News in version 16.6.2
- GiD version used: 16.0.9
- Minor bugs corrected.
News in version 16.6.1
- GiD version used: 16.0.9
- Minor bugs corrected.
News in version 16.6.0
- GiD version used: 16.0.9
- Release of a Fatigue Damage Assessment applied to composite laminates
- A new damper element has been added.
- Extensive improvements in the graphical interface for the postprocess and the use of local axes.
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
- The example models (validation and tutorials) are not saved in the distribution because they are available on the website.
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