Recent Software Updates All dates reflect actual ship dates. ALGOR V23 SP1 - 11/18/2008 FEMPRO Improved localization support for French language Report Wizard and Environment Added capability to insert multiple image files into a report simultaneously ALGOR V23 - 10/31/2008 CAD Support (Direct) Added InCAD support for Think3 ThinkDesign v2008.1 Updated support for Alibre Design to Version 11 Updated support for KeyCreator to Version 8 Improved support for Autodesk Inventor models including import time, surface-knitting data, edge associativity, feature control and material data Improved support for Rhinoceros models including capability to read blocks Improved support for SpaceClaim models including capability to read material data CAD Support (Universal) Improved support for NURBS-based geometry Documentation Updated online help Improved documentation including phrasing and descriptions FEMPRO Added ability to create beams from the centroids of surfaces Updated text of software license agreement Improved program start-up Improved support for Windows DPI "large" setting Improved support for Chinese (simplified) language Improved support for license borrowing Improved handling of part names across environments Improved handling of term "species" in mass transfer analysis Improved meshing tools: Added user control of surface number of sketch objects for 2-D meshing Improved the "Use Legacy Mesh Engine" option by only applying it to the current model Improved surface meshing Improved midplane meshing Improved support for automatic contact: Improved display of automatically generated contact pairs in tree view by sorting on surface number Improved support for custom libraries of beam cross-sectional properties Improved support for midside nodes in Joint Utility Improved feedback on progress while checking the model Improved support for design optimization Fluid Flow Analysis Added in-core and out-of-core multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems on Windows clusters Added out-of-core multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems on Linux clusters Improved consistency of features between 2-D and 3-D steady fluid flow analysis Improved handling of flow through porous media analysis Improved support for k-epsilon turbulence in models with multiple parts Improved support for load curves including ability to define separate load curves for velocities General Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.2 Updated support for Superdraw III as a line modeler Heat Transfer Analysis Added capability for thermal contact in 2-D models Improved handling of load curves Linear Dynamic Analysis Added capability for "smart" bonded contact on unmatched meshes using a multi-point constraint (MPC) approach in natural frequency (modal) and transient stress (direct integration) analyses Improved support for non-administrative users of critical buckling load analysis Improved hydrostatic load calculations for triangular elements Improved calculation of stresses and strains for tetrahedral elements with midside nodes Material Library Manager Added capability to specify default material library Added additional materials including fluid, MIL-STD metal, K-340 and composite materials Updated AISC database Improved ease of use for selecting a material library Improved wood material data including red oak and white ash Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added option to make large displacement the default setting for new MES models Added Ogden and Mooney-Rivlin hyperelastic and viscoelastic material models for membrane elements Added capability to apply lateral-only hydrostatic loads on shell elements Added capability to output stress and strain data at midside nodes Added in-core and out-of-core multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems on Windows clusters Added out-of-core multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems on Linux clusters Improved support for large models Improved messaging to advise when a coarser or tetrahedral mesh can be helpful Improved support for contact in MES and static stress with nonlinear material models analysis Improved support for MES models with friction effects Multiphysics Analysis Added capability to apply fans to surfaces in steady coupled fluid flow and thermal analyses NASTRAN Support Improved capability for exporting results to NASTRAN Report Wizard and Environment Added capability to list moments and reaction forces in a report Added separate report sections for loads and constraints Added capability to export reports to DOCXML format for viewing in Microsoft Word Improved support for configuring a report Improved support for comments from reviewer Improved handling of image files by using relative links for portability Improved support for customer-specified title image Improved support for summary and log files Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added capability for "smart" bonded contact on unmatched meshes using a multi-point constraint (MPC) approach Added capability to apply lateral-only hydrostatic loads on plate elements Added in-core and out-of-core multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems on Windows clusters Added out-of-core multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems on Linux clusters Added capability to output stress and strain data at midside nodes Improved handling of files with long path names Improved handling of hydrostatic loads on triangular and brick elements Improved calculation of stresses and strains for tetrahedral elements with midside nodes Superview Results Environment Added beam code checking for MES Added capability to output and display stress and strain results for midside nodes Improved handling of load cases when inquiring on results Improved handling of plastic strain results for MES Improved support for path plots Improved display of bending stress in pipe elements Improved support for background images including TIF files Improved handling of memory during AVI creation ALGOR V22.1 - 8/29/2008 CAD Support (Direct) Improved support for assembly-level features in Alibre Design models Improved support for Autodesk Inventor models Improved handling of units and material data defined for CAD models CAD Support (Universal) Improved support for ACIS and DXF models Documentation Added example using transient coupled fluid flow with heat transfer analysis Improved documentation for thin composite elements FEMPRO Added capability to change the orientation of beams (especially useful for the definition of L-beams) Improved support for Chinese (simplified) and French languages Improved support for moving nodes such as projecting nodes onto a plane Improved handling of lamina in element definition Improved display options for element orientation Improved handling of rotation when using the Glue command Improved capability to automatically generate the fluid medium by excluding deactivated parts Improved meshing Improved ability to select all parts or all sketches that lie in the same plane for 2-D meshing Improved robustness of solid meshing for assembly models with many parts Improved speed of mesh studies Improved load curve selection for thermal loads Linear Dynamic Analysis Improved handling of load cases/curves for Transient Stress (Direct Integration) analysis Material Library Manager Improved speed when selecting and applying materials Improved handling of mass units Improved support for custom materials that are defined by tabular data Improved support for saving a customer-defined material to a library Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Improved point-to-point contact Improved support for pressure/traction loads applied to thin shell elements Improved support for parts with large numbers of nodes and elements Multiphysics Analysis Added support for multiple fluid parts in bi-directional coupled fluid/thermal analysis Report Wizard and Environment Added right-click option for changing design scenarios (make consistent with functionality in other environments) Added capability to save default image size and location for easier addition of images (particularly for a large number of images) Improved display of log files for MES Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved selection of default solver for improved convergence of contact analysis Superview Results Environment Added capability for full 3-D display of symmetric model results Improved ability to inquire on distance and angle results when switching time steps Improved support for inquiring on thickness of composite elements Improved graphing to update title based on operator for multiple node graphs ALGOR V22 - 7/16/2008 CAD Support (Direct) Added support for Pro/ENGINEER on Microsoft Windows Vista Updated support for Autodesk Inventor 2009 and Autodesk Mechanical Desktop 2009 Updated support for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire V4.0 Updated support for SpaceClaim 2008 Improved support for assembly-level features in IronCAD models Improved rendering of complex, curved Rhinoceros models CAD Support (Universal) Improved support for importing ACIS and STEP models Documentation Added example using design optimization Updated ALGOR User's Guide and online help Improved list of error messages Improved support for Linux-based installation and licensing FEMPRO Added capability to export pipe run information to PipePak Added software wizard for defining tapered beams Added support for SpaceBall on 64-bit computers Added capability to specify number of significant digits displayed for inquire and sketch operations Added software wizard for applying remote loads Improved support for large models (full 64-bit support) Improved installation and licensing: Upgraded support for network licensing to FLEXnet 15.5 or later Improved support for Microsoft Windows Vista operating system Improved support for both 32- and 64-bit installations Improved support for regional languages by allowing use of English in non-English regions Improved support for scheduling multiple design scenarios Improved determination of joint centerlines in the Joint Utility Improved handling of beam cross sections when changing analysis type between linear static stress and Mechanical Event Simulation Improved speed and messaging of surface-to-surface contact Improved automatic generation of contact pairs between specified parts Improved meshing tools: Added support for automated mesh sensitivity studies Added capability for automatic geometry-adaptive meshing around curves Added capability for automatic mesh size control around curves Added capability for self-imprinting of surfaces Updated default to a coarser mesh Improved support for meshing large models (full 64-bit support) Improved support for MES contact meshing Improved support for surface meshing Improved support for meshing 2-D models Improved support for solid meshing Improved support for midplane models Improved display of processor messages Fluid Flow Analysis Added support for open channel (free surface/Volume of Fluid [VOF] method) flow for 3-D unsteady fluid flow analysis Added capability to assign rotating frames of reference to load curves Added multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems Improved support for large models (full 64-bit support) Improved consistency of features between 2-D and 3-D unsteady fluid flow analysis Improved convergence of problematic models Linear Dynamics Analysis Improved support for large models (full 64-bit support) Improved the interface for random vibration analysis Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added capability to include friction in slide/no bounce contact Added damage material model for 2-D elements Added capability to define distributed loads on nonlinear beams Added capability to define beam offsets Added multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems Added capability to output reaction forces for nodes with constraints Improved geometric smoothing of 3-D contact surfaces for improved convergence Improved calculation of contact stiffness for improved recognition of contact events Improved convergence speed for contact analyses as well as frictionless analyses Improved support for actuator elements in 2-D analyses Improved definition of beam cross sections by allowing for more detail Improved handling of beam nodal temperatures Improved warning messages for distorted elements Improved handling of units for Yeoh material curve fitting Improved display of analysis parameters for Riks analysis Improved handling of fracture analysis Improved capability to stop and restart analyses Multiphysics Analysis Improved analysis parameters for mass transfer analysis by setting default element type to brick Improved handling of heat flux in a coupled transient heat transfer and transient fluid flow analysis Improved support for electrostatic forces in 2-D and tetrahedral elements Report Wizard and Environment Added capability to import a report from a previous run Improved support for large models (full 64-bit support) Improved handling of large tables Improved support for multiphysics analyses Improved handling of GIF and WMF image files Improved support for resizing images Improved handling of saved images Improved formatting of column headers Improved display of Weight and Center of Gravity results Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added support for fracture mechanics Added multifrontal massively parallel solver (MUMPS) for distributed memory systems Improved support for large models (full 64-bit support) Improved processor messaging Improved stress recovery speed Superview Results Environment Added capability to inquire on results by XYZ location Added code checking for user-defined beams Added capability to display flow rate for 3-D fluid flow Improved support for large models (full 64-bit support) Improved support for result probes Improved capability to smooth results of plate elements Improved handling of applied temperatures Improved calculation of equilibrium temperature for transient heat transfer analysis Improved graphing capability Improved speed of changing the display from one result type to another ALGOR V21.1 SP1 - 3/31/2008 CAD Support (Direct) Added support for Pro/ENGINEER Wildfire 4.0 CAD Support (Universal) Improved DXF import Documentation Improved documentation about transferring to Superdraw Improved custom results documentation Improved restart documentation Updated script for Accuracy Verification Examples FEMPRO Improved support for Chinese and German languages Improved analysis parameters including input of model description Improved ability to import data from CSV files including load curves and general cross-section data for beams Improved design optimization Improved handling of weight and center of gravity log files during analysis Linear Dynamic Analysis Improved support on Microsoft Vista for buckling analysis and natural frequency analysis with load stiffening Improved calculation of stresses for Random Vibration analysis Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Improved user-specified contact stiffness Improved import of static nonlinear load curves Multiphysics Analysis Improved support on Microsoft Vista for electrostatic analysis Improved handling of temperature-dependent isotropic materials in electrostatic analyses Report Wizard and Environment Improved report templates Improved reporting for beams Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved capability for load combinations Superview Results Environment Improved graphing Improved code checking Improved handling of volume-based results and custom calculations Improved support for lumped masses ALGOR V21.1 - 2/29/2008 CAD Support (Direct) Added direct CAD/CAE data exchange for SpaceClaim including full associativity with each design change Added support for IronCAD V10 Added support for Mechanical Desktop 2008 on Microsoft Windows Vista 64-bit Improved capability to import Autodesk Inventor models including WORK points Improved support for CoCreate OneSpace Modeling Improved associativity with Alibre Design including edges CAD Support (Universal) Improved capability to import ACIS models Improved capability to import IGES models Documentation Added an Accuracy Verification Example for critical buckling with shell elements in MES Improved ALGOR User's Guide FEMPRO Added capability to display feature lines of contact pairs Added ability to copy and paste multiple loads and constraints between load cases Added option to allow analyses to continue even if geometry warnings are encountered Improved copy/scale/rotate functionality Improved capability to inquire on distance/length between construction points Improved handling of coincident nodes Improved handling of contact pairs Improved software wizard for creating bolts and other fasteners: Added ability to create bolts on curved-head and nut contact surfaces including surfaces that are made of multiple parts Added ability to allow non-parallel surfaces on interior of bolted connections Added support for holes that have more than two interior surfaces Added ability to define bolts between surfaces that have holes with different diameters Improved support for tight fit Improved handling of prescribed velocities Improved meshing tools: Added capability for user-specified value for limiting adjacent mesh size Improved default meshing Improved hybrid meshing of thin parts Improved ease of input for composite lamina Improved capability to define load combinations Improved speed of decoding a model Improved Chinese language support Improved handling of legacy models Fluid Flow Analysis Improved handling of boundary conditions General Updated support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.1 Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added industry-standard eigensolver (BCSLIB-EXT) Added Ogden and Mooney-Rivlin hyperelastic and viscoelastic material models for shell elements Added capability for geometric smoothing of 2-D contact surfaces for improved convergence Added capability to restart from user-defined time step Added capability to specify large displacement as default Added prescribed displacements for nonlinear static analyses Improved consistency of beam orientation Improved handling of 2-D pressures Improved results-based loads Multiphysics Analysis Improved handling of units for electrostatic analysis Report Wizard and Environment Added capability to save and re-use user-defined report templates Improved beam element reporting to display both element number and line number Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved handling of multipoint constraints by automatically switching to iterative solver Improved error handling Improved consistency of beam orientation Superview Results Environment Added capability to display results for additional load combinations Added capability to draw a vector through a part and plot temperature versus distance Added ability to view plasticity results for shell elements Improved speed when opening results (default and custom) and code checking Improved graphing Improved beam visualization for large-motion MES Improved handling of weld contact with display option in model tree Improved handling of load combinations ALGOR V21 SP1 - 1/18/2008 CAD Support (Direct) Improved support for Solid Edge Improved support for Autodesk Inventor Documentation Improved documentation about relationship between Solid Edge part activation and opening of Solid Edge models FEMPRO Improved default mesh settings Improved ability to retain axisymmetric settings when accessing contact dialog Improved design scenario support for design optimization Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Improved handling of default parameter values for small and large displacement Report Wizard and Environment Improved image handling Improved export to Microsoft Word Improved handling of model names Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added option to input beam cross-sectional properties of pipes using O.D. and wall thickness Improved support for large cyclic symmetry models ALGOR V21 - 11/26/2007 CAD Support (Direct) Added Kubotek USA's KeyCreator software to ALGOR software's distribution media Added support for CoCreate OneSpace Modeling 2007 Improved support for Mechanical Desktop 2007 and 2008 CAD Support (Universal) Added capability to switch units when opening STEP files Improved capability to import DXF files Documentation Updated help and User's Guide Added documentation of advanced Mechanical Event Simulation and contact settings Improved right-click help FEMPRO Added capability for side-by-side installation of different ALGOR versions Added support for design studies (batch run multiple solutions with varying input and analysis types) Added capability to vary plate thickness (via surface number) in a single part Added capability to specify a centrifugal load multiplier for different load cases Improved installation of Accuracy Verification Examples on multiple processor/core systems Improved support for multibyte characters in file paths and user names (including meshing, reports and DesignCheck registration) Improved support for large archive files (>4 GB) Improved capability to define arcs Improved handling of layers on construction lines Improved the joint creation utility Improved capability to delete heat generation loads from parts Improved meshing tools: Added capability to mesh directly from CAD data for higher quality mesh with less user interaction Added dimension-based mesh ordering Added capability to turn off mesh matching for better MES convergence Improved multiphysics meshes by specifying the default as tetrahedral Improved handling of beam and/or truss elements attached to plate elements Improved appearance of glyphs to represent FEA objects Improved Material Library Manager utility: Added capability to read temperature-dependent material data from spreadsheet files (.CSV) Added capability to export material libraries without needing administrative privileges Improved ability to edit and save porous media Improved handling of temperature-dependent orthotropic material properties Improved capability for tabular input Improved automatic contact detection including contact pairs Improved capability to calculate X-Y moment of inertia Improved handling of deleted parts Fluid Flow Analysis Added support for mass transfer in 3-D unsteady (diffusion-only) fluid flow Added industry-standard and distributed sparse solvers for 3-D steady and unsteady fluid flow Added capability to specify virtual memory for BCSLIB-EXT sparse solver Heat Transfer Analysis Added capability to simulate liquid-solid phase change via latent heat Added industry-standard sparse solver on 32- and 64-bit Linux for transient thermal analysis Linear Dynamic Analysis Added capability to specify virtual memory for BCSLIB-EXT sparse solver Updated response spectrum procedure Improved combination method for response spectrum analysis Improved handling of steep load curves in modal superposition Improved control of analysis output Improved support for remote Linux execution of response spectrum analysis Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added support for fracture mechanics Added Duncan-Chang material model for soils Added support for automated nonlinear analysis settings Added support for beam elements in the stress update integration scheme for elasto-plastic material models Added industry-standard sparse solver on 32- and 64-bit Linux Added capability to specify virtual memory for BCSLIB-EXT sparse solver Improved handling of large models Improved handling of original shell orientation Improved analysis parameters Improved notification of reaction force output Report Wizard and Environment Added additional customization options Added capability for WYSIWYG editing of report sections Added capability to embed 3-D graphics in PDF reports Added capability to review a PDF report Added options for defining a master report Added capability to export as MS-Word (.doc) and Rich Text Format (.rtf) files Improved support for non-English languages Improved support for multiple design scenarios Improved available fonts for headings Improved reordering options Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added industry-standard sparse solver on 32- and 64-bit Linux Added capability to specify virtual memory for BCSLIB-EXT sparse solver Added support for cyclic symmetry Added multipoint constraint data to model archive Improved handling of friction with linear contact Improved capabilities for contact analyses Improved welding capabilities Improved speed of stress recovery due to improved handling of input/output Improved stiffness reduction Superview Results Environment Added capability for full 3-D display of 2-D axisymmetric and planar model results (using rotation or thickness values) Added capability to control the number of significant digits displayed by a probe Added capability to control transparency of impact planes and slicing planes Added capability to append text results to an existing file Added capability to plot displacements as vectors Added capability for code checking of custom-defined pipe cross-sections Improved support for non-English regional settings Improved messaging for when results differ from the current preprocessing model Improved visualization of slice planes Improved smoothness of results display across plate elements Improved display of beam worst stress results for transient stress (direct integration) analyses Improved rendering speed by improving beam visualization Improved appearance of legend box ALGOR V20.3 SP1 - 8/14/2007 FEMPRO® Improved support for NVIDIA graphics cards Improved capability for merging files for hand-built and CAD models Improved solid meshing Improved installation so that the previous release is removed when a new version is installed Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Improved calculation of mass density for reinforced concrete ALGOR V20.3 - 7/31/2007 CAD Support (Direct) Added support for automatic feature suppression when opening Autodesk Inventor models Improved support for Pro/ENGINEER with Pro/INTRALINK Improved InCAD toolbars Improved CAD import capability CAD Support (Universal) Improved 2-D IGES import Documentation Updated help and ALGOR User's Guide Improved documentation for third-party FEA support FEMPRO® Improved capability to import ANSYS models Improved modeling operations such as intersect and fillet to work between construction and non-construction lines Improved capability to delete parts Improved bolt wizard (including the ability to input multiple bolts at once) Improved meshing capabilities including: Improved surface meshing Improved mesh sizing by considering 2-D proximity Improved handling of spline models for 2-D meshing Improved handling of midside nodes near curved surfaces Improved mesh matching Improved messaging for checking parts or sketches for enclosure of an area Improved handling of mesh retries, including automatic refinement of curve edges Improved Material Library Manager utility: Improved import of MatWeb material files Improved import and export of material XML files Improved handling of 2-D element thickness and gravity settings when changing between MES and linear analyses Improved capability for exporting to third-party FEA applications Improved messaging about system memory utilization Improved support for international languages Fluid Flow Analysis Added k-epsilon turbulence model for 3-D steady mixed Galerkin/Least-Squares (GLS) and segregated formulations with consideration of surface roughness effects Added k-epsilon turbulence model for 3-D unsteady segregate with consideration of surface roughness effects Added alternative renormalization group (RNG) k-epsilon turbulence model for 3-D steady and unsteady mixed GLS and segregated formulations Added industry-standard sparse solver for 3-D steady and unsteady formulations Linear Dynamic Analysis Added industry-standard sparse solver for transient stress (direct integration) analysis Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added nonlinear material models: Viscoelastic Neo-Hookean Hyperelastic Neo-Hookean Viscoelastic Yeoh Hyperelastic Yeoh Viscoelastic Van der Waals Hyperelastic Van der Waals Garafalo Creep (Hyperbolic Sine Creep) Improved contact capability Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved contact capability Superview Results Environment Improved speed of opening a model Improved graphing capability Improved capability for inquiring on results to include only unhidden parts Improved capability for inquiring on lumped masses Improved sign conventions for local bending moments of beams Improved messaging when beams are combined for code checking ALGOR V20.2 SP1 - 7/3/2007 CAD Support (Direct) Upgraded KeyCreator support to KeyCreator 6.5 Documentation Improved documentation for linear dynamics FEMPRO Improved handling of loads Improved performance of the FEA Editor environment Improved handling of the License File Setup Utility Report Wizard and Environment Added printout of vertex and node numbers to reports Superview Results Environment Add support to stress linearization for 3-D motion controllers from 3Dconnexion including SpacePilot, SpaceBall, SpaceMouse and SpaceTraveler ALGOR V20.2 - 6/8/2007 CAD Support (Direct) Improved associativity with assembly level features from SolidWorks CAD Support (Universal) Improved support for ACIS and STEP Documentation Updated DesignCheck User's Guide Improved index keywords Improved Installation and Licensing Guide by including MPI distributed processing instructions Improved tutorials Electrostatic Analysis Improved handling of units for electrostatic current and voltage analysis FEMPRO Improved meshing Added mesh size control for curves Improved midplane meshing Improved layer control dialog Improved ability to specify surface pressure/traction loads Improved ability to delete design scenarios on Microsoft Vista Improved ability to rotate and copy/move a construction line Improved bolt wizard Added support for gaps in plates Added capability to generate bolts in an arbitrary plane Improved ability to determine centerline Improved handling of load curves Fluid Flow Analysis Improved handling of ideal gas law for coupled transient thermal/fluid flow analysis General Added support for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 Heat Transfer Analysis Improved speed of transient heat transfer analysis Linear Dynamic Analysis Improved support for defining beam preloads Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added implicit (alpha method) time-hardening thermal creep material model Improved support for large rotation of beams Improved support for results-based load curves Report Wizard and Environment Added ability to switch between reports on multiple design scenarios Improved handling of page breaks in PDF reports Improved support for PDF reports in French language Improved handling of edge and surface constraints Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved handling of thermal-structural results Superview Results Environment Improved speed of opening models, viewing load cases or time steps and creating animation files (AVIs) Improved ability to plot and animate results for transient stress with modal superposition analysis Improved handling of results-based load curves Improved handling of legacy files Improved beam visualization Improved support for exporting a 2-D model to a FEM file ALGOR V20.1 - 4/27/2007 CAD Support (Direct) Added support for KeyCreator 6.3 Added support for Rhinoceros 4 Improved support for Autodesk Inventor FEMPRO Added local zoom capability General Certified for SUSE Linux Certified for Fedora Core v6 Material Library Manager Added "favorites" area to collect commonly used materials Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Improved handling of thermal stiffness softening/hardening in the thermoplastic material models Report Wizard and Environment Added capability to display Created By and Reviewed By on the title page Improved support for page breaks Superview Results Environment Added capability to calculate and display the air pressure at any location in cavity compression analysis (e.g., pistons) Added capability to display intermediate results for coupled transient heat transfer/unsteady fluid flow analysis ALGOR V20 SP1 - 4/13/2007 FEMPRO Improved support for installing ALGOR on all Microsoft Windows operating systems Improved support for Microsoft Windows Vista ALGOR V20 - 3/27/2007 CAD Support (Direct) Added capability to read datum points from Pro/ENGINEER as mesh seed points Added support for material properties assigned to parts in SolidWorks Improved support for Solid Edge on 64-bit Windows computers CAD Support (Universal) Added support for solid meshing of IGES files with 141/143 surface definitions (boundary entities/bounded surfaces) Added support for surface knitting of IGES files Documentation Added split-screen tutorials FEMPRO Introduced new, integrated CAD/FEA modeling environment Added support for design scenarios (perform multiple analyses using different analysis types, load sets and constraint sets for the same model) Added capability to apply loads and constraints to CAD geometry Added capability to apply loads on internal vertices Added a wizard for applying bolt loads Added support for merging FEA models Added support for design studies and optimization including sizing optimization Added capability to toggle between selection set and its inverse Added an Application Program Interface (API) for writing to the FEM file format Improved installation including RPM-based installation for Linux Improved network licensing and installation tools including silent batch installation Improved overall look and feel Improved support for models with a large number of parts and surfaces Improved speed and performance of file opening, file save, box selection of lines, line deletion, line move, add line and updating surface properties Improved the snapping-to-nodes capability Improved the tree view to display only valid options (for example, do not show constraint sets for electrostatic analysis) Improved the display of hidden and deactivated parts in the tree view Improved support for pin joints Improved meshing tools: Added edge associativity Added isoparametric second-order brick elements (midside nodes follow curvature) Added capability to specify that surfaces do not include a boundary layer Improved sizing of surface meshes and solid meshes Improved surface mesh enhancement options Improved solid meshes of thin structures consisting of complex junctions Improved mid-plane meshing Fluid Flow Analysis Added support for multiple rotating frames of reference for 3-D modeling of complex fans and similar systems Added k-epsilon turbulence model for 3-D transient mixed Galerkin/Least-Squares (GLS) formulation with surface roughness effects Added buoyancy effects for transient analyses Added total pressure boundary for 3-D Added static pressure boundary with backflow for 3-D Added inlet and outlet vent for 3-D Heat Transfer Analysis Added faster, industry-standard sparse solver Linear Dynamic Analysis Added faster, industry-standard sparse solver for natural frequency (modal) with load stiffening analyses Added support for local coordinate systems for modal analysis Material Library Manager Added directory structure organization and tree view Updated material library API Improved dialogs for faster and easier input of tabular data Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added support for 64-bit HP Itanium HP-UX Added reinforced (rebar) concrete element and material model Added support for zero-length gap elements Added capability to display stress and strain results for beams Added capability to define results-based load curves Improved support for general beam cross sections Improved support for elasto-plasto nonlinear material models (Total Lagrangian) for better convergence Improved convergence for highly compressed elements Multiphysics Analysis Added automatic coupled transient heat transfer analysis with unsteady fluid flow analysis Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added support for 64-bit HP Itanium HP-UX Added capability to include the effects of mass moment of inertia for a lumped mass with centrifugal acceleration Improved support for local coordinate systems Superview Results Environment Added capability to display initial temperatures used in a transient analysis Added optional high-speed wireframe rotation Added bi-color and tri-color contour scheme Added capability to use element length as a result type and in custom calculations Added capability to combine beam members into custom members for code checking Improved graphing capability with respect to hidden parts and averaging between parts Improved speed of selecting parts in the tree view ALGOR V19.3 SP2 - 1/26/2007 FEMPRO Improved support for FLEXlm log files Improved licensing for better handling of hardware changes Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Improved calculation of the state of plasticity for 2-D and brick elements Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved memory usage for large models ALGOR V19.3 SP1 - 12/15/2006 CAD Support (Direct) Improved support for Autodesk Inventor 11 Solid Modeling and Collaboration Updated to Alibre Design Basic 9.1 Updated to Inovate 9.0 Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Improved robustness of composite maximum strain failure Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added capability to include the effects of mass moment of inertia for a lumped mass with centrifugal acceleration Improved robustness of composite maximum strain failure ALGOR V19.3 - 9/7/2006 CAD Support (Direct) Improved support for Pro/ENGINEER on 64-bit Windows computers Improved support for Rhinoceros Improved handling of unwanted gaps in CAD geometry FEMPRO Updated international language versions Added capability to import nodal and element constraints from ASCII text files Improved feedback for licensing and installation Improved meshing tools Improved midplane meshing Improved meshing of thin parts Fluid Flow Analysis Improved support for automatic solution controls Linear Dynamic Analysis Added faster, industry-standard sparse solver for critical buckling load analysis Material Library Manager Improved support for nonlinear material models Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added capability to print strain and stress results for beams Improved memory usage for large models Improved setup for surface-to-surface contact involving many surfaces Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added ability to specify twisting coefficient for plate elements Added support for user-specified number of processors for sparse solver Improved feedback during thermal stress analysis Superview Results Environment Improved load case combination utility ALGOR V19.2 SP1 - 8/1/2006 Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Improved support for element loads on warped plate elements ALGOR V19.2 - 6/30/2006 CAD Support (Direct) Improved support for Autodesk Inventor Improved support for SolidWorks on 64-bit Windows computers FEMPRO Added ability to select a group of vertices and project them onto a plane for alignment Added capability for CSV file import/export of beam cross-section data Added mesh seed points for specifying locations of nodes (e.g., to apply loads and constraints) Improved surface meshing Improved part mesh matching Improved midplane meshing of thin structures consisting of complex junctions Improved automatic boundary layer meshing Improved refinement point options Improved handling of invisible parts Improved speed of user input dialogs Improved support for custom material libraries Fluid Flow Analysis Added the capability to model flow obstacles as distributed resistance parts, which can greatly simplify 3-D modeling Heat Transfer Analysis Added new preconditioned bi-conjugate gradient stabilized iterative solver for both steady-state and transient analyses of large models with body-to-body radiation and/or fluid flow convection Improved speed of transient heat transfer analysis involving body-to-body radiation Improved capability for temperature-dependent heat generation with surface radiation loads Linear Dynamic Analysis Added faster, industry-standard sparse solver Added ability to apply a temperature file from a steady-state or transient heat transfer analysis as a load in a load stiffening or buckling analysis Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added faster, industry-standard sparse solver Added distributed memory processing for 32- and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat) Added slide/no bounce contact for more accurate simulation and faster convergence for applications where relative sliding is negligible such as a press-fit process Added tied contact (functions like bonded contact even if nodes are not matched) Added new thin shell element formulation with bilinear von Mises material model Added anisotropic temperature-dependent general piezoelectric material models Report Wizard and Environment Added user control of font styles, sizes and colors Added user control of image sizes Added capability to specify the title page image Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added faster, industry-standard sparse solver Added distributed memory processing for 32- and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat) Added ability to display part number for reaction and stress results of beams and trusses Added anisotropic temperature-dependent general piezoelectric material models Improved the formulation of plate elements for industry-standard NASTRAN compatibility Improved support for beam end releases Superview IV Results Environment Added capability to display electrostatic charge results Added capability to display the results of user-supplied functions operating on calculated results, user-supplied constraints and material properties Added additional color contour options Added options for surface-based selection and display Improved inquiry functionality ALGOR V19.1 SP1 - 5/8/2006 Solid Modeling and Collaboration Updated to Alibre Design Basic 9.0 ALGOR V19.1 - 4/3/2006 CAD Support (Direct) Added full associativity with each design change for Rhinoceros Added support for KeyCreator 5 and higher Improved support for Autodesk Inventor, IronCAD, Pro/ENGINEER, Solid Edge and SolidWorks CAD Support (Universal) Improved CAD support for 2-D and 3-D wireframe geometry in the DXF file format Electrostatic Analysis Added 64-bit HP-UX support FEMPRO Added capability to select a surface or part and then apply nodal-based loads and constraints to all the nodes Added capability to create fillets between non-intersecting lines Added capability to extend to construction lines, arcs and other sketch entities Added capability to snap to vertices on filtered parts or hidden sketches Added user-specified minimum number of elements through thin cross section Improved user interface ease-of-use including user interaction with the tree view and input dialogs as well as consistency between all menu and toolbar commands Improved selection tools including global and chain methods Improved dynamic viewing options including zoom and enclose methods Improved surface-to-surface contact support involving local coordinate systems Improved midplane meshing including handling of multiple thicknesses within a part Improved capability to modify part numbers while creating and updating structured meshes Improved capability to modify multiple refinement points at the same time Fluid Flow Analysis Added 64-bit HP-UX support Added automatic adaptive parameter control for segregate scheme used in steady-state, transient and coupled fluid/thermal analyses Improved automatic constraint of walls for axisymmetric models to provide simplified modeling Heat Transfer Analysis Added 64-bit HP-UX support Improved support for steeper load curves in transient analyses Improved consistency between surface- and nodal-based temperature loads Linear Dynamic Analysis Added 64-bit HP-UX support Improved support for the number of damping ratio frequencies that can be defined Improved support for warped plate elements Material Library Manager Improved handling of custom material libraries Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added gasket material model and element (2- and 3-D, geometrically linear and nonlinear) Improved surface-to-surface contact Improved support for shell, hydrodynamic and kinematic elements Report Wizard and Environment Added capability to publish reports to the PDF file format Added capability to automatically include the Superview result images in reports Added support for additional custom logo options including watermarks Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added 64-bit HP-UX support Improved linear contact Improved support for warped plate and composite elements Superview IV Results Environment Added capability to display stresses calculated from average stress tensors Added capability to display pipe element stresses from an MES or nonlinear analysis Added capability to calculate enthalpy based on weighted average part temperature Added capability to display heat transfer results during an analysis Added capability to display fluid flow results as streaklines Added capability to display electrostatic reaction forces Added beam offset visualization Improved capability to save and restore animation settings Weight, Center of Gravity and Mass Moment of Inertia Utility Added support for pipe elements ALGOR V19 - 1/16/2006 CAD Support (Direct) Added direct CAD/CAE data exchange for Rhinoceros Improved installation support and feature import for Pro/ENGINEER Documentation Updated ALGOR User's Guide for international languages including Chinese Electrostatic Analysis Added 32-bit and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat) support Added 64-bit Windows support FEMPRO Added ability to run analysis on remote computer Completed implementation of Superdraw III sketching functionality in FEMPRO Added boundary layer meshing capability to capture important details around the fluid boundary Improved tet mesher for fluid flow Improved support for units Improved overall feedback provided by messages, cursor and more Fluid Flow Analysis Added 32-bit and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat) support Added 64-bit Windows support Added equal-order segregate solver for transient and coupled fluid flow/heat transfer analyses for faster runtimes with less memory Added loosely coupled fluid-structure interaction Added ability to restart at arbitrary step Improved capability for applying wall boundary conditions Heat Transfer Analysis Added 32-bit and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat) support Added 64-bit Windows support Added ability to consider fluid convections from a porous media analysis License Management Improved installation dialogs for easier determination of what to install Improved warning/error messages when a license server is not available Linear Dynamic Analysis Added 32-bit and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat) support Added 64-bit Windows support Added ability to output power spectrum density at nodes Improved support when defining frequencies and damping ratios Material Library Manager Added support for Ogden and Mooney-Rivlin materials Mechanical Event Simulation/Nonlinear Solver Added 32-bit and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat) support Added 64-bit Windows support Added support for all material models and element types in nonlinear modal analysis Improved support for hydrostatic pressure loads on shell elements Stress Analysis with Linear Material Models Added 32-bit and 64-bit Linux (Red Hat) support Improved element formulation Improved composite capabilities Superview IV Results Environment Added 2-D stress linearization utility (including axisymmetric models) for evaluating a design's compliance with industry standards such as the ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code (BPVC) Added ability to display fluid flow results during an analysis Added non-time-dependent graphs Added export capability to OpenHSF Improved 3-D beam visualization including making it the default Improved robustness of presentations Improved probe behavior with slice planes Improved zoom level persistence Improved part selection tools Improved robustness of boundary elements Click here to see Historical Software Updates for this product    Professional Multiphysics Related Information Product Data Sheets View Product Demo Evaluation Software Live Webcast Product Demonstrations Software In Action Software Updates Customer Application Stories Customer Quotes News Releases Tutorials Tech Tips Technical White Papers System 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