Version 7.0

Released: august 2024

Functional Additions and Improvements

Added calculation based on Norton creep
Added the ability to set loads (pressure, temperature, convection) in a local coordinate system (including spherical\cylindrical)
Improved the contact task widget
Added the ability to set the parameters of the thermal gap between the contacting bodies
Improved the algorithm for automatic search of contact pairs for small surfaces
Added support for importing files *.m3d, *a3d (6.1R2)
Added output of mass-inertial characteristics in text form to the calculation folder
The method of setting the communication GU has been changed, now there can be only one master node, which leads to faster calculation with this GU
Improved calculation functions for nonlinear problems when all three types of nonlinearities are used
Improved the iterative SLAE solver
Improved calculation speed for additive manufacturing tasks
Added tracking force option for springs
Added a calculation based on swelling
Added a new calculation type High-speed destruction
Added periodic boundary conditions in thermal conductivity
For axisymmetric problems, plasticity support has been added for the Mises and Drucker-Prager criteria
Increased performance and reduced memory consumption
Added calculation of the effective permeability of an inhomogeneous medium
Added automatic detection of orthotropy axes of calculated effective properties and calculation of orthotropic characteristics in these axes
Improved accuracy of determining the boundary of a representative volume (or periodicity cell) when evaluating effective properties
Added an article with a list of errors that occur and approximate user actions to eliminate them

Additions and improvements to the preprocessor

The model tree is now fully editable from the properties page
Added the ability to change the name of geometric model elements
Added the ability to edit the name of the GU from the Tree, and also added an index in the name of the GU for easier handling in scripts
Added an option to use material databases in the Create Materials widget
Added a command to output the properties of contacts, shells, beams, springs, point masses to a log file
Added the function of editing tables
Added logging when importing *.cdb

Postprocessor additions and improvements

Added calculation of fatigue strength in the Fatigue filter
Updated the pop-up list of displayed results
Implemented the nodeset transfer to the postprocessor, which makes it more convenient to calculate the total reaction forces, etc.
Added a filter has been to create diagram for beam elements
Changed the logic of working with the Safety Factor filter
Added calculation of the safety factor according to the Hook-Brown theory (Safety factor filter)