Feature & Release Plan
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Completed |
In Progress |
Planned |
Cancelled |
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PreProcessor
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3D Software or OpenGL accelerated graphics
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Geometric NURBS based modelling
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Delaunay and Structured meshing
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Nastran and Gmsh file format import
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Solver
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Rod and Spring elements with damping
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Triangular and Quad Shell elements with
thinning |
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Tetra, Wedge and Brick solid
isoparametric elements. |
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Surface and Line contact elements with
friction
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Elastic and Elastoplastic elements with
strain rate capacity |
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Trackers which mesures & prints
element and nodal data
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Local coordinate systems with dynamic
update capability
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Automatic time step control with optional
override
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Rigid Body constraints
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Interface to GiD pre/postprocessor
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Supports Cluster and Multiple Cores /
Processors
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Optimizer |
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Topology optimization through model
parametrization
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Topology optimization through material
removal
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Post
Processor
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3D Software or OpenGL accelerated graphics
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Export to one or multiple .PNG pictures
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Grapher |
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Plot Element, Node and Tracker data
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Curve Addition, Subtraction and
Multiplication
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Scale variability
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Version
0.7: Stability & Performance |
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Improved Matrix Assign methods to
eliminate object creation
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Curve from point to point and tangent to
a line |
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Break a curve into two using a point |
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Points created at
equal spacing on a curve |
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Curve created from two intersecting
surfaces |
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Join two connected curves into one |
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300% speed increase in hexahedron elements |
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30% speed increase in Triangular C0_3
shell element |
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30% speed increase in Quadilateral BT_4
shell element |
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30% speed increase of contact algorithm |
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70% reduction of memory usage (target: 1
kB / element)
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Improved shell quad element which passes
twisted beam test |
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Contact elements visible |
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Beam_Spring element in pre-processor |
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Interface with Salome Pre/Postprocessor
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Preloading pre/post through command line |
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Hourglass control of one IP hexahedron
element |
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Implement contact line element OFF
contact option |
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Updated Programmers & Users manual |
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Debugging to complete version 0.8 |
Version
0.8: Final Beta |
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Validation of Solid_Iso_6 element |
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Increased robustness in parsing indata
files |
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Improved error handling incl. check for
non-physical effects |
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Complete library of test files including
accuracy test |
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Improve pre-processor parser robustness
(spaces etc) |
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Contact sensitivity on Beam element |
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Push rod spring element with integrated
damper
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Filters for Grapher |
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Postprocessor refresh button
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Translate and run 31.5 mph Neon car crash
(TopCrunch) |
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Update GID configuration for Fembic export |
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Updated Programmers & Users manual |
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Debugging to complete version 0.9 |
Version
0.9: Documentation |
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Beam element |
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Complete Preprocessor manual |
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Complete Solver manual |
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Complete Postprocessor manual |
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Complete Grapher manual |
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Modelling tutorial |
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Solution example tutorial |
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Updated Programmers & Users manual |
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Debugging to complete version 1.0 |
Version
1.0: First stable release
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Translator of Dyna k-files ->
Fembic
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Radioss -> .in translator |
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Coon patch which is tangent to a
line at
the boundary |