News in version 16.2.6

  • GiD version used: 16.0.7
  • Over 18 improvements to GUI elements such as the Tdyn Tree, Search Entry and Postprocess to provide a more robust and usable interface.
  • Correction in the safe execution mode.
  • It is possible to run a structural simulation with a SeaFEM result file in ASCII format.
  • It is possible to use a Tdyn or SeaFEM load in a static structural analysis without using a TCL script.
  • Energy results are now available in any type of structural analysis.
  • General improvements in Seakeeping animations. It is no longer necessary to indicate in a form the name of mesh and result files.

News in version 16.2.5

New features

  • GiD version used: 16.0.5
  • Stresses and strengths result options have been reordered to make the Tdyn tree more understandable. Now, all these options are available in Stresses and strengths results.

General improvements

  • Bug fixed in drawing symbols of triangular and hydrostatic loads.
  • Bug fixed in contextual menu of Meshes and Results panels in Postprocess.
  • Bug fixed in Limits checkbox in the Results panel.
  • Bug fixed in Transform.
  • Path of SN files is added to the CompassFEM tree.
  •  ‘More’ option in postprocess contextual menu has been removed.
  • Fixed bug in input file (.dat) of writing local axes to nodes.
  • Bug fixed in laminate materials edition.
  • Warning message appears when a load group is empty.
  • Bug fixed in Seakeeping-Ramseries coupled analyses.
  • Fixed bug related to the selection of results in Postprocess preferences.

NEW IN VERSION 16.2.4

New features

General improvements

  • Bug fixed in elastic constraints.
  • Bug fixed about Isosurfaces in coupled analyses.
  • Bug fixed in Body Joints of SeaFEM
  • Bug fixed in ‘Start data’ window.

New in version 16.2.3

New features

  • Gid version used: 16.0.3

General improvements

  • Bug fixed in boundary mesh
  • Bug fixed in Import postprocess files to Standard postprocess.
  • Bug fixed in reading transverse strength in laminates

New in version 16.2.0

New features

  • GiD version used: 16.0.0

New in version 14.0.1

New features

  • Undo window added to the Tdyn postprocess menu options
  • Performance improved in the streamlines post-processing tool
  • Improvements in the GUI layout: Tdyn data tree panel can be docked to both, left and right sides of the main window
  • Improvements in the new Help system

General improvements

  • Bug fixed in RamSeries structural solver concerning the calculation of strengths when using hybrid meshes (mixing element types)
  • Bug fixed in fluid material properties section of the data tree
  • Bug fixed in the execution of Tdyn CFD+HT models using Parallel mode. Now, the maximum number of processors available is effectively used by default

New in version 14.0.0

New features

  • Totally renewed graphic user interface
  • First version of a new MPI parallel solver for CFD problems
  • New coupling algorithm between the multiphysics (Tdyn CFD+HT) and the structural (RamSeries) solvers
  • Fully parallelized calculation of structural problems with multiple load cases
  • Enhanced Fatigue Damage Assessment (FDA) capabilities
  • Enhanced fluid-boundary mechanical contacts
  • New GUI capabilities for easy definition of SeaFEM body links
  • New tutorials and interactive Help system
  • Fully updated Linux version

New in version 12.2.3

New features

  • Morison elements implemented in SeaFEM.
  • Energy conserving solver available in RamSeries.
  • Master/Slave contacts implemented in RamSeries (sticking and frictionless contacts).
  • Two-way coupling implemented in RamSeries/SeaFEM (Body and HFS coupling).
  • Tool for generating catenary curves available.
  • Initial configuration analysis available in RamSeries (dynamic analyses).
  • Ground acceleration implemented in RamSeries.
  • Non-linear body links implemented in SeaFEM.
  • Condition HFS implemented in SeaFEM (limited height condition).
  • New multibodies interface for SeaFEM.
  • New postprocessing and animation capabilities.

General improvements

  • FSI coupling GUI improved (Tdyn/RamSeries and SeaFEM/RamSeries).
  • Improvement of multibody links in SeaFEM.
  • File coupling with SeaFEM improved in RamSeries.
  • Two-way coupling in RamSeries/Tdyn improved.
  • Cable and membrane elements improved in RamSeries.
  • Improvement of connections among different type of elements.
  • Improved tool for calculating total weight and center of gravity. Now it also calculates inertia moments.
  • Composite materials GUI renewed.
  • Turbulence models (including temperature turbulence) improved.

New in version 12.1.2

Tdyn

  • Multibody dynamics capabilities in SeaFEM (includes body links).
  • New mooring options in SeaFEM. (New mooring types and segment links).
  • Mooring systems can be defined independently on each body (SeaFEM).
  • Non-linear hydrostatic effects available in SeaFEM.
  • New options in wave spectra generation in SeaFEM (Random wave spectra repeatibility).
  • New contact options for species advection and generic PDEs problems. Contact resistance functions available.
  • Improvements in the update of boundary conditions in compressible models (Tdyn).
  • Global performance optimizations in SeaFEM algorithms.
  • GPU solver library updated.
  • Tdyn GUI icons reviewed.
  • General bug corrections in Tdyn and Ramseries executable files.
  • New tools and improvements in post-processing system.

RamSeries

  • Non-linear geometry implemented for all elements (Large Displacements).
  • Follower loads implemented.
  • New schemes implemented for dynamic analises (Energy Conserving/Decaying)
  • New coupling loads between Tdyn-RamSeries-SeaFEM.
  • Cables and membrane elements available in RamSeries.
  • New tool for creating automatic moooring lines (NURBS catenaries) (RamSeries)
  • New tool for checking local fatigue damage (RamSeries)
  • New tool for calculating total weight and center of gravity.
  • Improvements in RamSeries data tree (including GUI icons review).
  • General bug corrections in Tdyn and Ramseries executable files.
  • New tools and improvements in post-processing system.

New in version 11.0

Tdyn

  • New GPU solvers: BiCG, CG
  • New GPU-CPU Preconditioners: SPAI, Deflated
  • Improved ODDLS algorithm
  • New VOF algorithm
  • Lagrangian tracking tool (+ pathline + streamline)
  • New functions
  • New Tcl operators (including sparsematrix manipulation)
  • Joule effect added for compressible flow.
  • New Seakeeping module (beta)
    • Potential flow solver based on waves Stokes perturbation (FEMSeakeeping module)
    • Up to 6 degrees of freedom
    • White noise, mono-chromatic waves and Pierson Moskowitz spectrum
    • Mooring and non-linear external forces
    • Coupled with the structural module
  • New postprocessing CompassLIB postprocess

RamSeries

  • Morison Loads
  • Improved Fluid-Structure calculations (Seakeeping, Vibrations and Ransol).
  • Cables and membranes including pre-stressing
  • Using paralelized solver hybrid-sparse (Pardiso)
  • Triangular loads in beam
  • Beams distributed torque loads
  • 32 and 64 bits version
  • All solvers can be used in Windows and in Linux
  • Added Von_mises, Rankine and Tresca criteria
  • LaRC04 Three-dimensional Failure Criteria implemented for laminates
  • More complete Tsi-Wu Security Factor, including shear stresses
  • Added shear stresses in laminate calculations.
  • Added option for using all elements available together (Beams, Shells, Solids, Cables and Membranes).
  • Wrinkling algorithm for Membrane elements
  • Dynamic custom loads
  • J2 Plasticity model for Reissner Mindlin shell and solids
  • New postprocessing CompassLIB postprocess

New in version 10.3

  • FSI (Coupled analyses) capabilities improvement.
  • Tdyn Tcl Interface: new functions and improvements.
  • Flow rate calculation (postprocess) available for linear, triangular and quad elements.
  • Bug corrections.

New in version 10.2

  • Coupled Analysis management improvements.
  • GUI improvements

New in version 10.1

  • Coupled Analysis management improvements.

New in version 10.0

  • New Graphic user interface
    • Data management based on XML database
    • Completely integrates Structural calculations, Fluid and Multiphysics analyses and Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction problems
    • New Start-Data window to easily define the type of the analysis to be done
    • Geometrical and mesh data can be sorted in groups and layers
  • Fluids and multiphysics solver
    • New pressure stabilisation algorithm
    • Improved turbulence boundary conditions on bodies
    • Steady state algorithm is enhanced
    • Improved Law of the Wall models
    • New utility to calculate flow through a cut (in postprocess)
    • New Tcl interface tools allowing to interpolate data from one mesh to other
    • New boundary layer mesh generator
  • Coupled Fluid-Structure Interaction
    • (One way) Static Fluid-Structure coupling for 3D beams, shells and solids
    • (One way) Dynamic Fluid-Structure coupling for 3D beams, shells and solids
    • Thermo-mechanical analysis for non-conformal meshes
    • Structure – Generic PDEs multiphysics coupling