of this tool is increased
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Analysis
• Added surface to surface node under support type parameter in Permas contact.
• When Permas contacts are created with springs, the corresponding springs will be deleted
on contact deletion.
• Contact manager enhanced to modify elements in master or slave surfaces.
• Added option in Set dialog to create solid element set based on the number of layers
specified.
• The loads and constraints listed under load case will be arranged in alphabetical order.
• The shear modulus value in the default material created by SimLab is changed to blank.
• The solution parameters and the output request options are supported in separate dialog
and this will be listed as items in loads and boundary conditions tree and also stored in
database.
• Added option to perform data check in OptiStruct, Abaqus and Permas solvers directly
from SimLab.
Export
Abaqus
• Modal frequency response analysis supported.
OptiStruct
• NLOUT, NLADAPT and CNTSTB parameters supported in OptiStruct nonlinear analysis.
• Supported Simpack analysis type to create condensed CMS super element formulation for
Simpack.
• Supported the following options in Excite analysis,
− Option to export the ASET as a separate file.
− 2 plane symmetry
− 3 plane symmetry
− HASHASSM
− I64SLV
− PRETBOLT
OptiStruct/Nastran
• If any of the dependent RBE2 nodal DOF is constrained, then that DOF will be skipped in
constraint writing.
Ansys
nanoFluidX
• Supported exporting hex meshed bodies as nanoFluidX particles. Also the configuration
file with the phase details will be exported.
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Animate
• Enhanced to support RBE elements.
Advanced
• In advanced and no break tools, shared faces present in the input body are preserved.
− Roller bearing
Process Automation
• Group color is activated while opening the group mapping dialog. This helps in
visualization of groups to avoid adding duplicate entities.
Trials > Wedge thickness
• This option is useful after using layered elements option. It is used to identify the node
thickness along the extruded direction. It creates a contour plot using the nodes and its
corresponding thickness.
Trials > Layered Elements Validation
Scripting
• Project menu redesigned such that options are added to record, pause, stop, cancel and
playback the script. This new design helps in recording multiple scripts under same
project directory. Also, single script can be recorded by interrupting the process by
making use of pause option.
• Script recording supported in following formats in adding to Java script.
− Python (*.py)
− XML (Icons)