Altair SimLab News Letter : Edition June 06, 2024

Santhoshkumar
Santhoshkumar
Altair Employee
edited June 7 in Altair HyperWorks

Hello Everyone,

Please find the below newly added features which will be available in the upcoming SimLab release (SimLab 2024.1).

Solution: Transient heat transfer

Solver: OptiStruct

  • Radiation: Transient Heat Transfer Solution > Analysis > Loads and Constraints 
    • Support added to define radiation boundary conditions.

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Solution: Linear Transient and Non-Linear Transient

Solver: OptiStruct

  • Time-Dependent Tables: Linear Transient  and Non-Linear Transient Solutions
    • Added ‘Linear Smooth’ interpolation support for Time Dependent tables (TABLED1).

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CAD Import

  • Parasolid: File > Import > CAD
    • A new environment variable is added “SL_INSTANCE_BODYNAME_IMPORT” to read the CAD instance name while importing the Parasolid model.

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Tools

  • Fill Holes: Geometry > Face > Fill
    • Now, fill hole can be performed by selecting edge as input for Parasolid CAD bodies.

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  • Simplify Bodies: Geometry > Body > More tools
    • Turning ON the “Don't post this message for this session” check box will not post the message next time while performing the operation. In SimLab 2024, this message will be posted everytime while using the “Simplify bodies identical to input bodies” option.

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Mesh

  • Tet Mesher: File > Preferences > Mesh > Volume
    • Removed the “Use 2023 Tet mesher” option from the File > Preferences > Mesh > Volume.

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Thanks & Regards,

Santhoshkumar

Sr. Manager, Quality Assurance

Altair | Nasdaq: ALTR

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