Historical Software Updates Click here to see Recent Software Updates for this product Click here to see all Upcoming Software Updates All dates reflect actual ship dates. 9/30/2005 Documentation Updated ALGOR User's Guide FEMPRO Added support for 3-D motion controllers from 3Dconnexion including the SpaceBall and SpaceMouse Added customizable mouse actions Added ability to match CAD mouse actions Added ability to select neighboring objects Added ability to zoom while snapping Added ability to create fillets between beams Added ability to import 3-D DXF files Improved robustness of 2-D DXF import Improved ease of use and robustness of sketching Improved ability to define beam end releases Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added support for 64-bit operating system to allow larger models Improved robustness of contact Improved composite elements Superview IV Results Environment Added isosurface display of results Added contour plots for shell thickness Added factor of safety contour displays for beam elements Added ability to specify default display settings for new models Added ability to show node numbers for minimum and maximum values Added export capability to VRML 6/30/2005 FEMPRO Added ability to delete parts Added ability to inquire on coordinates and length of lines in sketch mode Added ability to filter on line size, surface and part Improved ease of use and robustness of sketching Report Wizard and Environment Improved overall ease of use and robustness of report generation including additional weight and center of gravity reporting and right-click save of report images Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved linear contact Superview IV Results Environment Added stand-alone animation player Improved display of impact and slice planes Improved ease of use and robustness 6/14/2005 FEMPRO Introduced new internationalized version with the ability to view graphical user interface and user documentation in Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Italian and Spanish based on the current system regional settings Improved overall ease-of-use of the archival process based on customer feedback Report Wizard and Environment Improved overall ease-of-use based on customer feedback 4/1/2005 Documentation Streamlined electronic user's guide to provide improved ability to find help FEMPRO Streamlined startup with improved launch screen and dialogs Added ability to copy lines into sketches Added ability to intersect and trim line elements Added ability to maintain boundaries between parts Added ability to filter lines based on length Added tree support for surface-based loads Added tree support for body loads Added ability to define body temperatures Added ability to define initial temperatures with element data Added ruler to display scale when viewing models Improved speed of Superdraw sketching, modeling and meshing functionality Improved support for large models Report Wizard and Environment Improved overall ease-of-use based on customer feedback Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added support for anisotropic material properties Improved support for large models Superview IV Results Environment Added AISC (ASD 1989) code checking Added capability to view graphs in same window as contours Added ability to save probes and Min/Max annotations Added ruler to display scale when viewing models Improved overall ease-of-use and robustness based on customer feedback Improved support for large models Weight, Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia Utility Improved robustness based on customer feedback 12/22/2004 Documentation Added API information for reading ALGOR results and using the automatic 3-D meshing tools FEMPRO Introduced API for reading ALGOR results Added automatic updating of structured meshes when parameters change Improved Superdraw sketching, modeling and meshing functionality Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved contact along edges Improved calculation of out-of-plane shear effects for thick composite elements Superview IV Results Environment Added ability to display sliced models using transparency Improved performance of slice planes by automatically capping element faces Improved ability to save and delete presentations Weight, Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia Utility Improved robustness and reporting of calculated results 11/9/2004 FEMPRO Improved Superdraw sketching, modeling and meshing functionality Added ability to define off-axis sketch planes 10/20/2004 Material Library Manager Added over 50 new materials (metals and plastics) provided by MatWeb to the built-in library 9/30/2004 FEMPRO Introduced all-new, centralized ALGOR file format to speed up the saving and accessing of model data Added Superdraw sketching and modeling functionality for 3-D design and analysis Includes CAD-like tools for constructing and modifying geometry including point move, split, intersect, fillet, trim, extend, rotate, scale, move, mirror and parallel offset Added all-new Superdraw 2-D and 3-D structured meshing tools Includes tools for 3-point triangular, 4-point rectangular, 8-point 3-D, between two objects and 4-object 3-D meshing Added multiple undo and redo support for Superdraw sketching, modeling and meshing tools Added extensive suite of tools for inquiring on model geometry 7/30/2004 FEMPRO Added ability for add-ins to use toolbars and icons Improved Superdraw modeling functionality for 2-D design and analysis Material Library Manager Added over 100 new materials provided by MatWeb to the built-in library Superview IV Results Environment Added support for user-defined result types Improved realistic beam visualization based on AISC or user-defined section properties Improved ability to select multiple nodes 7/7/2004 2-D Mesh Engine Added ability to easily create an automatic, unstructured 2-D mesh from Superdraw sketches through a right-click menu option FEMPRO Added all-new Superdraw modeling functionality for 2-D design and analysis Includes 2-D sketching tools that enable engineers to draw points, lines, rectangles, arcs, circles and splines Includes modeling tools to modify sketch objects with commands including copy, divide, fillet, intersect, rotate, mirror, move, parallel, trim/extend and delete Includes modeling tools to create construction and tangent lines Added support for defining contact pairs for 2-D assemblies Added capability to input equations into the FEA Editor data input screens using the +, -, *, /, ^, ( and ) operators Added ability to minimize the application during an analysis Improved ability to define beam element data using AISC section properties Improved support for the transfer of temperatures from a heat transfer analysis to a structural analysis Material Library Manager Added over 75 new materials to the built-in library Added capability to exchange material data with third-party material libraries through XML Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added support for parallel processors using the iterative solver Added ability to specify the number of processors to use during an analysis Improved accuracy of stress calculations for hybrid meshes Improved support for defining the major and minor Poisson's Ratio values for 2-D orthotropic elements Superview IV Results Environment Added strain energy contours for static stress analysis with linear material models Added factor of safety contours based on user-defined criteria and stress allowable values for static stress analysis with linear material models Added realistic beam visualization based on AISC or user-defined section properties Added realistic plate visualization 5/18/2004 Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved support for incompatible displacement modes Superdraw Improved ability to save the model and all related FEA data to another filename 4/13/2004 Superview IV Results Environment Added ability to define graphs based on the addition/subtraction of results Added ability to display X- and Y-axis labels 3/30/2004 2-D Mesh Engine Added ability for user-specified mesh sizes along edges Improved assembly meshing FEMPRO Added context-sensitive help on all dialogs Improved and streamlined user interface for easier data entry Monitor Introduced built-in, virtual instrumentation through an all-new Monitor for time-dependent result graphs Added ability to graph all available result types for all analysis types such as strains, maximum stress, heat flux and velocities Added support for results relative to local coordinate systems Added ability to display grid lines on graphs Report Wizard and Environment Added automatic image generation of each result presentation for inclusion in reports Added ability to include mesh statistics in reports Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added option to use an all-new iterative solver that provides a significant speed increase for mid- to large-size models Improved support for rigid elements Superview IV Results Environment Added annotations to highlight the location of minimum and maximum results Added ability to define result probes at desired locations Added ability to display the undisplaced model using transparency Added embedded animation player Added ability to specify the size of vector arrows Improved tools for selecting parts, elements, faces, loads and constraints 12/17/2003 FEMPRO Introduced an all-new Add-In Manager to enable third-party application developers to offer extended software functionality directly in FEMPRO License Management Added ability to transfer a license file to a different computer (re-hosting) at any time in the event of computer failure Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added a new rigid element Improved support for thermal loads on plate elements Improved support for off-axis spring elements Superview IV Results Environment Added ability to include the mini-axis in image files, animations and printouts Improved support for user-specified thresholds for result contour ranges Improved display of feature lines for hand-built models 11/4/2003 FEA Editor Environment Improved performance when displaying hand-built models Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved support for off-axis spring elements Improved sparse solver to provide better performance for large models Superview IV Results Environment Added transparent display capabilities (translucency) Added ability to vary display of mesh and results on individual parts Improved ability to save presentations with a model Improved ability to import presentations from a model 9/18/2003 FEA Editor Environment Improved support for multiphysics loading such as nodal voltages for structural models, surface voltages and surface temperatures License Management Added FLEXlm license manager technology for local area network (LAN) and wide area network (WAN) support and concurrent use, upgrade and purchasing flexibility for enterprise-wide licensing, networked license sharing and remote-use and single, node-locked licensing Added an automatic software update wizard which prompts the user to download an update when new versions of the software become available Report Wizard and Environment Updated to a new look and streamlined format for HTML reports Improved ability to navigate reports using the tree view table of contents Improved reporting of beam cross-sectional properties Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added a new spring element Added calculation of strain results for gap and cable elements Superview IV Results Environment Added realistic visualization of spring elements for static stress with linear material models and linear dynamic analyses Added ability to display results on the top and bottom of plate elements Added ability to display principal direction vectors on plate elements Improved ability to quickly smooth result contours Improved ability to quickly display the displaced shape of structural models 6/30/2003 FEMPRO Added a What's New dialog that summarizes recent software updates on startup or through the HELP pull-down menu Improved support for regional and international settings Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved parallel sparse solver robustness for very large models Superview IV Results Environment Added ability to display results in an arbitrary orientation using any of the user-defined coordinate systems Added ability to display principal stress directions as vector plots Added ability to save annotations with presentations Improved speed of all dynamic viewing commands by hiding the display of load and constraint symbols during viewing operations Improved controls for quickly showing the displaced model Improved controls for setting the result smoothing options Improved controls for defining and working with slice planes Improved ability to display the maximum value (without smoothing) when displaying result contours Improved support for regional and international settings 5/27/2003 FEA Editor Environment Added ability to specify any program to be launched for a particular analysis type allowing for customization through plug-and-play add-ons Improved speed of all dynamic viewing commands by hiding the display of load and constraint symbols during viewing operations FEMPRO Improved support for creating archives of large models Improved the default model location when extracting archives 5/14/2003 FEA Editor Environment Added ability to quickly toggle the display of load and constraint symbols Report Wizard and Environment Improved ability to specify which data to include in the report by automatically filtering choices based on the available output files Superview IV Results Environment Improved display of force and moment results for linear beam elements 4/7/2003 FEA Editor Environment Improved overall modeling tools for linear beam elements Added interactive and user-specified coordinate methods for defining the cross-section orientation of beam elements Added real-time visualization of cross-section orientation indicators for beam elements Added all-new, right-click menus for defining end releases on beam elements Added all-new, right-click menus for defining offsets on linear beam elements Added all-new, right-click menus for defining distributed loads on linear beam elements Added multiple undo and redo support when modeling engineering line elements and defining the cross-section orientation of beam elements Added ability to select parts, surfaces, edges and lines using the box, polyline and circle selection tools Improved ability to select multiple objects using a combination of the different selection tools Improved ability to select interior vertices or vertices on shaded models Superview IV Results Environment Improved default settings for legend box range to provide a wider band of values Improved ability to display models using feature lines Improved ability to output inquired results to text files 2/28/2003 2-D Mesh Engine Improved support for using the decimal point separator defined by the regional settings of the operating system Report Wizard and Environment Added options and toolbars to quickly generate the initial design report for a model Added load and constraint summary sections Added the ability to include reaction force output Added the ability to include volume, weight, center of gravity, mass moment of inertia and mass product of inertia output Added ability to specify an image file to be used as the title logo Added option to exclude grid lines from the tables Added ability to insert text file content as a user-defined appendix entry Added ability to modify the order of user-defined appendix entries Updated the report format to be more concise and easier to navigate Improved performance when displaying reports in the Report environment Improved ability to navigate the report using the tree view and table of contents Improved handling of element types for which material properties are not required Improved handling of gravity loading parameters 2/6/2003 FEA Editor Environment Added ability to select parts and surfaces using the rectangle, polygon and circle selection tools Improved ability to switch between selection and dynamic viewing modes in order to more easily select multiple objects located at different areas of a model Improved ability to quickly specify the desired element type for any part Improved ability to define moments using the vector selection tool Improved ability to define surface-based constraints on the corner nodes of a surface Report Wizard and Environment Added applied load and constraint summary output (structural analyses) Updated format of electronic reports to be more concise and easier to navigate Improved format of hardcopy reports and ability to print Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added automatic stability options for analyses including gap elements Improved overall ability to include gap elements in an analysis Improved ability to include both compression and tension gap elements in an analysis Improved convergence feedback for analyses including gap elements Improved memory allocation when calculating reaction forces Superview IV Results Environment Added ability to display element quality contours before an analysis Improved display of element quality contours Improved ability to modify plot settings Improved unit annotation in the legend box for reaction force, rotation and strain results Improved ability to inquire on displacement and precision values Improved ability to inquire on results at multiple locations and use the summary option Improved default settings used to display the displaced shape from static stress with linear material models analyses Improved default settings used during the creation of animations 12/20/2002 FEA Editor Environment Improved performance when simultaneously applying loads or constraints to a large number of nodes FEMPRO Improved feedback of warnings during an automated analysis Superview IV Results Environment Added display of part names in the tree view Added support for saving the lighting settings used with a presentation Weight, Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia Utility Updated to an all-new summary dialog displaying the volume, weight, center of gravity, mass moments of inertia and mass products of inertia for the entire model as well as the same results for each part Added the display of units with all results Added ability to output all results to an HTML report Added ability to output all results to a comma separated value (.csv) file 12/6/2002 FEMPRO Added long filename support when opening and saving data throughout the entire product line Tutorials Added a new tutorial describing the tools and process for combined line-based elements with CAD solid models 11/14/2002 FEMPRO Improved ability to define line-based elements 11/1/2002 FEA Editor Environment Added ability to specify arbitrary rectangular, spherical or cylindrical coordinate systems at nodes, either interactively on the model or by entering coordinates (Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models) Added direct access to the defined coordinate systems through the right-click menus and tree view (Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models) Added ability to define applied forces, moments and specified displacements as well as constraints to be associated with the local coordinate system (Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models) Improved support for defining loads and constraints on off-axis planes or curved geometry (Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models) Added ability to define the angle of rotation in degrees as the incremental value for model rotations using the cursor keys Added ability to specify user-defined model views and then save, modify, delete or restore them Added ability to use keyboard modifier keys to constrain rotation about only the global X, Y or Z axis or the view's Z axis when using the arrow keys Added ability to choose a user-defined center of rotation either on the model or by specifying arbitrary XYZ coordinates Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added support for loads and constraints defined relative to a local coordinate system Superview IV Results Environment Added ability to choose a user-defined center of rotation either on the model or by specifying arbitrary XYZ coordinates Added ability to specify user-defined model views and then save, modify, delete or restore them Added ability to use keyboard modifier keys to constrain rotation about only the global X, Y or Z axis or the view's Z axis when using the arrow keys Added ability to define the angle of rotation in degrees as the incremental value for model rotations using the cursor keys 10/2/2002 Beam Design Editor (Includes AISC Properties Information) Provides support for the integration of beam modeling and data definition within FEMPRO FEA Editor Environment Added ability to draw lines Added ability to divide lines FEMPRO Improved integration of cross-sectional data definition with element data for linear beam elements Improved definition of material properties for linear beam elements Added a new sectional property manager for cross-sectional data of linear beam elements 9/13/2002 Superview IV Results Environment Added ability to save result values from a plot in the stress linearization utility to a comma-separated value (.csv) file Added a HELP pull-down menu in the stress linearization utility with access to the ALGOR User's Guide Improved support in the stress linearization utility for OpenGL-based displays in Windows 2000 Improved error handling in the stress linearization utility for models that contain unsupported element types 8/23/2002 FEMPRO Improved support for OpenGL-based displays in Windows XP 8/9/2002 Documentation Updated content describing PV/Designer FEA Editor Environment Improved support for filenames containing special characters such as an apostrophe FEMPRO Improved support for installations in a read-only environment such as a network software installation Improved error handling and feedback Improved support for a user-specified tolerance when generating FEA models Improved support for matching FEA loads with models built in Superdraw Improved performance when generating large FEA models Tutorials Updated Pressure Vessel Modeling with PV/Designer Tutorial Weight, Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia Utility Improved support for installations in a read-only environment such as a network software installation 7/17/2002 FEMPRO Improved support for models that contain over 256 unique parts Improved support for models that contain parts consisting of over 256 unique surfaces Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved support for models that contain over 256 unique parts Improved support for models that contain parts consisting of over 256 unique surfaces Superview IV Results Environment Updated to an all-new, integrated environment for model visualization and results evaluation (linear analyses) Added docking toolbars to provide quick access to the most common commands (linear analyses) Added tree view that provides summary information about model data and quick access to visualization and results evaluation options (linear analyses) Added right-click menus for quick access from the graphics window and tree view to common commands (linear analyses) Provides ability to simultaneously view a model and varying result types through multiple view windows (linear analyses) Provides fast dynamic viewing options and rich colors through OpenGL-based displays (linear analyses) Provides dynamic clipping planes for slicing models to view various profiles (linear analyses) Provides quick access to a variety of pre-defined color palettes or a user-defined palette when displaying results (linear analyses) Provides dynamic controls for positioning the results legend, annotations and background images (linear analyses) Provides a display of the units related to the display in the results legend (linear analyses) Provides mixed display options to show results only on specified parts while other parts are illustrated in their respective part colors (linear analyses) Provides ability to save all settings for a specific presentation and view that same display at any time or use those settings with a different model (linear analyses) Provides a slider to dynamically control the scale and display of the displaced model (linear analyses) Provides various methods for selecting parts or elements in order to hide areas of the model in a display (linear analyses) Provides ability to use TrueType fonts and control all related attributes for use in annotations and the results legend (linear analyses) Provides quick and complete access to the display attributes and controls for the results legend (linear analyses) Provides an inquire mode where results from selected objects or load and constraint data is displayed and available for copy and paste operations to other applications (linear analyses) Provides a slider to control the display of elements based on a lower or upper result limit (linear analyses) Weight, Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia Utility Improved support for models that contain over 256 unique parts Improved support for models that contain parts consisting of over 256 unique surfaces 6/6/2002 FEA Editor Environment Provides improved performance when activating and deactivating parts in the model Provides improved performance when shading the model Provides improved performance when activating and deactivating midside nodes on a part Provides improved performance when changing the analysis type Provides improved performance when changing the element type of a part Provides significant performance gain when opening any Superdraw geometry file in the FEA Editor environment Provides for significant reduction in the size of the model database file 5/31/2002 Documentation Updated content describing the stress linearization utility Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved support for reporting equation numbers to the log file Improved handling and feedback of errors during an analysis using the new fast solver Improved support for memory management when analyzing large models using the new fast solver Improved support for defining an orthotropic material model for 2-D elements Improved feedback on whether the new fast solver used an in-core or out-of-core solution Superview IV Results Environment Added docking toolbars to the stress linearization utility Added ability to define a user-defined clipping plane in the stress linearization utility through a normal vector Added the Pm and Pm+Pb code values to printouts from the stress linearization utility Improved support for the definition of the stress classification line (SCL) in the stress linearization utility Improved support for including a graphic of the stress results from the stress linearization utility in the HTML report Improved feedback from the stress linearization utility for models that contain 2-D elements Improved support for large models in the stress linearization utility Improved support for determining the elements intersected by the SCL defined in the stress linearization utility 5/24/2002 Documentation Updated content describing the controls for the new fast solvers and the allocation of memory for steady-state and transient heat transfer analyses 5/3/2002 Documentation Updated content describing the new fast solver for electrostatic analysis Updated content describing how to allocate system memory for an electrostatic analysis 5/2/2002 Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added ability for sparse solver to perform parallel processing by utilizing multiple processors Improved ability to dynamically perform memory allocation when using the sparse solver 4/24/2002 Documentation Updated content describing the new fast solvers for unsteady fluid flow analysis and Mechanical Event Simulation Updated content describing how to allocate system memory for an unsteady fluid flow analysis and Mechanical Event Simulation 4/15/2002 FEA Editor Environment Improved support for opening models that contain active and inactive parts and displaying related data in the tree view 3/22/2002 Documentation Added content describing associative support for Solid Edge geometry Added content describing how to open CAD models from Rhinoceros within ALGOR Added content explaining when to use one type of solver versus another for linear static stress analyses Updated content throughout to reflect recent changes to the product line FEA Editor Environment Improved ability to view and modify items contained in disabled load and constraint sets Improved robustness for opening and closing models 3/13/2002 Documentation Updated content describing how to define mesh refinement points and joints through right-click menus Updated content describing how to apply hydrostatic pressure loads to linear plate elements Updated content related to the calculation of von Mises stress values Updated content throughout to reflect recent changes to the product line Added content for the "Multi-physics" tab used to define analysis parameters for a transient heat transfer analysis Added content to describe the necessary constraints for linear 2-D axisymmetric elements Updated content to explain how to apply surface-based loads to more than one face of tetrahedral elements in a heat transfer analysis Added content explaining how to define the orientation of beam elements along an arbitrary axis Updated content describing the cross-sectional property data for linear beam elements Updated content for laminate numbering and property definition for thin and thick composite elements in linear static stress analyses Added content describing the options and menus used to select objects in the CAD Solid Model environment and then add, modify or delete data associated with the selected objects Updated content discussing the use of refinement points for both initial surface meshing and later mesh enhancement Updated content discussing the effects of an applied temperature gradient FEMPRO Improved ability to handle overlapped triangular and quadrilateral plate/shell elements Tutorials Includes updated revision of the "Piping Design and Analysis Tutorial - 3-D Piping System Model" to reflect latest software updates 2/5/2002 FEMPRO Improved support for automatically applying temperature results from a heat transfer analysis that has a space in the filename or with a filename that is greater than 25 characters Added support for automatically applying voltage results from an electrostatic analysis to a linear static stress analysis Material Library Manager Updated data for various materials such as Copper; Plastics Nylon, Type 6/6; and Water-MES 12/20/2001 Documentation Updated content throughout to reflect recent changes to the product line Added content for setting up a network installation of ALGOR Added quick example (including input file) of a heat exchanger that guides the user through the setup of a sequential multiphysics analysis involving both fluid flow and heat transfer effects Improved content relating to global analysis controls used in a Mechanical Event Simulation (MES) analysis Improved content relating to the use of centrifugal loads in a static stress with linear material models analysis Added quick example (including input file) of the heat generation in a wire that guides the user through the setup of a sequential multiphysics analysis involving both electrostatic and heat transfer effects FEA Editor Environment Improved indicators when performing time-intensive tasks Improved support for the automatic application of global analysis settings and tree view indicators showing that a model is ready for analysis Improved support for defining a selection or zoom box FEMPRO Improved overall support for Visual Basic scripting use in the macro environment Improved handling and message when a user attempts to perform an analysis for which they do not have the associated processor Improved support for "Getting Started With ALGOR" and "Tutorials" options on the HELP pull-down menu to display current web version of each area if they are not available with the current installation Added link to "Programming With ALGOR" guide from the HELP pull-down menu Improved enabling and disabling of all menu options based on installed capabilities Added a new open dialog that provides direct access to all available "Open" and "New" operations as well as links to resources for getting a user started with ALGOR software Added "New" operations to the FILE pull-down menu to provide direct access to the model creation tools available from within the new interface Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved support for the generation of boundary elements in models that contain a part number 255 Improved support for the handling of boundary elements that have been incorrectly defined without a length Improved support for the default sparse solver when solving models that require an out-of-core solution Improved support for long filenames during the finite element model generation process Improved handling of filenames that include embedded periods Improved error reporting during an analysis Improved formatting of ASCII output Improved support for the calculation of stresses for the piezoelectric material model of enhanced brick elements Improved formatting of ASCII output for brick elements that include node numbers greater than 9999 Improved formatting of ASCII stress result output Improved support for the calculation of reaction forces Improved support for defining the element orientation method Improved support for the piezoelectric material model of enhanced brick elements Improved support for models that contain element groups that are hidden Improved support for displacement, force and stress calculations for models that include long compression and tension gap elements that do not have an initial gap Superview IV Results Environment Added all-new stress linearization utility Provides ability to graphically define a Stress Classification Line (SCL) through the thickness of the model by selecting nodes on the model or manually entering the desired node numbers Provides ability to easily view nodal stress information by hovering the mouse over a given node on the stress chart Provides ability to relate the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code for structures such as pressure vessels to a 3-D solid FEA model composed of brick elements Provides complete report preview and printing capabilities, including the rendered graphics and results Provides ability to only display the elements that are intersected by the SCL in order to view the critical area of the model more easily Provides automatic review of static stress with linear material models analysis results through the thickness and calculates results that can be directly compared with the related ASME design codes Provides ability to define clipping planes to dynamically hide sections of the model for easy viewing of cross-sections of internal or other hidden areas of the model Provides full, dynamic viewing options to rotate, zoom and pan the model Provides ability to translucently render the elements that are intersected by the SCL in order to allow easy viewing of the SCL Provides full control for the user to define the orientation of the NTH coordinate system Provides ability to display the model using a shaded view, shaded with mesh lines view or mesh lines only view Provides ability to quickly generate line plots of the stress tensor components along the SCL line Provides ability to display a smooth or iso-surface color gradient contour of the stress tensor results for a model Provides ability to perform standard calculations to determine the results through the thickness of a structure for applications such as pressure vessel design Provides additional integral (scalar) quantities required by the code such as the "General Primary Membrane Stress Intensity" and "General Primary Membrane Stress Intensity plus the Primary Bending Stress Intensity" Provides ability to dynamically zoom in on the area of the model where the SCL has been defined 12/3/2001 FEA Editor Environment Improved support for opening models with very fine meshes in the FEA Editor environment 11/15/2001 2-D Mesh Engine Improved support for installations in a read-only environment such as a network software installation FEA Editor Environment Improved support for deleting defined constraints within the FEA Editor environment Monitor Improved support for installations in a read-only environment such as a network software installation 11/1/2001 Documentation Added content discussing the use of the feature control utility Added content discussing methods for correcting topological problems encountered when meshing geometry Updated content throughout to reflect recent software changes FEMPRO Improved support for installations in a read-only environment such as a network software installation Provides direct access to the "Getting Started with ALGOR" video from the HELP pull-down menu Improved support for using the key to navigate various dialogs Provides direct access to the ALGOR User's Guide from the HELP pull-down menu Improved the macro editing environment to include additional menu commands, toolbars and shortcut keys for common editing tasks Provides direct access to important areas of the ALGOR web site for additional product and service information Provides direct access to the tutorials from the HELP pull-down menu Superdraw Provides direct access to the tutorials from the HELP pull-down menu Provides direct access to the ALGOR User's Guide from the HELP pull-down menu Provides direct access to the Superdraw User's Guide from the HELP pull-down menu Provides direct access to important areas of the ALGOR web site for additional product and service information Provides direct access to the "Getting Started with ALGOR" video from the HELP pull-down menu Supersurf Improved overall robustness Improved ability to use the current Superdraw geometry, Supersurf geometry and surfaces or a combination of both when modeling and creating meshes within Supersurf Provides direct access to the Supersurf User's Guide from the HELP pull-down menu Improved support for long filenames Superview Provides direct access to the ALGOR User's Guide from the HELP pull-down menu Provides direct access to important areas of the ALGOR web site for additional product and service information Provides direct access to the "Getting Started with ALGOR" video from the HELP pull-down menu Improved support for exporting the results of an inquire operation on a linear truss element to a .var file Improved help messages for various menu commands Improved support for exporting the results of an inquire operation on a linear gap element to a .var file Improved display and default scale factor for distributed loads on linear beam elements Provides direct access to the tutorials from the HELP pull-down menu Tutorials Updated to new format that provides for direct access from the ALGOR HELP pull-down menu 10/26/2001 Documentation Added content describing how and when to use all-new sequential multiphysics capabilities that combine fluid and thermal effects Added content describing how to model an initial strain condition 10/4/2001 FEA Editor Environment Improved performance and user interface for models that include linear beam elements FEMPRO Improved support for automatic application of element data Improved support for "Reset from Model" and "Set from Default" buttons Improved support for automatic application of global analysis data Improved real-time data checking for data input fields where positive integer input is required Improved display of graphics window for computers running Windows 2000 and OpenGL software acceleration Superdraw Improved ability to import AutoCAD .dxf files that contain unsupported entities Improved performance under Windows 2000 when opening models and working with various pre-processing, meshing, processing and post-processing tools 9/27/2001 Documentation Updated content to reflect all recent software enhancements Added detailed content on the Timeline Viewer/Editor, PV/Designer and the film/convection coefficient calculator FEMPRO Improved finite element creation from geometry of two-dimensional elements where tolerance is a concern such as with very small models Improved finite element creation for models with midside nodes and multiple element groups 9/6/2001 FEA Editor Environment Improved support for a unified selection set that is utilized by both the tree view and graphics window in order to provide improved synchronization Provides overall ease-of-use improvements by eliminating approximately 1/3 of the keystrokes necessary to set up any given analysis Added support for the definition of additional surface-based FEA loads Added selection methods that add merge modes (add and subtract) to the existing modes (replace and toggle) Added ability for the automatic performing of an analysis using a single click Added support for midside nodes Added support for drag-and-drop of FEA loads and constraints within the tree view between multiple constraint or load sets within a single or between multiple analysis types Improved display of tooltips within the graphics window Added support for modifying line attributes FEMPRO Improved ability to specify positive or negative directions for linear displacement and rotational boundary elements through either the specified vector or magnitude Added ability for the automatic application of element data Improved two-dimensional element orientation for models with very small elements through a user-specified tolerance Improved ability to combine linear gap elements with other element types by enhancing the auto-boundary condition at shared nodes and thus avoid possible degree of freedom warning messages Added ability for the automatic application of all global data Improved ability to generate two-dimensional elements for overlapped non-flat elements Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved support for the reading and feedback of element loads such as uniform and hydrostatic pressure loads on all solid elements Improved support for large memory allocation during an analysis Improved support for the feedback of available disk space and file sizes over 2 GB Added support for hydrostatic pressure loads on plate elements Improved feedback of runtime error messages to log files Added support for surface traction loads for plate and solid elements Added an all-new fast sparse solver as the default solver Improved support for the calculation of reaction forces in order to include the centrifugal force due to angular acceleration Improved support for reading the allocated memory and temporary file location from a global environment setting rather than from individual models Improved support for lengthy model descriptions Superview Added ability to display distributed loads on linear beam elements and improved feedback of the applied load for inquire operations Improved display of selection indicators when using the mixed display option or when working with selected element groups Improved support for creating graphic images of models that are located near the edge of the viewing window Added support for overlaying contour line plots over light or material shading Added support for the usage of up to 240 colors when defining contour plots Improved ability to display models using only the feature lines Added and updated various help messages to reflect the latest software updates Improved ability to output Superdraw geometry files with proper group numbers for any model Improved ability to save contours or other images to bitmap files that can be used within a wide range of third-party graphic applications Added support for displaying traction loads on linear plate and solid elements Tutorials Includes updated instructions based on the reduced number of keystrokes necessary to set up any given analysis Includes updated revisions of all InCAD tutorials to reflect latest software updates 8/21/2001 FEMPRO Added "Yes to all" option for use when overwriting files during archive retrieval Improved support for creating archives for a model that has been previously archived Added ability to create and retrieve archive files from within the new interface Added automation capability for archive creation from batch processes Monitor Improved support for the number of result components that may be considered in unison to create a plot Added right-click inquire capability for determining the exact coordinate values of curve points Improved support for displaying results involving mathematical equations of the results from multiple nodes Improved help messages Report Wizard and Environment Introduction of a new Report Environment where users can view an HTML report and all text-based processor output from directly within ALGOR 7/23/2001 Documentation Greatly expanded the overall depth of content within the integrated HTML help system Added content covering all pre-processing, post-processing and presentation capabilities and tools Added several quick examples (including input files) that guide the user through the setup of common analysis scenarios Updated content throughout to reflect recent changes to the product line Added content covering all available analysis types FEA Editor Environment Improved support for conversion of Superdraw geometry to the new ESX database format on computers or operating systems where the decimal point separator is not a period such as for international operating systems Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added support for surface traction loads for plate and solid elements Added support for hydrostatic pressure loads on plate elements Improved support for properly orienting 2-D elements according to the user-specified parameters Weight, Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia Utility Improved support for brick elements that include midside nodes Improved printout of model description to log file Improved feedback of any warning and error messages encountered during an analysis Improved support for calculations involving 2-D axisymmetric elements Improved ability to allocate larger amounts of memory under Windows 98 Improved support for including the effects of nodal point masses Added ability to calculate the products of inertia Improved support for defining X, Y and Z reference points to be used in the calculation of the mass moment of inertia 5/18/2001 FEA Editor Environment Added ability to view FEA models as only shaded (without the mesh) Improved initial view of models to be automatically enclosed and maximized in order to reduce the necessary mouse clicks Improved speed when transferring a FEA model with surface-based loads or constraints to Superdraw Added the automatic expanding of common areas of the tree view on the opening of a model in order to minimize the necessary keystrokes Added ability to display the FEA model using a simplified view when using the dynamic viewing controls in order to better support certain graphics cards Added an option to return to the previous or last view for FEA models Added ability to customize the colors used to display selected items, layers or surfaces Improved communication between the pull-down menus, tree view and right-click dialogs for the cut, copy and paste commands Improved robustness of the save options FEMPRO Improved support for saving of VRML files from the new interface Improved enabling and disabling of various menu choices so that options only become available at the stage 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