BETA CAE Systems announces the release of the new ANSA/EPILYSIS/META suite v19.1.1.
Apart from fixes in the detected issues, this version also hosts numerous noteworthy enhancements and implementations.
The most important enhancements and fixes implemented are listed below.
Enhancements in ANSA
Model Browser
Model Organization: It is now possible to save in DM "Subsystem folders" that have "INCLUDE" references to other subsystems. This enhancement facilitates the model organization in cases where an assembly, e.g. a vehicle BiW model, needs to be handled as a single include for some disciplines, but needs to be split down to more includes for some others.
Data Management
For DMs that support Library Items through their dm_structure.xml, it is now possible to save such Library Items to DM directly from within the Model Browser's Loadcase and Simulation Model tabs.
Plugins
From Includes to Model Browser: This plugin is a tool that facilitates the migration of a FE model organized with includes to a model organized with Model Browser containers and prepares the infrastructure for modular assembly with the "Smart Assembly"methodology. The tool will guide the user through an includes-labeling process, in order to map each include to the appropriate Model Browser container with the minimum effort. Combined with data management functionality, the tool enables the direct copy of the original include files in the data repository with appropriate metadata, and in this way facilitates the comprehensive management of the migrated model in a modular manner with a data management backbone.
Mapping – SOL200 FE Update: The Plugin now supports optimization results from EPILYSIS, regarding Orientation angle of orthotropic (MAT8 and MAT2) materials on shell elements.
Safety
Interior – FMVSS201U: A new option "Use distance to hard parts" is now available. With this option the tool takes into account the Contact Point - Hard Parts distance. The best Horizontal position of the head is estimated by calculating the distance between the contact point and the hard parts (if any) along the X-axis of the head. Moreover, when the option is enabled, the horizontal position is re-calculated, until the most optimized Node is found.
Known issues resolved in ANSA
General
Lists – Modify: Unexpected termination would occur when "F1" or "? " was typed in a column modification field.
Model Browser
Parts – Replace: When an instance of a multi-instantiated part was replaced, the incoming part would not become an instance of the original part. The removal of the replaced instance from the chain of multi-instances was not a desired behavior. Now, when an instance of a multi-instantiated part is replaced, the incoming part remains an instance of the original part.
To see the full release notes, please visit https://www.beta-cae.com/news/20190308_announcement_suite_v19.1.1.htm
