Beta CAE Systems Releases v.18.0.1 of its Software Suite

Enhancements in ANSA

• There are improvements on the Web-interface GUI, regarding button menus in mobile phone portrait mode and the behavior and operability of button menus in touch-screen devices.
• The new library CT_2017_SP2 has been integrated to read/translate CATIA V5-6R2017 (R27) files.
• For data management, Export to PLM XML format is now possible without the need of a JT Open license.
• Bolt Tubes treatment is now available in Feature Manager, by adding Connection information on Tubes.
• There is improved performance of Mesh functions on FE models with FE perimeters.

Enhancements in EPILYSIS

• A more robust EPILYSIS Linear solver is now used for Lagrange multiplier decomposition.
• Matrix and Solver details are now provided in a User Information block of the f.06 file.
• There are improvements in accuracy of the RBE3 singularity check.
• PHASE parameter support for polar format in DISPLACEMENT, VELOCITY, ACCELERATION, SPCFORCE, MPCFORCE, FORCE, STRAIN, STRESS.
• ACMODL support (for INFOR, FSET, SET fields) for Fulid-Structure coupling.
• Check and Error messages are provided in case of incorrect Subcase numbering in the solver header.
• "UM" Field is supported for RBE3 elements, to assign Independent degrees of freedom to the Dependent DOF set.

Enhancements in META

The META Web Interface is an intuitive technology that allows a group of people, joining in through a web browser, to collaborate with a user running a META application session.

META supports the HTC VIVE Virtual Reality (VR) headset on MS-Windows OS.

ERFH5 results files compressed with femzip version 6.1.2580 are now supported.

It is now possible to change massively the colors of Parts/Includes.

It is now possible to delete the entities created by a specific overlay through the Project or Session Overlay Manager. Any entities belonging to the initial state can be deleted too.

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Sources: Press materials received from the company.