Ansa v13.1.2 Release Notes
Ansa v13.1.2 Release Notes
Ansa v13.1.2 Release Notes
ansa@beta-cae.gr
February 2011
1. Introduction
This document contains all information about features improvement, new features added and problems
fixed during development of ANSA from version 13.1.1 to version 13.1.2.
NOTES:
ANSA databases saved by ANSA v13.1.2 can be opened by v13.1.1 and v13.1.0 but NOT by older
ANSA versions.
Release History:
v13.1.2
v13.1.1
v13.1.0
2011.02.10
2010.12.09
2010.08.16
v13.0.5
v13.0.4
v13.0.3
v13.0.2
v13.0.1
2010.05.12
2010.03.29
2009.12.14
2009.10.01
2009.05.25
Copyright notes:
All other company and product names mentioned in the software and its documentation are property, trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective owners.
February 2011
GENERAL
FOCUS
HELP
477
23935
PART Manager
Now, all list fields (including TRANSPARECY and USER ATTRIBUTES) can be displayed as
columns.
22534
23789
Compare Tools now provides also differences in COG of the models, through the Advanced
Filter options by inserting a tolerance value.
23799
21481
February 2011
User Attributes are now recorded within the xml file. Also, their name
and values now are supported with more than 80 characters.
23004
FE REPRESENTATIONS
DYNA SPOTWELD
23436
Nastran CWELDs
New option Force CWELD Flange Criteria allows the creation even if
they will fail the check.
22673
COHESIVE / HEXA
CONTACT
Slave set now is cohesive facets based and not node based.
23496
Abaqus FASTENER
23618
SHELL-RBE3
20291
RBE2-HEXA-RBE2
23329
TOPO
CURVEs
PROJECT: New option Produce CONS, creates directly new faces (laying on
the current working plane) with the geometry of the projected 3d curves.
FACEs
SKIN: Tailored blank parts are now treated accordingly. The function recognizes
automatically the distinct areas and assigns different property id for each one,
with the respective thickness.
22878
February 2011
MESH
SHELL MESH
23418
VOLUMES
DEFINE: When the parent volume is defined manually, all the linked ones
are defined automatically in one step.
22073
23663
nd
Quality Criteria
The tab Fix Quality in the Mesh Parameters is now respected for
the improvement. Thus, it is important to set the parameters first
and then apply the function.
OpenFOAM: Added two quality criteria, Non Orthogonality for Solids and
Growth Rate for Shells and Solids.
15738
978
Jacobian: Two options are now available. The ANSA which had been in
use up to version 13.0.5 and the method used since v1310 is now called
NASTRAN.
NASTRAN method
Shells: The value of the determinant of the Jacobian matrix is calculated
for each integration point of the element according to NASTRAN.
The reported distortion is calculated as the ratio of the smallest value over
the largest. A reported distortion value of 1 corresponds to the ideally
shaped element. Negative distortion values correspond to concave
elements. First triangles always have a value of 1.
Solids: The value of the determinant of the Jacobian matrix is calculated
for each integration point of the element according to NASTRAN, taking
into account the Integration Network [IN] field, in PSOLID property card.
The reported distortion is calculated as the ratio of the smallest value over
the largest. A reported distortion value of 1 corresponds to the ideally
shaped element. Negative distortion values correspond to concave
elements. First order tetrahedrals always have a value of 1. For 2 nd order
CTETRA (10 node) elements, corner points are also considered.
February 2011
HEXA BLOCK
ASSOCIATE
BOXES
DECKs
Lists
Added the option __order__ that displays the order of shells or solids,
faces or volumes.
ELEMENTs
UTIL>Match Parts: Finds the best matrix to match the source and
target parts. The mean distance of all entities is taken into account for
the matching (Criterion).
8356
MAT Database
23327
Input
22488
7278
STL files with volume higher than 2GBs are now workable.
23501
18669
February 2011
Safety
The default as well as the user defined values for the Reference lines, are now stored in the
ANSA.defaults file.
23201
Target Points can be created manually on the Bonnet Leading Edge through the Pedestrian
tool, while their fields are automatically filled according to the theory.
23200
K_RBODY: Introduced the option draw per KinRbody in the right click list, which colors
according to the color column in the list. In addition, this mode selection is displayed in the
Visibility>Draw Mode.
K_RBODY / K_JOINT: Added the options Explode/ Unexplode view in the right click list. At
joints, it applies only on the K_RBODIES that this join connects, whereas for R_BODIES the
explosion affects the entire model.
February 2011
NASTRAN
ELEMENTs
Input / Output
A file with additional include files that do not have heading comments,
*HEADING keyword is not written in the includes output files.
23196
21950
Abaqus
General
21419
INIT. CONDITIONS
23203
AUXILIARIES
10807
23196
CHECK
23852
February 2011
LS-DYNA
Support of CID (local CS) field in the *INITIAL_VELOCITY_* cards
20898
23406
Auxiliaries
Input
Support *DEFINE_SPOTWELD_RUPTURE_PARAMETER
20865
21316
23924
PAM-CRASH
General
ELEMENT ENT
21190
20462
21390
AUXILIARIES
22417
21375
23669
22417
21375
RADIOSS
SKEW FRAMES
NODAL ENT
11451
February 2011
PERMAS
LOADING
22942
RESULTS
22942
AUXILIARIES
22937
22942
Properties
Input/Output
The 2nd order Gasket elements, when they are input from:
PERMAS, they are converted to 1st order
Abaqus, they are just displayed
UCI Input now supports the IDEAS, NASTRAN and PATRAN.
CHECKs
DEPENDENCY PERMAS
Now master nodes included in the MPCs SET can be detected.
Furthermore, a Fix option is now provided to exclude these
specific nodes from the SETs.
MPC nodes that belong to solid elements are now detected. Fix
option is also provided.
23223
23392
CFD decks
OpenFOAM
Added two quality criteria, Non Orthogonality for Solids and Growth Rate
for Shells and Solids.
15738
The MRF and POROUS zones are not output if they are not specified.
23236
SIZE BOXES
23642
Input / Output
21937
978
February 2011
SCRIPTING
AddToInclude now renumbers the new entities put in it, according to the include's rules.
20613
Added option Exclude cutting box interior for unconnected parts in CutModel By Planes
script function. Activate it by setting the 'delete_unconnected' argument to 'yes_exclude_box'.
21585
New functions:
AddToHighlight, RemoveFromHighlight, GetHighlightContainerContents, GetHighlightColor
AddToSet, RemoveFromSet and GetEntityCardValues now support Cohesive and Gasket
facets.
New functions: MakeCohesiveFacet, and MakeGasketFacet
Batch Mesh
23680
Decks
8356
Morph
23943
23921
24055
10
February 2011
Script Collection
Pids2Mids : Renumbers materials so that they have the same id with the properties. In case one
material is used by more than one properties, copies of this material are generated in order for the 1-1
correspondence to be generated.
CheckInclude , checks if the following are in different includes:
- Parts/Elements
- Nodes/Elements
- Mass/Nodes
- Parts/Materials
The available fixes can be used for moving entities from one include to another.
ConvertNSMLToGEB_MT : Converts all the NSML entities of type PSHELL into GEB_MTs. The
created GEB_MTs are automatically applied and they assign the calculated values in the NSM field of
PSHELLs. The user optionally can delete or keep the converted NSMLs.
ConvertEnts2GEBs_GN: The script converts RBE2, RBE3, RBAR, CBAR, CBEAM, CBUSH, CGAP, or
CROD elements, to GEBs_GN with interface RBE2, RBE3, or RBAR, according to user's selection. It
also deletes the original elements and any entity applied on their master node (e.g. force, mass etc.). In
order the script to work, the user must have a DM root directory already defined. Attention... this works
in cases where the original elements are structured like "spiders" on holes, and thus the searching
pattern of the GEB is always "Hole".
DoeStudy: The function has been removed.
PackModel: Creates a package of all the external files (library items) referenced by the model in a
designated directory. Additionally, the user can add to the package:
- The parts of the model, as these are saved in the DM
- The includes of the model, as these are described in the "FullPathName" field.
Under Linux, the package can be also zipped. This package can be then transferred and used as a DM
path, so that all external references of the model are valid.
SplitGeoCurves: Splits selected geometric curves in a number specified by the user. At the end, the
created curves divide equally the original one.
ComparisonReport: This script can be used in conjunction with the Compare Tool of ANSA Part
Manager. It creates a report of the differences between compared ANSA parts. The report is in pptx
format. The path of the current script must be defined in the 'MetaPost script file' field of the 'File>Export
diffs' function.
PickFromList: Opens any list with all existing entities of the selected type. The user is able to select
from the list. The selected entities are stored in a global variable called 'selected' for further usage. Use
the popup menu of an entity using the right mouse button. Highlight effects are also available.
ShowList: It has been removed and its operation is included in PickFromList.
PointFromRBE2: This function creates fast 3D Points at the mid point of two or multi-node rbe2's
RotateElementLocalSys: Rotates the local coordinate system of shell elements either by
clockwise/counter-clockwise rotation by 90 (or 60) degrees or by alignment with the local system of a
selected shell.
CreateSetBuildersForMassBalance: Creates a set-builder for all the ANSA groups identified
in a top-level group, specified by the user. The set-builders can be then used
for the set-up of the Mass Balance tool in Task Manager
CheckTriasAttachedOnSpider2: Identifies trias that share a common edge with the zone of SPIDER2
spotwelds.
BETA CAE Systems S.A.
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February 2011
23710
24048
24052
DataBase Browser
Advanced Filters
23413
Task Manager
Changed the name of the Optimization Task in the Right click list>NEW to Optimization
item, since it does not create a copy of the created existing structure.
23557
Check DM Updates task item did not work if the parts of the sub-model were empty.
23334
PARTs Manager
Compare Report:
Deck specific contents were displayed even though they were outfiltered.
23798
When Realized with RBE2 and CBAR in PERMAS deck, the generated
sets included also the master node.
23989
Adhesive Lines
23438
CONVERT
23697
When the value in the Proximity factor was equal to the actual distance
between the flanges then, wrong connections (number & position) were
created.
23537
DFN. CNCT
23845
12
February 2011
FE Representations
SPIDER2
Fill Hole option occasionally assigned wrong base pid to the holes' elements.
23426
24012
23684
Layers scenario: A scenario saved in previous version with the Exclude option active,
would have the Collapse option active too, when opened.
18371
Specific case where problematic part caused block, occurred in version 131x.
23965
TOPO
FACES
INTERSECT: The intersection occasionally was not applied when the units
were in meters.
23457
RM.DBL: Faces that had been offset, occasionally after creating the linked
symmetric entities, the nodes laying on the symmetry plane were
mispositioned.
22805
MESH
GRIDs
MACROs
MESH GEN.
VOLUMES
23258
24061
23974
VOLUMIZE: Could not work with elements of thickness less than the defined
tolerances.
23467
22879
13
February 2011
STRUCTURED MESH
TRANSLATE: Local coordinate systems were not respected.
DUAL-SWEEP: Spring type extrusion was not correctly shaped.
IMPROVE>SMOOTH: Mid nodes were moved out of the geometry.
20506
23443
23036
23806
IMPROVE>FIX QUALITY
Quality Criteria The SQUISH for solid elements was wrongly calculated.
23494
23503
23471
23541
24022
HEXA BLOCK
General
23647
HEXA BOXES
Split[Project]: Exit the function if right click was pressed for de-selection.
23063
HEXA MESH
VOL.SKIN: When no geometry was available, the pid list did not open to
prompt the user to choose the property.
23031
General
16472
Input
23501
RENUMBER
24039
Includes
Configurator
24091
ELEMENTs
24112
AUXILIARIES
20770
Properties
24021
DECKs
NASTRAN
14
February 2011
Abaqus
Auxiliaries
23547
Input
24035
Databases containing more than one *BASE MOTIONs with the same
name, occasionally led to abnormal exit.
24131
23613
*MAT187 MAT_SAMP-1: The DC field was not interpreted correctly when filled with
negative integers to indicate a load Curve id.
23473
LS-DYNA
PAM-CRASH
ELEMENT ENT
21190
AUXILIARIES
18739
18739
ELEMENTs
24063
Output
24060
Checks
24059
PERMAS
MEDINA
Importing files with the option Create ANSA Parts: from Medina Layers, issued to the
creation of two ANSA parts with the same name.
16482
15
February 2011
CFD decks
SIZE BOXES
Copied size boxes within the list (copy button), were not manipulated
properly.
23447
FLUENT
23931
MORPH
General
24037
HATCHES
23578
CONTROL
23683
SCRIPTING
FEMToSurf function issued non-proper results, comparing to the corresponding manual
function.
23514
23698
Abaqus: The function F12SetEntityVisibValues did not work, in case of using the RBE2
keyword.
22604
ReadQualityCriteria function did not read the name of the quality criteria file.
10149
AlignGrids did not work and the message There are not given any grids was displayed
instead.
23833
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