Hwsolvers12.0.220 ReleaseNotes

HyperWorks Solvers
12.0.220 Release Notes

Introduction
HyperWorks Solvers 12.0.220 release contains a number of solver enhancements and bug fixes to
MotionSolve as well as the enhancements to HyperXtrude and OptiStruct that were previously released in
12.0.212.
MotionSolve
Improved workflow for co-simulation using Simulink CoderTM
The workflow for co-simulation between MotionSolve and Simulink via the Simulink CoderTM has been
revised for ease of use. In the current version, you can make use of a script to compile your Simulink
CoderTM model into a dynamic linked library.
The new workflow is illustrated below:
This script compiles and links the code generated by Simulink CoderTM automatically, making it ready to
use with MotionSolve for co-simulation. Please refer to the MV-7005 tutorial for more information.
Faster simulation times while using SI1

The solver has been enhanced to provide faster simulation times when using the DSTIFF integrator with
DAE index 1(Stabilized Index 1). The scaling of the Jacobian terms corresponding to constraint equations
has been modified. This has resulted in faster simulation times for SI1. Speed improvements between 1015% are seen on average.
HyperWorks Solver 12.0.220 Release Notes

Proprietary Information of Altair Engineering
Enhancements to Assembly Analysis

The criteria for automatically triggering an Assembly Analysis between simulations have been updated for
cases when the model has flexible bodies. The new criteria detect changes to the model configuration
(including flex bodies) and accordingly trigger an Assembly Analysis when required.
This change calculates realistic body accelerations when there are multiple simulates in models that
contain flex bodies.
Kinetic energy distribution for linear analyses

MotionSolve now writes out the modal kinetic energy distribution for Linear Analyses. This information is
available both in the solver log file as well as in the *_linz.mrf output file that is generated at the end of
the analysis. You can set the write_energy_dist attribute to TRUE in Param_Linear to enable this feature.
This feature can benefit users in DOE/Optimization studies. For example, within the MotionView
HyperStudy framework, you can now perform optimization studies on powertrain mounts accounting for
modal purity and mode spacing.
Enhancements to Point to deformable Surface (PTdSF) model element

Two key enhancements have been made to the current implementation of the PTdSF modeling element.
The first change improves the robustness of models containing PTdSF elements. It was observed
that in the corrector iterations, the surface parameters U and/or V could go out of the range
defined for the surface and the simulation would stop. In the enhanced implementation, if the U or
V parameters begin to go out of range, MotionSolve prints out a warning and continues with the
simulation. The U or V parameters are held fixed at the start or end limits until they come back into
range. If the model is well defined, the U or V parameters will come back into range.
The second change increases the generality of PTdSF. PTdSFSUB the user subroutine definition
for the PTdSF model element has been enhanced to accept SYSFNC and SYSARY calls. This means
that the force in a PTdSF element may now be a function of other model states. This is particularly
useful for defining complex force models inside the PTdSFSUB. For instance, the coefficient of
friction may be calculated using a differential equation. This state dependent value may be
subsequently accessed in the PTdSFSUB.
Enhancements to animation .h3d

This release also contains several enhancements to the animation h3d written out by MotionSolve:
RIGID elements in the flex h3d are now written out in the animation h3d for better visualization
Shell thickness information in the flex h3d is transferred to the animation h3d for better
visualization

Enhanced gravity modeling

The Force_Gravity modeling element can now be specified as a function expression as well as a real
number. This allows you to model gravity as a function of time in your model.
Python user subroutine library

In this release, MotionSolve provides a library of user subroutines written in Python for your reference.
These can be accessed at <altair_root>\hwsolvers\motionsolve\usersub\py_src.
Improved error messages

The solver error messaging has been improved in some areas. This enables you to better understand what
the solver is doing and it allows you to more easily debug your model. Some of these include:
Improved error messages if non-matching parenthesis are detected in any function expression
More understandable messages when redundant constraints are detected in the model
More understandable messages when a U or V parameter goes out of range in a PTCV, PTdCV,
PTSF, PTdSF etc. modeling element
More understandable messages when a negative stiffness or damping value is specified for a spring
damper or bushing modeling element
Modeling check for spring damper, bushing, beam and field elements
Previously, if you specified I and J markers belonging to the same body for the above model elements,
MotionSolve would fail during the analysis with little information about the cause. This made debugging
the model difficult. Within this release, a mechanism that checks this condition has been implemented. If
the I and J markers for the above elements belong to the same body, a relevant error message is printed
out and the simulation is stopped.
Visualizing rigid body contact

With this release, the default setting for visualizing rigid body contact forces in HyperView has changed.
Now, if rigid body contact is modeled, MotionSolve will always write out rigid body contact information
allowing you to visualize the contact force vectors in HyperView. To turn this feature off, you may modify
the contact_gra_output attribute within the ResOutput command.

Automotive Extensions to the Solver
MBD Vehicle Dynamics Tools

The MBD Vehicle Dynamics Tools in MotionSolve and MotionView are a set of modeling entities for
bushings, bump-stops, dampers, rebound-stops, springs and tires that extend the capabilities of
MotionSolve.
Common to all of these are the following:
An equal but opposite force is applied on two bodies that these entities are defined between
The force applied depends on the displacement and velocity of one body relative to the other
Outputs specific to each entity are supported, for example tire lateral slip angle for the tire entity
The parameters (for example stiffness), used to compute the force are stored in a property file that
is independent of the MotionView MDL file and the MotionSolve input deck. The property files are:
o Text files and may be viewed and edited using any common text editor
o Compatible with Adams/CarTM property files from Adams/CarTM may be reused with the
Auto Entities in MotionView
o Read by MotionSolve just prior to analysis.
The table below gives more information about these entities.

Entity
Bushing
(autoBushing)
Function
Features
Elastically mount
suspension arms, links,
sub-frames, engines,
gearboxes, etc. to
vehicle chassis
Bump-stop
(autoBumpstop)
Limit suspension bump

or jounce travel
Uses
Exerts force and torque all

directions.
Non-linear force/torque
verses deflection interpolated
using Akimas method from
tabular data
Linear damping
Suspension
kinematic and
compliance analysis
Vehicle Dynamics
Exerts a force along a line to

repel two bodies when the
distance between the bodies
is less the a threshold
Non-linear force verses
deflection interpolated using
Akimas method from tabular
Vehicle Dynamics,
Durability

Damper
(autoDamper)
Dissipate energy stored

in springs and damp
chassis motions.
Rebound-stop
Limit suspension
rebound travel
(autoReboundstop)
Spring
(autoSpring)
Limit forces in
suspension components
and isolate chassis by
absorbing energy from
vertical road inputs
Tire CTI
(autoTireCTI)
Generate forces for

steering, accelerating,
and braking. Isolate the
vehicle from small road
irregularities
Tire CD
(autoTireCD)
Generate forces for

irregularities
Tire TNO
(autoTireTNO)
Generate forces for

irregularities
data
Linear Damping
Exerts a force along a line

between two bodies
velocity interpolated using
Akimas method from tabular
data stored in a property file.
Vehicle Dynamics
Ride Comfort
Durability
Exerts a force along a line to

attract two bodies with the
distance between the bodies
exceeds a threshold
Akimas methods from
tabular data
Linear Damping
Vehicle Dynamics
Durability
Exerts a force along a line

between two bodies.
Akimas methods from
tabular data
Optionally set the initial load
or length of the spring at
vehicle input position
Suspension
Kinematics and
Compliance
Vehicle Dynamics
Ride Comfort
Durability
COSIN FTIRE (flexible ring)

and Pacejka 2000 Magic
Formula tire models
3D and 2D Road Models
including Curved Gridded
Road (CRG) and COSIN RGR.
Supports family of CD-Tire

models (flexible ring)
2D and 3D Road Models
including CRG
Vehicle Dynamics,
Ride Comfort
Durability
MF-TYRE
SWIFT-TYRE (rigid-ring)
2D and 3D Road Models,
including CRG.
MF-Tyre:
Vehicle Dynamics
SWIFT-Tyre: Vehicle
Dynamics & Ride
Comfort

FTIRE:
Ride Comfort &
Durability
Pacejka 2000:
Vehicle Dynamics
ADAMS Compatibility
Additional support for model units
More options for choosing the model units are now available. Some of these include MegaNewton,
Poundal, US Ton, Yard, Nanosecond, Day etc.
Modal Force translation

This release contains a fix for translating the MFORCE element from an adm/acf deck when the SCALE
attribute is defined as a function expression.
Joint Friction model definition

Some attributes within the FRICTION definition in an adm/acf deck were wrongly translated to the
MotionSolve XML input deck. This has been resolved.
Resolved Issues
Contact force visualization
While visualizing contact force vectors in HyperView, the force vectors are now correctly drawn to
originate from the point(s) of contact instead of the body CG.
Python user subroutines

Previously, you were unable to run a simulation from the MotionSolve GUI if your model contained a
Python user-subroutine. This has been fixed within this release.
User defined graphics

Custom graphics defined in a GRASUB could not be visualized in HyperView. With this release, this issue
has been fixed.

Deactivating joints
Previously, if you deactivated a joint between simulations, any motions associated with that joint would
still be active which could lead to erroneous results. Now, in such a situation, any motions associated with
a deactivated joint are deactivated automatically and a warning message is printed out to alert the user of
the same.
TIMGET utility function

The TIMGET function always returned 0 as the current time when it was called from a user-subroutine
during a static or quasi-static simulation. This has been fixed.
Forced assembly analysis and initial velocity calculation

Previously, the initial velocity calculations were reset if you forced an assembly analysis before a transient
simulation. This led to incorrect initial velocities in the subsequent transient analysis. The correct behavior
is to re-calculate initial velocities after a forced assembly analysis. This is implemented in the current
release.
Documentation
A number of errors in the documentation have been resolved for both model and command elements.
Additional Notes
Support for DSTIFF integrator index 2 (SI2) removed

Starting with this release, the DSTIFF integrator will no longer support index 2 (SI2) as an option. You
may choose between 1 (SI1) and 3 (I3) for the DAE index.
Models that made use of the stabilized index 2 will be setup to solve using stabilized index 1 within the
integrator, with relaxed error tolerance on acceleration related constraint equations.
Change in static solver parameters

Starting with this release, MotionSolve no longer supports the attributes TRANS_LIMIT and ROT_LIMIT
that were used to specify the maximum translational and rotational perturbations that the static solver is
allowed to make to the model configuration in order to find a static equilibrium.
In their place, MotionSolve now uses a line search algorithm to find the optimal perturbation step.

HyperWorks Solver
Introduction
HyperWorks HW12.0.212-HWSolver contains enhancements and bug fixes to HyperXtrude Solver and
OptiStruct.
The details are documented below.
HyperXtrude for Metal Extrusion

Bearing Friction
Bug fixes to the bearing friction module. The changes made in 12.0.210 resulted in increasing the stick
zone in the bearing region for some models. This has been corrected. In addition, this module also has
been updated to improve the load curve prediction for non-hexahedral mesh models.
Bearing Optimization
Bugs in exporting results in H3D file format have been corrected.
HyperXtrude for Billet Forging

Flow Stress Models
Bug fixes to the flow stress specification module. Errors in reading flow stress data in tabular format and
metal forming power-law material model have been corrected. In addition, the solver will now export
nodal strains to the results file.

HyperXtrude for Resin Transfer Molding

Resin Flow Front
Bugs in the parameters to control the smearing of resin flow front have been corrected.
OptiStruct
The RANDOM ID is now written to the XYPUNCH header for PSDF output
Since multiple RANDOM data is allowed, the RANDOM data ID is now written to the XYPUNCH header for
PSDF output. This is so the output related to each RANDOM data can be identified. Note that if there is
only a single RANDOM datum, the ID will not be written to the header.
The DMIGMOD data can now be used to translate and rotate CMS Super Elements
In previous versions, the DMIGMOD data could only be used to translate CMS Super Elements. No
rotation was allowed. This restriction has been removed. The translation and rotation is accomplished by
specifying three grids on the CMS Super Element and three grids in the residual structure that will match
up with the moved CMS Super Element.
Enhanced Bulk Data Entries
DMIGMOD: The DMIGMOD data now has specifications for three grids on the Super Elements
and the three grids that they will match up with in the residual structure when the Super
Element is moved into position.
If PARAM,RECOVER is specified without an .op2 output request, an error will be issued

The new parameter RECOVER only creates results for the .op2 file, and error will be issued if no .op2 file
results are requested.
MPCFORCE for RESVEC modes is now written to the .op2 and .pch files
MPCFORCE for normal modes when USET,U6 data is present is now written to the .op2 and .pch files.
addition, for modal frequency response and modal transient analysis, the MPCFORCE for RESVEC are
written to the .op2 and .pch files when the MPCFORCE(MODAL) command is used.

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GPFORCE for RESVEC modes is now written to the .op2 and .pch files
GPFORCE for normal modes when USET,U6 data is present is now written to the .op2 and .pch files.
addition, for modal frequency response and modal transient analysis, the GPFORCE for RESVEC are
written to the .op2 and .pch files when the GPFORCE(MODAL) command is used. (212)
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Modal STRAIN results are available for frequency response and transient
The STRAIN(MODAL) request will generate STRAIN output for the structural and RESVEC modes to the
.op2 and .pch files for frequency response and transient analysis.
PARAM,RBE3FREE can be used to disable ERROR 772 due to free spiders on RBE3 elements
Free spiders on RBE3 elements will singular in some cases. When AMSES or AMLS is used, this modeling
error will lead to invalid results as the free spider will be AUTOSPCed. These results will be invalid
because the RBE3 is now constrained due to the AUTOSPC. For Lanczos and static analysis, the
singularity will cause errors 155 or 153 to be issued. PARAM, RBE3FREE,YES will change ERROR 772 into
WARNING 824. If the free spider is singular, the run will fail with ERROR 155 or 153 for static analysis
and Lanczos eigenvalue solutions. For AMSES and AMLS solutions, the AUTOSPC output should be
carefully checked to make sure the RBE3 has not been constrained.
PARAM,RBE2FREE can be used to disable ERROR 725 due to rigid body rotation of RBE2
elements
RBE2 elements with rigid body rotations are singular. When AMSES or AMLS is used, the free rotational
DOF will be AUTOSPCed. For Lanczos and static analysis, the singularity will cause errors 155 or 153 to
be issued. PARAM, RBE2FREE,YES will change ERROR 725 into WARNING 825. In order to solve the
problem with Lanczos or static analysis, the user must use AMSES and note the RBE2 DOF that are
AUTOSPCed, and then manually SPC these DOF in the subsequent static analysis or Lanczos eigenvalue
analysis.
ASSIGN,UPDATE Added CONM2 data

CONM2 data that is changed during sizing optimization is now read in and updated when ASSIGN,UPDATE
is used.

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Resolved Issues
USET,U6 RESVEC are now calculated when Lanczos is used for normal modes analysis.
MFLUID results could be wrong if both sides of the panel were wetted surfaces. This is has
been resolved.
Unreferenced MFLUID data could lead to ERROR 2894. This issue has been resolved.
Negative SPC ID were displayed in the .out file. This issue has been resolved.
Now zero nodal thickness for shell elements is allowed.

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HyperWorks Solver
With the 12.0.210 release, a renaming of our structural solver products has taken place in order to
accommodate the growing trend of applying optimization technologies more intensively in the product
development process, instead of just single run analysis. Moving forward, our structural and thermal
analysis and optimization product for linear and non-linear events will be called OptiStruct; this includes
analysis disciplines such as linear and non-linear statics, noise and vibrations and thermal analysis. Our
product for highly-nonlinear, typically transient events such as crash, impact, forming or blast analysis will
be RADIOSS. Both codes are developed with a strong focus on the above mentioned disciplines, and will
continue to leverage technology mutually. OptiStruct will continue to leverage the widely used bulk data
input format, and RADIOSS will continue to use the well suited block format.
Moving forward, OptiStruct will also serve as the general framework for optimization involving multiple
physics including CFD and FSI with AcuSolve and multi-body dynamics with MotionSolve, and will also
offer API to integrate additional solvers and solutions within a general multi-model framework.

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OptiStruct 12.0.210 Release Notes
Introduction
Altair OptiStruct is the state-of-the-art finite element solver for the solution of a wide variety of
engineering problems such as linear and non-linear statics, frequency response and transient analysis,
complex eigenvalue analysis, and mechanical systems. This robust, multidisciplinary solver enables
designers to optimize performance related to durability, NVH, crash, safety, manufacturability, and fluidstructure interaction, in order to bring innovative products to market faster.
The 12.0.210 release of OptiStruct is yet another functionality-rich release. This release features the
support of frequency dependent material properties. Additionally, the ADJUST capability has been added
to the contact formulation to remove initial penetrations. Some key highlights of the 12.0.210 release are
listed below.
Stiffness, Strength and Stability

The ADJUST Option is Available to Remove Initial Penetration in Contact
The ADJUST option has been added to the CONTACT and TIE data to remove any initial penetration during
contact.
Bolt Pretension Forces are Now Written to the ASCII .pret File
Use the command PRETBOLT(OPTI)=YES to create the ASCII .pret file that contains the pretension force
for each bolt.
Gasket Material Properties can Now be Temperature Dependent

The MGASK data now accepts TABLES1 data to specify temperature dependent material properties.

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Gasket Transverse Shear Modulus can be Specified as Stress/Displacement or Force/Area Data

The MGASK data GPLTYPE is used to specify if the GPL data is the stress per unit displacement (default),
or force per unit area.
Gasket Tension Stiffness can be Specified as a Stabilization Coefficient or the Direct Tension
Modulus
The MGASK data EPLTYPE is used to specify if the EPL data is the tension stabilization coefficient (default),
or the direct tensile modulus.
The Thermal Field From the Last Time Step of a Transient Heat Transfer Analysis can be Used
for the Thermal Load
The thermal field from the last time step of a transient heat transfer analysis can be used as a static
thermal load for structural stress analysis. This is done by specifying the load set ID with the TSTRU data.
Solid Element Properties Expanded to Support Navier Stokes Viscosity and an Advanced
Tangent Matrix Estimation
The PSOLIDX data has been enhanced with the items LAMBDAV, MUV, and IHKT to support Navier Stokes
viscosity and an advanced tangent matrix estimation.
Composite Element Material MATX25 Enhanced to Support Failure Based on the Ratio of the
Number of Failed Layers to the Total Number of Layers
The MATX25 data has been enhanced with the item RATIO, which can be used to specify the ratio of the
number of failed layers to the total number of layers that signifies failure of the element.
Force-Deflection Curve Output from Snap Through Analysis

For NLGEOM analysis, the Force-Deflection Curve from Snap Through simulation can be generated using
PARAM,SNAPTHRU,YES.

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OTIME can be Used in Transient Heat Transfer Analysis

In Transient Heat Transfer Analysis, OTIME can be used to specify time steps for which analysis results
should be output.
Thermal Conduction Based on Gap Opening Distance

In Heat Transfer Analysis, there can be conduction across open CGAP elements based on the open gap
distance. TABLEDi data is used to specify the relationship between the open gap distance and the thermal
conduction coefficient. This is specified on the PGAPHT data. The solution of this contact based heat
transfer analysis is performed using an iterative solution of heat transfer and non-linear structural analysis
(to determine the gap status).
Thermal Conduction Based on Contact Surface Opening Distance and Closed Pressure
In Heat Transfer Analysis, there can be conduction across open contact surfaces based on the distance
between the surfaces. Also, the conduction across surfaces in contact can be specified to be a function of
the contact pressure. TABLEDi data is used to specify the relationship between the open surface distance
and the thermal conduction coefficient as well as the contact pressure and thermal conduction coefficient.
This is specified on the PCONTHT data. The solution of this contact based heat transfer analysis is
performed using an iterative solution of heat transfer and non-linear structural analysis (to determine the
contact status).
New Parameters
PARAM,SNAPTHRU: PARAM,SNAPTHRU,YES is used to control the generation of a ForceDeflection curve from Snap Through analysis. The default is NO.
Enhanced Subcase Information Entries
TSTRU: In addition to using the resulting thermal field from a steady state heat transfer
analysis for a thermal load on a structural analysis, the thermal field from the last time step of
a transient heat transfer analysis can be used for the thermal load.
PRETBOLT: The OPTI option has been added to generate an ASCII file containing the bolt
pretension forces.

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New Bulk Data Entries
PGAPHT: Used to specify the conduction coefficients for the open and closed gap as well as a
tabled relationship between the gap opening distance and the thermal conduction coefficient.
PCONTHT: Used to specify the conduction coefficients for the open and closed contact as well
as a tabled relationship between the contact opening distance and the thermal conduction
coefficient. Also, a tabled relationship between the contact pressure and the thermal
conduction coefficient can be specified.
CONTACT and TIE: The ADJUST option has been added to ignore initial penetrations.
MGASK: The MGASK data now accepts TABLES1 data to specify temperature dependent
material properties.
MGASK: The GPLTYPE option can be used to specify if the GPL data is the stress per unit
displacement (default), or force per unit area.
MGASK: The EPLTYPE option can be used to specify if the EPL data is the tension stabilization
coefficient (default), or the direct tensile modulus.
PSOLIDX: The PSOLIDX data has been enhanced with the items LAMBDAV, MUV, and IHKT to
support Navier Stokes viscosity and an advanced tangent matrix estimation.
MATX25: The MATX25 data has been enhanced with the item RATIO, which can be used to
specify the ratio of the number of failed layers to the total number of layers that signifies failure
of the element.
Noise and Vibrations

Material Properties can be Frequency Dependent in Direct Frequency Response Analysis (Beta)
The new MATFx data can be used to specify tables that contain the dependence of stiffness and damping
materials properties on frequency (In Beta, currently restricted to Direct Frequency Response Analysis). At
each loading frequency, the appropriate material properties are obtained from these tables.

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Fast Parallel Solver for Large Modal Frequency Response Problems

A new parallel algorithm has been developed to quickly solve the modal frequency response equations
when thousands of modes are used to define the modal space. With nearly linear parallel speed up the
solver can handle problems with any combination of modal damping, viscous damping, low and medium
rank structural damping in both the fluid and structure. In addition, SPCD enforced motion can be used
and modal energy calculation is available. The use of this new method is controlled by PARAM FASTFR.
EIGRA (AMSES) Eigenvalue Calculation Time Reduced

The calculation time for eigenvalue analysis with the AMSES solver has been reduced. This is especially
apparent when a large number of eigenvector DOF must be calculated.
A File to Allow Optimization of CMS Super Elements can be Generated

Using the DMIGDV continuation of the CMSMETH data, the contents of an include file used for optimization
of the Super Element modal frequencies and their corresponding structural viscous damping values are
specified.
Sets of RIGID Elements can now be Specified with the Bulk Data SET Data
The set TYPE can now be specified as RIGID in the Bulk Data SET data. This is required when specifying
the set of RIGID elements attached to the connection points in the PFPATH data.
EIGRA can Handle Much Larger Problems

In the past, the EIGRA eigenvalue solution could not handle certain very large problems (millions of DOF
and over 10,000 modes). This limitation has been greatly reduced.

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Run Time and Disk Space Usage Decreased When GPFORCE and MPCFORCE Output is Requested
for Frequency Response and Transient Analysis
The run time and disk space usage has been decreased when GPFORCE and MPCFORCE output is
requested for Frequency Response and Transient Analysis. The reduction is quite dramatic for large
problems.
The Output From Complex Eigenvalue Analysis can be Reduced by Only Outputting the Unstable
Modes
Instead of outputting all modes from a complex eigenvalue analysis, the command DISP(UNSTABLE)=ALL
can be use to specify only the output of the unstable modes.
The Creation Time of CDS Super Elements Has Been Dramatically Reduced
A new algorithm for CDSMETH Super Element generation dramatically reduces the calculation time.
Modal Super Elements can be Created for Use in RecurDyn by FunctionBay

The new parameter PARAM,RFIOUT is used to turn on creation of the .rfi file that contains modal super
elements for use in multibody dynamics with the RecurDyn software from FunctionBay.
Interior GRID Results Recovery for CDS Super Elements

Use the OSET field on the CDSMETH data to specify the set of interior GRID for the super element in which
results will be recovered in the residual run.
New Parameter Data
PARAM,FASTFR: The parameter FASTFR is used to turn on or off the use of the new parallel
fast equation solver for large modal frequency response analysis. The default value is AUTO.
When set to AUTO, OptiStruct automatically determines if this solution algorithm will reduce the
run time.

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PARAM,RFIOUT: When this PARAM is set to YES during a CMSMETH run using the CBN
method, a file is created with the extension .rfi. This file contains the modal super element to
be used with the RecurDyn Multibody Dynamics Software from FunctionBay.
Enhanced Subcase Information Entries
DISP: The UNSTABLE option specifies that only the unstable mode shapes are output from
Complex Eigenvalue Analysis.
New Bulk Data Entries
MATF1, MATF2, MATF3, MATF8, MATF9, and MATF10: Material properties can now be
made frequency dependent using the MATFx data that reference TABELDx that contains the
material property vs. frequency data.
CMSMETH: Using the DMIGDV continuation of the CMSMETH data, the contents of an include
file used for optimization of the Super Element modal frequencies and their corresponding
structural viscous damping values is specified.
SET: The SET data can now be used to specify a SET of Rigid Elements. This is used for onestep Transfer Path Analysis by specifying this SET on the PFPATH data.
CDSMETH: The OSET field can be used to specify the set of interior GRID for the super
element in which results will be recovered in the residual run.
Kinematics and Dynamics

Preload can be Taken into Account During Flexbody Generation
The effect of preload on the flexbody is taken into account as the flexbody matrices are calculated when
the LOAD LID and SPC SID are specified on the CMSMETH data.

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Residual Vectors can be Used to Increase the Accuracy of Flexbodies

Residual Vectors based on the LOAD LID specified on the LOADSET continuation of the CMSMETH data are
used to increase the accuracy of results for the Flexbody.
Analysis Results can be Generated Using the Results from SIMPACK Analysis
After running a multibody dynamic analysis in SIMPACK, the resulting modal participation coefficients in
the .unv file can be used by OptiStruct to recover the dynamic displacements, velocities, accelerations,
stresses, and strains. The ASSIGN statement keyword SIMINP is used to specify the .unv file.
Enhanced Solution Control Data
ASSIGN,SIMPINP: Used to specify the .unv file that contains the CMS flexbody modal
participation coefficients generated from a SIMPACK multibody dynamic analysis.
CMSMETH: A LOAD LID and SPC SID can be specified on the PRELOAD continuation to preload
the flexbody. The effect of the preload on the flexbody is taken into account when the flexbody
matrices are calculated.
CMSMETH: A LOAD LID can be specified on the LOADSET continuation to generate residual
vectors that can increase the accuracy of the flexbody results. The degrees of freedom of the
loads are used to create residual vectors.
General
Gap Element Forces can Now be Plotted in HyperView
Note that the model file must the .fem file and not the .h3d file, because the h3d file does not contain
information about the gap coordinate system.

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Printing of Inertia Relief Rigid Body Force and Acceleration Controlled by PARAM,PRINFACC
By default, the inertia relief rigid body forces and accelerations are no longer printed to the .out file. To
turn on this printing, set PARAM,PRINFACC to 1.
Rigid Elements with Double Dependency Issues

To avoid double dependency issues with rigid elements, their dependent degrees-of-freedom may now be
converted to independent degrees-of-freedom when conversion is necessary for the model to run. This
conversion can be used if the dependent degree-of-freedom of a rigid element is SPCed, part of the
interface degrees-of-freedom (specified using ASET, CSET, BNDFREE, etc.), or if it is a dependent degreeof-freedom of another constraint equation (may come from an MPC equation or another rigid element).
This conversion from dependent to independent degrees-of-freedom is done automatically when
PARAM,AUTOMSET,YES is specified in the input data.
THICKNESS Output to the .h3d File for Analysis Runs

In the past, THICKNESS could only be output to the .h3d file for optimization. Now it is available for
analysis also.
The GEOM3, DPDT and GPL Data Blocks have Been Added to .op2 File for PARAM,POST,-2
When PARAM,POST,-2 is used, the GEOM3, GPDT and GPL data blocks are now included in the .op2 file.
These data blocks are required by some in-house post-processors.
PARAM,PRGPST can Now Control the Amount of AUTOSPC Output

Valid options for PARAM,PRGPST are now YES, NO, ALL, and N, where N is the number of AUTOSPC DOF
to be output. In the past, only the first 100 DOF could be printed.
1D Element Forces are Now Written to the .h3d File

Element forces for CBAR, CBEAM, CROD, CBUSH, CGAP, CWELD, CFAST, CVISC, CDAMP, and CELAS are
now written to the .h3d file as vector and tensor quantities as appropriate. All analysis types are covered.
There are two limitations currently; HyperView 12.0.110 must be used and the .fem file must be used as
the model file.

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CFAST Element Forces are Now Written to the .op2 File

CFAST element forces are now included in the .op2 file.
Thin Bending Shell Elements can Now be Automatically Converted to Membrane Elements
Thin shell elements (thickness 0.001 or less) can cause numerical issues such as singularities when
bending material properties are specified using MID2 and MID3. These elements are generally used to
skin solid elements for surface stress recovery purposes. They should be converted to membrane
elements by removing MID2 and MID3. This can now be done automatically using
PARAM,SHL2MEM,value, where value is the upper bound thickness at which the bending elements will
automatically be converted to membrane elements.
Overly Stiff Bushings and Springs can be Automatically Set to a Reasonable Value
The parameters BUSHSTIF and ELASSTIF are used to specify upper bounds of stiffness for CBUSH and
CELAS elements. Any stiffness value above the value specified by the parameter will automatically be
reset to the value of the parameter.
CBAR and CBEAM can Optionally Reference PBEAM and PBAR Data, Respectively
In the past, CBAR data could reference PBEAM data and CBEAM could reference PBAR data. Whether or
not this is allowed is now controlled by the SYSSETTING command BARPROP. If BARPROP is set to
STRICT (the default), then, CBAR and CBEAM cannot reference PBEAM and PBAR data, respectively. If
BARPROP is set to MIXED, then CBAR and CBEAM can reference PBEAM and PBAR data, respectively.
Von Mises Stress and Strain results for Random Response Analysis based on the Segalman
Method
The von Mises stresses and strains can now be output for Random Response Analysis based on the
Segalman Method. The existing PSDF and RMS options on the STRESS I/O options entry now includes von
Mises stresses and strains for Random Response Analysis subcases.

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PARAM,RECOVER can be used to Output the Full-structure Modes During Component Mode
Synthesis
The new parameter RECOVER can be used to output the full-structure modes, within a range of
frequencies specified by LB (Lower Bound) and UB (Upper Bound), during Component Mode Synthesis
(CMS) instead of the modes of the condensed system.
New Parameter Data
PARAM,PRINFACC: The new parameter PRINFACC controls the printing of the inertia relief
rigid body forces and accelerations to the .out file. By default, the inertia relief rigid body
forces and accelerations are no longer printed to the .out file.
PARAM,AUTOMSET: When the new parameter AUTOMSET is set to YES, any rigid elements
with double dependency issues are fixed by the conversion of dependent degrees-of-freedom to
independent degrees-of-freedom.
PARAM,SHL2MEM: The new parameter SHL2MEM controls conversion of thin shell bending
elements to pure membrane elements. All bending shells with thickness equal or less than the
value of this parameter are automatically converted to membrane elements by the removal of
the MID2 and MID3 data from the corresponding PSHELL data.
PARAM,BUSHSTIF: The new parameter BUSHSTIF controls the upper bound of stiffness for
CBUSH elements. Stiffness values greater than BUSHSTIF are reduced to the value of
BUSHSTIF.
PARAM,ELASSTIF: The new parameter ELASSTIF controls the upper bound of stiffness for
CELAS elements. Stiffness values greater than ELASSTIF are reduced to the value of ELASSTIF.
PARAM,RECOVER: The new parameter RECOVER can be used to output the full-structure
modes, within a specified frequency range, during Component Mode Synthesis (CMS) instead of
the modes of the condensed system.
Enhanced Parameter Data
PARAM,PRGPST: The parameter PRTPST can now be used to control the amount of AUTOSPC
information printed to the .out file.

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Topology Optimization
DTPL Data MAXDIM Automatically Set if the Input Value is Too Low
If the input value of MAXDIM is too small, it will automatically be reset and an INFORMATION message
issued.
Internal Responses (DRESP1)

SPCFORCE can Now be Used as an Optimization Response
The DRESP1 data now supports the specification of SPCFORCE as a response with the ATTA keyword of
SPCFORCE.
GPFORCE can Now be Used as an Optimization Response

The DRESP1 data now supports the specification of GPFORCE as a response with the ATTA keyword of
GPFORCE.
Optimization Output
Design Sensitivity Analysis for Frequency Response in H3D
The sensitivities for displacement, velocity, and acceleration from frequency response analysis are now
output to the .h3d file. These sensitivities can be plotted vs. frequency in HyperGraph and are used by the
Design Sensitivity Analysis utility.

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Design Variable File for the Control of CMS Super Element Modal Information
For CMS Super Elements generated using the General Method, a design variable file can be generated with
the DMIGDV continuation data of the CMSMETH Bulk Data. This ASCII design variable file can be included
in an optimization run to design the modal (stiffness, mass, and damping) characteristics of the Super
Element.

CMSMETH: The DMIGDV continuation has been added to control the generation of an ASCII design
variable file that can be included in an optimization run to design the modal (stiffness, mass, and
damping) characteristics of the Super Element.
Optimization General Enhancements

PARAM,TRAKMTX Added to Control the Output of the Mode Tracking Matrix
The printing of the mode tracking matrix is now controlled by PARAM,TRAKMTX.
PARAM,TRAKMETH Added to Control the Method Used for Mode Tracking

The three methods that are available are the Mass Cross-Orthogonality Check (CORC), Modal Assurance
Criterion (MAC), and Modal Assurance Criterion Square Root (MACSR).
PARAM,MFILTER Added to Specify the Threshold Value for Mode Tracking

This parameter defines a threshold for the mode tracking matrix to check eigenvector correspondence. If
an entry of the mode tracking matrix is greater than the specified threshold, the eigenvectors of previous
and current iterations (corresponding to the row number and column number of the entry) are assumed to
have correspondence.

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New Parameter Data
PARAM,TRAKMTX: The new parameter TRAKMTX controls the printing of the mode tracking
matrix to the .out file.
PARAM,TRAKMETH: The new parameter TRACKMETH is used to specify the Mode Tracking
Method.
PARAM,MFILTER: The new parameter MFILTER is used to specify the threshold for the mode
tracking eigenvector correspondence.
Resolved Issues
The accuracy of the PENTA element has been improved through a new element formulation.
In certain situations, discrete design optimization was not activated when TMANUF is specified
on the PLY entry. This issue has been fixed and discrete design optimization is now activated
upon specification of TMANUF.
A possible internal programming error during modal transient analysis runs with static loads,
using the Lanczos solver, has now been fixed.
A possible programming error during flex-body generation (Craig-Chang formulation) when

SPCs are used has now been fixed.
When a transient thermal analysis was run with very small time steps, negative temperatures
at some grid points were observed. This issue has now been resolved.
The compliance of SUBCOM subcases that linearly combine static subcases (with SPCD/nonzero SPC loading) was incorrect. This issue has now been resolved by triggering element-wise
compliance calculations.
An improved error message is now output when IDENT is specified on the ACMODL entry and
the fluid-structure interface grid points are controlled by shape design variables with non-zero
initial perturbations.
OptiStruct has now been enhanced with long integer support, allowing for the use of memory
sizes above 16 GB. This resolves an issue where memory overflow error occurs if AMPFFACT is
set to a high value.
An issue where OptiStruct automatically resets the user-defined negative value of GE on the
CELAS entry to -1 has now been fixed.
ESLM-MBD topology optimization runs werent converging due to incorrect ESL calculations
when penalties change over iterations. This issue has now been resolved.
von Mises ply stresses and strains are now output to the H3D format when CSTRESS/CSTRAIN
output is requested to H3D.
During ESL (NLGEOM) optimization runs, the incorrect time step was picked. This issue has now
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In a B2B run, ply stresses/strains are now converted from elemental coordinate system to ply
coordinate system and output to the H3D file. These ply stresses/strains in the ply coordinate
system can be used to calculate the composite ply failure indices.
The function of INTOL on the ACMODL entry has been improved to fix incorrect peak amplitudes
at certain frequencies in an acoustic cavity.
The SURF entry definition has been updated to resolve an issue when nodes on the section
surface for PRETENS definition (3D Pretension) are the same as the nodes used to define the
contact between the bolt surface and the wall of the hole.
MODALSE output is now available regardless of whether any standard output is requested.
Residual vector output was not output if a DLOAD bulk data entry is referenced by a DLOAD
subcase information entry using AMSES or AMLS. This issue has now been resolved.
A possible internal programming error during frequency response analysis runs with panels
defined using ERPPNL and PFPANEL output request, has now been fixed.
Resolved an issue where the entire model was exported to the SIMPACK (.fbi) file regardless of
the specifications on the MODEL card.
The PROPERTY label is now supported on field 3 of the DSA entry.
An issue where OptiStruct incorrectly output an error when the M2GG was specified within a
subcase has now been resolved.
Previously, the solver GUI listed the last used solver options and input file regardless of the
selected solver type. This issue has now been fixed and the Solver GUI will start with last used
input file/options for the selected solver.
An error was incorrectly output for stress/strain responses on elements/properties associated

with linear materials in NLSTAT loadcases. This issue has now been resolved by improved error
checking to verify that such elements/properties are associated with a nonlinear material.
An error in the SUBSEQ entry while reading a single positive number at the start of a
continuation line has now been resolved.
The number of rigid body modes output from an AMSES run was lower than expected. This
issue has now been resolved.
An issue where the tensor of complex stress results from a frequency response analysis was
incorrectly visualized using the H3D file has been resolved by enforcing default systems in the
solver.
An error was incorrectly output when elements different from shells were input using the ELIST
entry. This issue has now been resolved by removing the error and allowing non-shell type
elements on the ELIST entry and these elements are skipped from the analysis.
An issue where SPCD unloading effects are not properly accounted for in geometric nonlinear
analysis has now been resolved.
A programming error occurred, for some models, when AMSES was run out-of-core. This issue
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Incorrect sensitivities were output during free-size optimization runs for ERP responses (on
skinned solids), where the design space was modeled with TRIA6 elements. This issue has now
been resolved.
Incorrect sensitivities were output during topology optimization runs for ERP responses, where
the design space was modeled with PENTA15 elements. This issue has now been resolved.

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RADIOSS 12.0.210 Release Notes
Introduction
RADIOSS is a state-of-the-art finite element solver uniting implicit and explicit integration schemes for the
solution of a wide variety of engineering problems, from linear statics and linear dynamics to complex
nonlinear transient dynamics and mechanical systems. This robust, multidisciplinary solver enables
designers to maximize performance related to durability, NVH, crash, safety, manufacturability, and fluidstructure interaction, in order to bring innovative products to market faster.
RADIOSS for Crash and Safety

AIRBAGS Contact TYPE23
Penalty formulation specifically designed for airbags fabric self-contact. Initial penetrations and
intersections are allowed and resolved automatically during the airbag inflation.
AIRBAGS Lost Heat Flow

Heat transfer coefficient allows computing lost heat flow due to convection.
AIRBAGS UP
/EREF: Elements based reference state
/MONVOL/COMMU1: for multi-chamber airbags, injector properties can be defined referring to

/PROP/INJECT and gas mixtures referring to /MAT/GAS
/LEAK/MAT: leakage models (Nporsurf in /MONVOL/AIRBAG1)

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AIRBAGS FVM
Injection can be defined on volume internal surfaces also
/DT/FVMBAG time step stability control for FVM to reduce time step drop
/FVMBAG/MODIF to redefine along the engine phase the merging criteria and parameters
originally defined in the starter which is particularly useful for airbags with internal surfaces like
dual chamber side airbags
/LEAK/MAT: leakage models (Nporsurf in /MONVOL/FVMBAG1)
AIRBAGS Reference state based on elements
New input for reference state, based on elements IDs
Airbags
Several enhancements to improve results quality and solution robustness:
1.
Injectors can be positioned on internal airbag surfaces
2.
/MONVOL/COMMU1 is supported; similarly to /MONVOL/COMMU:

Gas materials can be prescribed in separate /MAT/GAS cards
Injectors can be prescribed in separate /PROP/ for injectors
In addition to the above, the option ACOM (t) allows you to scale the area between communicating
chambers as function of time or relative pressure.
Fabric - MATERIAL LAW19

Possibility to define a porosity for an internal surface in FVM application
CONTACT TYPE24
Penalty formulation contact designed to work with large time-step. Main features are: large timestep (it
cant drop more than a factor 1.4x); zero gap; improved(*) robustness even with models with initial
penetrations and intersections.
Known limitations in 12.0.210 patch:

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No advanced treatment of initial penetrations
MPI parallelization is available but not fully optimized yet: load unbalancing might deteriorate
scalability on large number of cores
(*) vs. TYPE7
CONTACT TYPE7 Self Contact with Gap Larger than Mesh Size
Resolves self contact when mesh size is smaller than gap value; neighbor's nodes to a master
segment are automatically removed from the list of contact candidates
Icurve: now available for both concave and convex master surfaces
CONTACT TYPE11 Friction with Stiffness Formulation
Incremental (stiffness) formulation allows larger time step and improves stability at the same
time
CONTACTTYPE2 - Flag Ignore=3

New flag for search distance computation for tied contact.
Multi-Domain MPI Parallelization of the rad2rad
SPMD parallelization of the rad2rad has been achieved showing tremendous speed-up for high
number of cores compared to previous SMP rad2rad. It can also run in Hybrid SMP/SPMD mode.
Kinematic conditions compatibility has been extended to cylindrical joints.
Several post-processing improvements are also available, especially for TH files to make output
consistent between main and subdomain T01 files. Sections are now available for output.
XFEM (beta)
12.0.210 includes a brand new and more powerful X-FEM formulation; nevertheless actual implementation
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XFEM technology is available for multilayered 3 and single layer (PID1) shells but not mixed
together, yet.
The format was changed and simplified for a new XFEM formulation compatible with failure
criteria /FAIL: Teuler-Butcher /TBUTC; Johnson-Cook /JOHNS; Forming Limit Diagram FLD and
tabulated /TAB.
HMPP parallelization is available
Known limitations:
PARITH/ON is not ensured for SPMD parallel mode
LEVSET is not plugged yet with the new XFEM formulation
Foams - MATERIAL LAW77 (beta)

This is an advanced material law for foams which takes into account the behavior of the air inside the
foam cells. The air flow thru the cells affects the foam properties, stiffness, viscosity, etc. Special
boundary conditions are provided to limit the cells porosity in case of contact with non-porous parts.
Although comparisons with experiments show good correlation, the implementation in version 12.0.210
shall be considered as a beta: so far, only academic and basic tests have been considered, like porosity
tests and simple drop tests.
Foams - MATERIAL LAW70

Itens: tension curve can be prescribed.
Composites - MATERIAL LAW25

Viscosity has been identified as a critical property for results accuracy of numerical models with composite
materials in crash applications. Viscosity is now available in LAW25. Prony viscosity (/VISC/PRONY) is now
compatible with LAW25.
Composites FAIL RATIO for Hashin, TSAI-WU and CRASURV

To improve stability, a shell element can be deleted if a user defined proportion of layers are failed.

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Polymers - MATERIAL LAW76

This is a semi-analytical material model for polymers; strain-rate dependency has been implemented.
Resolved Issues
Geometrical contact surfaces definition Icurve.
Wrong direction for alpha values output in .sta files (LAW58 + PROP16).
/LAW59: nodes belonging to deleted elements still set the time step
/GRNOD/BOX not supported in //SUBMODEL
/ANIM/SHELL/PHI returns wrong layer with RADIOSS 12 and 12.0.2
Moving frame didn't work with nonlinear implicit solution
TYPE2 + Spotflag=25: possible instability when distance between slave node and master
segment is large
/INTER/TYPE2 : slave nodes ignored whatever the Ignore flag.
/INTER/TYPE7: kinematic time step was computed using always Gapmin, ignoring variable gap
options
Improved stability of elastic material laws 1and 19 for shells
/LAW68: strain output in the time history was null
Improved stability for solid elements with Isolid=17 + Icpre=1 + Ismstr=10
/ANIM/BRICK/TENS/STRESS/0j0 + Isolid=15: Stress values were not computed when j = 1, 2

and 4
RADIOSS for Metal Forming
HOT-FORMING - MATERIAL LAW80
Material law to predict microstructure and hardness after quenching.

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CONTACT TYPE21
Improved performance
Non-uniform nodal temperature can be prescribed
Thickness defined at /PART level is taken into account
Resolved Issues
LAW78: improved stability
LAW73: engine stop when extrapolation from tables was giving yield < 0; now Radioss always
consider yield >= 0
RADIOSS for Blast Simulation
P-alpha - MATERIAL LAW75
Porous material law to take into account the effect of porosity on the equation of states
MATERIAL LAW51
Improved silent boundaries formulation for blast applications
Post-processing: Material Tracking (LAW37 and LAW51)
/ANIM/BRIC/VFRAC - allows to track material evolution; its targeted to replace global density
contour which was not always adequate.
Grid Velocity Formulation Parameters

ALE parameters standardization; the following keywords are available both in Starter and Engine:
/ALE/DONEA

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/ALE/DISP
/ALE/SPRING
/ALE/ZERO
/ALE/STANDARD
Resolved Issues
LAW51: multi-material outlet doesn't work when detonation occurs in air
RADIOSS - General
SENSORS Improvements
Activation/deactivation of CONTACTS
Possibility to stop a job - Allows tool positioning
Single Precision Solid Elements

Improved accuracy of single precision with solid elements.
TRANSFORM MATRIX
Compatible with transformations actually available in CAD systems and or multi-body models.
Starter Warnings and Error Messages

Title of the option is printed in the out file.
Starter errors out in case:
an empty group is detected
a vent hole surface is not defined

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Engine Error Messages
The list of nodes with highest velocity is output in case of mass or energy error. Scope is an
easier identification of the nodes (parts) responsible for the divergence.
Also an ANIM file is automatically written in case of mass or energy error.
/DAMP/INTER
Sensitivity analysis
/SURF/GRBRIC/EXT & /SURF/GRBRIC/FREE

Extracts the external (or free) surface of a group of solid elements
Integrated Beams
In /PROP/TYPE18 it is possible to refer to predefined sections (rectangular or circular)
AMS
Performance improvement for /DT/INTER/AMS
Compatibility between /DT/AMS and /DT/NODA/CST allowing the application of AMS only to a group of
parts and a classical time step control to the remaining parts of a model for optimized global
performances.
Resolved Issues
Domain decomposition fails if NUMSPH*KVOISPH > 2exp31 for large SPH models
Running in SPMD a first job with /DT/NODA/CST and then switching to AMS caused engine
failure
AMS and Penta6 elements caused Engine failure

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Incorrect orthotropy results using /INIBRI/ORTHO
/INISHE/ORTH_LOC: values in degrees were not available
/INIVEL/AXIS and /INIVEL/TRA incompatibility
RBE3 with many independent nodes crashes
RBE3 brings added mass from independent nodes to dependent ones
/NLIMPL+ moving skew caused an error for the implicit solution

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HyperXtrude Solver 12.0.210 Release Notes

There have been major performance enhancements for all HyperXtrude solvers in this release.
Solvers can now handle large problems (up to 4 million nodes).
All Solvers
Performance Enhancements
HyperXtrude Solvers can now handle large models on both Windows and LINUX 64-bit platforms. In the
previous release, size was limited to 450,000 nodes on Windows machines. Now the solver can handle up
to 4 million nodes on both the platforms. In addition to this, there is a significant speed improvement.
Metal Extrusion
Improvements to Solver Accuracy
Accuracy of the nose cone prediction of profiles, especially those with large variation in thicknesses, is
improved.
Changes to Bearing Optimization Module

Bearing optimization will determine the imbalance in material flow at the end of bearing region instead of
the exit. This improves the accuracy of the bearing optimization.
Mandrel Offset
The recommended procedure is to flush the mandrel offset before creating the mesh. This is accurate and
also will result in good quality mesh in the welding chamber region. In this release, if desired, user can
also mesh the model with the mandrel offset and solver will account for this step in the computation and
the computed solution will be equally accurate. The advantage of including mandrel offset is savings in

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time spent in CAD correction; however, there may be a disadvantage in creating good quality mesh in this
region.
Grain Size Computations

In this release, the default sub-grain size model has been replaced by a more accurate dynamic
recrystallization (DRX) grain size model. This new model takes into account of dependence of grain size on
strain and temperature corrected strain rate. Additional recrystalization and grain size calculation models
can be included using User Defined Functions or a TCL command.
Resolved Issues
Error in the units printed for the surface area of boundary faces in the output balance tables in now
corrected.
Billet Forging
Grain Size Computations
Solver now supports computation of grain size using static, dynamic, and metadynamic recrystallization
models.
Material Models
Flow stress of the workpiece can now be computed using the following constitutive models.
Johnson-Cook
Norton-Hoff
Hensel-Spittel
Flow stress data in 3D table format (as function of strain rate, strain, temperature)
In addition, users have the choice of using the existing Sellars-Tegart and metal forming power law
models.

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HyperXtrude for Resin Transfer Molding

Local Coordinate System Enhancements
Solver now supports local coordinate system (cylindrical coordinates) for permeability and thermal
conductivity tensors. In addition, exported H3D results now include the permeability and conductivity
tensors to help visualize the local coordinate system data used in the model. The axis of the local
cylindrical coordinate system can be X, Y or Z axis.
Automatic Time Step Determination

Simulation can start with a small value for time step and the solver will automatically adjusts this as filling
progresses.
Resolved Issues
A bug in resin front calculation is now resolved.

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Faster simulation times while using SI1

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Enhancements to Assembly Analysis

Kinetic energy distribution for linear analyses

Enhancements to Point to deformable Surface (PTdSF) model element

Enhancements to animation .h3d

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Enhanced gravity modeling

Python user subroutine library

Improved error messages

Visualizing rigid body contact

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Automotive Extensions to the Solver

MBD Vehicle Dynamics Tools

The table below gives more information about these entities.

Limit suspension bump

Exerts force and torque all

Exerts a force along a line to

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Dissipate energy stored

Generate forces for

Generate forces for

Generate forces for

Exerts a force along a line

Exerts a force along a line to

Exerts a force along a line

COSIN FTIRE (flexible ring)

Supports family of CD-Tire

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Modal Force translation

Joint Friction model definition

Python user subroutines

User defined graphics

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TIMGET utility function

Forced assembly analysis and initial velocity calculation

Support for DSTIFF integrator index 2 (SI2) removed

Change in static solver parameters

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HyperXtrude for Metal Extrusion

HyperXtrude for Billet Forging

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HyperXtrude for Resin Transfer Molding

Enhanced Bulk Data Entries

If PARAM,RECOVER is specified without an .op2 output request, an error will be issued

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ASSIGN,UPDATE Added CONM2 data

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Now zero nodal thickness for shell elements is allowed.

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OptiStruct 12.0.210 Release Notes

Stiffness, Strength and Stability

Gasket Material Properties can Now be Temperature Dependent

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Gasket Transverse Shear Modulus can be Specified as Stress/Displacement or Force/Area Data

Force-Deflection Curve Output from Snap Through Analysis

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