SimLab 13.3

Highlights

•	Support added for rotation center “Ctrl + Left” click for HM mouse settings.

•	Support to highlight faces present in group when the group is selected.

•	Delete entities performance improved for more number of groups.

•	During Abaqus deck export, when the failure elements are found an element group is created

Parasolid

•	Parasolid version updated to 27

•	Support added to import Assembly Structure.

•	Support added to import cylindrical and circular attributes.

Abaqus

•	Sub Assembly creation in Abaqus import if include file with model data is present.

•	Support for reading Gasket element property for bodies that are grouped using *Elset card in Abaqus.

Nastran

•	The Transition elements present will be created as a separate element group.

•	Support for reading of Analysis LCS. The Analysis LCS nodes that are not referred in any other LBC's will be created as Assign LCS.

OptiStruct

•	The Transition elements present will be created as a separate element group.

•	Support for reading of Analysis LCS. The Analysis LCS nodes that are not referred in any other LBC's will be created as Assign LCS.

•	Support for reading gasket elements Gasket property and Gasket materials in OptiStruct.

Parasolid

•	Support added to export Body Name, Face color and Groups.

Facet Geometry

•	Performance for large models is improved

•	Bodies option added in Define Box to draw box primitive by selecting body.

•	Show \| Entities \| Bodies \| By Plane option is added.

•	Edge path option is added in Selection filter.

•	"Select containing bodies" option added in right click for failure element display.

•	Show \| Distance \| Face to Face and Show \| Distance \| Edge to Edge option enhanced to support CAD faces and edges.

•	Show \| Distance \| Face to Face option enhanced to identify shortest distance.

•	Delete element performance is improved.

•	Delete bodies performance is improved.

•	Create sub assembly option is added in right click – assembly browser.

•	Tutor link support added in Parameter dialog to link the images.

Edge | Chaining

•	Node based edge chaining option is added.

Face | Create | From Edges

•	Direction input method support is added.

Face | Create | Polygon

•	Support enhanced if the nodes are not perfectly lying on a plane.

Face | Face Cleanup | Identify Thin Regions

•	Option enhanced to break the identified thin faces.

Face | Connect Surface

•	Color pallet is added to differentiate Face List 1 and Face List 2.

Face | Face Extend

•	Option added to extend the face.

•	Group input is supported.

Body | Create | Block

•	Support enhanced to update origin point location using node or vertex.

•	Block creation performance is improved.

Body | Create | Cylinder

•	Support enhanced to update origin point location using vertex.

Body | Create | Extrude

•	Support enhanced to remember element type for face input.

•	Support enhanced to maintain shared faces with tri element as input and tetra or penta element as output.

Body | Create | From Faces

•	Support enhanced to update the Body mesh control from the newly created body using “Remove from parent body” option.

•	“Duplicate and make shared nodes” and “Shared faces in selected bodies” options are added.

Body | Create | Bounding Box

•	Support added to create bounding box using “Bodies” option.

•	Body name input support is added.

Body | Merge

•	Support added to update Body mesh control when bodies containing same body mesh control are merged.

Body | Break | Plane (Bounded)

•	Support enhanced to break body or face using finite plane.

Body | Skin

•	Option added to extract the outer and inner faces of the body.

Model | Transfer body

•	Support added to move bodies to sub models.

Transform

•	Support enhanced to update the group with faces from newly created body.

•	Create side face option is added in Offset

Mesh Control | IsoLine

•	IsoLine start point identification is enhanced to use primary axis.

Surface Meshing

•	"Improve interior angle" option is added in advanced options.

•	Imprint meshing (parasolid assembly) option is added in advanced options.

Meshing | Auto Cleanup | Fill Hole

•	Support enhanced to collect filled faces and create group.

•	Support enhanced to fill hole by picking non manifold edges.

Boundary Layer

•	Boundary layer meshing option is added. Environment variable should be set as SET SL_BOUNDARY_LAYER=TRUE.

Volume Meshing

•	"Mesh as a Single body" option is added in advanced options.

•	"Retain 2D surface bodies" option is added to keep shell bodies along with solid.

•	Support enhanced to retain existing solid mesh for Tet element type using “Mesh as a Single body” option.

•	Aspect Ratio and Aspect Ratio: Nastran quality cleanup support is added.

•	Meshing performance is improved for the CFD support.

Tools | Layered Elements

•	Support enhanced to input all faces in the body.

Tools | Wrapper

•	Advanced wrapper options are supported.

•	Performance is improved for refinement.

•	Local wrap performance is improved.

Tools | Create Pyramid

•	Support enhanced to maintain shared nodes between bodies.

•	Support enhanced to maintain assembly structure.

Qcheck

•	Aspect Ratio auto cleanup support is added for Tet Element type.

•	Auto cleanup support is added for Aspect Ratio – Nastran.

•	Tet cleanup - Support enhanced for multiple bodies.

•	Height quality parameter is supported for Tri and Quad element type

Join

•	Matching faces (mesh) assembly performance is improved.

Shared Entities

•	Performance is improved for large models.

Body Union

•	Option enhanced to maintain shared faces during merge bodies.

•	General – Retain faces on other bodies option is added.

Tools | Remove Logo

•	"Include Loop" Option added to collect the faces to be removed using the given edges.

•	Undo/Redo support is added.

Nodes | Create | Coordinates:

•	X, Y, and Z values are updated in edit box when user picks a node/vertex.

Option added for Automatically creating Sets from Groups or Mesh Controls.

Connections | Bush

•	Local coordinate support added for Bush creation. Added the local coordinate id under CBUSH card for Nastran.

Free Shape design Space is supported for optimization in OptiStruct.

Design Response Equation option added to support DRESP2 card in OptiStruct.

Export

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ABAQUS

-	Mass element support for writing in Abaqus None Analysis type.

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Nastran

-	BarL and BeamL property with various section types supported.

•	OptiStruct

-	Param AUTOMSET in OpitStruct Excite Analysis.

-	Support for Global SPC writing in OptiStruct. Now the constraints that are not referred in Load case will be written as global SPC.

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ANSYS

-	Export enhanced to write Body Force load also supports for writing of Global Rotational Velocity in Solver Input dialog.

-	Ansys export enhanced to write Orthotropic material (Using Engineering Constants). Also supported MXPAND card writing in Modal Analysis.

-	Support for Bearing Pressure writing in Ansys CDB format.

-	Ansys Solver interface enhanced to directly solve Ansys model from SimLab and load the Ansys results in SimLab.

Import Results

•	Support added for importing ANSYS results.

•	ANSYS results supported using H3D reader

Connect | Collapse Faces

•	Undo/Redo support added.

Import File

•	The head and thread body will be identified automatically by comparing the diameter of bolt holes while importing the bolt definition file.

Thread Pretension | Permas

•	Supported PREDIR/SCREWDIR options in Permas Thread pretension creation.

Crank Fillet

•	New Crank fillet pattern is added.

•	Pattern 6 is redesigned to change the cross section of the fillet.

•	Element type(Hex/Wedge or Tet) support added for Crank fillet.

Crank Bay

•	XML import and export is supported for added element type (Hex/Wedge or Tet) in crank fillet.

Tutor link added Group Mapping dialog for linking the images.

Find Crack/Wedge

•	Auto cleanup supported for predefined patterns.

Geometry

•	Body \| Create \| Bounding box \| Box

•	Body \| Create \| From Solid Elements \| Box

•	Body \| Break \| Box

System

•	Show \| Bodies \| By Plane

FEM

•	Meshing \| Tools \| Pipe Meshing Tools

Analysis -Structural and Thermal

•	Automatic creation of Sets from Groups or Mesh Controls.

Import Results

•	Import Results \| Ansys results file

Special

•	PowerTrain

•	Special \| PowerTrain \| 1D Ball Bearing

Trials

•	Script support added for update attributes.

System

•	Show \| Entities \| Bodies \| By size

Geometry

•	Body \| Create \| Extrude \| Upto Surface

•	GetNodePositionsFromNodeID - which will give the XYZ values of given node.

•	GetBoxPointsForBodies - will give box points of selected bodies.

•	Common script function added to get bodies with sub string

•	Common function added to pop up message box in Auto play and interactive mode.

•	Script function added to merge all bodies by giving the suffix name as input.

SimLab 14.1

SimLab 14.1

SimLab 14.1

Highlights