Ansa v13.1.0 Release Notes

Release Notes

v13.1.0

BETA CAE Systems S.A.

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ANSA v13.1.0 Release Notes August 2010

1. Introduction

This document contains all information about features improvement, new features added and problems fixed during development of ANSA from version 13.0.5 to version 13.1.0.

NOTES:

•ANSA databases saved by ANSA v13.1.0 cannot be opened by older ANSA versions.

Release History:

v13.1.0 2010.08.16

v13.0.5 2010.05.12

v13.0.4 2010.03.29

v13.0.3 2009.12.18

v13.0.2 2009.10.01

v13.0.1 2009.05.25

v13.0.0 2008.12.21 ( introductory version )

Copyright notes: All other company and product names mentioned in the software and its documentation are property, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

BETA CAE Systems S.A. What’s New in v13.1.0 1


2. What’s new in v13.1.0Enhancements – New Options – New Features

GENERAL

Function Access

Search engine

The former Function Finder has been replaced by a more sophisticated engine.

• It is activated through Windows>Search Engine or with the shortcut Ctrl+F.

• It invokes functions of any menu, loaded script functions and session commands.

• The function access is achieved by typing few letters.

• Search by meaning is also possible.



• Filter ranges of any entity and then open the respective list.

History of last applied functions is stored. Access this by hitting the 'Enter' key.

Entities Creation

Create new entities of any type via the Database Browser. The right mouse button in the free space, will open a list where entities are grouped in a way to provide easy access.



New MENUS

• The Volume Mesh functions are also available as a separate menu.

• Hexa Block [HexaB] module has been introduced. It provides a special approach of generating faster and easier hexahedral mesh, using boxes.

Model Views Windows>Views: New option to manipulate and manage multiple views of the current model.

Cutting Planes

FOCUS>C.PLANE provides the capability to create planes that affect the visibility of the model (clipping).

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Selections • Focus commands (NOT, OR, !NOT) are now performed using the selection assistant tools.

• When selecting from the graphics area, the button combinations Ctrl+A and Ctrl+L act as select all / deselect all.

• CONS selection (e.g. COONS): “Auto” and “Color” are now available as options in the feature selection toolbar.

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Path is a new selection tool, that traces the shortest path between two picked points in order to select the nodes along this path.

Loop: New selection assistant that selects closed chains of nodes, edges, CONS or line elements by a single click.



Line Elements: At feature line selection with PID neighbors, now the selection is directional i.e. clicking close to one side, the direction of selection is towards the opposite side.

View Manipulation

Windows>Settings[GUI Settings>Mouse]

• The mouse buttons combination for the view manipulation are now customizable.

• Zoom in-out using wheel mouse, has customizable sensitivity.

• PID selection when double click with any of the focus commands (OR, NOT etc.), is now optional and can be deactivated.



Legends Move legends (e.g. element index, quality criteria etc.) in the graphics area by grabbing them with the middle mouse button.

Quality Criteria

Now, the activation / deactivation of visible quality criteria can be directly by hitting on the legend.

Also, by right click on the legend, the Edit Visible Criteria card opens where one can switch ON/OFF the visibility of the desired criteria.

Draw Modes Draw modes that use Fringe Bars (EL.THICK, QGRAPH etc.), it is now possible to isolate a range of elements, using the FOCUS>ISOLATE>FRINGE BAR VALS.

New Draw Mode INCLUDE. It can also be activated through Includes manager in Database Browser.

New Draw per PART, colors according to ANSA parts. By enabling the column “Is color active” in parts manager, the drawing switches to the color of the group that belongs to.

Draw Modes that work only with shadow (e.g. EL.THICK), automatically swich SHADOW on and HIDDEN off.



Measurements - The measure tool is now located at the top Menubar.

- Measurement of Euler axis, Euler angles and distance between coordinate systems can be now achieved.

- The List option has been removed. The access now is through the Database browser only.

GUI Settings - Filtering capabilities are supported for Buttons Manager.

- More Font types can be selected for Windows and OpenGL (not only monospaced).

- Customization options for toolbars are also available by right-click on the toolbar.

Acquiring Help

Ctrl+Left mouse button, now works also on the Script Buttons window. It displays the help text of the user-function.

Graphics Area Drag and Drop from a file browser in ANSA graphics area:

• ANSA files are merged with the current database.

• Files in neutral solver format are input in the database.

• Files in neutral CAD format, are opened in a new database.

• Images are set as background. Remove them from Windows>Options>GUI Settings>Colors.

- Drag and drop the graphics area to a file browser to save the image.

- The graphics area of ANSA can be copied as image to the clipboard, by pressing Ctrl+C.

Files History File>Open/Input Recent:

Delete any of the recorded paths by selecting it and pressing the Delete button.

The number of recently opened/input files shown in the pull down menu, can be modified under the option “Maximum file paths” at Windows>Options>GUI Settings>Menus and windows.

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Help Window Settings

Help>Edit>Settings

The “Help Windows Settings” window is now available for non-Windows operating systems. PDF viewer and e-mail handler default application can now be defined, which will initialized when the user clicks on a “.pdf” link or on a “mailto:” link within ANSA.

Running ANSA

When ANSA is invoked, a launcher opens.

The Start up options provide an alternative to the -gui command line argument.

Disable/Enable the launcher through Windows>Options>GUI Settings>Menus and Windows.

Multiple CPU operation

New command line argument -np that specifies the maximum number of CPUs that ANSA can use by application of multi thread functions. If it is not defined, ANSA will use all the available processors.

New command line argument -dmroot that sets a directory as DM root.



Database Browser

NEW ENTITIES

New entities can be created when right mouse button is pressed within the empty space of DBB. The list is split in two sections, according to usability and frequenct use of the entities.

LISTs The elements' lists now include subcategories of the various types and orders that may be included in the database.



Selection list toolbar contents are now customizable.

The option to open the list in a new window has been added.

Delete button can now be used to delete selected entities from the lists.

Lists of SETs and INCLUDES can have a tree view mode.



SELECTION A Pick button enables / disables the selection from the screen.

– The pull down menu displayed when right click on an empty space, is also available through the button shown in the picture.

– The option “Clear Selection” has been added in the list, when there is no empty space to clear selections.

– When there are no selected entities, the option “Apply to All” appears at the top of the list. This indicates that whichever application of the list is pressed, it will be applied to the whole model.

– New option “Send to > Current function” enables the user to choose the entities from the DBB list and send them to the currently active function for process.



EDIT-MODIFY If wrong expression is typed in the “Quick” modify of the lists, the printed error message

includes also this expression.

Direct edit of the fields in the cards has been implemented, without the need to access the edit card. The “?” can also be used, to open the respective list.

FILTERsFiltering in lists has new widget, which is also used for edit and clear.

The “Visible” option is available to keep in the list the currently visible entities.

Filtering

Modification

Advanced MODIFY:

Modifications are now saved.

New option “More” reveals additional options whereas, “Card” option opens the respective card.

Question mark “?” in now supported for opening lists.

The use of “@” to enclose card field names, is no longer necessary. It is still required only in cases of the use of special characters (-, /, etc.) and when it does not start with a letter.

FILTERING:

- Question mark “?” is supported to open lists.

- Filters “visible” and “selected” are by default ready to use.



Advanced Filtering now facilitates two additional options:

- “More...”, opens a list with the columns that are not currently visible as columns in the list.

- “Card”, opens the respective card for simultaneous access to multiple card fields.

- New filtering options:

- Unused - starts with - doesn't start with - ends with - doesn't end with

- visible



TASK Manager

TASK Item Added Check DM Updates item, to “schedule” a check for any availability of newer parts, groups and includes. If any, the DM Browser pops-up, otherwise it is simply checked.

The check parameters can be defined in the DM Updates Options card.



Data Management

Compare Function

The new Compare function allows the full comparison of two models. The identified differences can concern geometry, attributes, solver-specific definitions and connections.

Comparison can take place in terms of hierarchy i.e. in a parts/group structure mode. Alternatively, the comparison of entities are displayed in a flat list. A toggle button switches between the two display modes.



Browsing Comparison Results

New short-cut options have been introduced to ease the navigation, through the View option of the toolbar.

• Also, isolation of parts and properties is available through the “Advanced” sub-option.

• Double-click on a “group” item, isolates its “children” in the window.

• A quick filtering is provided through the multi-condition filter.

Selecting a listed part or group, it information is displayed in the lower part of the window, along with a pixmap.



Association of the Comparison Report with the drawing area.

–Synchronization of the report contents with the models in the drawing area, through Options>Show only on Isolate.

–Incoming entities are bounded in a box, labeled “Incoming model”.

Comparison of parts

Matching of parts is done according to their module id. If this does not exist, their name is the matching entity, otherwise the geometry is used.

Comparison report can be displayed in tree-list view, where the results are presented in hierarchical manner or in flat-list view to present results per-type.

Mapping geometric differences: Identified geometric differences can be mapped from one component to its match.



Comparison of Connection entities

New feature has been introduced to compare connection entities. The matching of connection points is specified by a factor of the connected components or an absolute value. The search domain is graphically drawn as a white sphere.

Comparison report is given in two modes:

Tree-list view presents the results in a hierarchical manner i.e. internal to parts/groups connections are listed as “children” whereas, the External Connections category contains all external connections at zero lever.

Flat tree view displays the results per-type thus, all results relevant to connections are under the CONNECTION category.

Color coding:

Upon selection of a connection item, a special drawing mode is drawn along with the display of a legend, which declares the coloring attributes.



DM Browser

The DM Browser is a new tool that allows the browsing of the current DM root contents. Especially for parts, groups and includes browsing, the user can identify the available CAD versions, study versions and representations and select which files to merge in the current ANSA session and by which files to replace the ones currently used.

In parts category the user can quickly perceive their status:

– Green box implies that the part is currently in use.

– Orange box implies that the part is not the latest CAD version, study version or file available.

– Gray box implies that the part is an alternative of the one currently in use.

– White box implies that the part is not used in the model.



View Modes

Two view modes are available for the display of DM contents: Tree list-view that reflects to the directory structure and the flat-list view where the actual files are displayed.

Quick identification of parts

Multi-condition filter is a new tool to quickly identify parts and groups. An extra row is added below the column header with the respective fields. All standard filtering functionality in ANSA is also applicable here.

Incorporating parts and groups in the model

The parts and groups that will be incorporated in the model when the Download is pressed are those that are marked.

The Download of the alternative items of the currently used, will replace them. Also, there is the option to Compare them before proceeding.

The Download of items not currently in use, will pop-up the Merge Parameters window.

Change Representation

Part Representation window, now lists in the Available column the representations that are not available for all selected parts/groups but only for some of them. Their color is gray and selecting such a representation will only change the representation of some of the selected parts (the rest will be loaded in the respective Batch-Mesh session).



Find Matches in DM

In cases where the module id is missing and hence, newer versions cannot be classified in DM, ANSA can find the best match according to geometry comparison, with the function Find Matches in DM.

Check DM Updates

The results of the Check DM Updates function are now reported in the DM Browser.

DM Paths

New option to enable/disable the current DM root, without deleting them. In the Set DM Paths list, a new option Unset current is available by right click on the path.

Also, set the current DM root by double click on the path.

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CAD Data Translators

The Unified CAD translator is now available also for IBM AIX, SUN Solaris and MAC OS.

New Graphical User Interface, which integrates all translation modes.

Five translation modes (CAD format) are now available:

• CATIA

• NX (UG Open)

• NX (CT)

• Proengineer

• JT Open



New option in Graphical User Interface to switch between 32bit and 64 bit.

Script path can now be given in the field provided, that will be run for the translation. The script is also saved in the options.

Added option -create_sets, to create named sets of two or more named entities.

If surfaces have been converted, then a set named “CONVERTED_ENTITIES” is created.

-read_attributes, which reads attributes from entities that are stored in comments.

-help option added, to bring up all the options that can be used with the unified CAD Translator.

-use_orient_vec, searches for a curve on a specified layer, in order to identify it as a vector and assign the proper orientation to the faces.

-layer_thick, now works also for parallel lines that are connected with small curves at their edges.

-flatten, is always ON for neutral formats.

-part2pid creates one PSHELL property for each part, named according to the parts' names.

-ANSAcolor, assigns a different color to each body PID.

-notANSAcolor option, uses the CAD color for each body PID.

Geometry mode has been added fir the JT Open translation mode. Now, the user can specify what type of geometries to read:

• Solids and Shells

• Solids only

• Shells only

Level of detail (LOD) is now available for the JT Open translation mode.

Geometry of type “XTB-rep” is now supported by t e JT Translator. TOPOLOGY is now also translated using the curves from the edges. Orientation of faces is also supported and translated when geometry of type XTB-rep is used. XTP-rep support is being built with JTOpen Toolkit v5.3 and supports JT File Format Version 8.0.

The behavior of creation of Property IDs is now changed for IGES. The option “-singlepid”is now always ON for IGES in order to avoid problems due to missing topology.

A “Directory List” button is added in NX (UG Open) mode in order to help users with the creation of the searchdirs.txt file required for NX assemblies. (In order for NX to ANSA translation to work properly with assemblies, you need to inform the translator where to search for the individual files that make up the assembly.)

The location where the GUI options are saved has changed. It is now written in the:

/.BETA/ANSA/version_13.1.0/ directory (in the same directory where the ANSA defaults file is saved) and the file is named “TranslatorGUIoptions.dat”. This file is written automatically only if you click on the “Save options” button.



By clicking on the “Load options” button, the “TranslatorGUI”options.dat” file with user's preferred GUI options, is loaded automatically.

The “Change font” button is still available, but now it also affects the fonts of the graphical user interface and not only the fonts of the “Translation output” window.

A “ct_parasolid_schema” is added in the latest translator packages. This schema supports also the .x_t parasolid format file.

New options “TOPO BETWEEN PARTS” added in “CAD input topology” options in ANSA. This is located in the Windows>[Options...] window in ANSA. This gives the user the option to perform topology between different parts. It is applicable especially on neutral format files. (.iges, .igs, .step, .stp, etc.) The also known options “READ CONSTRUCTION SURFACES” and “CREATE SETS” have also been added here.



Connections & Assembly

Interface A special “ASSEMBLY” group has been created at the bottom area, to accommodate all functions related to connections creation and management.

Weld Spots button from TOPO and MESH menus, moved to ASSEMBLY group.

MARK/UNMARK moved to TOPO>HOT POINTs as MARK/UN.

General The visibility manipulation of the connections via Show, Show Only and Hide, now applies on both the connection entity and its FE representation as well. Also, the function OR from Focus group operates now accordingly.

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Windows> Options

Settings>Connections

Removed the option “Use current mesh parameters” and now it is applied by default instead.

Post realization, User Field and PID Mapping can be post processed by inserting the script path in the fields provided. Alternatively, use “F1” or ”?” to open the selection window.

Thickness to Diameter Map can be specified within the Connections options. Also, a user script can be selected instead.

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Added interface also for “Master flange election method”.



Option “Preview reconstruct mesh”, provides a preview of the reconstructed mesh, where the user can either accept or not the results. The preview is only available for Spotweld_Points, Gumdrops, Bolts and Spotweld_Lines.

Spider2 options:

• “Search Existing Holes”: Searches for spider connection holes.

• “Fill Existing Holes on Erase FE”: Activating/deactivating the option, controls if Identified openings will be filled or kept.

• Decimal digits can be defined for the connection attributes in Connection Manager.

• Spider property grouping.

Connections Manager

• Part Instances: Selection of parts using F1, will ask the user whether to include the instances or not. Note, that the parts must have module ids.

• New “Search” options for the Selection Assistant:

- Visible Parts/Props.

- Visible Parts/Props. only

• User Attributes now are affected by Show/Edit.

• Replace Connectivity is available at right click options of connections.

• New filter option in Selection Assistant, to filter the FE representations by their Pid.

• Added SHOW ONLY button at the Selection Assistant window.

• Connections with insufficient assigned parts or without connectivity, when Applied a warning message is displayed in the ANSA info window.

• Added “Replace Connectivity” option in the parts/props list of Connections Manager.

• Selection of a part through the list (1st section of the window), the part is highlighted in the model.

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Connections Drawing

Connections can be drawn according to their attributes:

– Ent, for entity drawing.

– Connectivity, groups connections according to the number of connected parts.

– Type, discretizes the connections regarding their type of connection.

– Status, current condition (OK, failed, etc.) is displayed with different color.

– FE Representation, uses a color for each representation.

– Diameter, each diameter of connections is colored differently.

– User Attributes, draws the connection entities according to the assigned values for the selected attribute to be displayed.

Switching between modes is available under the “Presentation Parameters” tab in F11 card and also through the Assembly group at the bottom buttons.

Post Realization

Now, the post realization results are considered for the STATUS. If the return is 0, then the status is OK and the type CUSTOM FE otherwise, it will not be realized.

It is supported also for all connection types, except for the spider.

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ASSEMBLY Group

RM.DBL:

• The selection of connection entities can additionally be filtered among the ones that have equivalent number of parts/properties as connectivity information.

• The Combine/Delete operations may apply according to user definitions.

• The combined entities can be optionally moved to the geometric center.



CONVERT>Cnctn2Geom: New function to convert connections to geometric entities e.g. Spotweld points to 3d points. The connectivity information is written in the Comments area of the entity.

CONVERT>Faces: New option to create the conversion on a new duplicated face, laying exactly on the original one.

CONVERT>FE to Adhesive: ABAQUS cohesive to adhesives is available. 17774

DEF.CNCT>MANUAL: Added option to Reselect parts. 16628

DEF.CNCT>HOLES: Added option to “Use diameter map”.

DEF.CNCT>SPOTS2PERIM: New function that adds connection points on selected CONS/Perimeters.

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ADHESIVE:

For CWELD, added option to specify the height instead of the gap for the grown elements.

At the second phase of selection, the user can now select individual elements. Also, the Selection assistant Tools are available in both phases of selections.

Removed the option “Search in” from the Adhesive window

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REALIZE>AUTO

• Available also for adhesive faces.

• For option “Clear Connectivity” added new limitation options, for the searching parts.

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Connection Curves

TOPO>CURVEs>CONNECT>MULTI: When applied on connection curves, only one of them is kept as one unified connection and the rest are erased.

Inserting a hot point by using a function from TOPO>HOT POINTs, the connection line is split according to 3d curve number of segments.

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TEMPLATE New tool is supported for organizing and managing the connections by grouping them according to specific criteria. The TEMPLATE manager follows the philosophy of the Batch Mesh manager:

• A scenario consists of the Rules for each of the connection types.

• Every Rule contains a number of sessions, according to the number of different values for the specified variable. A color attribute for every session is available.



• The column “Contents” manages the connection entities distribution. A filter can be assigned to each session and then load the entities.

• A template corresponds to each of the sessions for different specifications.

When templates are ready, they may be applied by the APPLY button of the TEMPLATE manager. Note, that the checked (marked) scenarios are going to be applied only.

• Next step is to REALIZE the connections with the specifications acquired by the templates. The Connection Manager should be opened and the button ReApply has to be pressed in order to respect the template's definitions and not the current ones.

• At the Connection Manager, three new columns have been added to give information about the template id, template name used and the success of application.

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The extensions “*.vip”, “*.vip2”, “*.xml” and “*.mcf” are now saved in the ANSA defaults.

Connections, Connectors and GEBs can now contain Includes (#IN) in their connectivity.

Check>

Connections

“Check number of parts < 2”: Identifies all connections which have as connectivity one or none parts/props.

Check double connections. The Fix, runs the function Remove Double connections.

For Spiders positioning, check the distance from “Feature Line” and the “Feature Angle”.



FE- Representations

SPOTWELDS Added option “Create Quads Around projection point” for the representations of RBE2, CBAR, CBEAM, CBUSH, CELAS2, PASTED NODES, RBAR, RBE2-CELAS1-RBE2.

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Support of CGAP and CFAST representations in Spotweld points and Spotweld lines.

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SPIDER2 new features:

• Perfect Zone.

• Snap distance.

• “GetSpwDiamFromThickness”: Realized connections as Spider2, return the minimum diameter of connections' holes.

• Spec supported: CBAR, SOLID and ABAQUS FASTENER.

• Holes are not created if the zones are unable to be constructed.

• Representation form “Square Holes”.

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RBE3

– Added RBE3 element representation.

– Feature Angle is also available to disassociate the “RBE3 diam” from the Mesh>Params.

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RBE3-CELAS1: The spring-property supports the use of “?” to select property.

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PERMAS Spotweld: Interpolation surfaces option (ISURFACE) is now supported.

NASTRAN CWELD: For Weld type: ELEMID, the option “Point to Patch” is now supported, so as to create CWELDs by attaching directly the existing nodes of P1.



CONTACTS CONTACT connections interface:

• When a new tied contact is created the tied property's RDIST is filled out with the maximum node-distance calculated for all slave nodes as the projection distance of node from master set, increased by half thickness of projection shell and a warping shell value.

• Erasing Fe with CONTACTS, now erases all related representations.

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ADHESIVE LINES

PASTED HEXAS representation is now supported. 2386

SEAMLINES Y-JOINT-SHELL and OVERLAP-SHELL: Apart of the distance, the width can be specified also by angle.

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CRIMP-WELD-SHELL: Offset row can now be specified also by angle. 15778

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NASTRAN-CWELD: Weld type “ELEMID” is now supported only if a feature line and flange are detected.

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SEAMWELDS RBE2, RBE3, RBE2-CBEAM, ABQ-CONTACT, RBAR-SHELL, NASTRAN-CWELD:

Feature line is now supported as a field but, feature line angle limit is read from the Mesh>Params during reconstruction.

Y-JOINT-SHELL, OVERLAP_SHELL, LASER-WELD, CRIMP-WELD-SHELL, EDGE-WELD-SHELL and corresponding FEMFAT:

Added “Feature angle” field for feature lines detection. Feature line angle limit values are obtained by the Mesh>Params.

RBAR_SHELL, NASTRAN CWELD, SHELL-CONTACT:

In case of feature lines connectivity with different number of feature lines 'covered', a message is displayed: “Bad feature lines matching, for connection ###”.

HEMMING PASTED HEXAS and PASTED NODES representations are supported.

BOLTS • Added option “Reconstruct zones”, which creates quadrilateral elements around the bolt hole.

• New option “Perfect zone”.

• Added parameters to define the number on nodes as well as the quad zone dimensions parametrically.

• If hole zones fail to be created, then the bolt holes are not created either.

• For Abaqus, CONNECTOR type BEAM is supported.

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Manual Bolt window and Connection Manager are now synchronized, i.e. what is changed in one of them, is changed in both.

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“Attach to node” supports now the option “any nodes” as Node type.



BATCH Mesh Manager

Main management Window

Reorganized interface, with most of the operations found in the menus when right mouse button is pressed.

Drag and drop as well as Copy/Paste are also fully supported e.g. to change the order of sessions or copy a session to another scenario. Keyboard buttons combinations of Ctrl + X/C/V are available.

Also, Wrap Scenario is now available as a batch mesh scenario.

Tubes treatment is now a separate tab.

FILTERS Added new options named “starts with”, “doesn't start with” as well as the “ends with” and “doesn't end with”.

Also, “All” ensures that every remaining part/property will be assigned in this session.

Mesh Parameters

Mesh generation types have been simplified, according to the engineering analysis. Also, only the needed options remain available for each mesh type.

In addition, the mesh type (quad, tria etc.) can now be declared, as soon as it is supported by the selected engineering analysis mesh type.

Default treatment added for Fillets, Holes and Tubes, in order to ensure that entities that do not fall in the specified ranges will have a default



treatment.

Fillets Treatment

• Support of expressions min/max, to create number of rows with respect to the defined shell mesh criteria for minimum length and target for max.

• Always create even rows of element: Option to create only even number of rows.

• For defined Tria element type or Structural analysis, the option Create orthogonal trias is supported, which orientate them.

Holes Treatment

New Expression window provides the composition of more advanced expressions.

The Tubes treatment removed from Holes and now stands in a separate tab.

Use bolt connections: Its activation automatically adds a new special row for the recognized bolt holes treatment.

Fix Quality

According to the activated treatment tools, some special options are available:

• Grow violating Fillets/Flanges: For elements being violating, the nodes will be allowed to exceed the geometry bounds.

• Create perfect hole zone: Maintains the washer's dimensions.



Flanges Treatment

This tab is available when shell mesh analyses of “General” (with Tria element type) and “Solid structural mesh” are picked.

Flanges element length: Assigns different target local element length for the flange areas.

Refine perimeters proximity: New option to automatically refine and create at least two rows of elements, at important areas.



Layers Scenario

Layers session parameters

New options:

– Additional outer layers in aspect mode.

– Collapse problematic areas for prism elements only.

– Collapse free edges at non-conformal interfaces.

Volume Scenario

Volume session parameters

Tetra Rapid: New algorithm for quick element generation (former DELAUNAY).

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Wrap Scenario

Wrap session parameters

Wrap scenario is now available in batch mesh with new options:

Fill openings bellow: Holes with diameter less than the specified are ignored.

Leak check: Detects possible leakage, regarding a reference point.

Post Wrap Treatment: Provides mesh quality improvement.

General

– Algorithm does not require meshed macros to proceed.

– When finished, the wrap mesh is only visible.

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PART Manager

New window facilitates a more enhanced parts manager with new interface and more features.

Interface The Menu bar is by default on the top of the window.

Each part's attributes are displayed on the right or at the bottom (according to chosen option) and their editing is done directly in the field.

Added more properties of the parts in their edit window.

New visibility and color features.

Filtering / Modify

Incorporated the Quick and Advanced filtering tool, already used in the Database Browser lists.

Also, a new filter is available on the top of the list. Each column has special field for quick filtering.

Modify is now provided within parts manager in the right click list.



New Parts

Available the Drag and drop of selected entities from a list to an empty space of the parts manager window, where a new part is created to be assigned to.

Parts from visible: Creates a new part and assigns all visible entities to this part.

Lists New “List view” mode added, which lists all parts and groups with no hierarchy.

Visibility and coloring features:

A lamp indicates the visibility mode of the part. By a simple click it can be switched on, off or semi-visible.

Added color attribute for each part.

New column “Is color active”, enables the user to switch the coloring between Group / Part or even mixed i.e. Group color active but some Parts colored by their part color.

User Attributes: New feature available in the edit area, where more information about the part or group can be added. They are saved along with



the database and can be output to solver, provided that the ANSA comments will be written out.

Copy Columns: Right click on the label of the column, there are the options to copy the entire column or the selected entities of it.

Options list Reference option (right click on part/group) gives more information, listed as a separate tab in the DBB.

Menu bar Set Part / Identify: Upon activation, the window disappears and recovers when middle button is pressed. Also, now the part assignment is done by double clicking on the part.

Utilities: Gathers some auxiliary operations regarding Lock, Current part, Empty parts etc. Also, the new “Options” provides some detailed settings that can be set by the user.

VIEW>Parts Info: New option to place the Edit Window of the parts / groups at the bottom or at the side of the parts manager window.

Identify: The picked entities are now highlighted as well.

Edit Window Position: The position of the part can now be changed. Right click on “Position” and the matrix is shown, where after confirmation the part is moved to the new location.

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TOPO

HOT POINTs

MARK/UN: The former functions MARK / UNMARK have been incorporated

in one, under the group HOT POINTs. Their application utilizes the use of left

and right mouse buttons respectively.

CONS INFO: The right click opens the info card of the picked CONS, which now contains the field “Min Radius”. The same card is displayed for each CONS through database browser.

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OPEN HOLE: New tool to open holes on selected area of faces. The circle center can be either on an existing point or on a random point laying on one of the selected faces.

FACEs FUSE>PIPEs: The CONs selection of the two pipes, now requires confirmation with middle button before proceeding.

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SKIN: The CONs selection to define the solid description can be assisted by the Feature Line angle or Loop tools.

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EXTEND:

– The function works with multiple selections of CONS to be extended and unlimited number of target faces.

– The selection assistant tools of Feature Line and feature Area are also provided.

– The only restriction concerns the CONs which have to be of faces laying on the same surface.

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DELETE: If Box or Polygon selection of faces is used, the user is able to make deselections before proceeding.

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MIDDLE>MULTI

– Switching the radio button to choose among Red, Green or Blue sections, can be done also by pressing number 1.

– Added option to delete or keep the original faces that describe the solid geometry.

– A preview of the new faces is now provided, giving the possibility to decline the results.

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FLANGE>COMPATIBLE

Trims the faces so that the absolutely common areas are strictly separate faces which, automatically become linked. The function requires flat surfaces to proceed.



ORIENT:

– It has been merged with INVERT function. Therefore, the inversion of faces is now operated by Orient function.

– Added the option of selected faces' orientation.

NEW: It is now possible to select CONS of frozen faces The new face will be pasted even with the frozen faces.

FREEZE/UN: The former discrete functions of FREEZE and UNFREEZE, are now under a common button. Their operation follows the general rule of left and right mouse buttons.

PROJECT: Select two areas of faces to project the first on the second. It is

applicable for faces with small distance among them.

SURFs EXTRUDE: The function gives the possibility to select a face or a group of faces. Their CONs are extruded and new faces are created at the end of the extruded ones. Optionally, any internal face(s) can follow the extrusion if the respective flag button is active.



SWEEP/GLIDE: New operation window and more capabilities for both functions.

– Make the selection of chains. Then, the reference point can be directly changed by clicking on a point and the previewed surface is moved accordingly. In case the chain is closed, by pressing the Change Start button it is possible to redefine the reference point.

– The Reverse button moves the reference point between starting and ending point of the selected chain.

CURVEs CENTER

– Option CONS is used to define the geometrical center of the selected CONS. It is mandatory that the chain of CONS describes a closed loop.

– The FACE applies at surfaces which describe Revolution, Cylinder, Cone, Torus or Sphere, a center line is created except the last one which is described by a center point.

– The CURVES can be used to define the center point of ellipsoid shaped curves.

POINTs INFO: Added the ID field in the card of the CENTERs points. 17957

WORK PLANEs

Added the buttons New, Snap and Undelete in the lists of the DataBase Browser.



MIDDLE SURFACE EXTRACTION

New tool introduced in TOPO>FACEs>MIDDLE[AUTO] for fully automated middle skin extraction of solid description geometries. The result is a model consisted of shell elements.

The target element length of the result model, is defined in the Automatic Middle-Surface Mesh Generator window.

The model thickness is assigned to the generated shell elements as grid thickness. This can be visible by switching the visibility mode to element thickness (EL.THICK).

The procedure requires to indicate the model's Minimum thickness that is the shortest length of opposite sides throughout model, in order to issue accurate results.

Element type and target element length concern the generated model. If the latter is not specified, ANSA considers a value close to the Minimum thickness.

Join perimeters with distance <, will combine perimeters if their distance is less than the specified value.



Paste triple bounds option, will combine neighboring junctions.

In cases where volume inside volume can be treated as one (single) or different (many) parts, there is the the option to declare the desired treatment.



SHELL MESH

General Multi-core CPU usage for surface meshing is supported. All surface meshing algorithms of ANSA will generate mesh using parallel technology (for multicore PCs) and therefore, reduce meshing time.

Mesh Options

Upon activation of a function, the Options window opens, where the relative options can be enabled / disabled.

Thus, the buttons A.MESH, RECONS, DISTOR, 2nd ORD have been removed and their are accessed via the “Options” window when needed.

Moreover, for several functions the option to Improve by smooth or reconstruct is given

The selections (enable/disable) are saved in the ANSA.defaults file. 15378

HIDDEN: The color of the non-violating elements, depends on the background color.

QUALITY CRITERIA – HIDDEN Drawing mode

• New tooltips added in the F11 card, that show the criterion definition.

• Now, the number of triangular elements is not taken into account in the total number of violating elements.

• The legend of the OFF elements as well as the element statistics legend can be dragged and dropped, using the middle mouse button.

• Activate/Deactivate the quality criteria by a single click on the legend.

• Edit visible quality criteria, using right mouse button on the fringe-bar



PERIMETERs NUMBER: Mathematical operations are now applicable within the value field. 19760

NUMBER: The former MULT.NUM and ALIGN have been incorporated in NUMBER function. By enabling/disabling the “Apply Multiple Number” flag, the numbering switches between the former NUMBER and MULT.NUM operation.

Also, The align of perimeters is now achieved by pressing the “Opposite” button, located at the feature selection assistant tools.

A new option has been introduced as an option in the window which assigns on all - attached to selected - perimeters, the min or max node number among them.



NUM +/- : New function for manipulating directly the node numbering of perimeters. Each right click on the perimeter adds a node whereas, each left click removes one.

INIT: Initialization of any numbering or spacing which was utilized by NO-NUMB and INIT respectively, have been united under the INIT function. Now, a window pops up, where the function acts according to selected options: “Unmark number” for numbering and “Recalculate grids” for spacing.

LENGTH: The length of the nodes on a perimeter or the perimeters of a macro, are both controlled by this button. Upon activation, the window shown is displayed, where the user is prompted to switch the radio button according to the desired selection mode.

SPACING

The box and polygon selection tools are now applicable for the function.

The “Opposite” selection tool is supported for the function. 17394



MACROs ORIENT:

– It has been merged with INVERT function. Therefore, the inversion of macros is now operated by Orient function.

– Added the option of selected macros' orientation.

FREEZE/UN: The former discrete functions of FREEZE and UNFREEZE, are now under a common button. Their operation follows the general rule of left and right mouse buttons.

RELEASE: Added the option to switch between Perimeters or Macros and thus, pick specific perimeters or those which belong to selected macros.

CUT / PROJ. CUT: The functions have been split to separated buttons.

EDG2PER: Option Holes renamed to Washers.

JOIN: New option to freeze non-visible macros.

SIMPLIFY

New tool that simplifies the mesh-areas of the visible geometric model. The function will perform joints and cuts - colored orange and green accordingly - in order to prepare the model for manual mesh. The defeaturing level is handled by the slider and few more options.



GRIDs ALIGN

– The connection points are now allowable to be picked, as direction points.

– Toggling between “Points” and “Entities” in the ALIGN window, can be performed using the number 1 button.

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MOVE

Former discrete functions of MV.FREE, MV SURF and MV HOLE have been merged into the MOVE function, which is operated through a common and more intuitive window.

Tab Free replaces the former MV FREE operation whereas, the Surface option is the former MV SURF.

New options to slide nodes on element edges or macros perimeters. Its operation works also for holes and washers, in the way that MV HOLE sliding operated.

Perims Offset operates similarly to Slide with extrapolating ability. For more than two grids selection, the function works like the former MV HOLE with the option Offset.

Shells Normal option, moves grids with respect to the normal of the shell elements they belong to.

Right mouse button performs Origin function. Undo and Redo are also provided, taking into account also any origin operation.

Upon activation of the function, the Options window is shown up. The user can set options including the mesh improvement and selection mode.

PASTE: Grids that lay on perimeters can now be pasted. That applies also for mid-grids of 2nd order elements.

PROJECT > CALC THICK SKIN

New tool to calculate the real thickness of the middle surface (Geometry or FE), by taking into account the distance in both sides.

MESH GEN. The generators FREE, SPOT-ME, ADV.FR. and GRADUAL, can be applied on FE models, with a preview state.



SHELL MESH RECONS / RESHAPE: The new selection option “Advanced” has replaced the “Violating”. Enabling any of the “Fillets”, “Flanges” or “Holes” flags, the elements that fall in the defined criteria within Mesh Parameters, will be automatically selected and reconstructed / reshaped. In a same way, the “Violating” will apply on the elements that according to defined Quality Criteria (F11 card) exceed the thresholds. The “Expand level” will select extra element zones according to desired input.

PARAM.:

• The button has been placed on the top Menubar (as toolbar button) and it does not exist in Mesh menu anymore.

• CONS resolution is renamed to Perimeter length.

• The Expression option, provides the user with the ability to combine an expression with a factor, using any of the basic mathematical operations.

• At shell Mesh tab, the user can select among three types of analyses. For each one of them, the required and relative to this analysis options are only available.

• The “Ortho tria” element type has been introduced as option.



Fillets

• A default treatment will treat any fillet that does not fall in the specified criteria.

• As treatment can be set either a specific the number of rows on fillet, or “auto-set”, that is the minimum number of rows (based on the target element length) or the maximum number of rows (satisfying the minimum element length).

• Added the option “Always create even rows of element” to create even number of rows for those cases that are not covered by the specified rules.

Holes

Define holes' treatment by typing a value or by opening the Expression window to specify expressions.

Use bolt connections: Its activation automatically adds a new special row for the recognized bolt holes treatment.

Tubes

Added separated tab for tubes treatment.



Flanges

• For 'Solid Structural Mesh' option, the algorithm automatically recognizes the flanges of solid parts and meshes them according to the special given value of element length within the tab.

• Refines perimeters proximity: ANSA creates zones around important perimeters.

Fix Quality

Grow violating fillets / flanges: New options for manipulation of flanges / fillets. Their existence depends on the corresponding tabs activation.

Create perfect hole zone: Concerns holes treatment and appears upon activation of Holes treatment.

REFINE: New option “Trias” that refines trias and results in triangular elements too.

UTIL

The button has been split into the following separated functions:

• HOLE, enhanced also with the Fill Hole option.• PROJECT• ZONECUT• PLANECUT

SHELL MESH SUBDIVISION: The function is no longer available.

ELEMENTs NEW

[NEW]

– A window assists the creation by providing the selection toggle buttons as well as the available results, according to the current selections.

– The new element's order, depends on the order of the picked element edges. In case of different order of the picked edges, it will result to incomplete elements.

– When free grids are picked for the new element, the order depends on the corresponding option in the Options Window.

[ON LINE EL (CYLINDRICAL)]: Rename of the former ON LINE EL.

[ON LINE EL (CROSS SECTION)]: New option to create shell elements that represent the geometry of a line element's cross section.

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PENETR. > REPOSITION FLANGES: The user now is prompted to choose the pid to freeze.

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WRAP

Unmeshed macros can now be surface wrapped.

[Constant Length]

– Added the option to Fill Holes which are of diameter less than the specified by the user.

– While in the state of selection of volumes for wrap, the model turns into transparent mode and each volume selected becomes highlighted.

[Variable Length]

• New option added Leak Check to detect possible leakage, regarding a reference point. Upon detection, the algorithm is halted and a curve is created to show the path of leak.

• Post Wrap Treatment tool is now embedded in the function to provide higher mesh quality improvement, by applying Reconstruct or Reshape. Also, a target element length can be inserted in order to create uniform mesh size at specific length.

• Fill openings below: New option to ignore holes with diameter less than the given and consider them as surface.

General

– Algorithm does not require meshed macros to proceed.

– When finished, the wrap mesh is only visible.

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SPLITs / JOIN / SWAP: Optionally remesh the volume elements locally to follow the shell elements' changes .

SWAP/JOIN: The join operation considers some mesh parameters for smoothing the shell mesh.

SWAP: Box or Polygon selection tools are supported for massive swap of elements.



VOLUME MESH

GENERAL Special Volume menu has been introduced to accommodate functions that concern only volume mesh.

The VOLUMEs>PARAM button has been removed. Its options can be specified at the Options window, displayed every time a relative function is activated.

Tooltips added for the quality criteria in the Quality Criteria/Presentation parameters (F11) card.

VOLUMEs DEFINE: Functions DEFINE and DETECT are now under this button.

RELEASE: New function to release the volume elements from the volume they belong to.

RE-DEFINE: Change the definition of the existing volumes.

UNSTRUCTURED MESH

TET.RAPID: Rename of the DELAUNAY algorithm. It is capable of element generation rate higher than 5million / min .



HEX.POLY: New generator that creates Hexa elements in the interior and the transition is done by Polyhedral elements. The resulted model has no Pyramids and comparing to Hexa Interior generator, has fewer total elements.

STRUCTURED MESH

MAP: The tool has more enhanced operation and acquired guide window.

• Automatically detect round area.

• Initial volume is no longer necessary to be split into smaller volumes to be map meshed.

OLD MAP: The MAP function of the former ANSA version has been renamed to OLD MAP

EXTRUDE: The button does not exist any more. The functions under this button have been separated.

DUAL-SWEEP: New sweep generator that is guided by two guidelines.



Also, useful for spring shaped sweep.

LAYERS

– Additional outer layers: Add extra layers in aspect mode with a specified aspect ratio for the last layer.

– The Collapse problematic areas option has been added. Locates problematic areas and progressively excludes them from the layers generation. It applies at prism (pentas) elements only and not at hexas.

– Collapse free edges: Option to collapse non-conformal interfaces that could be exposed.

– Problematic areas that block the layers generation, are now assigned in a new set instead of creating 3d points.

– Layers generation from shell elements of different property ids, can now auto-connect from both sides to the interior surface mesh.

Improved algorithm to create better layers, maintaining the height given by the user in either absolute or aspect mode and in more layers.

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IMPROVE FIX QUAL / SMOOTH / RECONS: The functions are now separated and acquired sub-options of “Select” and “Visible”.

FIX QUAL: Added new option “External bounds distance”, to control the outer boundary elements.

SMOOTH / RECONS: New option “Violating”, applied with respect to the criteria in F11 card.

TOOLS CNV2POLY: Converts all volumes of any type to polyhedral elements.



HEXA BLOCK

A new module has been introduced under the “HexaB” menu. It provides an alternative way to create hexahedral mesh with the assistance of hexa boxes. Creation and modification of hexa boxes share the principles of morph.

The main steps are:

– Box creation

– Hexa box faces fitting and association

– Mesh parameters definition

– Mesh generation

ASSOCIATE BOXES

Additional group of functions that associates the hexa edges, faces or points to fit to the geometry.

VISIBILITY ASSOCIATION: Hexa box entities modified by the function “ASSOCIATE BOXES”, are colored in orange.

GRIDS: Visualizes the mesh grids on the hexa box edges.



DECKs

Results Mapper

New tool introduced, to transfer the results to a different mesh of the model, through the DECKS>AUXILIARIES>RES.MAP. The data can be nodal thickness, pressure, initial stress etc.

The Results Mappers are treated as Generic Entities. Thus, the Apply or Erase have to be pressed for the respective action.

Creating New Mapping entity



Source: Definition of the source file, which has the actual results.

Mapping: Specify the data type to map among the supported ones:

- Common in all decks: Nodal thickness, Pressure, Material orientation.

- Nastran and Permas: Initial temperature.

- Ls-Dyna and Radioss: Initial Stress, Plastic Strain, Equivalent Plastic Strain, Initial Temperature.

Also, new script function MapResults performs results mappings.

Interpolation Method

-Shape functions.

The result is calculated at the projection of the target mesh on an element of the source mesh, using the shape functions of the element.



- Common Area.

The result on an element is calculated as the weighted average of the results of the source file elements that intersects. The weight factor is based on the area of intersection.

- RBS (Radial Basis Functions Interpolation).

The result is based on the calculation of the weighted average of the results on a group of locations of the source file, according to the given tolerances and expand factor.

Mapping Options:

Connectivity / Search: Specify the domain of the current mesh to be mapped. It can be part, pid or set.

X, Y, Z give the location of the results mapper symbol, without any influence.

Tolerance / Expand Factor: Define the domain of each element, in which the source model will be taken into account.

PamCrash: When the option Write PAMCRASH Map File is active, a file in



PAMSTAMP format (M0x file) with the results of the mapping is exported as well.

Validation tab:

Minimal Overlap: Percentage of the minimum mapping area that has to be mapped. If this area is smaller than the percentage, the mapping fails.

Fail if Results are not Available: If no results are available in the sourcve file for at least one of the requested mappings, mapping will fail.

Align Mesh tab:

In cases of different location of the target (current) component. According to a matrix, the mapping is transferred and calculated to this new location.

User Script tab:

Script functions can also be used as first step (pre_func_name) or last step (pre_func_name).



GRIDs ALIGN

– The connection points are now allowable to be picked, as direction points.

– Toggling between “Points” and “Entities” in the ALIGN window, can be performed using the number 1 button.

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ELEMENTs NEW

New interface supports the creation of new 2D and 3D elements.

SHELL: The new element's order depends on the order of the picked element edges. In case of different order of the picked edges, it will result to incomplete elements.

SHELL>On Line El (Cross Section)

New option to create shell elements that represent the geometry of a line element's cross section.

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SHELL>By Thick Shell

Create shell elements from CSHELLs (Abaqus) and TSHELLs (LS-DYNA).

UTIL>Change Order

Applicable at geometry shells too.

UTIL>Mass Balance

The function now works even with given coordinate of only one axis of the target center of gravity.

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UTIL>Reinforcement to Beam: Reinforcements shapes of type like “L”, “T” etc., can now be used to automatically create cross sections and the corresponding beam elements, which acquire the shape of the section and they are also connected to the shell elements.

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AUXILIARIES SETs

The SET button has been added in the Windows pull down menu. Thus, it can be displayed as button on the toolbar, and be opened in the Database as a tab.

Drag and drop can now more easily performed.

New field “OUTPUT TYPE” is available in the SET's card. It controls the output mode of an unused set i.e. an unused property set will output its nodes if the selected option is NODES.

Applying NEW in the SET's window, opens directly to “Modify Contents” mode.

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CONNECTOR and GEBs

They are written as ANSA comments by output and can be read by input.

Pretension representation for GEB_BCs for NASTRAN. It works on a bar/beam/rod with MAT1 material. It creates a Temperature.

Pretension representation for GEB_BCs for ABAQUS and ANSYS.

GEB_OR representation SectionForces: For LS-DYNA (sec type=PLANE) and PAMCRASH (sec type=PLANE and plane_type=circular) a new option plane_size has been added.

Added possibility to control the visibility of the GEB along with its entities. This is done when right click on the header of the “Connectivity” column, where the Show, Hide and Show Only can be selected.

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PRE-TENSION tool

For ABAQUS and ANSYS there is an automatic detection of contacts and creation of GEB_BC.

CONTACT > FLANGES

New interface and functionality.

Preview reults in List

The “Merge by sets” option is added, that reduces the number of detected contacts by specifying a distance between them. Nearby master flanges, are merged to one.

The “Contact Pairs Autodetection” window provides better manipulation of the contacts.

Contacts manipulation, by expanding or shrinking the detected surfaces.

D.PATCHES

Added the CARPET option, which makes the layers growing from one side, not symetrically.

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C.PLANE

- Control the cutting planes through C.PLANES in the Focus group of functions.

- Control the cutting planes through C.PLANES in the Focus group of functions.

- Cutting planes now affect the visibility of the model, by setting the CLIP option accordingly.

- Infinite planes are also supported, having circular shape.

- New options for creation of cutting planes parallel to the default planes of XY/YZ/ZX.

- Existing cutting planes can be used to create Cross Sections.

- Their movement is operated by C.PLANE>MOVE as well as, by all three mouse buttons.

- Available short-cuts can be used for quick positioning.

- Cut Model operation of CUTTING PLANE list (through DECKS>AUXILIARIES), now has the option to “Create smooth cut” that reconstructs locally the boundary elements to achieve cut exactly on the intersection.

- Creation of Cross-Section from the existing Cutting Planes through the “Cross Section” button in the corresponding list.

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FUNC – CURVES – TABLE

- Now, the column “Include” is available, to show in which INCLUDE the entity belongs to.

- Added the options FROZEN_ID, FROZEN_DELETE and DEFINED.

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TRANSFORMATIONs

The DEFINED = YES||NO has been added in the Transformation cards. Thus, the undefined transformation (DEFINE=NO) means no transformation keyword is exported, therefore the node coordinates of the 'transformed' set are exported in the 'new' position.



Properties

Materials

The “DEFINED” status of new materials can be set “yes” or “no” through the ANSA.defaults file.

Solid elements support the display of material orientation.

User Defined Attributes are supported for shell and solid properties, within their Edit card.

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Substructure For ABAQUS and PAMCRASH, multiple substructures can now be selected when outputting.

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SECTION FORCE ASSISTANT

Now, Multiple cross sections can be created along selected paths.

RENUMBER Nodes>Util

Option Renumber Nodes of Holes added to renumber sequentially the nodes of holes as well as at any continues path of edges.

Renumber Report now lists up to 10000 entries. NEXT/PREVIOUS button handles the listed items.

New field “INCREMENT” is available to all cards, where special numbering rules can be defined.

New script function “CreateNumberingRulesWithIncrement” supports the above.

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Added option to expand the window of the RENUMBER list, using the Shift + Middle Mouse Button.

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Added the option in special rules for connections to renumber also the nodes that belong to them.

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LAMINATES By PCOMP

The conditions (ply tolerances) for creating laminate layers are checked between neighboring shells. Also, Theta is normalized to take values between -90 and 90.

In LS-DYNA deck, when the output version is 971 or greater, a LAMINATE property is output as many *PART_COMPOSITE.

CARPET option has been added for creation of one-side layered laminates.

A filter line for parts has been added in the Laminate Tool window.

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also for laminate layers.

CARPET option has been added in PCOMP and LAYERS properties for Nastran and Radioss. This, results in one side growing of the layers instead of symmetric.

CHECK MULTIPLE BCs: Identifies nodes or elements which have more than one boundary conditions of the same type, applied on them.

INCOMPLETE: Automatic Fix is now available, to add the missing mid-points.

GEOMETRY

Added check for Single bound (red) CONS.

Selected options in the Geometry Check window are now stored in the ANSA.defaults file.

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CORNER TRIAS: Checks for tria elements that have two of their edges on feature lines. The check applies only on tria mesh type.

CONNECTIONS

• New check added to check double connections.

• For Spider positioning, the Distance from Feature is also available.

F11 Card Tapered cross section of line elements can be drawn when the “Bar/Beam” option in Presentation Parameters is enabled.

INPUT

OUTPUT

Support of Input / Output of FiberSim metadata

OUTPUT>FibeSim: The centroid and a coordinate information for each element is exported. A PID and MID start index is also written.

INPUT>FiberSim: Two files can be input simultaneously

- A file that associates each element with a PID and a material rotation angle. This angle, corrects the material angle on the element.



- A file in Nastran format under the “Input Nastran Properties”, that contains the materials and properties of layered elements.

The option “Merge to Laminate”, will create one Laminate property from the Nastran file's PCOMPs.

Output > mETA Product Tree

Outputs a meta post- processor session file that creates Groups in mETA, to correspond to the ANSA Parts Manager hierarchy.

Output > Nastran / Ls-Dyna

Option “Show Header Window” has been added under the Miscellaneous tab of the output parameters.

Parts Manager hierarchy can be output in xml format.

The information is written as ANSA comments, except of the:

PAMCRASH: GROUP definitions are written, having the parts/group info under the META keyword.

ABAQUS: Written under the HEADING keyword.

PERMAS: Written in $PART definitions.

For LS-DYNA and RADIOSS the M00 XML format is supported as well.

Windows>Options>Settings>DECKS

The option “PARTS/GROUPS : Output XML in M00 format” controls the output scheme.



UNDEFINED Load Curves and Amplitudes are supported. When importing a file that contains reference to such entities, but not their definition, a default entity with DEFINED=NO is created in ANSA. These entities are not written by File>Output.

FROZEN_ID and FROZEN_DELETE are now stored in ANSA comments.

Added file format option at “DECK OUTPUT” when exporting, with three options:

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INCLUDES New Includes Configurator has been introduced, that is capable to generate different model variants or load cases.

It can be accessed through Windows>Includes or from the right-click menu in the Includes browser.

Includes configurations are created and handled from the Includes Manager window.



The window consists of 3 sections:

• Include Files tree List, contains all existing Includes that reside in the database.

• Includes per Configuration, where the Includes that participate in each configuration are specified. For parent Includes, there the option to set it as “Exclusive” and then only one of its contained includes can participate in each configuration.

• The 3rd section lists all configurations, with the current one colored in red.

Current configuration appears in red.

The contents of a configuration can be loaded using the Update and Reload functions.

- Reload clears the database and imports all the Includes of the selected configuration. Already imported includes are cleared and input again.

- Update imports the entities of includes that have been activated and disregards those of the includes that have been de-activated since the last update of the selected Configuration.

Reload and Update buttons are located in the right click menu of any configuration. Once any of the aforementioned buttons is pressed, the configuration becomes current.

APPLY button Reloads or Updates the current configuration.



Also, right click on an Include in the includes browser, the selected Configuration becomes current after Reloading or Updating.

When a file that contains Includes is input or when Includes are created within ANSA, then:

• Working on a database that does not contain any Configuration, it is automatically created and set as current.

• Working on a database that contains at least one Configuration, the new includes are added to the current Configuration.

At the bottom of the Includes Manager, there are the Clear and Log File buttons:

Clear > Includes, deletes all the includes of the database along with their entities. Only entities in the OUT OF INCLUDES remain.

Clear > Database, deletes all includes and entities, even those in the OUT OF INCLUDES.

Log File contains any updating or reloading information.



KINEMATICS

Kinematic Tool – Morph coupling : When Kinematic mechanism makes movement, now it is supported the ability to morph affected parts simultaneously e.g. morph the coil when the suspension sub-system is shifted.

Now, any movement through GEOMETRY>TRANSF. applies on the kinematic mechanism too.

Kinematic Tool now is also supported for geometry.

When K RBODY is applied, the connection entities are automatically set into it.

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SAFETY Seatbelt entities are now considered as separate ANSA entities that can be saved in ANSA database or in the deck file. Also, they can be reapplied or modified.

Seatbelt tool

A new more enhanced tool has been introduced under the SAFETY>Seatbelt Tool button, in the Ls-Dyna, Pam-Crash, Abaqus and Radioss menus.

Right click on the free area to create new Seatbelt entity.



Each seat belt entity consists of the:

“Parts to wrap” where the user defines the parts that have to considered during seatbelt generation. If the “Disable Parts to Wrap” is activated, then the option turns to green and it will be applied to Visible.

“Component” is the entity that will include one seatbelt component, with specific definitions.

Right click on the seatbelt entities to make the definitions and manipulate them.



Components

Choose the element type from the pull down menu (1D / 2D Seatbelt). Automatically, the window changes to accommodate the relative options.

Anchor: The user can choose to automatically convert the selected points to one of the supported types, according to the current active solver.

Element type: According to active Solver among Ls-Dyna, Pam-Crash, Abaqus and Radioss, the pull down menu has the respective options.

New option for Entry/Exit Vector, provides possibility to 'align' two consecutive 2D Seatbelt entities, by specifying the Exit vector of the first Component, equal to the Entry vector of the second Component. By pressing F1 in a field, it is possible to pick from the screen.

Once the parts to wrap and the Components have been defined, the element generation can follow. Right click on the Entity's name will show the list of options where the “Create seatbelt” resides too.

20970



During Seatbelt generation, once the Component with 2-D elements is generated, ANSA gets to interactive mode and the user can pick a control point and modify it.

The picked points from the screen which are to guide the belt elements generation, are stored as child entities under the corresponding Component, with a prefix in their names. They can also be modified or even changed. Then, a re-application of the Component will be required.

The modification of the already created Seatbelt Components is enabled through the list shown if right click is applied on the Component's name. The “Interactive Edit” enables the user to move the Control Points of the respective Seatbelt Component. The movement is based on the contact algorithm.



Dummy Articulation

Former buttons “Trans Dummy”, “Rot Dummy” and “Move Limb”, have been merged under the button “Dummy”.

The new interface is facilitated under the Dummy Articulation window, where three cards (tabs) exist, one for each action.

Old function

Safety>Rot Dummy>Rotation

Safety>Rot Dummy>Rotation Part

Safety>Trans Dummy

Safety>Move Limb

New Function

Activated by default in the Rotation tab once the Pelvis Angle Gauge part is selected.

Depends on the chosen option of the pull down menu, which is also automatically selected when the “Pick” is used to select directly from the screen.

Switch to the respective tab.

Switch to the respective tab.

“Undo Last” and “Undo All” buttons are available for each dummy articulation card.

“Conv to NODE_TRANSFORM” is supported in each card and outputs the performed motions in ANSA to NODE_TRANSFORM keywords.



Pedestrian

Reference Lines

Reference Lines now can be created according to:

EuroNCAP v5.1

EU Phase 1

EU Phase 2

JNCAP

TRIAS 63

EuroNCAP GRID

Moreover, the Pedestrian Advanced Options gives more options to manipulate the Reference Lines Parameters.

Target Points

Now, Target Points are ANSA entities. For each calculated point, an ANSA entity with the respective card are created. The card contains all the information about the Target Point that 16088



the user inputs in the Target Points and Position tab as well as, the values calculated according to the Protocols and Regulations.

For the legform positioning process, the “Bumper Beam” added.

The BLE Target Points for the legform Test, are now calculated in the corresponding tab of Pedestrian Tool.

19787

18779



“Follow all Lines”: Upon activation, the Raster is created in accordance to the curves of each protocol.

During “Write File” action, the user now is prompted to choose what to write.



Positioning

Added the Multi Point function in the Positioning tab.

After the definition of the Critical, Raster or the BLE Points, it is possible to make the positioning of all the points in real time. Automatically, for each positioning, an INCLUDE file is created that contains the Transformation keyword and the name of the SET which contains the the Headform or Legform respectively.

Additional options for the button are available by pressing the button next to the option.

Where:

Files Name: The assigned name of the automatically created Include.

List Name: The name of the cvs file, which contains a list of the Target Points.

Meta File Name: File with all the information for use in mETA Post.

Directory: The path of the directory where the Include files will be created.

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Interior

Fmvss201U Tool

Target Points

Construction Points created according to Regulations, are now ANSA entities thus, they are represented by 3d points and included in a corresponding SET.

A special button also, has been added for Target Points in the SAFETY group.

Each Target Point now has a card with its properties which, can be written out as ANSA Comments.



Positioning

New options provide now the possibility to Save Position of the impact that “Auto Horizontal” and “Auto Vertical” calculate. The information is stored in each Target Point's card (mentioned above).

Move to Position: Moves the headform to the saved position.

Manual Position: Moves the head so that FIZ node and the target point coordinates coincide, ignoring possible penetrations.



Operations

Added fields to display the coordinates of the Contact Points at Trim and FIZ.

Ignore Property Thickness: If enabled, only simple intersections are checked when positioning functions are applied. However, this is only for visualization reasons i.e., when exiting the function with the flag on, a depenetration is automatically performed.

Validate On Exit: Validates the current position of the FMH. If the current vertical angle is violated, the tool corrects it according to point's thresholds.

Cutting planes can now be created that folow FMH's local coordinate system.

Manual operations are supported to be performed on the FMH, using the keyboard. Keys W, A, S, D rotate the FMH while keys I, J, K, L translate the FMH.

Transformations

Support of the option to save the current or all the saved positions of the transformation keywords, relative to the initial position of the FMH.



NASTRAN

ELEMENTsUTIL>Change Type>1-D Elements: The CFAST and CWELD types are now supported.

21199

AUXILIARIESGEB_BC: Support of the “Pretension” Representation.

CHECK CWELDS / CFASTS

The “Fix” functionality now makes GS coincident to the Patch Elements center of gravity.

FILE>OUTPUT Added the check box “Show Header Window” in the tab Miscellaneous. It enables / disables the Header Window display during output.

MODAL MODEL The option “Edit Modal Model” has been added in the Parts Manager, at the pull down menu of parts.

The user can edit already defined Eigenmodes of an imported Modal Model e.g. a Modal Model created in mETA.

Properties The PCOMP(G) type is now supported. 15802



ABAQUS

TIMESTEP criterion for shells, solids, cohesives and beams has been added in the F11 window. In addition, Batch Mesh, RESHAPE, RECONS, SMOOTH and FIX QUAL tools take into account this criterion.

Mass Scale draw mode for Abaqus/Explicit: This mode takes into account the DT parameter either from *FIXED MASS SCALING or *VARIABLE MASS SCALING keywords, hosted under “keyword” pull down menu of STEP card.

The keywords *NGEN, *NCOPY, *NFILL, *ELGEN, are supported during Input only.

Node, element and coupling ids are supported by 9-digits. 14882

9561

11154

Right click on Abaqus elements to define local coordinate system, is now supported. 15826

ANSA.defaults enhancements:

–The default type of a new set may be set or surface through the line Abaqus.write set as surface = NO/YES

–The default status of the “Element sets as surfaces” and “Preserve Ids in Names” flag of Abaqus output parameters window, can be controlled by the lines Abaqus.elementsets as surfaces = NO & Abaqus.Preserve IDs in Names = YES.

18748

18747

DEPENDENCIES parameter for *SPRING property:

It is supported if attributes of *SPRING are given in a tabular form. In ANSA, the number of “var(i)” columns in DEPENDENCY DATA TABLE card declares the number of DEPENDENCIES.

ELEMENTs INFO: Added the “ZOFFS” field in the element's card. Visualize the offset, by activating the field “Draw shell as solid” in F11 card.

C.SHELL>Elem

The nodal thickness of shells precedes of the thickness of their properties. In particular, if t1, t2, t3 and t4 fields of shell cards are specified then the function generates c.shells by assigning an average thickness to each node. The thickness is calculated by the sum of nodal thicknesses divided by the number of shells that share the current node.

C.SHELLs that are created from existing shell elements that have triple boundaries, penetration can be avoided by definition of slightly offset elements that are connected with a tied contact.

C.SHELL to SHELL conversion can be done via script, using the command TranslConvCShell2Shell()

17740

COHESIVE: Capability of facets selection to be put in Set. 16922



CONSTRAINTs MPC>CONSTRAINT has been replaced by MPC>RIGIDS.

MPC>MESH.REF>LINEAR hosts the old LINEAR.

MPC>MESH.REF new mpcs generation:

QUADRATIC, requires 4 nodes or sets with node entities.BILINEAR, requires 5 nodes or sets with node entities.C_BIQUAD, requires 9 nodes or sets with node entities.P_LINEAR, requires 3 nodes or sets with node entities.T_LINEAR, requires 3 nodes or sets with node entities.P_BILINEAR, requires 4 nodes or sets with node entities.T_BILINEAR, requires 4 nodes or sets with node entities.

Support of new MPC types:

CYCLSYMREVOLUTESLIDERUNIVERSALVLOCAL

BOUNDARY BASE MOTION: Now it is supported for linear, eigenmode based, dynamic procedures.

MOTION: Added button. Also activated by typing “motion” in Search Engine (Ctrl+F).

AUXILIARIES STEP

•Support of *SECTION FILE and SECTION PRINT output requests, under “Keyword” pull down menu.

•GLOBAL parameter support of *NODE OUTPUT keyword.

•*FILTER card is updated according to ABAQUS v6.9: New parameters added, HALT, LIMIT and OPERATOR.

•*LOAD CASEs contents treatment: When deleting *LOAD CASEs, their contents can be either deleted or moved to the relative STEP.

•*MODAL DAMPING moved to “ANALYSIS parameters” section. Also added the option “define”.

•Current STEP: New option added in right click pull down menu on a STEP. Upon activation, any new boundary or load will be defined to this STEP.

18682

SUBSTRUCTURE

–The “Select Eigenmodes” flag added to define *SELECT EIGENMODES for *SUBSTRCTURE GENERATE step. Optionally, the “Frequency Step” can also be defined.

–New button now facilitates the options of SINGLE, BOX (ORTHO) and BOX (Best Fit).

–“Check 1D elements” now applies also for fasteners through cloud nodes as calculated by INFLUENCE RADIUS of fasteners or RADIUS of fasteners property.



GEB>GEB_OR

The “SectionForce” representation now supports the parameters “position”, “motion” and “project”.

The “AbaqusOutputRequest” representation, now accepts the “?” to open the NODAL VARIABLES card for variables definition.

16688

10763

CONTACT>FLANGES

The interface has changed. The “Merge by sets” option added, that reduces the number of detected contacts by specifying a distance between them. Nearby master flanges, are merged to one.

The “Contact Pairs Autodetection” window provides better manipulation of the contacts.

Contacts Inspection now allows their manipulation, by expanding or shrinking the detected surfaces.

PRE-TENSION tool new options:

Calculate Contacts: This executes CONTACT>FLANGES to all parts around bolt.

Create GEB_BC: Creates a GEB_BC with the settings as derived from the pre-tension tool.

FRICTION: The CHANGE FRICTION keyword is now supported. 16257

CHECK FASTENERS>CONNECTIVITY

Considers also the ATTACHMENT METHOD and represents fasteners accordingly.

Errors in Check List are grouped by fastener. Also, supported the capability to zoom in on a specific node that failed.



PROPERTY CAVITY DEFINITION: Activated through the Search Engine tool (Ctrl+F), by typing “cavity definition”.

SURFACE PROPERTY:

–By switching the “SET PROPERTY” in the CAVITY DEFINITION card to “YES” and pressing “?” in the “PROP(i)” fields to create a new one through the “SURFACE_PROPERTY_HELP” card.

–Automatically, by creating *SURFACE PROPERTY.

EMISSIVITY: Activated by typing values in “EMISS.” and “TEMP.” fields of “SURFACE PROPERTY” card.

RADIATION SYMMETRY: Activated by typing “radiation symmetry” in the Search Engine (Ctrl+F).

CYCLIC: Activated by switching to 1 the “CYCLIC” field in the “RADIATION SYMMETRY” card.

REFLECTION: Activated by switching to 1, 2 or 3 the REFLECTION field of the “RADIATION SYMMETRY” card.

PERIODIC: Activated by switching “PERIODIC” to 1, 2 or 3 in the “RADIATION SYMMETRY” card.

RADIATION VIEWFACTOR: Activated by typing “radiation viewfactor” in the Search Engine (Ctrl_F).



LS-DYNA

Support of 9-digits for Materials, Section and Load Curves (LC) ids.

Zero and Negative IDs are supported in the following fields:

MAT126: LCA, LCB, LCC, LCS, LCAB, LCBC, LCCA

MAT34: LCUA, LCUB, LCUAB

10633

19745

INCLUDES Handling:

Added GUI for Includes reading selection, which enabled/disabled through the Input Parameters window.

SETs: The SET_SEGMENT OUTPUT TYPE is now supported. 18046

NODE The type NODE_SCALAR is now supported in the node card. 18046

ELEMENT SHELL: The MCID option is now supported in the element's card.

TSHELLs that are created from existing shell elements that have triple boundaries, penetration can be avoided by definition of slightly offset elements that are connected with a tied contact.

DESCRETE: The OFFSET value is updated automatically when its nodes move away to each other.

17480

AIRBAG

Negative ids in field LCC23 are now supported for:

*AIRBAG_HYBRID

20810



*AIRBAG_HYBRID_JETTING*AIRBAG_WANG_NEFSKE*AIRBAG_WANG_NEFSKE_JETTING*AIRBAG_WANG_NEFSKE_MULTIPLE_JETTING

CONSTRAINED CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY_TITLE is now supported. 20802

JOINTs: JID field is supported in *CONSTRAINED_JOINT_STIFFNESS_CARD.

12355

RBSTOP

The *CONSTRAINED_RIGID_BODY_STOPPERS card, the following values for the fields are supported:

LCMAX: Negative valuesLCMIN: Negative valuesPSIDMX: Zero (0) valuePSIDMN: Zero (0) value

11734

BOUNDARY Added the DEATH_BIRTH option in the *BOUNDARY_SPC card. 19230

LOAD SHELL

Pulldown “LC_TYPE” added on edit card controlling the “LCID” field with the following options:

–“LCID” for a load curve definition. Id of load curve is output.

–“BRODE” for a LOAD_BRODE definition. / “-1” is output.

–“BLAST” for a LOAD_BLAST definition. / “-2” is output.

16633

INITIAL STRAIN: The SOLID option is now supported.

AUXILIARIES Position Assistant has been introduced for RIGIDWALL lists.

DATABASE_OPTION>DATABASE_OPTION, now handles the DATABASE_BINARY_OPTION, DATABASE_EXTEND_BINARY, DATABASE_OTHER and DATABASE_OPTION.

DATABASE_OPTION>HISTORY_OPTION, now supports the following keywords:

*DATABASE_HISTORY_DISCRETE_ID,*DATABASE_HISTORY_DISCRETE_SET,*DATABASE_HISTORY_SEATBELT_ID

12142

14455

DATABASE_OPTION>DATABASE_OPTION

The EXTEND_BINARY option now supports the MSSCL parameter.

19017

Support of the keyword CONTACT > AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE_TIEBREAK.

18046

The keyword SET _SEGMENT_GENERAL is also supported. 18046

CNNPRDAT

The D_GFAD and GFAD fields are supported in *DEFINE_CONNECTION_PROPERTIES card.

18874



Properties ELFORM card supports the 17, 19, 20 values too. 11995

PART_COMPOSITE is now supported for laminates definition. 7171

Materials MAT98 MAT_SIMPLIFIED_JOHNSON_COOK:

The values a, b, c and n of RADIOSS LAW2 material are mapped to A, B, C, N of MAT98 respectively.

16454

MAT58 MAT_LAMINATED_COMPOSITE_FABRIC:

AOPT values less than zero, are now supported.

MAT163 MAT_MODIFIED_CRUSHABLE_FOAM: Added the “SFLAG”.

The following material types are now supported:

MAT158 MAT_RATE_SENSITIVE_COMPOSITE_FABRIC

MAT224 MAT_TABULATED_JOHNSON_COOK

MAT41-MAT50 MAT_USER_DEFINED_MATERIAL_MODELS

–PARAMETER and PARAMETER_EXPRESSION keywords are supported only for input.

MAT138 MAT_COHESIVE_MIXED_MODE

MAT81 MAT_PLASTICITY_WITH_DAMAGE_ORTHO

MAT81 MAT_PLASTICITY_WITH_DAMAGE_ORTHO_RCDC

17912

16596

11171

17668

19119

MAT_SEATBELT

The fields CSE and DAMP are now supported.

20740



PAM-CRASH

Input / Output Added the option to choose the output Pam-Crash version.

Support for version 2009 and 2010 (Implicit and Explicit).

17610

When Output a file with MTOCOs at versions which do not support it, automatically they are converted to RBODYs and a message informs the user about it.

14273

NODAL ENT CONLO

Added the field CLOAD.

Negative values in ISENS are allowed.

When IFRAM is defined, the values 1, 2, 5 and 6 are supported for IDR.

16144

13658

20305

DAMP: Negative values in ISENS field are now supported. 13658

ELEMENT ENT SAFE>BAGIN

Completely new interface, which groups items into tabs.

Support of “Chamber output parameters: Vent Hole Definition” of BAGIN keyword including the NLDCLK, NLDALK, NOD, QUALF, FCT and HOL keywords.

Tooltips functionality

11113



In “Wall Opening” tab of BAGIN, negative IDs for MATOP are supported.

F1 button can be used to select from screen, when in Edit card. 12646

PREFA: Negative values in ISENS field are possible.

PREBM: Negative values in ISENS field are possible.

MTOJNT is now supported. 20463

The NINT field in SHELL card can now be left blank. 15601

CONSTRAINTS MTOCO: The option ITMTO is now supported. 16138

CNTAC

Contact types of 37, 43 and 46 now support the IREMOV option.

16139

If the field EDGLN (NTYPE=10) is blank or incorrect, a warning message is displayed and the window does not close.

In contact types 33, 34, 36 and 54 the option CTFRC has been added. Also, the option ADJTOL is available when IREMOV is set to -1.

20758

OTMCO: Is now supported. 20464

PLOT OUTPUT THNOD / THELE: Added the option to define them by Set. 17173

SENPT

Added new options:

– “Freely on Shell/Solids” that picks a point on the free area of the element.

– “Numeric” for specific coordinates.

17620

SECFO

Switching from one type (e.g. PLANE) to another (e.g. SECTION) is now possible.

Type LINK is now supported.

CONTACT and LINK types were added to SECFO assistant.

SECFO with TRSFM:

- When the user creates SECFO with Section Assistant, ANSA checks for any TRSFM cards and if found, all entities will return to their original position.

- Manual manipulation through TRSFM and if the TRSFM card is active, a message appears in card reminding the user that the transformed entities should first be moved to their original position.

- After manual manipulation through TRSFM, the elements that remain highlighted are not the correct ones thus, by pressing the “Recalculate” button the correct entities are highlighted according to the solver.

17085

17086

17116



AUXILIARIES CONTROL

General:

–Support the read, set and delete values in Pamcrash via script.

–Support of version 2010 controls.

METRIC

Support input / output of files containing Nodes and Membrane elements.

The script functions InsertMetricFile and DeleteMetricFile added for metric files.

TCTRL

Added the OTMCO_TIMESTEP_Control card.

OCTRL

New options added for deactivating THPOUPUT, DSYOUTPUT and RSTOUTPUT.

Support for RBODY_MESH keyword.

ECTRL

The options QUALF1 and QUALF2 added in RATESCALE.

The option BEAM_FORMULATION is now supported.

ICTRL

New interface for the card, which is now fully supported up to 2010 version.

BUCKLING and TRANSIENT analysis type are supported.

A blank option is supported in ANALYSIS TYPE>QUALF2 pull down menu.

The following keywords have been added:

MNBFGSMX, CVRTL, FVRTL, FVALRM, FVALRMP, MITER, CFACTOR, ACTIVET, TVTL, TFVTL, FVALRT, FVALRTP, DOFCOD, IDFRA, IDREFNOD, IDNOD, CNTAITMX.

11849

10486

16128

17052

16129

21080

20757

RUMPO

IRUP=11: Added user-defined rupture criterion (only for materials 223, 234 and 302)

IRUP=13: Added user-defined criterion (only for materials 223, 234 and 302).

16143

SENSOR: The type ITYP is now supported. 16141

FUNCTION

The option FUNCSW is now supported.

16140



LAYER: Support for the PLY definition.

Properties The option TSCALF for Part types of Shell, Solid, Bshell, Beam and Bar are supported.

20475

PART_BEAM type has new options:

– Added the “At” field for shear effective area in t-direction.

– In card 6, the end release codes foe beam nodes 1 and 2 are now supported.

16131

12020

PART_BAR: Support of the TCONT and EPSINI fields. 17054

Materials Material types 109 and 128 are now supported. 16690

New options in Material type 37: LTCsoft, LTCuniaxial and LTCvolume. 16133

New options in Material type 16: IYC, IDRUP, YC1, YC2, YC3, YC4, YC5 and YC6.

16132

Safety Seatbelt

The BELTS_/ keyword is supported

847

CHECK CHECK>Massless, now checks also for free nodes of RBODYs. 15252

Input / Output GROUP_/ [SETs]

When General Entity Selection (without groups) leads to the creation of a group in ANSA, the created group is marked as AUXILIARIES=YES.

During output, auxiliary groups are considered according to their components and not as a group. Thus, these Sets are only “expanded” to their contents.



RADIOSS

Radioss Version 10 is supported for Input-Output-Control

Output in version 5.1 has the possibility to change the extension through ANSA.defaults. 18829

20540

Input: Recognition of E-3 apart from E-03 in units TIME, MASS, LENGTH. 17985

NODAL ENT BCS: Added the LAGMUL option. 11435

INIVEL: Added the TYPE>GRID and ISKEW options as well. 11457

ELEMENTs New element types are supported:

NSTRANDMPCTSHELL

114191143611429

RBODY: The field ISENS has been added. 11450

LOADs PLOAD: The options SCALE_X and SCALE_Y(EID) are now supported. 11456

AUXILIARIES CONTROL>DEF_SOLID: Support of the IFRAME and ISTRAIN fields.

INTERFC: The option LAGMUR is now supported. 11434

SECTION: Added the “Frame_ID” option. 11449

SENSOR :

Added the following definitions: AND, OR, NOT, RWAL, INTER.

11424

11425

11426

RIGDWAL: The options LAGMUR, FFAC and IFQ are now supported. 11438

11453

CONTROL>LAGMUR is now supported. 11432

Properties The ISTRAIN, IROT are supported for shell and solid properties.

New PROP definitions:

– NSTRAND– TSHELL

11420

11445

PROP/RIVET: the option Imod has been added. 11452

PROP/SPRING:

If field K=0 or blank and H different from 0 (solver requirements), then a OK button is not responding and a warning message is displayed.In case the INERTIA<MASS*(element)Length^2/1000, aNSA displays a corresponding warning message in the ANSA Info window.

Materials New material type is supported: LAW31-USER3. 14867

Ls-Dyna material MAT_98 - *MAT_SIMPLIFIED_JOHNSON_COOK, is specified to be mapped to Radioss LAW02-ELASTO-PLASTIC-(JOHNSON-COOK).

16454



ANSYS

ELEMENTs Element type LINK10, is now supported by switching the “TYPE” pull down menu to LINK10, of LINK_PROP card.

18022

CONSTRAINTs CE/CP: Added tool to generate more than one degrees of freedom at once.

17180

Properties COMBIN now supports the types: COMBIN7, COMBIN37 and COMBIN39.

17256

Type MPC184-General type is now supported under the SECTION_JOINT, by changing the “Subtype” to “General.

17633

CHECKs COUPLING: A check for Cps that share at least one node, is now supported.

14685



PERMAS

INPUT PARAMETERS

Added the options Merge Parts and Paste Nodes by Name.

Identifiers can be up to 9 digits.

ELEMENTs GASKET: Support of GKHEX8 and GKPNT6 solid elements.

PLOTA: Support of PLOTA6 and PLOTA8 types.

UTIL: The transformation from SHELL to PLOTA and vice versa, is now supported.

INFO: The option MATREF has been added in the SHELL_ELEMENTS card.

MPCs Support of ISURFACE, IQUAD, ITRIA.

RIGID: If no master node is selected, automatically it is created on the COG.

21260

CONSTRAINTs CONTACT: Added the options GUDING>SURFNODE and DEPENDENT>SURFNODE.

C.VARIANT: Drag and Drop operation is supported for the listed items.

LOADING The following options are now supported:

– PARAMETER

– FREQLOAD

– DISLOAD / DISLOADN: TEMP, TEMPFILM, TEMPFLMS, TEMPINF, TEMPINFS, SURFHS, SURFHSS, VOLHS.

CONTVAL: Support of FRICTION_TYPE>LOCK_Y and LOCK_Z options.

SITUATION: Support of PARENT and ASSEMBLY parameters.

RESULTS The group is now supported along with the NLRESULTS, TIMESTEPS, PARAMETER and R.VARIANT.

AUXILIARIES COMPONENT

Substructuring functionality is supported.

Support of option TEMP (YES/NO).

FLANGES functionality has been added.

FUNCTION: Tables with more than 2 axes can be visualized in 3D.

Properties ELPROP_SHELL: The CONA and CONS options of TYPE are supported in the card.

ELPROP_SPRING_DAMPER: The NLSTIFF, NLSTIFFR, NLDAMP and NLDAMPR of TYPE option are now supported in the card.



Materials Homogeneous: Support of the $THERMEXP option.

The types GASKET, FLUID and LAMINATE are now supported. 17233

All materials support the input options DATA and TABLE. 16604

SETs Support of SetBin and OUTPUT TYPE.

INPUT Support of UCI input section and reading of multiple PERMAS or MEDINA files.

Option to Merge Sets by Name.

Option to Merge Variants by Name.

Identifier rules according to Medina door.

OUTPUT During export, the file is automatically compressed at *.gz extension.

Support of “$ECHO HEADER” keyword.

ANSA entity filtering and option for output of element sets as surfaces.

The format of the output files can now be selected, among Windows, Linux or System native specific.

New option for surface assignment by ID or NAME.

Output format selection of Permas v12 or v13.

MEDINA

INPUT The type MEDINA CAE KEY 699 is now supported. 20089



CFD Decks

GENERAL Read and Write of meshes (surface and volume) in CGNS format is now supported.

Support of OpenFOAM version 1.6. Also, ANSA will now read and write meshes in the latest OpenFOAM format.

16171

Support of the OpenFOAM version 1.6 cyclic boundary.

Support of Polyhedral mesh. ANSA can now read and write polyhedral meshes in most of the supported cfd mesh formats (FLUENT, STAR, CCM+, OpenFOAM).

SIZE BOXES New option is supported to specify different maximum element length for shell and solid elements.

Size Boxes work also with the new TETRA RAPID and POLYHEDRAL algorithms.

13794

CHECKs ISOLATED SOLIDS: Detects the database for solid elements with facets that are all free.

14866

SHELLS WITHOUT SOLIDS: This check locates any shell that is not connected with any solid element.

14760

UNCLOSED POLYHEDRA: Checks the integrity of polyhedral elements, by finding any incorrectly defined.

PYRAMIDs: Avaialble also in CFD decks. 18561



MORPH

BOXES NEW: Incorporates the former functions of ORTHO, MULT. BOX (Along CS and Min. Volume) as well as the ADAPT>Rough.

POINTs: Added the option to create “user tangent”.

CONVERT

The function now incorporates the following former conversion applications:

– LINKS

– CYLIND

– 2DMORPHCONV2SIZEBOX

– CONV2SIZEBOX

OFFSET: Incorporates the OFFSET BOX and MULT.BOX [ON EXISTING].

SWEEP/GL: Former SWEEP and GLIDE are now under one button.

LOAD: Cross sections can now be loaded in a morph box. After any morphing reformation, the cross section is recalculated.

LOAD>NOTLOADED: The function moved to CHECKS group of functions.

ADAPT>Crossec

New option to automatically create boxes between cross sections, while acquiring their form. At first, it operates like the CROSS SECTs>NEW[MULTICUT] and then follows the box creation.



SPLIT [Project]: There is no need to pick the center point of the box before selecting the morphing edge.

CONTROLS PARAMS

Added Show Contents option to isolate the morphing boxes which are controlled by the specific morphing parameter.

New parameter option added for type HOLES, which operates the function DIRECT MORPHING>HOLES.

Copy button, copies selected parameters.

Merge two or more parameters to one. The selected ones must not use the same data and be of the same type.

16859

CONTROL POINTS

INSERT: Project function moved under this function.

EDGES TANGENCY: The function has been inserted at the Options window as option at functions relevant to that (e.g. Boxes>Split).

DIRECT MORPHING

FIT

Functions 4SFIT, MLT. FIT & SH. FIT have been incorporated under this function.

It is applicable at geometry models as well.

HOLES

New tool introduced, which recognizes holes and manipulates their diameter. Any diameter rise, can be on a plane or there is the option to follow the local surface.

CROSSEC

New tool introduced, to morph a model by associating original cross sections with respective target ones. Then, selected entities can be fit to the target cross section segments.



Through the CROSSECMORPH window, the user creates the association of the initial and target cross sections.

The Morph button is then activated to fit the entities to the target cross sections, according to the defined CROSSECMORPH associations.

The steps required by the function, are:

–Optionally, pick two cross sections to define the bounds.

–Select the entities to be morphed.



The Move button, acts as the function TOPO>CROSS SECTs>MOVE i.e. Mv.Free or Translate functions are used to move the cross section segments (curves) on the cross section plane.

Associate button may be used to edit the selections of the original and the target cross section segments of an association.

GEO_CHECK: Added option “FORCE” to allow the user semi-automatically cut faces found as “Conflict” but they are not cut at all.

DISTORTED: Identifies and highlights morphing boxes of bad shape.

The former flag buttons are now available upon activation of a function, in the opening Options window.

DRAW MODE New group created, to gather all relevant to visibility functions.

SKIN: When activated, leaves visible only the external morphing boxes.



POINTS: Controls visibility of internal control points along morphing edges.

HATCHES

Includes all the visualization options of the morphing faces:

• Off: Shadowing and cross hatches are disabled.

• Crosshatch: Only cross hatches are displayed.

• Shadow: Shaded morphing faces and cross hatches are both displayed.



Optimization

Optimization Task

The Optimization Task resides also in the database Browser. Thus, massive operations (e.g. new, delete etc.) are now available through it.

The created Design Variables can be associated with Morphing or ANSA parameters, through Database List or Optimization Task.

Use the “DV from entity” to automatically associate almost any of the ANSA card fields with ANSA Parameters and consequently with Design Variables.

Morph & ANSA Parameters can now be massively introduced to the Optimization Task, through Database Browser. A new button “Assign DV”, assigns to the selected parameters one Design Variable to each one of them.

Simulate tool: The “Animate” status can now switched massively for all selected design variables.

Design of Experiments (DOE): A new functionality has been added in the Optimization Task right click menu, called “DOE study”. It performs separate experiments based on user defined values.

TOSCA Structure

Loadcase can now be directly selected from the relative list by typing the symbol “?” in the appropriate field.

New item called MODIFICATION_FILES has been added under the VALIDATE item.

For the normalization of the Objective function, the field NORMALIZATION has been added in the relative card.



CROSS SECTION

CROSS SECTs>

NEW

New features have been added:

SECTION TYPE

- GENERAL, creates Nastran PBEAM/PBAR properties.

- Equivalent Box, creates Nastran PBEAM/PBAR properties with “Type Box” properties.

- NASTRAN PBMSECT, creates Nastran PBMSECT/PBRSECT properties.

CUTTING PLANE, controls the type and shape of cutting plane.

CURVES CORNER ANGLE, regulates segmentation of curves describing cross section.

DESIGN OPTIMIZATION, integrates the Morphing functionality to cross sections and additionally, there are options to create Design Variables and A.PARAMETERS.

12653

12919

CURVEs MOVE button added that moves the control points of curves. 15396

VISIB. Drawing mode selection has been added. The provided options are Entity (ENT), Property (PID), Material (MID) and Element Thickness (EL.THICK).

PROPERTIES SET PID: Now supports picking curves from the screen. 6387

Properties can now be assigned to curves also through PROPERTIES card, using the APPLY button.

6583

The element type PBMSECT is now supported.

SECTIONS PROPERTY option has been added, where the section type can be chosen as well as the creation of Ls-Dyna or Pam-Crash integration points.

Database Browser Options located at Parts Manager>Options>Cross Sections, have been moved to the right-click menu of the Cross Section entities in Database Browser, along some new ones:

• “Run” the cross section

• Generate a report (Info)



• Position a section on a 3d curve (Position on Curve)

• Compare two or more cross sections (Compare)

• Create Reinforcement Beams (Reinforcements).

CROSS_SECTION

Card

New options have been added in the cross section's card:

- Type of section (Thin or Solid).

- Status to declare if it is calculated or not.

- Snap view of the cross section.

- Geometrical Properties.

- Position and Orientation fields are now editable.

Windows>Options Cross Sections

New tab has been added, which hosts some essential information. They can also be saved in ANSA.defaults.

“Boundary elements accumulation factor” controls the number of boundary elements of solid cross-sections.

20260

14177

Measurements Measurements performed in cross-Section module, can now be stored and dynamically follow any new positioning.

Visibility Shaded representation of the Bar/Bram Cross sections is now provided under the option in the Presentation Parameters tab in F11 card.

12244

Beams to Cross Section

New option to create shell elements that follow the cross section shape of the existing beam elements.

12654



VTRAPS

Interface The tool is facilitated under new interface, which gives better flexibility and manipulation.

The window is activated from the Module menu and it is independent of the current module.

The VTRAPS window can be docked.

STEP: The increment for the scanning of the fluid levels.

RX/RY/RZ: Angle of rotation in degrees, referring to the global coordinate system.

Calculate: Button to proceed to the calculation.

Results Visualization

The results can be manipulated:

– Sort the results according to volume Id, Volume or Area.

– Hide or show the desired volumes, by activating / deactivating the respective check boxes.

– Leave visible volumes above a specific volume magnitude, by inserting this value in the “Min. vol.” field.



SCRIPTING

GENERAL New functions for launching build-in dialogue boxes:

UserErrorUserWarning

Pressing Ctrl+Left mouse button on user script buttons, opens user's script help.

Script Editor • Syntax color for build-in functions

'Uncomment' functionality

SCRIPT FUNCTIONS

The function GetEntity, now accepts “__PROPERTIES__” and “__MATERIALS__” as types.

File New Merge function with variable number of input arguments.

Topo Added function for automatic middle surface:

MiddlesurfAuto

New functions for Working Planes creation:

CreateNormalWplaneNormalCreateWplane3PointsCreatewplanewith2Axis

Mesh Added the function FillHoleWithStl. One or more holes of the model are filled with the STL algorithm.

Morph New function to perform DOE study: PerformDoeStudy.

Added the function, MorphHistoryState (element state), to retrieve a recorded state.

Hexa Block Support of functions to handle Hexa Boxes:

HexaBlockLengthHexaBlockNumberHexaBlockSpacingHexaBlockVolSkinHexaBlockVolumesHexaBoxDeleteHexaBoxUndelete

Parts Manager New function to create User Defined Attributes: CreateUserDefinedAttribute.

Batch Mesh New functions for the creation of wrapping scenario/session:

GetNewWrapScenario

GetNewWrapSession

Visibility New functions to manipulate visibility:

F11PresParamsOptionsSetGetEntityVisibFlagGetViewMode

Added the option to control the “Detail on Demand” slide bar, of the F11 card e.g.:

F11PresParamsOptionsSet(“Detail on demand effect”, ””, ”0”);

will set the detail on demand to zero.



Decks The following functions can handle the CONTROL cards of LSDYNA, ANSYS, RADIOSS and PAMCRASH as any other entity:

SetEntityCardValuesGetEntityCardValuesGetEntityDeleteEntity

Activate / deactivate the CONTROL's keyword as the following example:

SetEntityCardValues (PAMCRASH, pcontrol, “CCTRL”, “ON”, “CCTRL_ITER_INIPET_N_ITIPNB”, 1);

Also, for PamCrash two more functions have been added:

InsertMetricFileDeleteMetricFile

Abaqus Step New functions for Abaqus STEP handling:

InsertStepOutputRequestUpdateStepOutputRequestDeleteStepOutputRequestCopyStepOutputRequest

Abaqus C.SHELL to SHELL conversion by the command TranslConvCShell2Shell()

Cross Section Support of function to Run Cross Section: RunCrossSection.

Includes Configuration

New Functions for managing Includes Configuration:

LoadIncludeConfigurationGetConfigurationIncludesGetCurrentIncludeConfigurationSetConfigurationIncludes

Connections The existing GetFirstFeRep and GetNextFeRep functions, now return contacts that belong to connection's FE Representations.

Post Realization enhancements:

The return of the function is taken into account i.e., if return is 0, the status is OK and type CUSTOM FE otherwise, if the return is -1, the connections are not Realized (Error Status).

Post Realization is provided for all connection types and FE representations, except for SPIDER. The arguments are the same, as for the Spotwelds.

By User connection post realization function, contacts can be added to connection's FE representation.

New function for connections converting: ConvertConnections.

Remove double connections with RemoveDoubleConnections function.

New functions for projections and custom checks:

GetNearestPointOnBoundGetNearestPointOnFeatureGetConnectionProjections

The function GetCurveLength has been enhanced by returning the sum of the length of more than one curve segments or connection curves respectively.

Math Added functions to perform mathematical operations:

Min2, Max2, Nint, Mod, Cosh, Acosh, Sinh, Asinh, Tanh, Long10



GUI Desinger

BC GUI is a powerful library of GUI functions. It assists the users to build easily windows that consist of any type of graphical interface, like LineEdits, Comboboxes, Checkboxes, etc. in order to interact faster and easier with ANSA entities.

The BC GUI entities are divided in Widgets, Layouts and Items.

Widgets

Function BCWindow, enables the user to create a window that may hold any of the items that BCGUI can apply.

E.g. using functions like BCFrame, BCLabel, BCLabelTicker, BCSpinBox, BCSeparator, BCSlider and BCStatusBar, the following widget can be created:

Using the BCWidgetStack, a stack of widget can be created. In the same window, the BCListView adds a list. These two entities can be separated by the function BCSplitter. Also, different tabs can be created, using the function BCTabWidget.



Layouts

– BCBoxLayout consists of a rectangular box with transparent border, which can obtain horizontal and vertical orientation to its child widgets and layouts.

– BCGridLayout divides the available space into columns and rows.

The BCWindow has by default a BCBoxLayout with vertical orientation i.e. all the children will be placed one below the other , according to the order they have been created.

Items

BCSpacer gives the ability to create an empty space in a window, extensible to all directions.



Script Collection

Kin4Bars: An interface that allows the set-up of 4bar mechanisms in the Kinematics Tool.

QuadsWith3CommonNodes: Finds 2 quads that share 3 of their nodes.

TriasConnectedToQuads: Finds trias that all their nodes are connected to quads and quads that share 3 nodes.

Calculator: Opens the ANSA calculator.

CheckContactsDyna has been removed.

CheckCoincidentNodes: Checks the database for coincident nodes according to a given tolerance.

ShowList: Opens a list with all existing entities of the given type. The user is able to select from the list. The selected entities are stored in a global variable called 'selected' for further usage.

Capitalize: Capitalizes the given string.

FindNearestFace: Finds the nearest face to a given position.

ConvertRBE2ToMPC: Function that converts RBE2s to MPCs.

CheckPropsWithSameName: Check for properties sharing the same name. Results are reported in the Checks List.

CheckNCOGifSlave: Checks the database for PAMCRASH RBodies whose NCOG is also included as a slave node.

NcogInTiedSet: Identifies NCOG nodes of RBODYs that are used in a TIE contact slave set. The nodes are listed in the check list.



3. Known Problems resolved in v13.1.0

GENERAL

Geometry Right-click to pick a point, could not pick control point of Morph or Size Box.

17705

File>Input STL importing reports errors which caused missing elements. 18396

MESH>GRIDs MV FREE could not be assisted by the Feature angle selection tool, on grids belong to solid elements.

17213

Measure Upon activation, other open windows (e.g. Mesh Params) closed. 15150

19059

Assembly & Connection Manager

Seamlines gave bad results after pressing Apply more than once. 17160

Realization of Spotweld Line with the option “Use Nearest Node” active and spacing which did not conform with the current element length, led to duplicate elements.

10680

20079

Seamlines (RBE2 Representation) was realized with “Loose Ends” even without having the option active.

18168

Seamlines which defined closed chains, did not draw arrow with the exact picked points for "set weld position".

16295

Adhesive Faces (COHESIVE CONTACT): When you pressed “?” in the “Contacts Id” field, the Contacts list did not contain any contact pairs of TIE type, even that they already existed.

18110

FE to Adhesive (RBE3-HEXA-RBE3): If an RBE2 existed, apart from the RBE3s the Realize would apply on it too.

20861

RBE3-CBUSH-RBE3: Wrong orientation of the RBE3s when there were more than 2 flanges and the flag “Keep all branches” was active.

21313

BETA CAE Systems S.A. Known problems resolved in v13.1.0 122


BATCH MESH Manager

Holes treatment did not apply in some holes, despite that they were within the range. 19921

PARTs MANAGER

IDENTIFY displayed only one part per group, in case of box selection. Now, clears any selections and selects all the included parts in the box.

14440

When a part was replaced (input/output), the sets (e.g. for contacts) could not be kept even in almost similar parts replacement, and they had to be re-defined again.

6488

TOPO

HOT POINTs>PROJECT of 3D Points could be applied more than one time on the same face.

18696

TOPO functions would exit if the alt or Tab buttons were pressed. 19159

FACEs>CONVERT issued to bad faces. 19133

FACEs>OFFSET [FACES] function did not accept operations as input. 18802

CURVEs>CENTER crashed when perimeters number equals zero. 19005

FACES>EXTEND made wrong projection. 10889

WORK PLANEs>INFO gave wrong coordinates for origin. 17935

CURVE>CIRCLE could not select nodes of volume entities. 17929

FACEs>OFFSET [FACES] did not allow simple calculation input in the "Offset Value" window.

17829

FACEs>NEW & COONS did not apply properly the PID neighbs selection tool. 16016

MESH

VOLUMEs>MAP caused problem when selecting two elements to define the path and they were intact with the geometry.

18769

QGRAPH in F11 card was not updated if the calculation method was changed, e.g. for crash time step criterion when changing the calculation method from Ls-Dyna to Pam-Crash.

21189



DECKs

RENUMBER When two or more special rules for connections were selected, the right click menu would provide additional useless options.

20863

GEBs - Connectors

Connectors and GEBs lost their settings at outputting, if the field “Representation” was referenced by ANSA parameter.

18839

LAMINATEs ANSA crashed when the user typed “?” in the “Layer curve” option of Generate Report button, to open Parts Manager.

20266

The color of PCOMPs changed each time the user accessed the Laminate tool

16398

CHECK FREE: Nodes of line elements which are not connected at all, can now be spotted and displayed in the list as Free.

20924

Nastran ELEMENTs>UTIL>Change Type: The application on CROD to convert it to CBAR, changed also the fields I1 and I2 in the property, which is wrong.

18217

Dyna-PamCrash

CURVE[DEFINE_CURVE] and FUNCTION: If the scale factor was set to zero, the plotting curves' values were multiplied by zero, which is wrong according to the solvers.

15953

Abaqus AMPLITUDE: The calculations for X and Y axes of the plot were computed by ANSA as x=SCALEX(value+SHIFTX) whereas, the correct is x=SCALEX(value*SCALEX)+SHIFTX.

15953

SAFETY

HII 50 Aerospace Dummy: Information of some kinematic joints was not read correctly.

20768

KINEMATICs Sets used by kinematic tool were deleted when applied database compress.

17755



NASTRAN

Input of material section which contained “tabs” or empty lines, resulted in error. 16760

When NSM entities created by script on line elements, the field "TYPE" did not take correct value.

12002

The comments typed in NSM Comments field, were not kept when the model was output. 15300

ABAQUS

Materials imported by Include were nor read in at all. 19632

SMOOTH parameter in Hyperelastic material is now written out as integer. If it is floating, it is converted accordingly.

19421

Parameter ELIMINTATION=NO was not exported. 21254

Check>Contact orientation: Wrongly orientation conflicts were detected. Also, works for CONTACT>FLANGES.

18707

17210

Wrong MASS was report (D.INFO) when the masses were defined on set with “per element” type.

20293

When Physical Constants were specified and then another file was input with steps, the constants were erased.

18730

PAM-CRASH

ELEMENTs>KJOINT: If the field RELPEN was left blank, the value 1.0737E9 was written instead of gap.

20818

RADIOSS

The materials LAW35-VISCOELASTIC-KELVIN-VOIGT and LAW0-VOID_MATERIAL now they are updated accordingly when the version switches between 4 and 5.

20382

Fixed wrong output in Radioss version 5.1, where 2 rows less were being written. 20186



FLUENT

Output If a volume mesh contained double or multiple shells, then FLuent output blocked. 19983

MEDINA

Joint Revolute created in ANSA, missed the constrained extra nodes information when import to MEDINA.

21331



SCRIPTING

MESH_SHELL_MESH_RECONSTRUCT_VIOLATING: When no parameter of affected zones was given in the brackets, the function could not proceed. Now, the case is overcome by deriving the value from the mesh parameters in the tab Fix Quality.

20727

MESH_SHELL_MESH_RESHAPE_VIOLATING: When no parameter of affected zones was given in the brackets, the function could not proceed. Now, the case is overcome by deriving the value from the mesh parameters in the tab Fix Quality.

20727

OR, AND and NOT functions did not accept “0” as argument for current deck. 18823

Function SetEntityId did not work on spotweld entities. 18996

RealizeConnection returned 1 even if the connection was not realized. 19447


Documents

Ansa v13.1.0 Release Notes