16.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 16.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 31.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 9.0

New Simulation Schemas

• AllComputed
• ArrudaBoycePlasticElastoplasticNetwork
• AutomaticTimeStepDefintion
• ContactFieldSelection
• ContactGapType
• ContactNormalForceType
• ContactPressureType
• ContactStateType
• Dimensional_EnergyDensity
• ElasticStrain
• ElastoplasticNetwork
• ElectromagneticAdvancedConcepts
• ManualTimeStepDefintion
• MarcContactBodyForceType
• MarcContactFieldSelection
• MarcContactForceFieldSelection
• MarcContactFrictionForceType
• MarcContactFrictionStressType
• MarcContactGapType
• MarcContactNormalForceType
• MarcContactNormalStressType
• MarcContactPressure
• MarcContactPressureType
• MarcContactStatusType
• MarcElasticStrainType
• MarcOutputWritingContainer
• MarcPlasticStrainType
• MarcPrincipalElasticStrainType
• MarcPrincipalPlasticStrainType
• MarlowHyperelasticModelMarc
• NoCreep
• NoDamage
• NoElastoplasticity
• OgdenRoxburgh
• OutputSteps
• PlasticStrain
• PointDisplacementBCMarc
• PointLoadBCMarc
• PredefinedRotationalMotion
• PrimaryNetwork
• PrincipalElasticStrain
• PrincipalPlasticStrain
• PronySeries
• RemotePointConnectionMarc
• SymmetryBCMarc
• VariableGroup_ENGINEERING_STRAIN
• VariableGroup_RELAXATION_TIME
• ViscoelasticNetwork
• ViscoplasticMarcMaterialBehavior
• WriteInterval
• YeohPrimaryNetwork

Updated Simulation Schemas

• AverageFieldsCalculationResultControlItem
• ContactResultControlItem
• CoupledConjugateHeatTransfer
• ElectromagneticAnalysis
• FluidSimulationControl
• HarmonicAnalysis
• Hyperelasticity
• MarcAnalysis
• MarcAverageFieldsCalculationResultControlItem
• MarcBondedAndTouchingContactConnection
• MarcBondedContactConnection
• MarcConnectionGroup
• MarcContactResultControlItem
• MarcMaterial
• MarcMinMaxFieldsCalculationResultControlItem
• MarcSimulationControl
• MarcStrainFieldSelection
• MarcStrainResultControlItem
• MarcSumFieldsCalculationResultControlItem
• MinMaxFieldsCalculationResultControlItem
• RelaxationFactor
• TemporalResponseResultControlItem
• TestsolverSimulationControl

Updated Meshing Schemas

• AutomaticSweepOn
• FullSnappyHexMesh

15.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 15.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 30.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 8.0

New Simulation Schemas

• DimensionalFunction_Time
• LoadStep
• MarcConnectionGroup
• TestsolverAnalysis
• TestsolverSimulationControl

Removed Simulation Schemas

• MarcContact

Updated Simulation Schemas

• AbsolutePassiveScalarSource
• AbsolutePowerSource
• Analysis
• AverageVelocityMomentumSource
• ChronosSolver
• DarcyForchheimerMedium
• ElectromagneticResultControlProbePoint
• FanPressureDropMomentumSource
• FixedCoeffMedium
• FixedValueBCMarc
• FluidCompressibleMaterial
• FluidSimulationControl
• FrictionVelocityMomentumSource
• GeneralDarcyForchheimerPacefish
• HarmonicResponseResultControlItem
• HeatExchangerSource
• IncompressibleMaterial
• MUMPSSolver
• MarcAnalysis
• MarcBondedAndTouchingContactConnection
• MarcBondedContactConnection
• MarcSimulationControl
• MarcTouchingContactConnection
• NewRegionRefinementPacefishV38
• PETSCSolver
• PerforatedPlate
• PorousTree
• PowerLawMedium
• PressureBCMarc
• PressureLossCurve
• ProbePointsResultControl
• Region
• RegionRefinementEBM
• RegionRefinementPacefish
• RegionRefinementSimerics
• RegionRefinementWindComfort
• ScalarTransportResultControl
• SnapshotResultControl
• SpeciesHumiditySource
• SpecificPassiveScalarSource
• SpecificPowerSource
• StatisticalAveragingResultControlV2
• SubdomainDimensionalInitialCondition_Dimensionless
• SubdomainDimensionalInitialCondition_KinematicViscosity
• SubdomainDimensionalInitialCondition_Pressure
• SubdomainDimensionalInitialCondition_SpecificTurbulenceDissipationRate
• SubdomainDimensionalInitialCondition_Temperature
• SubdomainDimensionalInitialCondition_TurbulenceKineticEnergy
• SubdomainDimensionalInitialCondition_TurbulentDissipation
• SubdomainDimensionalVectorInitialCondition_Speed
• SubdomainDimensionlessInitialCondition
• SubdomainFractionValueInitialCondition
• TemporalResponseResultControlItem
• TransientResultControl
• VolumetricSpeciesHumiditySource

Updated Meshing Schemas

• FractionalHeight1
• FractionalHeight2
• GeometricGrowth
• RegionRefinementEBM
• RegionRefinementWithLength
• RegionRefinementWithLevels
• VolumeCustomSizing

14.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 14.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 29.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 7.0

New Simulation Schemas

• BilinearModelMarc
• ElectromagneticInitialConditions
• EquivalentPlasticStrain
• FrictionVelocityMomentumSource
• IsotropicDensityMethod
• IsotropicSpecificHeatMethod
• MarcAverageFieldsCalculationResultControlItem
• MarcCauchyStressType
• MarcDisplacementFieldSelection
• MarcElementTechnology
• MarcEquivalentElasticStrainType
• MarcEquivalentPlasticStrainType
• MarcExternalForceType
• MarcForceFieldSelection
• MarcGlobalDisplacementFieldType
• MarcMinMaxFieldsCalculationResultControlItem
• MarcPrincipalStressType
• MarcPrincipalTotalStrainType
• MarcReactionForceType
• MarcStrainFieldSelection
• MarcStressFieldSelection
• MarcSumFieldsCalculationResultControlItem
• MarcTotalStrainType
• MarcVonMisesStressType
• PerfectPlasticityModelMarc
• StrainHardeningModelMarc

Updated Simulation Schemas

• AdvancedConcepts
• ChronosSolver
• CoupledConjugateHeatTransfer
• ElectromagneticAnalysis
• ElectromagneticMaterial
• ElectromagneticSimulationControl
• FanBC
• FixedValueBCMarc
• FluidNumerics
• FreestreamVBC
• MarcAnalysis
• MarcResultControl
• MarcSimulationControl
• MarcStrainResultControlItem
• NaturalConvectionInletOutletBC
• PlasticityMarc
• PressureInletBC
• PressureOutletBC
• RelaxationFactor
• TimeTransientMagnetics

New Meshing Schemas

• AutomaticPolygridMeshSizing
• CustomPolygridMeshSizing
• LocalElementSizeEBM
• ManualPolygridMeshSizing
• NumberOfCellsPerDirection
• PolygridMeshing
• RegionRefinementEBM

Updated Meshing Schemas

• Algorithm

13.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 13.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 28.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 6.0

New Schemes

• TrAbsolutePowerSource
• TrSpecificPowerSource
• MarcResultControl
• MarcBondedAndTouchingContactConnection
• ElastoplasticMarcMaterialBehavior
• ElasticityMarc
• PlasticityMarc
• MultilinearModelMarc
• IsotropicPlasticHardeningMarc
• KinematicPlasticHardeningMarc
• CombinedPlasticHardeningMarc
• PardisoDirectSolver
• ResidualsOrDisplacementsConvergenceMethod
• RelativeConvergenceResidualsOrDisplacements
• AbsoluteConvergenceResidualsOrDisplacements
• AdaptiveConvergenceResidualsOrDisplacements
• MarcDisplacementResultControlItem
• MarcForceResultControlItem
• MarcStressResultControlItem
• MarcStrainResultControlItem
• MarcContactResultControlItem
• MarcContactNormalForce
• MarcContactFrictionForce
• MarcContactNormalStress
• MarcContactFrictionStress
• MarcContactGap
• MarcContactStatus

Removed Schemes

Updated Schemes

Non exhaustive list of updated schemes:

• FanBC
  • new direction property
• FanPBC
  • removed direction property
• HydrostaticFanPBC
  • removed direction property
• MarcAnalysis
  • new resultControl property
• MarcContact
  • new contactFormulation property
• MarcContact
  • connections can now also be MarcBondedAndTouchingContactConnection
• MarcMaterial
  • marcMaterialBehavior can now also be ElastoplasticMarcMaterialBehavior
• MarcLinearSolverSettings
  • linearSolver can now also be PardisoDirectSolver
• MarcNonlinearSolverSettings
  • convergenceMethod can now also be ResidualsOrDisplacementsConvergenceMethod
• MarcNonlinearSolverSettings
  • convergenceMethod default is now RESIDUALS_OR_DISPLACEMENTS

12.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 12.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 27.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 6.0

New Schemes

• AbsoluteConvergenceDisplacements
• AbsoluteConvergenceResiduals
• AdaptiveConvergenceDisplacements
• AdaptiveConvergenceResiduals
• AdvancedMUMPSSettings
• AdvancedPETSCSettings
• AllowedDirection
• BlockedDirection
• Dimensional_Torque
• DirectionalMaterialStructure
• DisplacementsConvergenceMethod
• ElectricDisplacementFieldFieldSelection
• ElectricFieldFieldSelection
• ElectricPotentialFieldSelection
• HomogeneousMaterialStructure
• HydrostaticFanPBC
• HydrostaticIsothermalFreestreamPBC
• HydrostaticIsothermalPBC
• HydrostaticIsothermalTotalPBC
• HyperelasticMarcMaterialBehavior
• Hyperelasticity
• InterferenceFit
• LitzWireCoil
• MarcBondedContactConnection
• MarcContact
• MarcLinearSolverSettings
• MarcNonlinearSolverSettings
• MarcTouchingContactConnection
• MooneyTypeHyperelasticModelMarc
• OgdenHyperelasticModelMarc
• OneTerm
• OpaqueMaterial
• RelativeConvergenceDisplacements
• RelativeConvergenceResiduals
• ResidualsConvergenceMethod
• Round
• SemiTransparentMaterial
• Square
• StrainEnergyConvergenceMethod
• SurfaceRefinementSimerics
• ThreeTerms
• TransparentMaterial
• TwoTerms

Removed Schemes

• MarcSolverSettings

Updated Schemes

Non exhaustive list of updated schemes:

• AutomaticSimericsMeshSettings
  • refinements can now be SurfaceRefinementSimerics as well.
• Coil
  • coilType can now also be LitzWireCoil
• ConvectiveHeatTransfer
  • boundaryConditions can now also be PeriodicBC
• CustomFluidBC
  • gaugePressure can now also be HydrostaticFanPBC
  • gaugePressureRgh can now also be HydrostaticFanPBC
  • pressure can now also be HydrostaticFanPBC
  • pressureRgh can now also be HydrostaticFanPBC
• DarcyMedium
  • new porousMaterialType property
• ElectromagneticNumerics
  • elementAccuracy default is now FIRST_ORDER
• ElectromagneticSimulationControl
  • new coreLossReferencePeriod property
• EmbeddedBoundaryMeshing
  • new numberOfBufferCells property
• FanBC
  • pressureRgh can now also be HydrostaticFanPBC
  • temperature can now also be AmbientTBC
• FluidCompressibleMaterial
  • new radiativeBehavior property
• FluidSolvers
  • radiativeIntensityRaySolver default is now PBICGStab
• FreestreamVBC
  • new ambientPressure property
• IncompressibleMaterial
  • new radiativeBehavior property
• IsotropicElectricConductivity
  • removed electricResistivity
• MUMPSSolver
  • moved several properties into advancedMumpsSettings
• MarcAnalysis
  • new connectionGroups property
• MarcMaterial
  • marcMaterialBehavior can now also be HyperelasticMarcMaterialBehavior
• MarcNumerics
  • new linearSolverSettings property
  • new nonlinearSolverSettings property
  • removed solverSettings property
• MarcSimulationControl
  • new endTime property
  • new initialTimeStep property
  • new manuallyAssignParallelization property

11.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 11.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 26.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 6.0

New Schemes

• FirstOrderUpwindSpatialScheme added
• CustomFractionBodySurface added
• IsotropicRelativePermeabilityMethod added
• SpatialDiscretizationSchemes added
• PressureBCMarc added
• IsotropicElectricConductivityMethod added
• ElectromagneticResultControlProbePoint added
• MarcMaterial added
• MagneticFieldFieldSelection added
• HydrostaticPressure added
• SimericsMaterials added
• DimensionalFunction_ElectricConductivity added
• SecondOrderUpwindSpatialScheme added
• SparseIterative added
• MrtSolarParameters added
• MumpsDirectSolver added
• MarcAnalysis added
• MarcSolverSettings added
• SittingFractionBodySurface added
• MagneticFluxDensityFieldSelection added
• HighResolutionSpatialScheme added
• StandingFractionBodySurface added
• LinearElasticMarcMaterialBehavior added
• ElectricCurrentDensityFieldSelection added
• IsotropicThermalConductivityMethod added
• MarcSimulationControl added
• MarcNumerics added
• CentralDifferenceSpatialScheme added
• FixedValueBCMarc added

Removed Schemes

• LDLTSolverV33 removed
• SimericsFluidMaterials removed
• LinearIsotropicPermeability removed
• LinearIsotropicConductivityMethod removed
• Dimensional_ElectricConductivity removed
• LinearIsotropicConstantThermalConductivityMethod removed

10.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 10.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 25.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 5.0

Backward incompatible changes (Simulation Spec Schema)

• TimeHarmonicMagnetics added thermal property
• CurrentInflowEBC renamed current to currentFunction
• CurrentOutflowEBC renamed current to currentFunction
• FixedElectricPotentialEBC renamed potential to potentialFunction
• LinearIsotropicPermeabiltiy renamed to LinearIsotropicPermeability
• HarmonicResponse removed MultifrontalSolver from possible solver types
• MUMPSSolver#precisionSingularityDetection default changed from 8 to 9
• PermanentMagnetMaterial renamed magnetizationDirection to magnetizationDirectionType
• SolidNumerics#remotePointStiffnessMultiplier exclusiveMinimum changed from true to false
• SolidNumerics#remotePointStiffnessMultiplier default changed from 1e-12 to 0

9.2.0

Version information

• SDK version: 9.2.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 24.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 5.0

New features

New AIModelsApi with capabilities to get available models and create a new prediction.

9.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 9.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 24.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 5.0

Backward incompatible changes (Simulation Spec Schema)

• PETSCSolver#preconditioner removed ChronosPreconditioner option
• ChronosPreconditioner was renamed to ChronosSolver
• ImplicitTimeIntegrationType#scheme#default set to "HHT"
• VelocityInletBC removed [associatedPhaseFractions, massFractions] properties (changed to [phaseFractionsV2, massFractionsV2])
• PhaseNameAndFixedValuePFBC renamed to InletFixedPFValues
• VelocityOutletBC removed [associatedPhaseFractions, massFractions] properties (changed to [phaseFractionsV2, massFractionsV2])
• PressureInletBC removed [associatedPhaseFractions, massFractions] properties (changed to [phaseFractionsV2, massFractionsV2])
• SimericsAnalysis removed isMulticomponent property
• WindRose removed gustFactor (changed to gustFactorV2)
• CurrentExcitation removed current (changed to currentType)
• VoltageExcitation removed voltage (changed to voltageType)

Backward incompatible changes (Meshing Spec Schema)

• SimmetrixBoundaryLayerRefinement removed [numberOfLayers, totalRelativeThickness] properties
• AutomaticLayerOn removed [numberOfLayers, totalRelativeThickness] properties
• SimmetrixMeshingSolid removed [enableShellMeshing, surfaceElementType] properties
• Resolution Added maximum of 600 to [x, y, z] properties

8.0.0

Version information

• SDK version: 8.0.0
• Simulation Spec Schema version: 23.0
• Meshing Spec Schema version: 4.0

Backward incompatible changes (Simulation Spec Schema)

• AdvancedPinSettings was renamed to AdvancedConnectorSettings
• HeatTransferCoefficients#refTemperature must be higher than -273.15 °C
• HeatTransferCoefficients#heatTransferCoefficient must be between 0 W/(K·m²) and 1e16 W/(K·m²)
• HeatTransferCoefficients#surfaceAreaDensity must be between 0 1/m and 1e16 1/m
• HeatExchangerPerformance#refTemperature must be higher than -273.15 °C
• HeatExchangerPerformance#performance must be between 0 W/K and 1e16 W/K
• HeatExchangerPerformance#heatDistribution was removed from the schema

Backward incompatible changes (Meshing Spec Schema)

• CastellatedMeshControls#cellsBetweenLevels must be at least 1