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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 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 feedback on progress while checking the model 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 Material Library Manager Added capability to specify default material library Added additional materials including fluid, MIL-STD metal, K-340 and composite materials Improved ease of use for selecting a material library Improved wood material data including red oak and white ash 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 Superview Results Environment Improved handling of load cases when inquiring on results Improved support for path plots 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 FEMPRO Improved support for Chinese (simplified) and French languages Improved support for moving nodes such as projecting nodes onto a plane 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 Material Library Manager Improved speed when selecting and applying materials Improved support for custom materials that are defined by tabular data Improved support for saving a customer-defined material to a library 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) 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 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 Updated ALGOR User's Guide and online help Improved list of error messages Improved support for Linux-based installation and licensing FEMPRO Added support for SpaceBall on 64-bit computers Added capability to specify number of significant digits displayed for inquire and sketch operations 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 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 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 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 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 Superview Results Environment Added capability to inquire on results by XYZ location 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 Improved handling of weight and center of gravity log files during analysis Report Wizard and Environment Improved report templates Superview Results Environment Improved graphing Improved handling of volume-based results and custom calculations 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 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 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 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 Report Wizard and Environment Added capability to save and re-use user-defined report templates 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 Improved speed when opening results (default and custom) Improved graphing 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 Report Wizard and Environment Improved image handling Improved export to Microsoft Word Improved handling of model names 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 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 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 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 Improved multiphysics meshes by specifying the default as tetrahedral 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 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 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 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 slicing planes Added capability to append text results to an existing file 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 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 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 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 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 Superview Results Environment Improved speed of opening a model Improved graphing capability Improved capability for inquiring on results to include only unhidden parts ALGOR V20.2 SP1 - 7/3/2007 CAD Support (Direct) Upgraded KeyCreator support to KeyCreator 6.5 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 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 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 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 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 Superview Results Environment Improved speed of opening models, viewing load cases or time steps and creating animation files (AVIs) Improved handling of legacy files 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 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 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 support for merging FEA models 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 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 Material Library Manager Added directory structure organization and tree view Updated material library API Improved dialogs for faster and easier input of tabular data 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 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 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 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 Superview Results Environment Improved load case combination utility 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 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 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 Superview IV Results Environment 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 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 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 Material Library Manager Improved handling of custom material libraries 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 Superview IV Results Environment 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 Improved capability to save and restore animation settings 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 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 Superview IV Results Environment Added ability to display fluid flow results during an analysis Added non-time-dependent graphs Added export capability to OpenHSF 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 CFD 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 Requirements Related Products Other Core Packages CAD Support Extenders Analysis & Modeling Extenders Related Resources & Services FEA Web Courses Quality Assurance Services Educational/Reference Materials Classroom Seminars Additional Documentation Quick Navigation Typical Applications Analysis Capabilities Modeling Meshing Element Library Material models Loading and Constraints Solver Options Results Evaluation Results Presentation User Interface Automation Configuration Service and Education
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