ANSA v17.0.0 Release Notes

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Release Notes

ANSA v17.0.0 Release Notes

Introduction

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Introduction

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Introduction

1. Introduction This document contains all the infor mation about problems fixed during development of ANSA from version 16.2.0 to version 17.0.0.

NOTES:

ANSA databases saved by ANSA v1.0.0 cannot be opened by v16.x.x or previous versions.

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Ne! documents"

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Release History: v17.0.0

2016.07.01

v16.2.0

2016.0'.2(

v16.1.2

2016.0'.22

v16.1.1

2016.0).0'

v16.1.0

201*.11.1(

Copyright notes: All other company and product names mentioned mentioned in the software software and its documentation documentation are property, property, trademarks or registered registered trademarks of their respective owners.



Whats Ne!

2. !"at#s ne$ in v17.0.0 En"ance%ents & Ne$ O'tions & Ne$ (eatures

)eneral (ile

Open ,olumn “Version” is no! available in the -ile bro!ser displaying the ANSA version that a file !as saved by.

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arameters The odel Action 34#ver!rite current model4 4erge model !ith current model4 etc5 is no! saved in the ANSA.defaults. /ncident" '62'(

-resentation -ara%eters

!tilities"#uality Criteria t is no! possible to display and control the si$e of the shell elements normal vectors. The option is controlled through the resentation arameters$ tab of -11 !indo!.

/ncident" ANSA7'2008 Isolate

The script function %ase.&solate'langesro(imity)* is supported. /ncident" ANSA7'*1)* +kin 9hen no lea:s are found an informative text is no! printed in the ANSA nfo !indo!. /ncident" 6))8*

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tilities

Whats Ne!

Cut lane Ne! efficient method for ;lanes creation in four steps" 15 Select efault?@%@%? 25 Select origin of ,ut ;lane from the dra!ing area )5 Select ;art or press middle mouse button to continue '5 &dit the ,ut ;lane card and confirm /ncident" ANSA7''82 &mage - !tility Ne! function is supported to insert and position images in )> space to ma:e comparisons !ith 2d dra!ings or to visuali$e post7processing results in order to ma:e changes in the grid.

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mages are al!ays inserted on the 000 point and lay on the ?@ plane. Through the )> mage dit card the position and the orientation can be modified. 'it &mage: This option fits the image on the model matching the couple of points pic:ed from the image and these from the model. The image is moving on its current plane orientation.

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/NS/ Ino

Whats Ne!

The images can no! be copied for further use in another application.

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/ I%'ort , E'ort A ne! Settings card 34Besolution%Tolerances%& TBANSDE,ST#BT#NE>STAN,& TBANSDE>ST#BT#NEANGD& /ncident" ANSA7'6(21 The stand7alone ,A> to ANSA translator can no! read ;D?D files automatically extract and translate all the ,A> files !hich are referenced in it. /ncident" ANSA7'**8 )eneral

A ne! ,T library is incorporated !hich adds support for the follo!ing ,A> releases " I ,atia F*76B2016 a.:.a F* B26 I nventor 2016 I Solid9or:s 2016 I ;arasolid files 2(

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4Bead publications4 no! exists as a separa te option for the ,ATA ,A> format. This ne! option depends on the 4Bead features4 option. n case the 4Bead publications4 option is activated then the 4Bead features4 option !ill also be enabled automatically. /ncident" **2(2

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4T

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,A> attributes are transferred to model bro!ser in every translation. These attributes represent the properties of the Jt file. /ncident" ANSA7'**26 9hen outputting KT files 3-ile=#utput=KT5 the part attributes are !ritten in the KT file. This is available !hen the option L!ith hierarchyM is selected. /ncident" ANSA7'*'1 No! ;s 3;roduct anufacturing nformation5 Spot!elds and Notes !hich may exist in KT files are supported. ,onnection points !ill be automatically created in ANSA according to the ; Spot!elds and )> ;oints according to the ; Notes. All ; data are stored as user attributes in the respective ANSA entities. /ncident" *)') ANSAE)661

Neutral iles

9hen the option Create +ets is used simpler sets hierarchy is no! created. This applies for G&S and ST&; files. /ncident" ANSA7'*80*

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Support of a ne! function %ase.+ave'ileAsC01)filename* for exporting to cgr format. t outputs the visible entities to a .cgr file. The units of the .cgr file are the same as the units of ansa at the time of the output. /ncident" ANSA7'')2 t is no! possible to ma:e the def CA-23ranslate)* run for ,A> files !hich are opened through the %ase.Open)* and utils.4erge)* functions. This is possible by using the n e! function ansa.%etascript.ropagate)*. /ncident" ANSA7'*216

/ to /NS/ Translators Ne! option for translation units is no! available. t can be found under Tools=;references=Settings=Besolution%Tolerances%
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*odel 5ro$ser Significant enhancements no! enable the comprehensive model organi$ation starting from part and going do!n to solver run. The ne! integrated environment supports the creation and configuration of all the entities reCuired for the set7up of Simulation Buns through an intuitive and concise G<. The introduction of these ne! entities comes !ith full support for data management in both file7based and S;>B7based implementations.

Ne! data types have been added in the odel Oro!ser to facilitate the set7up of solver runs 3main files5. These entities are the Simulation odel the Doad7case and the Simulation Bun. The +imulation 1un represents the main input file !hich is sent to the solver. The model is represented by the Simulation odel and the load7case info by the Doad7case item.

The 5oad6case describes the loading scenario. >epending on case the loading scenario may consist of the header file control cards materials barriers dummies etc. !hich are defined as include files. The +imulation 4odel is a collection of Subsystems and it describes the model !hich !ill be studied. The Simulation odels the Doad7cases and the Simulation Buns can be set7up" •

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Through a configuration matrix

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Additionally the > tab has been introduced to present all the versions of the selected items !hich are stored in >.

*odiy

A/+AA13 list odifying ANSA;ABTs entities !ith values given in their cross references is no! possible. -or example add the property name to the parts name using the follo!ing syntax" /ame: 7.828.9&-96"9/ame9 /ncident" **'6

Re'lace

t is no! possible to replace a ;art !ith an -& model file through the L1eplace"with &nput fileM option of the context menu in odel Oro!ser list. /ncident" ANSA7)81'6

/ctions

Copy to 4odel" availa%le models; t is no! possible to copy Groups or ;arts from one model to another through the related option in the context menu of the selected Group%;art in active models 4odel # and B&># can be used to cance l and repeat the actions accord ingly. /ncident" ANSA7)8*0*

Nu%erin+ er 3ype Rules No! special rules for ;roperties aterial and Nodes of the ;art can be created through context menus LActions=Numbering Bules=;er TypeM function.

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o%'are Compare 3ool The ,omparison Beport !hich presents the differences identified though the ,ompare Tool has been enhanced to include the differences found in connections. The identified differences in connections can be presented in the ,omparison Beport of ;;T? and ;>file type.

The connections are displayed per connectivity and they are colored by the type of difference. The odule d and Name of the connected parts are presented in a table !hile the location of these parts 3in both models5 is displayed at the top of the slide. BETA CAE Systems

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The differences in the number of connected parts or in the position of connections are reported per connection.

These options can be controlled through the LcustomEoptions.configM file. A sample of this configuration file can be found in the installation directory under the ..%scripts%General% customEoptions.config path. This file can be edited by the user and it should be placed in the .O&TA%ANSA%versionE1.0.0% directory in order to be considered by the script !hich is used for the creation of report. *ulti *odel odels anager" Ne! option 4,opy ,olors4 in the context menu of the right7mouse button on the selected model through !hich the user can copy ;ids%ids%Ansaparts%ncludes%All colors from model to the selected model3s5 based on the same ds.

/ncident" 6)'* The function to merge 2 models in one is no! supported. The LergeM button can be found in the odels !indo!. The option to create a ne! model or update an existing one is also provided.

/ncident" 621'* t is no! possible to copy ANSA ;arts%Groups bet!een odels. This option is available on the right7clic: menu of a ;art%Group 3odel Oro!ser5 Action=,opy to odel. The operation is available also through scripting using the function Copyarts3oAnsa4odel)*. /ncident" 6*)6(

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*ulti *odel 9hen multiple models !ith the same ;> > or N,D<>& names exist their color is copied to all models in order to enhance the visual inspection.

/ncident" ANSA7'*1'2 Se'aration )ra'"

The option LActionsM !hich maps ;arts%;ids of one model to another is no! supported. t is located in the context menu 3right7mouse button5 of the SGBA;H fringebar .

nside this option it is possible to apply or delete unmatched ;arts%;ids. The main setting for the matching operation is the field Latching thresholdM. 9hen matching is over this value then the ;arts%;>s are considered as matched.

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ata *ana+e%ent The > has been enhanced to support a comprehensive model organi$ation and management starting from part and going do!n to :ey results. This integration has been accomplished through the introduction of +imulation 4odel and +imulation 1un entities !hich can be stored in >. The Simulation odels and the Simulation Buns are classified in the respective containers on the left side of the > Oro!ser !indo!.

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The Simulation odel is the assembly of Subsystems !hich describes the analysis model. This item can be stored in ANSA or solver :ey!ord file format. n both cases the Simulation odel can be saved either as monolithic file or as file !ith references to the original Subsystems in >.

A solver :ey!ord file !ith references is essentially a file !hich contains LN,D<>&M :ey!ords. Additionally the Simulation ode l comes !ith build7 in version control.

The Simulation Bun represents the solver main file. This entity is a combination of a model !ith load7 case information. The Doad7case item represents the load7case info and the Simulation odel describes the model. >uring the output of a Simulation Bun the user can control the exact layout of the main file by specifying the layout of the Doad7 case and the Simulation odel sections separately. A Doad7case consisting of several includes can be !ritten out as a monolithic bloc: of text or as a bloc: !ith references to the original includes on the dis:. The same approach is follo!ed for the Simulation odel as !ell.

The hierarchy and all the related data such as :ey7results and sessions are organi$ed under the respective Simulation odels and Simulation Buns. Scri'tin+

Support of the function base.Get>#bJectAllFalues !hich gets all the values of a > #bJect by its handle 3server5 id. /ncident" ANSA7''68 BETA CAE Systems

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Connections & Assembly Ne! entity types Assem%ly oint and 5oad Case oint have been introduced. The Assembly ;oints are used to mar: the position of connection points for Sub7System assembly !hereas the Doad ,ase ;oints are used to mar: the position of boundary conditions. These entities can be used in combination !ith ,onnectors and G&Os respectively.

Ooth entities can use a search pattern similar to G&Os or directly refer to a specific Node as a pointer 3i.e. independent of its id5. The Assembly ;oints can be referenced by ,onnectors and the Doad ,ase ;oints can be used for the definition of boundary conditions even !ithout the existence of model entities. Additionally the Assem%ly +et and 5oad Case +et are also supported. These entities have similar functionality to G&Os and they are used to group model entities according to a specific search pattern. The Assembly Sets and Doad ,ase Sets can be used by other G&Os. All mentioned entities can be found through the >atabase Oro!ser in the right7clic: menu. /ncident" ANSA7'*()) The option L-ree$e Hole onesM in esh ;arameters is no! respected !hen Beali$e button is activated. /ncident" ANSA7'6)2 5i%rary roperties The ne! possibility of loading reference library entities can be utili$ed for the properties of specified -& representations as !ell. -or more information see section >ec:s=General. The default properties that are generated upon reali$ation of each -& Bepresentation type can be specified through the -e Bep Beference ;roperties tab in 9indo!s = Settings = ,onnections.

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Sea%lines

Whats Ne!

The reconstruction process considers no! the current value of esh ;arameters=;erimeters=Becogni$e ;erimeters from Sets. >isabling the above setting can lead to better mesh result in some cases. /ncident" ****8 ANSA7'6662 A ne! column !ith the violation value is no! provided. Sorting the list according to this column is also possible.

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/ncident" 6*)8* Erase (E

+eamlines Applying &rase -& no! removes ,>s assigned to -&7Bep nodes for seamlines that reali$ation incorporates Beconstruct. /ncident" '('1 ANSA7)0''8

onnectivity

Auto6connect /ow, a warning appears in A/+A &nfo, in case the Connectivity"Auto6Connect"'ind nearest parts procedure finds less parts than the specified num%er. /ncident" ANSA7')0

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The representation is no! available for +eam lines and Adhesive 5ines.

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-or +potwelds, +potweld lines, +eamwelds and 0umdrops: •

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ne! setting" +cheme !ith options ,#NTA,T and ;AST&>EN#>&S defines ho! the spring nodes are connected to the ;arts mesh. the 'lange treatment  section !ith the option #uad Around ro=ection oint  has been added. The option #uad +i>e must be smaller than the step length. /ncident" ANSA7'*00'  ANSA7'*0) ANSA7'60)6

-or +eam lines no! the option LT@;&M under LOodyM section is provided in order to select bet!een LS;BEO&A1)M and LS;BEG&N& (M body t ypes. /ncident" ANSA7'6)1 SO8I9!E8

Ne! Bepresentation type is no! available for Seam Dines. This type enables the creation of a solid model of the !eld. The mesh of the connected parts is reconstructed in order to attach to the !eld.

5O8T

t is no! possible to use the existing mesh parameters in case of reconstruction performed during bolt reali$ation. This behavior is controlled by the “!se 4esh
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-RESTRESSE /5/S 5O8T

Whats Ne!

Ne! -& Bepresentation type is no! available for Oolts. This type creates a model of the Oolt that consists of AOAP
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Ne! -& Bepresentation type is no! available for Oolts. This type creates a model of the bolt that consists of solid and line elements. The Oolt head and the Oolt body are modeled using solid elements !hereas the Oolt thread is modeled using line elements.

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Ne! -& Bepresentation type is no! available for Oolts. This type creates a BA>#SS Spring bet!een the first connected flange and the rest of the connected parts. An BO#>@ element Joins the rest of the connected parts.

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Whats Ne!

Ne! -& Bepresentation type is no! available for Spot!elds. This type creates a model of a Bivet that consists of Shell elements and it models the self7piercing rivets for ,rash Analysis.

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t is no! supported the options to !hich the 4factori$ed4 min%max sheet thic:nesses can be used as !idth a nd !eld thic:ness. These options are" 9eld thic:ness definitions and 9eld thic:ness factor.

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t is no! possible to assign different set node id per op2 file. This is controlled through 9indo!s=Settings=,onnections under the Superelement tab. n addition this option can be saved as default option in the ANSA >efaults file. /ncident" ANSA7'6)(

To'o ONs

Open ?ole t is no! possible to assign ne! property for the faces%-& elements that define the inner area of the created hole.

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4odify

(aces

Support of a function to modify faces and the underlying surfaces resulting to better description of the area. The modifications ta:e place on double connectivity ,#Ns 3yello!5. There are three !ays to use it" •

;ic: a ,#Ns to Join the adJacent faces

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;ic: a combination of a ,#Ns an d a Node

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;ic: a ,#Ns and t!o points

4id.+urf"+kin 9hen the function fails due to maximum thic:ness the calculated thic:ness is printed in ANSA info !indo!. /ncident" ANSA7'*)(

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(aces

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4id.+urface"Check 4iddle +urface The comparison bet!een the solid description geometry 3faces or -& mesh5 and the middle surface mesh has been further enhanced" •

9i$ard7li:e !indo!s to easily guide the p rocess

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Dist !ith the detected solid and middle parts. anual change is possible

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>efinition of the desired deviation tolerances

At the next step the problematic areas are listed in ' categories. The errors can be handled through the list and visuali$ed !ith both the -ringe bar and the indication lines 3in purple5 on the relevant nodes. A fix is provided and a direct change can be visuali$ed on the parts. A Beset is also available.

A special tab under Folume name is available in order to give an estimation of the overall accuracy of the middle model. t compares the volume of the middle surface elements and the computation value of the volume of the solid description model.

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(aces

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Create &< Ne! function to store connectivity information bet!een faces%macros and the mesh laying on them. -or this the nterface Ooundaries entities are created. The Os can be created on ,#Ns%;erimeters by selecting either faces%macros or ,#Ns%;erimeters" •

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The option L-ilter selected itemsM filters the selected ,#Ns according to the active option. L
Beplacing parts of a model can be assisted by the >ata anagement system in combination !ith the Os.

1eplace Support of a function !hich replaces selected faces%macros !ith ANSA parts. The nterface Ooundaries entities can also be used to improve accuracy and reduce compatibility problems.

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Whats Ne!

Orient"Auto Support of a function to orientate the faces%macros positive%negative side so that all solid description parts are uniformly oriented.

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Support of the function %ase.'langesCompati%le, eCuivalent to -aces=-langes=,ompatible. /ncident" ANSA7'*6() The function %ase.laneCut4ulti is no! supported. t reflects to the -aces=;lane ,ut=ultiple G< function. /ncident" ANSA7'18 The function base.,ons;roJect is supported !hich hosts all options available thorugh the relevant G< function. /ncident" *12) Support of the function 'langesCorner4ark)* !hich corresponds to the G< function -aces=-langes=,ornerar:. /ncident" '('6 Support of the function 'langes+implify)* !hich corresponds to the G< function -unctionality -aces=-langes=Simplify. /ncident" ANSA7'('(

S"ell *es" *acros

Create &< See section Topo=-aces. Orient"Auto See section Topo=-aces

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Whats Ne!

Volumi>e"Composites 9hen the option L-ill ply drop7offsM is chec:ed the option to set pid of the created drop7 off elements is no! also provided. /ncident" ANSA7'*80( 'ill"?oles The ;lanar method has been added for the -eature Dine Holes option. /ncident" ANSA7''*6 &ntersect"&ntersect 'use anels; The options to fuse on LefinedM direction or to L;roJectM are no! also provided. /ncident" ANSA7')8)

Ele%ents

oint Cloud"3errain Special function is supported to extract mesh out of a points cloud !hich represent the terrain features. The mesh base is a circular area laying on the ?@ global plane.

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No! the Acoustics Dength ,alculator can be used to calculate the Target element length based on the freCuency 3or the number of !ave lengths into the desired element length5. This option is useful in case the !rap is intended for acoustic analysis cases.

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No! a ne! option L,reate ne! propertiesM is available to assign !rap result to ne! ;>s that correspond to the original models ;> allocation. /ncident" ANSA7'61*

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Support of the function mesh.ointCloud4esh !hich creates shell mesh elements on a cloud of points or grids.

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/ncident" ANSA7'60'* The function %ase.Volumes-etect no! provides also the option to include solid facets for the detection. /ncident" 6''(* A script function mesh.Constant@rap that creates ,onstant &lement 9rap meshes is supported. The arguments correspond to the entities to be !rapped the type of the !rap the target element length the inner volume to be !rapped the smooth factor the mode of !rap and the assigned ;>s. /ncident" 6')20

-efine"Auto -etect •

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The option to detect volumes based either on the !hole database or on the visible entities is no! provided. This protects from missing volume definitions due to hidden entities. 9hen duplicate elements or intersections or high proximity is detected a !indo! pops7up listing all these problematic locations. Then this list can be handled in order to isolate focus etc. on these locations. /ncident" 62*)' ANSA7'*)1'

Orient Ne! function !hich orientates the selected unmeshed volumes so that their positive side points to the inside.

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Tools

Whats Ne!

Cavity"?e(a -ominant -eature lines are no! also favailable for cavity mesh generator. curves &dges and perimeters. Automatic detection of feature lines based on user given feature line angle is also possible.

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Support of the functions for the ,avity tool" mesh.CavityVolume?e(a-ominant, mesh.CavityVolume?e(a&nterior, mesh.CavityVolume3etra, mesh.Cavity@rap /ncident" '(('8

E=s In'ut , Out'ut

The ,GNS polyhedral elements are no! also supported. /ncident" 620)' Support of the option to export .cgr files. The relevant script function is also supported. /ncident" ANSA7''666 &xporting in compressed .g> format is no! accelerated due to !or: in multi7thread. /ncident" 6*'8* n case of an error during output a pop up !indo! appears stating the cause of the error. /ncident" )8*'2

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In'ut

Whats Ne!

A/+A2&nput.log file is no! also available in HTD format providing easier bro!sing. •

•

•

Dog data are grouped per nclude file and are accessible via lin:s in an index list at the beginning o f the HTD report. This feature is controlled from the L+ettings"0eneral +ettings"Create 'ile &nput Analytics” option 3by default enabled5. The page is accessible at any time from !tilities"'ile &nput Analytics.

/ncident" ')0() (2* 2800 *6( 6)))8 &6deas No! input of files of type Lunv(2M is supported. /ncident" ANSA7''266 Out'ut

&6deas #utput of files of type unvB is supported. /ncident" ANSA7'22(

)eneral

The model handling has been significantly accelerated for spc7li:e entities 3ANS@S=,#NSTBAN&>=> and AbaCus=O#AB@5. /ncident" 6'*(6 Significant model handling improvement due to faster redra! of 1> elements 3BO&2 BO&) ;, ,O
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)eneral

Whats Ne!

1eference 5i%rary Ne! possibility has been introduced to load a reference database !hich !ill be used as a library for creating entities !ith specific pre7defined values. The database is loaded along !ith the ANSA defaults file. Through 9indo!s=Settings=>ec:s it is possible to specify this database lo cation.

t is necessary that the database contains entities !ith uniCue names in order to be searchable. Apply save the settings 3ANSA defaults file5 and re7launch Ansa !ith these saved defaults in order to access the option Ne! 3Bf. Dibrary5.

/ncident" 6'8*2 &lements !ith no value can no! be dra!n !ith a uniCue color in fringe bar in order to distinguish from elements !ith 0 value. This is available for most of the fringe options.

/ncident" ANSA7''0(0

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oords

Whats Ne!

?ierarchy The drag7and7drop operation is no! supported. This enables to change the reference of a coordinate according to another one by updating the Ai Oi ,i values 3!ithout changing its physical postion5. /ncident" *()(1

Ele%ents

1<, &/4A3&C CO!5&/0: •

•

The master dofs value 3B&-,5 can be controlled from the ANSA.defaults file. The !eight factors value 39Ti5 is provided in the !i$ard. /ncident" (*'6

!3&5"1emesh D- elements Support of the option to split by inserting as input value the target number of elements per each original element.

/ncident" *66() !3&5"4ass
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/uiliaries

Whats Ne!

0
This search method facilitates" •

•

•

The creation of G&Os in cases !here the search domain is difficult to be defined and #nce the search area is defined it is possible to transfer the G&Os from one model to another auto7detect for ne! connectivity and re7apply the G&Os at the exact same position. The relevant script function Auto-etectConnectivity'or0
1es 4apping Support of an option to also apply Symmetry ,opy to the source model 3Align tab5. This !ay it is possible to map results from a half model to a full 3symmetrical5 model.

/ncident" 6'8)' 6*100

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"ecs

Whats Ne!

0< +tatus Ne! option has been introduced to detect G&Os !ith status not #Q. -ix option is provided to re7apply G&O. /ncident" ANSA7''0)0 3emplates t is no! possible to have a chec: function more than once in a template !ith different options. /ncident" ANSA7'2)2 enetrations, Contacts Ne! columns in the roperty 3hickness !ser 3hickness and Contact chec: results provide information about" •

•

•

-epth)a%solute* of penetration -epth)thickness ratio* in respect to the minimum allo!ed shell distance according to their thic:ness and number of penetrated nodes. /ncident" ANSA7)2((1

Results *a''in+

No! Auto-orm .stp files for handling stamping data are supported and can be read by selecting the L7?,HANG&M format in LSourceM field of Lap BesultsM !indo!. /ncident" ANSA7'2'6

8a%inates

,olor ode options is supported for the dra!ing of layers according to aterial Thic:ness #rientation and combinations of the above. They are accessed either from 3i5 the context menu of the ,olor column header or 3ii5 from the Settings. The old type of dra!ing of layers corresponds to the 4Dayer4 mode.

4;er7;ly4 Solid Daminates and TSH&DD Daminates" 9hen in > dra! mode the solid bric:s are no! colored based on the material of the corresponding layer. /ncident" **1( ANSA7'*'2* ANSA7'*'2' 9hen the option L-ill ply drop7offsM is chec:ed the option to set pid of the created drop7off elements is no! also provided. /ncident" ANSA7'*80(

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8a%inates

Whats Ne!

9hen creating a Ne! layer 3!ithout having selected any layer in the list5 the elements of the laminate arent pre7selected any more. /ncident" 6)0'2 0enerate 1eport •

•

The ;ly name is no! also appended in the image name and the respective 9BD file in order to enrich the reported information. Ne! option to ,reate G&S file for each layer curves has been added. /ncident" 6286' 6)'*8

Dayer coloring for laminate propert ies is no! stored in ANSA comments during output and can be retreived during input. /ncident" ANSA7')82 &xporting the EO&TA sufix for all shell elements referenced by a laminate property !hen the option mat.orient is set to ;S 3even if ;SR05. /ncident" 26(8( SETs

4erge"Contents The option to delete the merged sets is no! also provided. f yes is selected the referenced entities are updated by the ne! merged set id. The relevant script function %ase.4erge+ets is also supported. /ncident" ANSA7''(66

Scri'tin+

The function to merge S&Ts %ase.4erge+ets is supported. /ncident" ANSA7''(66 0atherlements)* No! the function can also collect Solid -acets. /ncident" ANSA7)'2( Control5ist&tems/um)* Ne! function that returns the total number of items of a ,ontrol list. /ncident" ANSA7'6)(8 Control&nfo5ist&tem)* No! function collects also ;> and S> values of a ,ontrol list item. /ncident" ANSA7'6)(8 The +etView
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Scri'tin+

Whats Ne!

Tools 5rae S>ueal

Ne! tool is available as plugin. ts purpose is to facilitate the set up of >#& analysis for the &igenmodes calculation of the model using different values for pressure friction velocity temperature and different directions of motion and then offer functionality for the combined analysis of all simulations in UV. Oefore start using it it is necessary to prepare the model to be ready for output. n addition the parameters for the >#& study 3;ressure -riction Felocity Temperature >irection5 must exist as AE;ABA&T&B in the database.

Test,I%'act evice Ne! plugin is no! available to automatically induce an enforced displacement load -ositionin+ at various predefined target points through a test device.

Through this tool it is possible to" •

•

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Auto positioning of a 3est -evice onto multiple Target ;oints. Save various positions !hile 3est -evice can move directly at last saved position. #utput options related to target points considering the complete model a defined S&T item or even via transformation cards 3NA; N#>&ETBANS-#B TBS-5.

Mapping> SOL200 Ne! option for updating any aterial and ;roperty field from NASTBAN S#D200 FE Update optimi$ation results files 3.pch5.

/ncident" ANSA7'*6'(

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8a%inate onvert

Whats Ne!

Ne! tool that performs various conversions of shell and solid laminates. Generates plies of elements 3shells solids or tshells5 connected either node7to7node or !ith interface entities 3contacts beams or cohesives5.

5E/*S

OHESI
ONT/TS

The solver dec:s !here the tool is available are NASTBAN AbaCus and DS7>@NA. The available transformation types are in combination to the functionality available through the Folumi$e composites function"

/ncident" '808 *1)*6 6110* 61106 61110 6286) 6*6)8

Saety -edestrian, Interior

ositioning Ne! option L seCuence for creating filesM has been added in the Multi ;oint #ptionsM !indo! to ta:e into account the target points ids for the !riting seCuence of the target points to files. /ncident" )2(*

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Whats Ne!

N/STR/N In'ut,Out'ut

,apability to input%output files in compressed .g>ip format is no! available. /ncident" ANSA7'2'))

)eneral

'ringe plot Temperatures are no! dra!n per subcase using the &D.T&; option. /ncident" ')1(

5..SETs

?eader •

Support of the >BAT# for S9D>;B in the Oul: >ata ;arameters. /ncident" ANSA7'2**

•

The follo!ing ;arameters are no! supported"

N#G;- >OADD ;#ST&?T &,H-? F#;T SQN#B S;,#>&; ;,#>&; #;2#>&; A;-D ADSN,;, --BS #S #
>SA;BT case control command is no! supported. /ncident" ANSA7'2'28

•

No! parameter L-#DD#9QM is supported. /ncident" 61)**

•

No! erasing the value of a subcase command in the ”+u%case 5ist”  results in erasing the !hole respective line from the ”3e(t dit” !indo!. •

/ncident" ANSA7'682

?eader"5oadcase 4anager S;,-#B,&S and -#B,&S 3&D-#B,&S5 are no! supported as output reCuests. /ncident" '661 5s

4'5!&No! -D<> entities are supported defining the properties of an incompressible fluid volume for the purpose of generating a virtual mass matrix. /ncident" 260'2 6*6*6

/?I8I/RIES

-&+.4O- 'eature 5ines; The option Llotel target lengthM has been added in the #ptions Dist providing the ability to specify the length of the created plotel elements. /ncident" ANSA7''2('

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/?I8I/RIES

Whats Ne!

O<+1VA3&O/ /O-+ Support of a function to ma r: nodes and add them in S&Ts. -irst a !rapping box is created on the model !here a user7defined number of points is eCually distributed on the selected planes. Then these points are mapped on the model and according to the given tolerance the nearby nodes are considered as the most relevant and they are added in a S&T. n addition it possible to automatically create Doad ,ase points 3D,E;oints5 on these nodes.

/ncident" 6*6)( SETs

3E &DST set type is no! supported. /ncident" *)'20 6*6*6

-ro'erties


O-TISTRT

O3&+31!C3"-1+i -1+; >B&S;) ,ard in no! supported. /ncident" ANSA7'1'01

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SO8200

Whats Ne!

A ne! user friendly interface for Si$e W Topometry analysis is no! supported. t is integrated under the global Tas: anager Tool providing a handy environment for the interactive set up of S#D 200 :ey!ords. The procedure produces a ready to run S#D 200 file and the solver is called internally. The results can be vie!ed in &TA ;#ST processor !hich is called through t he same Tool. -inally the model is updated !ith the ne!7optimi$ed >esign Fariables values and is sent for a validation run.

/ncident" ANSA7'*)(( *)*2'

/a>us In'ut

9hen Cuad elements are defined !ith the same id for t!o nodes a tria is imported instead. /ncident" ANSA7'*'22 Nodes and &lements defined using the N;
Out'ut

aterial orientation is no! also exported for non7composite properties. /ncident" *)*1'

8O/s

-C!11/3 The >&,s button group. t is used to input distributed current densities in coupled thermal7electrical and coupled thermal7electrical7structural analyses or to input volume current densities in an eddy current and magnetostatic analyses. /ncident" 6'0)

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INIT.ONITIONS

Whats Ne!

'&5The fields up to 21 are no! supported. /ncident" ANSA7'*60(

/?I8I/RIES

CO/3AC3 'langes; Analytical surfaces can also be recogni$ed. /ncident" ANSA7')82 +3 The handling of Doad ,ases has been improved" –

The order can change !ith drag7and7drop operation

–

The name can be modified through the >atabase Oro!ser list

–

They appear in the output file !ith the order they are in Step anager. /ncident" ANSA7'6200

+3 AGN&T#STAT, in no! supported . This option is used to indicate that the step should be analy$ed as a magnetostatic load step. &D&,TB#AGN&T, in no! supported . This option is used to calculate the lo!7freCuency electromagnetic response of a system. ,#<;D&> T&;&BATS;DA,&&NT &D&,TB,AD option is added. /ncident" 6'0) +3 Ne! analyses types" >@NA, T&;&BATS;DA,&&NT This option is used to indicate that a dynamic coupled thermal7stress analysis is to be performed using explicit integration. /ncident" 6)10* 13/+ Assistant; The default parameters have been changed so as to create a ,D#A> in ST&; 1 and a fixed O#AB@ in ST&; 2. 9hen a fixed O#AB@ is defined for ST&; 2 the ,D#A>s are reset 3#;RN&95 in this step. /ncident" ANSA7'*)(

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-ro'erties

Whats Ne!

&lement types for displacement electric potential and temperature field are no! supported through the P)>E option of the T@;& optional1 and optional2 fields of S#D>ES&,T#N properties card. Supported element types are" P)>' P)>6 P)>( P)>(H P)>(B P)>(BH P)>10 P)>10H P)>20 P)>20H P)>20B P)>20BH. /ncident" 6'0)

*aterials

K#<,TFT@ in no! supported. This option is used to define electrical conductivity for coupled thermal7electrical and coupled thermal7electrical7structural elements in coupled thermal7electrical and coupled thermal7electrical7structural analyses. This option is also used to define electrical conductivity for electromagnetic elements in eddy current analysis. /ncident" 6'0)

8S9;N/ ataase 5ro$ser

/O- 5ist" 1eference t is no! possible to report any nodes used by ABOAGEB&-&B&N,&EG&#&TB@ :ey!ord. /ncident" ANSA7'0()

In'ut

9hen the node definition is missing fro m the N#>&> field of ;ABTEN&BTA a ne! node !ith this id is created. /ncident" *(8)8

)eneral

'ringe plot t is no! supported the dra!ing of 5.34B option for" D#A>ETH&BADEFABAOD&E&D&&NTESH&DD D#A>ETH&BADEFABAOD&E&D&&NTES#D> D#A>ETH&BADEFABAOD&E&D&&NTETSH&DD The NTADET&;&BATETH&BADEFABAOD& can also be dra!n using the options NT T&; and D#A> T&; accordingly. /ncident" 6*')1 ANSA7''0*

ONSTR/INE CO/+31A&/-"/-212
The performance in execution of the function has been improved. /ncident" ANSA7''18*

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Whats Ne!

ONSTR/INE A-A3&V&3E

Support of the :ey!ord ,#NSTBAN&>EA>A;TFT@ under ne! button. /ncident" 6**61 -ro'erties

Support of the ,ohesive &lements under the property card of type S&,T#NE,#H&SF& and &D-#Bs 18 20 21 and 22. /ncident" 62((1 ANSA7'0'2'

*aterials

•

•

Support of the #ptional ,ard 6 for AT)6 /AT)6 ATE)7 ;ABA&T&BEOABDAT The ATE2') is no! supported /ncident" ANSA7'*)11 ANSA7'*)26

-/*9R/SH )eneral

Speed up in rotation of BO#>@ % T#,# entities. /ncident" ANSA7'668

/?I8I/RIES

CO/31O5 The option #S@#
-ro'erties

TSH&DD element type is supported. ,an be defined through the ;ABT AT@;& option. ;ABT AT@;&RTSH&D can use only aterial 1 61 or 162 !hich are also supported no!. /ncident" 118'* 6266 22'6)

*aterials

aterial 126 no! supports also the options AD;HA &D and ,,. /ncident" ANSA7'66*

R/IOSS In'ut

>uring input if the %atabase the input log message is printed" L9arning" imported
Out'ut

%B&-STA related file can be output through the L#utput B&-STA -ilesM option in the “4iscellaneous” tab of “Output arameters” !indo!. /ncident" ANSA7'*260

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/uiliaries

Whats Ne!

1es.4ap The field Thic: of %NSH&%&;S;E- is no! handled during results mapping. /ncident" 612'* ngine Support of the %#
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The complete definition of %;ABT :ey!ord is no! supported !ith the inclusion of Lsu%set2&-M and L3hick M fields. /ncident" ANSA7)((*) Support of the Badioss 1) fields sect NTB D1 D2 of %;B#;%T@;&1(3NTEO&A5 /ncident" ANSA7'66') Support of the field &drill for shell properties %;B#;%T@;&1 3SH&DD5 and %;B#;%T@;&8 3SHE#BTH5. /ncident" ANSA7'6)06

E8E*ENTs

Foint Assistant A ne! Assistant function is provided for the creation of Joint entities consisting of springs and%or rigid bodies. t is divided in follo!ing sub assistants" •

Generic Bigid ,onnection

•

Generic >amper ,onnection

•

Generic Spring ,onnection

•

Generic Spring7;ulley ,onnection

•

Generic Qinematic ,onnection

•

Generic &lasto7Qinematic ,onnection /ncident" ANSA7''882 ANSA7''88)

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/?I8I/RIES

Whats Ne!

CO/31O5"CO/31O5;"1'+3A The %Befsta related file can no! be nput updated and deleted through the respective LNS&BT -D&M L#>-@ -D&M L>&D&T& -D&M buttons. /ncident" ANSA7'*260

S/(ET;

Seatbelt=;arameters" Generic type" 1> Seatbelt &lement Type",ylindrical Joint is no! supported for the ain ;art.

Generic type" 1> W 2> Seatbelts Ne! &lement Types" M;ulleyM LSpring 'M LSpring ' W ;ulleyM LSpring 1)M are no! supported for main ;art71> as also Starting and &nding ;arts. LSpring ' W ;ulleyM option creates an element t ype Spring ' follo!ed by a ;ulley.

Generic type" 2> Seatbelt Ne! option L,onnecting &lemM supports the creation of Springs type 1) instead of only rigid bodies as Starting%&nding ;arts. /ncident" ANSA7'*666 ANSA7'*6 ANSA7'*68 ANSA7'*(8' ANSA7'6)'8 Scri'tin+

Ne! function Add3o1ds+u%set)* is supported !hich adds properties to Subset. /ncident" ANSA7'626'

/NS;S E8E*ENTs

Foint Assistant The default selection method is changed to feature area selection. /ncident" ANSA7''61*

/?I8I/RIES

CO/3AC3"Assistant ;ilot option is no! added as ,ontact Type in ,ontact Assistant. /ncident" 62(''

-ER*/S S;STE*

A1A431"/A4 Ne! ;arameter to set ;&BAS System name. /ncident" ANSA7'*1) 7/+314A++ The :ey!ord is no! supported. /ncident" ANSA7))201

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Whats Ne!

5+3A3

8O/IN)

No! the X&DSTAT& T&; :ey!ord is supported. /ncident" ANSA7'2*68

(8ENT In'ut

9hen importing it is no! possible to select !hether to read the intern al O,s in ANSA as properties or not. /ncident" 6'1*

O'en(O/* The version ).0.x is no! also supported.

In'ut,Out'ut

/ncident" 6*()8 Open'oam Check4esh

"ecs

A ne! option for mesh deviation from Symmetry;lane boundary condition is no! also supported. /ncident" '*(2* t is no! possible to define either Symmetry or Symmetry;lane boundary conditions in shell property cards.

-ro'erties

/ncident" ANSA7'*(18

*olde3 Out'ut

n case the file extension of the specified output file is not consistent !ith the selected output format 3i.e if the given extension is not .msh for oldex)>%Shell or .mfe for oldex)>%Solid5 output fails and a !arning !indo ! pops up. /ncident" )62

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Whats Ne!

=INETIS 5odies

'le( -lex Oodies are no! supported to bring a more realistic behavior in simulations. Ne! !i$ard is introduced for the definition of flex bodies !here it is possible to" • •

>efine ne! flex bodies by importing modal reduced files 3.mnf .mtx .flx5 ,onvert existing bodies to flex by importing modal reduced files 3.mnf .mtx .flx5 9ith the !i$ard type interface important tas:s li:e the positioning of the flex body its connectivity !ith other entities of the model and the submission of modal initial conditions are performed clearly.

/ncident" *)*2 Foints"Comple( The option 4floatingEorient4 for ;ointTo,urve Joints 3depending on snapEtoEcurve option5 has been added. 9hen activated apart from the for!ard direction of the body of the ;ointTo,urve Joint that al!ays need to be tangent to the curve additionally the lateral direction !ill al!ays stay perpendicular to the curve and on the curves plane /ncident" ANSA7'66*(

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Whats Ne!

'le( 3ools Ne! interface tool is supported for the exploration of modal reduced files 3.mnf .mtx .flx5. This enables to" •

vie! the full contents of modal reduced files and visuali$e their mode shapes.

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compare t!o different modal reduced files

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transform a modal reduced file 3translate rotate symmetry transform5 and output it as a ne! file convert a modal reduced file by changing its file format units and invariants

/ncident" ANSA7'6202 -ata G Huation Ne! entities of QNE>ATA and QNE&PATA it is possible to define arrays and matrices. 9ith QNE&P
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Whats Ne!

*OR-H 5oes

5oad"Visi%le Din:ed boxes can no! be auto7loaded along !ith the original ones. /ncident" 62*'(

ontrols

Constraints The button has been relocated to -irect 4orphing group of functions.

irect *or'"in+

-'4 t is no! possible to select hot points of curves as fro$en bounds. /ncident" '60'

irect *or'"in+

Constraints"'lange ntroduction of a ne! option to control the flanges !hen morphing ta:es place. The flange gap can be either preserved or acCuire a specific distance value. •

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The flanged areas are defined in respect to ho! the parts are going to be morphed by providing the appropriate transition area.

9hen the -lange is morphed through >- or >esign ,hange tools the contact area retains the defined distance.

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irect *or'"in+

Whats Ne!

-esign Change ntroduction of a ne! tool to modify the 3i5 position of a part !hile adapting to its neighbors or 3ii5 change the cross section of an area !hile the transition area absorbs the change smoothly. -urthermore the >esign ,hange provides the follo!ing capabilities" •

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>uring the definition of a design change the ,onstraints are automatically detected and they can be easily selected to be included 3e.g. -lange constraint5. Application of a >esign ,hange on a symmetrical part through the odel Oro!ser.

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Storage in a >ata anagement path for further implementations.

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anagement of design changes in the S> console.

HE?/ 58O= t is no! supported the creation of hexabloc: models !ith compatible meshes at periodic boundaries. ;re7reCuisites for this are"
/ncident" ANSA7')20

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/ssociation

Whats Ne!

dges"ro=ect to dges Support of a mechanism to easily create hybrid meshes by connecting hexabloc: mesh !ith unstructured mesh on geometry. The option is called 4,onnect Nodes to ,#NS4. n addition associating the Hexabloc: edge to the shape of the underlying ,#NS this option !ill also automatically paste the hexabloc: nodes on the ;erimeters of the macros ensuring full connectivity.

/ncident" '6110

Scri'tin+ The utils.essenger class has been introduced in order to give better handling and more flexibility in printing messages. Some of the capabilities are" 1. HTD printing 2. The ability to cut all the h ard coded prints from sho!ing in the nfo !indo!. #nly the python programmers prints through the messenger obJect !ill be sho!n. ). The ability to direct prints to the terminal 3stdout5 only '. The ability to collect all the prints into a buffer 3python list5 ore information is available under the utils module in LANSA W &TA ;ython A;M available in Help = >ocumentation ndex /ANSA7''02 All ;ython script functions processing .xslx files such as ?lsx,reate35 for example no! operate in 6nogui mode as !ell. /ncident" 6'21* 6)6(* ;ressing SH-TYO on a user script button the script editor opens !ith the corresponding code. /ncident" )10)' Constants A ne! constant ansa.guit:.constants.blan: is no! supported. This constant can be used to chec: !hether the value returned from a O,Dine&dit O,Dine&ditnt or O,Dine&dit>ouble field is valid or blan:. /ncident" ANSA7')1

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lugin 4anager t is no! possible to add a directory !ith plugins to load them. This is done through the Availa%le tab. /ncident" ANSA7'661( +nap+hot)* -our ne! arguments have been added to modify the foreground color of snapshots" •

fBed " sets the red foreground color component

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fGreen " sets the green foreground color component

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fOlue " sets the blue foreground color component

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autoEtextEcolor " sets !hether the foreground 3text5 color !ill be changed if it is similar to the bac:ground /ncident" ANSA7''6*6

Ne! obJect %ase.-raw4ode)* and function %ase.-ra4ode5ist)* have been added to enable definition and listing of user defined d ra! modes. t affects shells faces or solid fa cets. /ncident" ANSA7''0(' Ne! script function 0ather'aces for the selection of -aces ta:ing into account the options of -eature Angle Selection Tool. Available in python and betascript. /ncident" ANSA7''(60 The function to solate outer and inner entities of visible model is supported under the name mesh.&solate+kin. /ncident" *'(1 The ;> offset argument 4A. /ncident" ANSA7'*226

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)no!n *ro+lems resolved

3. =no$n -role%s resolved in v17.0.0 )eneral -resentation -ara%eters @(11A

,ases !here moving the >etail on >emand slider !ould occasionally result in not dra!ing ,O
Tools

irectory field appeared as empty.

/ncident" ANSA7'')6

/ncident" 6''2 ANSA7'1828

/ Translators Translator !ould fail to t ranslate both ,ATA v' v' and ,ATA v* files per folder through command line. /ncident" ANSA7'182

/ I%'ort , E'ort I%'ort

3ranslators CA3&A •

Specific case !here file translation resulted in bad topology. /ncident" 6'(*'%ANSA7'200* ''161% ANSA7201 *28*% ANSA7))*))

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,ases of missing or disconnected faces and pasted cons after translation. /ncident" ANSA7'*1 ANSA7'*1*6 **1(% ANSA7)*102 6'('% ANSA7'2020

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Specific cases !here a redundant large spherical face !as created. /ncident" **11 ANSA7)6((

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,ases !here a !here huge face !as created upon translation. /ncident" ***12 ANSA7)*)1

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Translation of specific file resulted in geometry errors !ith redundant large surfaces. /ncident" *1*21 ANSA7)2*')


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I%'ort

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,ases !here activation of 4Bead -eature4 option !ould lead to unexpected termination. /ncident" 6*6 ANSA7'26*0

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,ases !here surfaces of a model !ere transferred !ith a different length and sometimes at a different location. /ncident" 2*102 ANSA71*000

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&rroneous translation of ,ATA F*76B2012 F*76B2012 S;' files especially in case of models !ith offset or revolution surfaces. /ncident" ')12' ANSA720)2

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Specific case !here file translation led to unexpected termination. /ncident" ANSA7''1(1

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,ases !here geometric features 3e.g. holes5 !ould fail to be translated. /ncident" *2*80 ANSA7))260

3ranslators 3ranslators +olid@orks Specific case !here file translation resulted in geometry errors at specific locations. /ncident" *(*0( ANSA7)'6) 3ranslators 3ranslators roGngineer )3C Creo lementsGarametric*
Specific case !here file translation resulted in bad topology. /ncident" 6*6*2 ANSA7'2*6*

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,ases !here translation of specific files led the ,T7based translator to unexpected termination on 9indo!s machines. /ncident" 6)8* ANSA7'1)6(

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,ases !here translation of parasolid files led to unexpected termination. /ncident" ANSA7''''0


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I%'ort


3ranslators 3ranslators /I •

Specific file translation resulted in database !ith several geometry errors. /ncident" 280*1 ANSA71''6

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Specific case !here upon file loading the ,T7based translator !as unexpectedly terminated. /ncident" 62'*1 ANSA7'02*'

)I (ile *ana+er

,ases !here boo:mar:s !ere erroneously sorted. /ncident" 6**12 ANSA7'2'60

Hel' !indo$

&xternal .pdf files could not be opened through the http addre sses in ANSA >ocumentation ndex !indo!. /ncident" ANSA7')00

Selection O'tions Toolar

'eature +election ;reviously used -eature Selection options 3e.g -eature Angle etc.5 !ere disregarded upon creating a S&T from an entity card field using the 4Z4 sign. /ncident" **1' ANSA7)*06

ataase 5ro$ser

n AOAPec: the 4magn4 field of the ,D#A>s list !as not properly updated after creating ne! ,D#A>s from the odule Outtons. /ncident" ''(82 ANSA72(21'

onnections B /sse%ly )eneral

-& Bepresentation !as erased upon editing connectivity fields !ithout any modification of the connectivity though. /ncident" ANSA7'28*

/sse%ly

Convert " ' to Cnctn ts ec: the %Subsets !ere not identified as connectivity entities. /ncident" ANSA7'622


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/sse%ly


Convert " ' to +eamlineG Adhesive ,ases !here converting BA>#SS79&D> to a connection line !ould n ot !or:. /ncident" ANSA7'621

onnection *ana+er

Beapplying or erasing mesh depended connections !ould lead to erroneously calculated nodal thic:ness of connectivity parts. /ncident" 6'((0 ANSA7'202* >efined Tooltips !ould not be displayed. /ncident" ANSA7'60))

,ases !here the connections list !as hidden 3acCuiring $ero height5. /ncident" ANSA7'*'(8 S'ot$elds

,ases !here erasing the -& Bepresentation of connections that lost their status due to mesh reconstruct after reali$ation resulted in problematic mesh that contained holes. /ncident" *22) ANSA7)6*6 Specific cases !here erasing the -& Bepresentation deleted shell elements belonging to connected parts. /ncident" *(062 ANSA7)1'1 &B2 connection created from L,onvert -& to ,nctn ;tsM ;D#T&D elements !ere not deleted. /ncident" '(8* ANSA7)0(00 '4'A32+O3 Beali$ation of rivets did not ta:e into account the material values in order to create the nner and #uter Nugget $ones ma terials !hen ;&BAS !as the active dec:. /ncident" ANSA7'*6')

/d"esive (aces

Specific cases !here upon reali$ation distorted H&?As !ere created.

/d"esive 8ines

,ases !here for H&?A ,onnections !ith $ero Height the Specify Gap field !as ignored.

/ncident" ANSA7'6660

/ncident" ANSA7'62(0 1<6?IA61<
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Specific cases of insufficient Cuality of HAs on overlap seam!elds. /ncident" ANSA7''(10

5olts

Bigid body dependency !as created upon reali$ation of bolt elements in ;A,BASH and BA>#SS >ec:s. /ncident" ANSA7'6*6) iameter of bolts !as deviating from the head diameter set upon reali$ation. /ncident" '*')', ANSA72(61( ependency issues due to the N,#G of the BO#>@ used by the Oolt body elements. /ncident" ANSA7'6((1

)E5s , onnectors

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,onnector reali$ation created Bigid >ependency error in Badioss. /ncident" ANSA7'*(2(

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*odel 5ro$ser The icons of Subsystems !ere missing from the list !hile s!itching to -lat vie! did not !or: properly in terms of their contents display. /ncident" ANSA7'6)(0 Re'lace -art

,ases !here upon replacing a part the BO&2 elements defined by set !ere erroneously re7created. /ncident" *820 ANSA7)()0(

o%'are o%'are Re'ort

#nly specific identified differences !ere exported to the .txt files used for the creation of the Beport. /ncident" 6)((6 ANSA7'1288

ata *ana+e%ent )eneral

Specific case of memory build up upon s!itching configurations. /ncident" ANSA7'')0

D 5ro$ser

The properties and attributes of S;>B Dibrary tems !ere not displayed !hen ANSA !as connected to S;>B. /ncident" 61()' ANSA7)8(2

CAD to A!SA #ptions for handling the > ;ath !ere missing in 4Select > path4 !indo! used to select a specific > path for ,A> to ANSA. /ncident" 6*('1 ANSA7'200 ,ases !here upon translation process !ith number of parallel JobsR0 extra variant conditions !ere created. /ncident" ANSA7')0' Scri'tin+

%ase.+ave1epresentation)*  through the script function only one of them !as saved. /ncident" 6*)0 ANSA7'2)1*

To'o (aces

-elete ,ases !here deleting a face of a macro !ould delete the mesh of a fro$en neighboring macro. /ncident" 6)0 ANSA7'012

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'use ro(imities;

(aces

-unction application did not give the expected result on spherical surfaces. /ncident" *1008% ANSA7)21(2 6'881% ANSA7'2101

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-unction resulted in unsatisfying result in T7Junction fillets !ith triangular faces. /ncident" 2'0*) ANSA71')'6

Suraces

(trude +weep G 0lide; -unction application resulted in erroneous orientation of the faces. /ncident" 616'6 ANSA7)86(

/uiliaries

Cross +ections •

,ases of erroneous behavior or ANSA ceasing to respond upon extraction of ;bxS&,T for both L#ldM and LNe!M NASTBAN Bestrictions. /ncident" *80*) ANSA7)()2

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,alculation of ,ross Sections /,ut ulticut or substitution of shells !ith Oeams /Beinforcement to Oeam !ould ignore the Nodal Thic:ness of the shell elements !herever specified and use ;roperty thic:ness instead. /ncident" *('6( ANSA7)')*

Cross +ections 4ulticut; •

,ases !here Geometrical Besults in ,ross Section items !ere affected as the seCuence of segments !as not maintained during calculations. /ncident" ANSA7'*((2

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,ases !here upon application on geometry ANSA !ould cease to respond. /ncident" 2*00* ANSA71'8'1

Scri'tin+

CreateCircleoints)* The function did not add the generated curves to the current ;art. /ncident" ANSA7'0(8

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S"ell *es" )eneral

&D.TH,Q vie! and 4>ra! shell as solid4 did not have the same behavior regarding $ero nodal thic:nesses. /ncident" 6'*)8, ANSA7'1()

"ecs

enetration " &ntersections Specific cases !here -ix ntersections !ould lead to unexpected termination. /ncident" ANSA7')('8 enetration " roperty 3hickness &rroneous self7penetrations 3same ;>5 !ere detected !hen thic:ness !as bigger than the element length. /ncident" KLB, ANSA7)'((( 4esh " 4esh #uality Shell max length value in Puality ,riteria !as not saved. /ncident" ANSA7'*8

S"ell *es"

&ntersect +olid -escription; ,ases !here function application !ith option Lnflate distanceM activated led to unexpected termination. /ncident" ANSA7'***

Ele%ents

Offset Copy; -unction application on laminate shells did not :eep layer contents. /ncident" 6*06 ANSA7'2602

Scri'tin+

/earlements)* -unction returned entities out of tolerance. /ncident" 1868, ANSA710)()

-efine Auto -etect; •

Folumes !ere erroneously detected or not detected at all due to penetrated areas. /ncident" *)061% ANSA7))60' 6)2()%ANSA7)8(00 ANSA7))*

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Specific case !here function application reCuired an excessive amount of time. /ncident" )2'0 ANSA7188((

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nstructured 3etra 1apid *es" ,ases !here meshing !ith ,riterion LAOAP
/ncident" 6)')1 ANSA7'0868 •

Bemeshing of many volumes reCuired an excessive amount of time in the case of many si$e boxes. /ncident" 6086' ANSA7)820)

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Folume generation !ith L-orce 2 ro!s in thin !allsM option activated resulted in insufficient mesh Cuality !ith flat elements or clusters of small elements 3especially at thin !all areas5 !hile process needed a significant amount of time or 7in some cases7 memory !as overloaded.

/ncident" *''(*%ANSA7)'*(' *88)6%ANSA7)('*2 6')8%ANSA7'1826 *(8 %ANSA7)(' ?e(a &nterior Specific cases !here volume mesh generation failed displaying the message L&rror :ernel '1M and L&rror :ernel *M. /ncident" ANSA7'**( ?e(a oly ,ases !here mesh generation resulted in unconnected mesh during output. /ncident" 6'') ANSA7'1)8 Structured *es"

(trude Specific cases !here upon activation of 4
5atc" *es"

5ayers ,ases !here layers failed to connect to acros. /ncident" ANSA7'*)2'

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4esh Void Areas; •

,ases !here excessive memory !as reCuired for large models. /ncident" *()6 ANSA7)620

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The chec: !ould not be executed !hen called by script. /ncident" 6''1) ANSA7'1686

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,ases of overlapping volume mesh due to problematic Folume auto7detection. /ncident" 6)))6 ANSA7'0(8(

4esh /egative Volume; ,ases !here -ix !ould lead to unexpected termination. /ncident" ANSA7'*1'1 Tools

?e(treme Application in 9indo!s #S !ould lead to unexpected termination.

/ncident" 6)*(6 ANSA7'10() ANSA7')' Cavity ?e(a dominant; •

-unction application !ith Ouffer $ones value set to 1 led to unexpected termination. /ncident" ANSA7'*88'

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Specific case !here function application !ith Ouffer $ones value set to 2 resulte# in +!+ )easing t res%n#. /ncident" 61820 ANSA7)8800

5atc" *es"in+ 5* *ana+er

Specific case !here surf meshing of the model led to unexpected termination. /ncident" 20( ANSA7161(

E=s Out'ut

nformation 4-B#&NE>%E>&D&T&%E&D&&NT" @&S4 !as not output in case the option 4names as plain comment4 !as activated. /ncident" ANSA7'''06

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Out'ut


)eneral

Tooltips defined in certain General and &dit cards !ould not be displayed. /ncident" ANSA7'60))

"ecs

4assless /odes The chec: !ould not !or: in odel execution mode. /ncident" 6*0' ANSA7'21)2

Cross Sections

,alculation of A? and TP ST--N&SS as !ell as shear stiffness values for Q2) and Q1) in AOAP
Ele%ents

!3&5 " 4ass
The Settings and Target ;arameters !ould not be stored. /ncident" ANSA7'*2'*

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;ressing the L&nterM Qey !ould automatically exit the !indo!. /ncident" ANSA7'*2''

Scri'tin+

,ases !here an unexpected termination occurred on some built7in library functions !ith obJect instances subclassed f rom ansa.base.&ntity. /ncident" ANSA7''(*0

Saety -edestrian

,ases !here the bumper corner calculated by the Gauge procedure 3&, ;roposal5 had a small distance from the actual point. /ncident" 620(' ANSA7'000 A gap !as generated bet!een the offset of OSBD3child $one5 and the OD&%9A> 1000 in &< ;hase 1%2 mar:ing. /ncident" ANSA7''8(

N/STR/N In'ut

Specific case !here upon input of file containing ,ross Section data ANSA ceased to respond. /ncident" **02 ANSA7)*'(

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In'ut


,ases !here upon reading .nas files of a long format output unread lines for each ;D#A>' !ould occur. /ncident" ANSA7'608 s but occasionally !ould acCuire existing ;>s of the model. /ncident" *8202 ANSA7)8) 9hen O,#NTA,TR0 in Nastran Header it !as read as blan: during file input. /ncident" ANSA7''2(

Out'ut

;AN&D and &B; ;AN&D :ey!ords !ere not output !ith a name as comment. /ncident" ANSA7'*0**

ataase 5ro$ser

ND#;TS and Header entities could not be transferred from the reference library accessed through the context menu of database bro!ser. /ncident" 61)** ANSA7'6180

E8E*ENTs

+?55 Orient %y dge; ,ases !here applying the function resulted in inconsistent orientation of shell elements. /ncident" *'0 ANSA7)'8*

5.. SETs

3?14A5 Convection " Coupled; Specific cases !here if the companion region of the ,onvection Thermal Doadset edit card !as of type 4)d elem4 an unexpected termination occurred. /ncident" ANSA7'68(

/?I8I/RIES CO/3AC3 CO/3AC3;

Some options !ere missing from the context menu of entities in ,#NTA,T !indo!. /ncident" ANSA7'*01

8S9;N/ In'ut

,ases of missing trias upon input due to the existence of a blan: fourth node. /ncident" ANSA7'*8((

Out'ut

&rroneous output of &D&&NTESH&DDEO&TA :ey!ord !hen LThic:nessM option in the iscellaneous tab !as activated. /ncident" 6'002 ANSA7'1)81 Specific cases !here due to previously erroneous output input and positioning a mechanism in ;rimer !ould lead to unexpected termination. /ncident" )(18 ANSA72)66*

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Out'ut


&rroneous output and input of ;rimer comments. /ncident" '**)0 ANSA72(6 Shells !ith ;S R 0 !ere output a s &D&&NTESH&DD instead of &D&&NTESH&DDEO&TA. /ncident" 6*62 ANSA7'26'6

)eneral

ncompatibility of ATE0(8 !ith solid properties that resulted in error message upon assigning the material to a solid property. /ncident" ANSA7'68'( ,#H&SF& penta elements !ere numbered discordantly than normal solid penta. /ncident" ANSA7'66**

INITI/8

+31++ +?55G+3; NTADESTB&SSESH&DDES&T entity !ould be created even if the selected S&T did not contain SH&DD elements. /ncident" ANSA7'6))6

ONSTR/INE +?B+5

Selection of solid nodes that belonged to a volume !as not feasible upon ,#NSTBAN&>ESH&DDET#E S#D> Qey!ord definition. /ncident" ANSA7'*8*1 /?I8I/RIES

-A3AATAOAS&EHST#B@EO&A could not be assigned on a beam created automatically from the ,onnection anager for a ,O&A body. /ncident" ANSA7'**6

Scri'tin+

%ase.Createntity)* The function !ould not create ) Node S&G&NTs. /ncident" ANSA7''620

-/*9R/SH In'ut

&N>ES&D#S)> :ey!ord in cases of reading lines !ith length = (0 characters !ithout a continuation character. /ncident" ANSA7')*2

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/a>us Out'ut

-ile output !ith ;ABA&T&Bs !ithin :ey!ords associated !ith ST&; led to unexpected termination. /ncident" ANSA7'6(

)eneral

&rroneous visuali$ation of aterial orientation !hen cylindrical and spherical coordinate system !ere used. /ncident" ANSA7''62

"ecs

Cohesive Orientation f more than one area of problematic elements existed in a group of connected elements occasionally only one of the problematic areas !as reported. /ncident" ANSA7''22*

R/IOSS In'ut

Out'ut

%,@DEK#NT definition !ould not be output. /ncident" ANSA7'***6 &rroneous output format of %TH%,@DEK# definition. /ncident" ANSA7'***( &rroneous calculation of trailing decimals of total thic:ness of composites properties %;rop%Type11. /ncident" 6221(% ANSA7'010' ANSA7'616

)eneral

After offsetting the ids of %Subsets from the %Submodel card the referenced subsetE> field of the Ansa ;roperty card did not get updated. /ncident" ANSA7'*2)

/?I8I/RIES +C3&O/

-or the ,ross Section definition the value of field a 3alpha5 could not exceed 1. /ncident" ANSA7'616' +C3&O/ Assistant; >efinition of the cutting plane for the section at the >efine ,utting ;lane step !as inaccurate !hile selection of fields Global ?  or Docal nertia Axis did not re sult in the creation of a section. /ncident" *(*82 ANSA7)*1

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/NS;S /?I8I/RIES CO/3AC3 CO/3AC3;

Some options !ere missing from the context menu of entities in ,#NTA,T !indo!. /ncident" ANSA7'*01

-ER*/S Settings of X-
Out'ut

/ncident" ANSA7'0*8 %ase.Outputermas)*

Scri'tin+

issing 4outputEelementEthic:ness4 argument for exporting files !ith element thic:ness.

/ncident" '880* ANSA7)1'2*

O'en(O/* Transport !ould erroneously change to thermophysical in incompressible cases !hen &nergy !as enabled. /ncident" ANSA7'*0(

O-TISTRT ;AN&D and &B; ;AN&D :ey!ords !ere not output !ith a name as comment.

Out'ut

/ncident" ANSA7'*0**

=INETIS In'ut, Out'ut ,ases !here inactive bodies !ere erroneously input or output as active upon import or export of .cmd files respectively.

/ncident" ANSA7'6()6 Si%ulation

,ases !here upon stopping the simulation !ith error the
=INC5O; list

Check -unction !ould erroneously chec: the deactivated bodies of a model as !ell. /ncident" ANSA7'*28

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