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HyperWorks
10.0 Release Notes

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HyperWorks
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HyperMesh
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1993-2009; MotionSolve
2002-2009;
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Player
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Table of Contents
Introduction
HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes ........................................................................................................... 1
Software and Hardware Release Notes ................................................................................................. 3
Altair Licensing Release Notes............................................................................................................... 6
Finite Element Meshing and Modeling
HyperMesh 10.0 Release Notes........................................................................................................... 11
HyperCrash 10.0 Release Notes.......................................................................................................... 23
Multi-body Dynamics Modeling
MotionView 10.0 Release Notes .......................................................................................................... 29
Solvers
RADIOSS 10.0 Release Notes............................................................................................................. 31
MotionSolve 10.0 Release Notes ......................................................................................................... 45
OptiStruct 10.0 Release Notes............................................................................................................. 49
Post-processing, Data Analysis, and Math Scripting
HyperView 10.0 Release Notes............................................................................................................ 60
HyperGraph 10.0 Release Notes ......................................................................................................... 72
HyperView Player 10.0 Release Notes ................................................................................................ 79
HyperMath 10.0 Release Notes ........................................................................................................... 81
Study and Optimization
HyperStudy 10.0 Release Notes .......................................................................................................... 82
Data Management and Process Automation
Data Manager 10.0 Release Notes ...................................................................................................... 85
Process Manager 10.0 Release Notes................................................................................................. 88
ScriptView 10.0 Release Notes............................................................................................................ 89
Manufacturing Environments
HyperForm 10.0 Release Notes........................................................................................................... 90
HyperXtrude 10.0 Release Notes......................................................................................................... 93
HyperXtrude Solver 10.0 Release Notes ............................................................................................. 95
Molding 10.0 Release Notes ................................................................................................................ 97

Solver Interfaces
RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format) and OptiStruct Solver Interfaces - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes.. 98
RADIOSS (Block Format) Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes ................................ 103
Abaqus Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes ............................................................. 106
ANSYS Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes ............................................................. 110
LS-DYNA Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes.......................................................... 113
MADYMO Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes ......................................................... 117
Nastran Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes............................................................. 119
PAM-CRASH 2G Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes.............................................. 121
PERMAS Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes .......................................................... 124
CFD Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes .................................................................. 125
HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes 1
Proprietary Information of Altair Engineering.
HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes
HyperWorks
, The Platform for Innovation, is built on a foundation of design optimization,

performance data management, and process automation. HyperWorks is an enterprise simulation
solution for rapid design exploration and decision-making. As one of the most comprehensive CAE
solutions in the industry, HyperWorks provides a tightly integrated suite of best-in-class tools for
modeling, analysis, optimization, visualization, reporting, and performance data management.
Leveraging a revolutionary pay-for-use token-based business model, HyperWorks delivers
increased value and flexibility over other software licensing models. Firmly committed to an open-
systems philosophy, HyperWorks continues to lead the industry with the broadest interoperability to
commercial CAD and CAE solutions.
HyperWorks 10.0 is the new version of Altairs CAE software suite. It includes many new features and
several new applications. Highlights are:

Revolutionary Business Model Enriching the value of the HWU in every release
HyperMath a brand new product for numerical computation and data analysis
Personal PBS a new tool for job submission and monitoring
More HyperWorks enabled partners in safety, multi-body dynamics simulation
Solver price reduction fluid-structure solutions now 35% lower price

The Power to Solve All the solver functionality to solve the toughest problems
RADIOSS adds powerful new capabilities for NVH modeling and analysis
RADIOSS adds heat transfer analysis solution
RADIOSS adds new fast parabolic tetrahedral element for speed and accuracy
Improved composites capabilities for both implicit and explicit analysis
New contact formulations greatly improve HyperForm for metal forming
MotionSolve now enables hydraulic co-simulation and advanced tire modeling
Speed and scalability improvement for parallel computation

First-to-market Innovations What you have come to expect from Altair
Optimization for combined structural and multi-body dynamics in OptiStruct
Reliability-based design optimization module now available in HyperStudy
Optimization now available for fatigue life and damage considerations
New acoustic optimization, and combined thermal/mechanical optimization

Let Engineers be Engineers - Faster modeling/visualization tools, easier to use
HyperMesh extends meshing dominance with:
New tetrahedral and hexahedral meshing algorithms
New mesh flow algorithm for enhanced orthogonal surface meshes
Extensions to mid-surface algorithms for complex thin solids
2 HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes
Proprietary Information of Altair Engineering
CFD meshing improvements, user profile, and post-processing capabilities
Beam visualization 1-D elements now viewable as 3-D objects
New HyperMesh browser and GUI functionality greatly improves ease-of-use
HyperCrash adds quality checker and dummy positioner to support First Technology (FTSS)
models
Completely updated HyperMesh tutorials, users and reference guides
Extended set of interactive, self-paced learning guides

Make Better Decisions Data mining, visualization and analysis tools
HyperMath now available for mathematical analysis tasks
Improved data mining, evaluation and rating modules in HyperStudy
Polar plots, advanced load case super-positioning, envelope tracing added to HyperView
New web-based dashboard module for Altair Data Manager

Interoperability Tools Break out of the CAD dependency loop
Significant improvements to all our CAD/CAE interfaces a very long list
HyperMorph enhancements make exercising/optimizing the CAE model easy
Improved smoothing of topology and topography results for design generation
HyperShape/CATIA design evaluation and interpretation improvements
ScriptView a new product available for custom script/Tcl debugging
Software and Hardware Release Notes
Various changes have been made to the HyperWorks 10.0 software packaging including the
HyperWorks products, hardware support, installation, invoking, and online help.
Beginning in HyperWorks 9.0, all applications were switched from HyperWorks Units to a new
licensing system called GridWorks Units (GWU). GridWorks Units work much like HyperWorks Units
with one main difference: one HyperWorks Unit is equivalent to 100 GridWorks Units. This change
allows for the pricing of less expensive Altair products within the same unit-based licensing system.
The detailed changes made to the Altair licensing system are documented in the Altair Licensing
Release Notes.
Software Additions and Changes
ScriptView Altair ScriptView is an Integrated Development
Environment (IDE) for producing and executing
custom scripts.
It takes 600 GridWorks units to load ScriptView.
HyperMath Altair HyperMath is a scripting language coupled
with a set of libraries designed for numerical coding.
It takes 600 GridWorks units to load HyperMath.
HyperStudy/HyperStudyDSS HyperStudy and HyperStudyDSS have been
consolidated into one application, HyperStudy.
Utility/Tools The Tcl/Tk version has been upgraded to Tcl/Tk
8.4.16 for Windows.
Supported Hardware Platform Additions
Operating systems Support has been added for:
Linux RHEL 5.2
SLED 10 SP1
Novell SuSE 9.2
HyperCrash now supports HP UX 11.11.
Discontinued Hardware Platform Support
Operating systems Support for the following platforms has been
dropped across all HyperWorks applications:
SUN Solaris with Sparc processors
Novell SuSE 9.0/9.1
IBM AIX 5.2
Support for IBM AIX 5.3 has been dropped for
HyperWorks GUI applications.
Enhancements

Installation and launch On UNIX and Linux operating systems, HyperXtrude
is installed with the HyperWorks solver package.
The HyperWorks solver package is no longer an
add-on package. It can be installed as a standalone
software.
The server/client installation on Windows has been
improved.
The uname -m command, a more universal
standard of Linux, can now be used for checking
Linux machine types.
Updates to Mainwin 5.2 provide support for the
latest Linux platforms: RHEL 5.2 and SLED 10 SP1.
HyperWorks help A print button is now available on each help page
that allows you to print topics.
The navigation path of the current help topic is now
displayed above the topic title.
The latest HyperWorks help content is posted on the
HyperWorks web site (www.altairhyperworks.com)
under the Support page.
The help content for HyperWorks Solver and CAD
Interfaces has been moved into the HyperMesh,
HyperView, and HyperGraph help systems.
As with the products, HyperStudy and
HyperStudyDSS help has been consolidated into
one help system (HyperStudy).
Resolved Issues
Installation and launch The HyperWorks installation issue related to not
finding the gtar within our installer when the UNIX
system fails to have gtar present has been resolved.
HyperView can now be launched when the
ABAQUS ODB API is not installed.
HyperWorks can now be installed on a machine
containing a large amount of disc space.
hw_sysinfo no longer fails to provide a report.
The requirement of setting the variables for the
online help browser in order to run the OptiStruct job
without warning messages has been eliminated.
The HyperWorks client installation on Windows no
longer requires write access to the NETSETUP
folder on the server machine where the HyperWorks
server installation resides.
HyperView and HyperGraph no longer conflict and
fail to invoke on a Linux machine where the WINE
API is installed and exists in the PATH variable.
The command line error message (unknown test
operator) when invoking HyperWorks on HPUX 11.1
has been corrected.
Known Limitations

Installation and launch Installing and launching HyperWorks 32 bit GUI
applications on a 64 bit Linux platform is not
recommended.
HyperView Player is not available with Windows
based software server installations.
Help browsers On UNIX machines, the help does not work on old
versions of browsers.
On Internet Explorer, links to open the PDF files
may not work. As workarounds, you can save the
file to a local directory or save the file path as a
Favorite.
Utilities In Windows based software server installations,
HW_Inventory can be run from software server
clients, but not from the server.
Some files listed in the HW_Inventory results file do
not show version tags.
Altair Licensing Release Notes
Beginning in HyperWorks 9.0, all applications moved from HyperWorks Units to a new licensing
system called GridWorks Units (GWU). GridWorks Units work much like HyperWorks Units with one
main difference: one HyperWorks Unit is equivalent to 100 GridWorks Units.
The GridWorks licensing system was designed to enable HyperWorks Partner Products (selected
third party products) to be licensed via GridWorks Units. As part of the license agreement that
enables partner software to be used, product usage data must be sent to Altair. The Altair GridWorks
License package is separate from the HyperWorks application package and contains both the
FLEXnet license manager and usage report tools.
Altair Licensing
New Features
GridWorks licensing The Altair licensing system now uses GridWorks
Units (GWU). The following changes apply:
A new feature, GridWorks, has been added for
license units.
100 GridWorks units is equivalent to one
HyperWorks unit.
A new set of global license features has been
added: GlobalGridWorksAM,
GlobalGridWorksEU, and GlobalGridWorksAP.
HyperWorks 9.0 (and later) applications will
recognize GridWorks Units only.
License usage tracking The licensing usage monitor and report tools (UMT
and URT) are included in the 9.0 and above License
Manager package. UMT and URT record the usage
of each feature and send a report back to Altair on a
monthly basis. The usage log files that are generated
are in plain text.
Partner software Licensing features for HyperWorks Partner Software
are implemented in the Altair licensing system. This
allows partner software to use an Altair GridWorks
license and check out GridWorks units.
License files The tracking features listed in the license file are now
required to launch a HyperWorks application.
Without the tracking feature, the associated
HyperWorks application will not invoke. Also note
that the number of units of each tracking feature will
be 2147483647, by default. This is for the UMT/URT
and proper tracking.
License Manager License Manager is based on FLEXnet Publisher
V10.8.0.
License Manager has its own package and is not
bundled with the HyperWorks application packages.
License Manager supports the platforms supported
by all Altair products, including HyperWorks.
Resolved Issues
License Manager/UMT/URT The issue related to Automatic Heartbeat has been
corrected.
Reliability has increased in several areas for UMT
and URT.
UMT and URT are more robust with multiple UUID
strings in license files.
The URT transfer issue on platforms with older JDKs
has been resolved.
The UMT polling interval on Windows now works
properly; Correct values are now calculated for
usage.
Licensing System - Installation, Hardware, and Invoking
Removed Features
Operating systems Windows 2000, HP ITANIUM HPUX11-23, IBM AIX
5.1, SGI IRIX, and Linux RedHat EL3.0 are no longer
supported by the HyperWorks GUI applications.
Enhancements

UMT and URT Several UMT/URT reliability issues have been fixed.
UMT now properly handles multiple UUID in a single
license file.
Added manual URT option:
When invoked with urt.bat m, the prepared
usage files are placed into the directory specified in
the ALUS.CONF file.
Installation and launch An upgrade option has been added to the License
Manager installation to keep older configurations and
allow the installation of new software.
Known Limitations
License Manager FLEXnet 10.8 does not support the Vista32 or 64 bit
platform. To make it work, replace the lmutil,
lmgrd and lmtools executables from FLEXNet
11.4.
Vendor daemon
The License Manager vendor daemon (altair_lm)
may fail to start on Solaris and HPUX machines, due
to insufficient file descriptors. Increasing the hard
limit and soft limit of the maximum number of file
descriptors available for the license manager (lmgrd)
process to 1024 helps resolve this issue.
Multiple license pools There is a limitation on HyperWorks leveling when
working with multiple license pools. This limitation
occurs due to the following FLEXlm characteristics:
Each license pool functions independently of other
license pools and cannot communicate with any
other license pool.
The application tries all license servers in the
order in which they are listed in the
ALTAIR_LM_LICENSE_FILE or
LM_LICENSE_FILE environment variables. The
first available license server that can grant
licenses is used for checkout.
A license pool is a collection of licenses that could
consist of a single license server or a cluster of
redundant servers. Within a single license pool,
you can launch multiple HyperWorks applications
on the same host and with the same display with
the number of licenses consumed being equal to
the number required by the application with the
highest draw of licenses. If launching new
HyperWorks applications by the same UHD
causes licenses to be drawn from a license pool
other than the one previously checked out
(perhaps because the first license pool has run
out of licenses), additional HyperWorks units are
checked out from the second license pool, thus
stacking the licenses.
For a tri-server redundancy licensing setting, it is
recommended that all three servers are physically
located close to each other, and on the same subnet.
Placing three servers in different geographical
locations is not recommended by FLEXNet.
When working with three server license pool
configurations, licenses can be leveled on UNIX (in
most cases) by setting the HW_POOL_SECURITY
environment variable to 1.
lmborrow option
The lmborrow option used to borrow mobile licenses
only works for products that do not stack licenses.
A borrowed license listed in LMTOOLS is not
automatically updated when the license expires.
LMTools
On Windows, the GUI for lmtools ignores the
following environment variables when launching
lmgrd:
ALTAIR_NOLOG
ALTAIR_LOGFILE
ALTAIR_LOG_INTERVAL
As a workaround, start lmgrd from the command
line.
CATIA ttflicense file If you require any of the CATIA V4/V5 readers, you
will need to have the ttfLicenseFile.txt installed. The
current license can be obtained from the Hyperworks
support site.
The ttfLicenseFile.txt file MUST reside in the current
working directory from where lmgrd is launched.
Note that this is different than being in the same
directory, although by default all of the Altair supplied
startup scripts set their current working directory to
where the license file is before starting lmgrd.
Assuming lmgrd, the main license file and the
ttfLicense are in the same directory, simply cd to that
directory before starting lmgrd. On windows, set the
services startup directory to that location.
HyperWorks Application Licensing
New Applications

HyperMath This new application uses 600 GridWorks units.
ScriptView This new application uses 600 GridWorks units.

Enhancements
OptiStruct - Parallel solution
(SPMD)
The GWU required to run OptiStruct parallel solution
is based on the number of cores used:

1-4 cores
5-8 cores
9-16 cores
17 and higher
5000 GWU
7500 GWU
10000 GWU
15000 GWU
RADIOSS Block format - SPH
and ALE analyses
The analysis now uses 2500 GWU instead of 3800
GWU. The tracking feature has been changed from
RadiossB to RadiossA.
Resolved Issues

Licensing The robustness of how HyperWorks Solvers
(OptiStruct, RADIOSS, and MotionSolve) level and
stack GridWorks units under the same UHD (User,
Host, and Display) has been improved.
An error no longer occurs when HyperStudy levels
and stacks while launching multiple applications.
An error no longer occurs when HyperCrash levels
and stacks while launching multiple applications.
To run RADIOSS parallel solution (SPMD, Single
Process Multiple Data) on 33-64 cores requires 7500
GridWorks units. To run the job on 65-128 cores
requires 10000 GridWorks units.
HyperMesh 10.0 Release Notes
Altair HyperMesh is a high-performance finite element pre-processor that provides a highly interactive
and visual environment to analyze product design performance. With the broadest set of direct
interfaces to commercial CAD and CAE systems, HyperMesh provides a proven, consistent analysis
platform for the entire enterprise. Focusing on engineering productivity, HyperMesh is the user-
preferred environment for all CAE modeling tasks ranging from geometry clean-up to high-quality
automeshing and analysis set-up.
Altair HyperMesh 10.0 offers many new features that will further improve and automate your CAE
processes, including the new optimization browser view, significant updates to meshing (SPH, Shell
and Solid), and the new 1D element visualization.
See 10.0 API Programmer's Guide for a list of updates to the API commands.
Browsers
New Features
New and improved Model
Browser
In the Model Browser, the interactive entity control
capability between the browser list and the graphics
area now supports all HyperMesh entities. The
Selector, Show/Hide, and Isolate browser action
modes now work for all entities that have display
control. Finding entities and their related properties
via graphic selection is very quick and efficient
allowing for further editing and querying control of
entities.
New optimization browser view The introduction of the optimization model browser
view allows you to setup multiple optimization
problem definitions within a single HyperMesh
session. Easy to use drag-and-drop functionality
allows for very quick optimization problem setup by
moving the optimization definitions from the
optimization repository to the optimization problem
definition. Multiple optimization setups can be saved
to the .hm file; in addition, there is also export control
so that only a single optimization problem can be
exported at any one time. See Model Browser for a
complete explanation of the Model Browser.

CAD Translators
New Features

Support for UG NX6 Support has been added for UG NX6 on
Win32/Win64. NX and NX2 readers have been
removed.
Naming control option when
importing Catia files
The option, @SplitComponentsByChild, has been
added in the CATIA reader to replicate the part/child
naming structure and organization of the CATIA
model using HyperMesh assemblies/components.
Individual entities are organized into the relevant
components, with the components being organized
into relevant assemblies.
New API commands to
calculate the physical
properties of solid geometry
New API commands have been added to calculate
the physical properties of solid geometry (volume,
center of gravity, moments of inertia, mass). For all
CAD readers, the @LoadMassAttributes option will
no longer create metadata for the following values:
.ALTAIR.HW.<FORMAT>.CG
.ALTAIR.HW.<FORMAT>.INTERTIA_PRODUCTS
.ALTAIR.HW.<FORMAT>.MOMENTS_OF_INERTIA
.ALTAIR.HW.<FORMAT>.MASS
.ALTAIR.HW.<FORMAT>.VOLUME
As an addition, the CATIA, Parasolid, Pro/E, and
UG readers will create metadata for the density if
it is available in the CAD model in the format
.ALTAIR.HW.<FORMAT>.DENSITY.
New option to read tags as
metadata
The option, @TagsAsMetadata, has been added to
the CATIA, IGES, Pro/E, UG, and VDAFS readers for
importing tags (names) as metadata attached to the
relevant entities.
Enhancements

Improved solid geometry
import performance
The performance of solid geometry import for the
CAD readers that import solid entities has been
improved.
Connectors

New Features

New and updated Connector
Realizations
RADIOSS (Block)
bolt (general)
hinge
bolt (spider)
bolt (cylinder rigid)
bolt (cylinder spring)
adhesive spring
RADIOSS (Bulk Data) and OptiStruct
sealing
bush
rbe3 (load transfer)
adhesive
hexa (adhesive)
Abaqus
acm (detached-(T1+T2)/2
acm (shell gap)
adhesive
bolt (b31)
hinge (b31)
LS-DYNA
spot - mat196
hexa (adhesive - shell gap)
Nastran
sealing
bush
adhesive
hexa (adhesive)

Adhesive support to connector
property scripts
Adhesive support to connector property scripts has been
added for:
prop_abaqus_acm.tcl
prop_nastran_acm.tcl (called prop_acm.tcl in
HyperMesh 9.0)
prop_type2.tcl
Solid bolt hole support Bolt connectors can now realize to solid elements
and will attach every node within the solid hole. This
is the default behavior.
If you would like to revert to the old behavior (just
tying to the top and bottom rings) you can edit the
hm.cfg file by adding the line
*ce_fe_solid_bolt_setup(0).
Seam adhesives A new capability for creating adhesive realization
using seam connector (building continuous hexa
using lines as input) has been implemented. The
adhesive parameters such as the width, thickness,
and number of strips along the width and thickness
can all be defined during realization. This is more
flexible than the area connector feature.
Seam adhesives are supported from the panel and
can also be read in from a connector MCF.
Assemblies as links In addition to components, elements, nodes, and
tags, assemblies are now supported as link entities
for connector realizations
Enhancements

Easier loading of property
script for custom weld types
A search for the property script now occurs in the
directory from which the feconfig.cfg file is first
loaded.
Realization performance The RADIOSS type2 realization performance has
been improved.
Improved DOF support DOF is supported for more 1D element types
including weld, rigid, spring, and bars.

Geometry

New Features

Midsurfacing R/T parameter Midsurfacing R/T parameter is a new feature to
control midsurface extraction for T- and X-
connections. This provides better control of
midsurface extraction for these types of connections.
New panels and functionality lines > offset subpanel
This new line offset functionality is combined with the
old midline subpanel. This functionality allows lines
to be offset along their direction of curvature either
continuously or variably. Options also exist to specify
the start point of the line and the type of line to create
when the direction of curvature changes within the
line.
surfaces > fillets subpanel
This creates constant width fillets across shared
surface edges. Controls allow the original geometry
to be trimmed, deleted and stitched, or simply for the
new fillet surfaces to be created without modifying
the original input surfaces.
solids > drag along line sub-panel
Solids can now be created by dragging one or more
input surfaces along a line. Advanced options
include the ability to move the location of the drag
line, drag along the line +/- direction, control the way
in which the surface is dragged (frame mode), and
specify the solid splitting and organization based on
the input surfaces. (drag along normal and drag
along vector are also separated out as sub-panels.)
Meshing

Solid Meshing
TetraMesh Process Manager
Template
Tetramesh Process Manager Template is a new
process based tool to enable users to tetramesh
models in a reduced timeframe. Significant time
reductions can be achieved when using the tool to
tetmesh CAD data. A typical example is a powertrain
application, however the tool is designed to be a
generic aid for tetmeshing. The main bulk of tetmesh
model build time is usually spent in cleaning and
organizing geometry. Within the tool, there are
specific steps to help guide you through various
operations such as organizing surfaces around holes,
and fillet recognition and handling. These features
can be treated separately from the rest of the model,
for example you can have a very specific mesh
criteria whereas the rest of the model can have a
more relaxed mesh criteria where the feature capture
is less critical.
Interactive solid map meshing Improvements to the solid map functionality include a
new capability that exposes full interactive mesh
editing control of the solid before solid map mesh
generation. After solid selection, the solid map panel
takes you into the interactive mode where you can
control the mesh density, element type, and mesh
method before creating the solid mesh.
Sliver tetra element fix Fix Sliver Tetra Elements is a new tool that fixes all
sliver and wedge elements based on a pre-defined
3D mesh criteria. There are numerous options that
allow the boundary nodes and internal nodes to
move, as well as options that allow complete control
over whether you wish to fix either sliver or wedge, or
both types of elements. The functionality is located in
the Geom/Mesh utility menu.
Enhancements

Updates to Fix 2nd Order
MidNodes utility
Fix 2nd Order Midnodes utility has been updated
with options to allow movement of the internal middle
nodes and an option to move boundary nodes along
geometry first or move off geometry, if required.
Surface Meshing
New Features

Mesh flow functionality New mesh flow functionality has been introduced in
the automesh panel. The flow:align option
produces a more orthogonal quad dominated mesh.
The flow:size option in conjunction with the align
option enforces the global mesh element size with
minimal min/max element size variation. Both options
improve the flow of the mesh and also improve QI
element quality.

Automesh using free lines Automesh using free lines is a new feature where
instead of using the feature edge or automatic
feature edge detection, you can use the lines option.
When remeshing, you can define a line that may or
may not be on the plane of the elements, and upon
remeshing, the mesh ensures that there is node
seeding along the chosen free line.
Shrink wrap meshing Shrink wrap meshing now includes an option to
enable solid mesh generation. The new generate
solid mesh option is available for both the Loose
and Tight shrink wrap algorithms the output is an
all hexa mesh model. There is an additional
parameter called minimum jacobian; this option
essentially controls the proximity of the solid mesh to
the original features while ensuring the solid mesh
meets the pre-defined element quality. The tight
algorithm has been improved to capture more
features without the need to manually define
features. The performance for ShrinkWrap has also
improved.
SPH meshing SPH meshing (for RADIOSS Block, LS-DYNA, and
PAM-CRASH) is a new functionality used to generate
Smooth Particle Hydrodynamics (SPH), Finite Point
Method (FPM) elements. SPH/FPM elements are
used for analyzing bodies that do not have high
cohesive forces among themselves and undergo
large deformation, such as liquids and gases. The
SPH/FPM elements are given a pre-defined density
or total mass. There are additional features that allow
a partial fill of the selected volume along with
direction control for the partial fill. The functionality is
accessible via the 1D > sph panel in the RADIOSS
(Block), Ls-dyna, or Pamcrash user profiles.
OSSmooth multi-layer auto-
bead generation
OSSmooth has been updated to support two-layer
auto-bead generation. The benefits of the two-layer
auto-bead functionality include significant
improvements to the interpolation of the
topographical results. As a result of the updates to
the isosurface generation, OSSmooth performance
has improved. Remeshing is now available for both
auto-bead and isosurface parameters. The
parameters in the .oss file format have also been
reorganized; the ability to turn on/off auto-bead and
isosurface parameters separately is now available.

Enhancements

Improvements to Add Washer,
Trim Hole, Fill Hole, and Bead
utilities
Add Washer, Trim Hole, Fill Hole, and Bead utilities
have been updated and are now included in core
HyperMesh functionality. As a result, the robustness,
performance, and quality of meshed output has
significantly improved when comparing the same
feature in previous releases of HyperMesh.
CFD Meshing
New Features

CFD meshing updates The robustness of the algorithm has been improved;
more use cases are now supported. Within the latest
version there are also updates to the surface
projection and tolerance algorithms.
The boundary layer thickness of the resulting mesh is
closer to the user-defined target than in previous
releases. In general, the boundary layer thickness
variation on uniformly curved regions should be
within 10%.
Unoffsetable nodes for regular tetra meshing with
quad transitions can be handled.
Batch Meshing
New Features

Mesh flow functionality New mesh flow functionality has been added to the
batchmesher, the flow:align and flow:size
functionality is accessed via the Criteria and
Parameters File Editor > Parameters tab.
Improved feature capture -
preserve rounded bead midline
The Preserve rounded bead midline option has
been added, which forces nodes to be placed along
the midline of a rounded bead the functionality is
accessed via the Criteria and Parameters File
Editor > Parameters tab.

Penetration Check
Enhancements

Performance improvements Multithreading for penetration and intersection check
has been added. For multi-core machines, the
performance gains are considerable now that the
penetration check utilizes all available CPUs. The
performance improvements vary per model and
machine specification; typically, you could expect a
performance improvement between 40% - 70%.
Miscellaneous

New Features

1D element visualization A new 3D graphical representation has been
introduced for all displayed 1D elements. The primary
purpose of this functionality is to allow you to visually
verify that model data is correctly entered instead of
having to review the text details of the element and
property card images to do the same. 1D elements
properly visualize beam section geometry,
orientation, and offset, at both ends A and B. Only
constant beam section and thickness elements are
considered. Graphics selection, pre-highlighting, and
highlighting for the 3D graphical representations
behave as their 1D counterpart representations.
New visualization GUI The old style visualization pop-up has been replaced
with a new visualization GUI for controlling
visualization options for connectors, constraints,
loads, morphing, topology, systems, and vectors.
Enhancements

Graphics updates New graphics representation for mass/0D elements.
The mass/0D elements are now represented by a
very small sphere; the mass/0D element display is
treated the same as all other element or component
display.
API updates Numerous API requests and enhancements have
been included; review 10.0 API Programmer's Guide
for further details.
Morphing
New Features
Kriging based morphing Fast and smooth multi-directional morphing without
solving for local influences (see morph options >
set domain solvers) is included.
A mesh can now be smoothly interpolated to
approximately fit through a given set of nodes or
analytic surfaces described by algebraic equations
(see map to geom > map a mesh to fit an
interpolate surface).
Equation based mapping and
morph constraints
Mapping and constraining domains, nodes, and
morph volume edges to analytic surfaces described
by algebraic equations can now be performed (see
map to geom and morph constraints panels).
FEA based morphing Direct access to the linear and non-linear finite
element analysis solver RADIOSS allows you to
replicate the behavior of physical material while
morphing (see morph options > set domain
solvers).
Morphing quality check The element quality index can now be plotted using
colors and legends.
Enhancements
Morph panel Handles may be scaled with respect to a node or with
respect to the centroid of selected handles.
Handles on morph volumes may be moved along,
and extended beyond morph volume edges.
Handles may be projected to a line, plane, surface, or
mesh.
While interactively morphing on a plane, the plane
can be inferred using the selected handles.
Morph volumes Morph volumes can be created by dragging along a
line, vector, or about an axis. You may also drag
existing morph volumes or use elements as a base.
Morph volumes can be created using symmetry.

You can now map morph volume edge to line,
surface, mesh, and equation (map to geom).
A mid-side handle can be added to an edge by
clicking on a particular position on the edge as well
as deletion of mid-side handles.
Handle locations can be interactively manipulated
along the morph volume edges (morph panel).
Tangency can be applied among multiple morph
volumes rather than edge-by-edge.
Morph volumes can be equivalenced with a specified
tolerance.
Split location can be specified using a node on the
model mesh.
Connector support You can now turn off and on morphing of connectors
outside domains.
Connectors can be morphed by type, for example,
bolts and welds as clusters where as, seams as
stretchable.
Connectors can be rotated while morphing via spin,
tilt, and full rotation.
An option for mesh stretching around 1D domains
and connectors solved as clusters has been added.
Map to geometry You can interpolate surface function for mapping a
mesh to, or creating a mesh through, a surface
interpolated from nodes or lines.
Support for mesh under surface difference in order to
morph from surface-to-mesh, mesh-to-surface, and
mesh-to-mesh has been added.
Blending through the mesh option has been added
for section mapping, line difference, surface
difference, and normal offset.
Several new line projection options for map-to-
sections and line difference have been added.
The robustness of section mapping has been
improved.
Morph constraints The vector/plane normal can be plotted during morph
constraint review.
Cluster constraints can be rotated via spin, tilt, and
full.
Generic shape for model type constraints such as
length, volume, angle, and radius can be
automatically generated.
Options have been added for extended edges and
depenetration for on elements type constraint.
Shape panel You can now convert shapes to enforced
displacements and vice-versa.
The ability to apply translate, position, and reflect
shapes to selected nodes has been added.
There is now a separate sub-panel for animate
shapes.
Graphical user interface Picking of morphing entities in hidden line graphics
has been greatly improved.
Morph constraints and morph volumes are now
available from the renumber panel.
HyperCrash 10.0 Release Notes
HyperCrash 10.0 includes the Model Browser, which allows you to review the model structure and
create or modify includes and RADIOSS submodels. It also provides updated support for the latest
RADIOSS 9.0 SA1 keywords. The first comprehensive support for LS-DYNA pre-processing was
introduced in SA1.
HyperCrash now has complete platform support that covers 32-bit and 64-bit Windows PC, 32-bit and
64-bit Linux PC, and HP-UX UNIX workstations.
New Features
Model Browser The unified Model Browser displays the content of
the model using a No Hierarchy or an Include view
mode.
Cross-referencing objects is now possible using the
Cross Reference option. For details about cross-
reference in the Model Browser, see Browser,
Cross-Referencing section.
You can control the output of RADIOSS data history
variables using the Model Browser. For details
about data history variables in the Model Browser,
see Browser, Data History section.
LS-DYNA support HyperCrash now includes comprehensive support of
hundreds of LS-DYNA keywords. For more
information about supported cards, see Lsdyna
Tools.
Dummy positioning support for LS-DYNA is now
included in HyperCrash. For information about
importing a dummy and manipulating it with the
Dummy Positioner in the LS-Dyna profile, see
Dummy Positioner, use the dummy positioner in the
LS-Dyna profile section.
FTSS dummy positioning A new dummy positioning module is available to
manage the positioning of dummies offered by FTSS.
The new functionalities can be accessed from Safety
> Dummy positioning [FTSS], starting in RADIOSS
9.0.
Improved error check A new methodology controls the quality of a model
with respect to a reference set of value ranges.
HyperCrash can now be customized to check and fix
a model to conform to a company's best practices.
License A warning message is now displayed when invoking
HyperCrash if the license is close to expiration or if
no license is found.
Monitor volume Creating and updating monitor volume is now faster.
Selection in tree HyperCrash now allows you to select multiple rows in
the tree by using SHIFT + PAGE UP or SHIFT +
PAGE DOWN.
Surf for degenerated shell HyperCrash now supports /SURF/SEG definition
based on degenerated 4-node SHELL elements.
Property type VOID HyperCrash now supports the optional card for
/PROP/VOID.
Enhancements
File merge Importing a file to merge with an existing model is
now done with the File menu, Import option.
Renumber Enhancements to the Renumber panel allow user-
defined values for ID renumbering.
Conversion Conversion from RADIOSS 4.0 to RADIOSS 5.0
through 9.0 is optimized.
Dummy positioning Dummy positioning can now be performed using a
new approach with RADIOSS/TRANSFORM.
Delete Performance and stability improvements for the
Delete operation are included.
Time history output Automatic TH output exists for newly created contact
interface and monitored volume.
Box RADIOSS box can now be automatically created to
include all displayed entities.
Keyword support The following keywords are now supported.
/TRANSFORM - Transformation
/SUBMODEL - Submodel
/DAMP - Rayleigh damping
/PLOAD - Pressure load
/IMPACC - Imposed acceleration
/RLINK - Rigid Link
/CYL_JOINT - Cylindrical joint
/IBVEL - Imposed body velocity
/CNODE - Common node
/PROP/TSH_COMP - Orthotropic TSHELL
/PROP/TYPE25 - Axisymmetric spring
/MONVOL/FVMBAG - Finite volume method
airbag
/INTER/SUB - Sub interface
/INTER/TYPE19
New RADIOSS 9.0 failure
criteria
/FAIL/PUCK /FAIL/HASHIN /FAIL/LAD_DAMA
/FAIL/CHANG
/FAIL/ENERGY
New variable updates in
keywords
/INTER/TYPE2 /INTER/TYPE7 MAT/LAW25
/MAT/LAW70 /MAT/LAW/19 /MAT/LAW/58
/PROP/[SPRING] /INTER/TYPE2 /RBODY
Other support Support for new H8C Hexahedral solid formulation is
included.
I/O support exists for /MOVE_FUNC to offset the X Y
values of a curve.
Resolved Issues
License A licensing issue resulting in the incorrect staking of
units between HyperCrash and other HyperWorks
applications is now resolved.
Belt review HyperCrash no longer fails to review a seatbelt
imported from a RADIOSS file.
Belt creation HyperCrash no longer fails to connect the shell
elements of a belt to the rigid body created to
connect the seatbelt to a spring element used as the
anchor point.
Belt creation The Belt module now shows a correct GAP value for
HyperCrash sessions started with length unit set to
meter.
Monitor Volume HyperCrash no longer crashes when deleting a
monitor volume currently being reviewed just after
one of its injectors was also deleted.
Monitor volume type COMMU HyperCrash no longer fails while exporting a deck
after the creation of /MONVOL/COMMU.
RADIOSS file import Files with /INTER/TYPE19 are now read correctly.
RADIOSS file import HyperCrash no longer loses import material
properties and curves whose names contain
unconventional characters such as : or /. The use
of such characters is not recommended.
RADIOSS file import A crash no longer occurs while reading an incorrect
file where a multi-level RADIOSS group is pointing to
itself.
PAM-CRASH file import HyperCrash no longer fails to import a PAM-CRASH
file with the PREFA keyword defined using more than
three functions.
Nastran file import HyperCrash no longer fails to import a Nastran file
with CBEAM defined by two nodes.
Node selection HyperCrash no longer fails when selecting nodes as
previously indicated with the message, "picking
select buffer overflow."
Export selected and FRAME HyperCrash no longer converts /FRAME into /SKEW
while exporting selected parts from the Tree
Browser.
Export selected and IMPVEL HyperCrash no longer loses the X scale factor used
to define an /IMPVEL card while exporting selected
parts from the Tree Browser.
AERO dummies Merging multiple AERO dummies in HyperCrash no
longer resets the stop angle of certain limbs.
Split simple part A crash no longer occurs while splitting a PART
defined without property.
Convert solid to tshell HyperCrash no longer crashes when converting solid
into tshell elements.
Units conversion HyperCrash no longer fails to convert the viscous
parameters in Law 33 (Eta0 and Eta*).
HyperCrash now properly updates scale factors for
functions of cards such as /MAT/LAW70 during unit
conversion.
HyperCrash now properly updates belt and dummy
entities during unit conversion.
Delete Parts and
GRNOD/GENE
HyperCrash now properly updates the list of nodes
with generation after the deletion of parts containing
such nodes.
Error check and beams HyperCrash no longer reports beams as duplicated
when one of the two nodes in common includes the
3
rd
node used for orientation.
PAM-CRASH Plink conversion
into RADIOSS
HyperCrash properly converts Plink in RADIOSS
spotwelds by auto identifying the parts when
necessary.
Review of intersection HyperCrash no longer crashes while switching
extremely fast between the available intersections.
Export of engine file In the import/export of a RADIOSS 4.4 file in a
RADIOSS 5.1 session, HyperCrash now uses the
engine file set as the default for RADIOSS 4.4
instead of the one defined for RADIOSS 5.1.
Known Limitations
Local system The reference to local systems is lost in cards such
as boundary conditions and loads during the import-
export process.
LS-DYNA meshless welds The support for welding is incomplete at this time.
HyperCrash also appends a PID suffix to
*ELEMENT_BEAM cards used for welding, and loses
the reference to such beams in cards such as
*SET_BEAM or *DATABASE_HISTORY_BEAM.
Limited supported cards Cards such as database cross section, element
mass, and constrained rigid body are supported in
import-export but do not yet have an optimized
graphic user interface for creation and review.
Set general Advanced *set formulations such as
*SET_SHELL_GENERAL are not fully supported,
particularly when used in conjunction with
*DEFINE_BOX.
Help on RHEL 5.2 The help does not invoke on RHEL 5.2. As a
workaround, you can invoke the help by typing:

<altair>/scripts/help -hc

MotionView 10.0 Release Notes
MotionView 10.0 contains a completely new model browser with context menus and columns
reflecting general model information. The Macros menu and several associated macros have been
added as well as upgrades to many commonly used utilities.
General
New Features
Model browser An completely new model browser has been added
that includes context menus and multiple browser
views.
Macros menu The new Macros menu contains several Tcl script
based macros.
The Create Points macro enables you to create
entire sets of points based on a variety of
methods.
The Calculate Angles macro enables you to
view and calculate spatial angles between any
three points.
The Create Markers for a Deformable Surface
macro quickly creates a surface of markers to
be used to describe a deformable surface.
Colored parametric fields Data entry fields have colored backgrounds when the
data is parametric. The color can be set in the Tools
> Options dialog.
Enhanced data summary The Data Summary dialog has been expanded to
cover all new MDL entities that have been added in
recent releases.
Expression Builder
enhancements
The Expression Builder has many enhancements
including the selection of fonts, undo, and automatic
{ } added to expressions.
Check model enhancements Config Check Model and several new tabs
containing check model information have been
added.
Implicit Graphics dialog The Implicit Graphics dialog has been enhanced to
allow you to control the color of each entity.
Entity Pre-Processing
New Features
Output of type
cnames/cunits/clabels
MDL and associated solver import/export have been
implemented for a request with
cnames/cunits/clabels flexible bodies.
ADAMS Solver Interface
New Features
Export for
cnames/cunits/clabels
This new MDL entity can be exported to ADAMS.

RADIOSS 10.0 Release Notes
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 fluid-structure interaction, in order to bring innovative products to market faster.
RADIOSS 10.0 again brings much advancement over previous versions, with emphasis in the areas
of performance, frequency response analysis, acoustic response analysis, fatigue analysis, and
contact modeling.
General
Resolved Issues
License stacking The licensing mechanism on Windows and Linux
operating systems no longer stacks licenses when
they should be leveled.
RADIOSS Bulk Data Format
New Features
Parallel solution (SPMD) on
Linux
A parallel solution has been implemented on Linux
platforms for linear static, linear buckling, and direct
frequency response subcases.

Models containing only these subcase types may be
solved in parallel across multiple nodes. If other
subcase types are present in the model, all subcases
will be solved in series on one node.

The parallelization technique is Single Program
Multiple Data (SPMD), and uses the message
passing interface, HP-MPI.

Sensitivities related to these subcase types are also
solved in parallel.
Iterative solver (PCG) An iterative Preconditioned Conjugate Gradient
(PCG) method is now available for the solution of
linear static problems.

This solver may be selected at the subcase level
using the SOLVTYP selector.

This iterative solver may provide significant
performance gains over the traditional direct solver
for large solid models.
Fluid super-elements Component Mode Synthesis (CMS) may now be
used to generate external superelements (DMIG) for
combined fluid-structure models.
Free convection The linear steady-state heat-transfer solution is
enhanced with a free convection boundary condition.

The boundary condition (CONV) may be defined on
thermal surface elements (CHBDYE) allowing
thermal communication between a structure and the
ambient environment.
Internal heat generation The linear steady-state heat-transfer solution has
been enhanced to consider internal heat generation.

A volumetric rate of heat generation (QVOL) may be
defined for a list of heat conduction elements.
Strain-life fatigue analysis A strain-life solution has been implemented for
fatigue analysis.

The implementation uses the Neuber correction
together with a cyclic stress-strain curve and a
hysteresis loop equation to get stress/strain under
cyclic loading. An equivalent strain approach is
applied to query life from strain-life curve.
Contact interface definition A new contact interface definition (CONTACT) has
been implemented for quasi-static non-linear
analysis.

The definition is a master-slave type.
Frequency dependent damping
element
A new frequency dependent damping element
(PBUSHT) is available.
Grid participation output For acoustic analysis, it is now possible to output grid
participation results (PFGRID, PFMODE, PFPANEL).
Output of flexbodies in mnf
format
.mnf files are now output directly.
Enhancements
Porting The solver is now ported on Sun x86_64 platform.
MIO support for AIX MIO file caching can now be used on AIX computers.
Memory management On 64-bit platforms, RADIOSS does not impose any
limitation on the allocation of RAM available on the
computer. In previous versions, the maximum
memory was limited to 32GB.
Quasi-static non-linear
analysis
Speed improvements were made for quasi-static
non-linear analysis.

The speed-up is most noticeable for models with a
small number of gaps or a small contact area (where
the new contact interface definition is used).
Result output for transient
analysis
Result recovery and output for transient analysis is
now faster.
Coordinate systems for stress,
strain, and force results
For solid and shell elements, the default output
coordinate system for stress, strain, and force results
has been changed to be the material system,
whenever defined.

For shell elements, PARAM,OMID may be used to
switch between the material and elemental system
for these results.
Fluid-structure interface matrix
for AMLS
For acoustic analysis using the AMLS eigensolver,
developed by the University of Texas, a more
efficient method of calculating the fluid-structure
interface matrix has been implemented.
Hyper3D 10.0 Hyper3D libraries have been upgraded to the latest
version.
PENTA15 element formulation The element formulation for PENTA15 elements has
been improved.

Results may differ from previous versions because of
these enhancements.
XYPUNCH output Results output via the XYPEAK, XYPLOT, and
XYPUNCH controls are now output in the same order
as they are specified in the input deck.
Resolved Issues
RAM allocation on Windows
XP 32-bit
A problem on Windows XP 32-bit, where the
operating system was limiting the amount of RAM
available to OptiStruct to 1.4GB has been resolved.
OptiStruct 10.0 can now use up to 1.9GB RAM.
General The stiffness matrix for CBUSH elements with the
2nd grid left blank is now properly transformed back
to the local coordinate system from the basic
coordinate system.
The rotational DOF of rigid elements can now be
removed when there are mass inertial terms
associated with the grid.
When the total strain energy is zero, division by zero
is avoided.
Frequency response analysis The message regarding activation of inertia relief for
residual vector calculation is only written to the .out
file when applicable.
When the RHO field on the MAT10 bulk data entry is
left blank, the derived value has been corrected.
Transient analysis For direct transient analysis, the CDAMP1 label is
now output to the PUNCH format when SORT2 is the
selected output order.
Component mode synthesis DMIG output now includes WTMASS scaling.
Licensing for suspend/resume On UNIX/Linux platforms an issue related to license
handling when suspending/resuming a job has been
resolved.
Available number of CPUs on
AIX
The number of CPUs is now determined correctly for
CPUs where SMT is available but disabled.
Grid point force output Output of grid point force balance table is now correct
when more than one subcase with thermal loading
existed in the model.
Thermal analysis Unused QBDY1 definitions are ignored.
A WARNING is written to the .out file when unused
fields are present on MAT4, MAT5, and CHBDYE
cards.
An issue with heat transfer analysis, where the
presence of rod elements were causing incorrect
results, has been corrected.
Known Limitations

MBD on HPUXia64 platform The MBD solution sequence is not available for HP-
UX on ia64 architecture.
New I/O Option Entries MSGLMT - May be used to limit the number of
ERROR, WARNING and INFORMATION messages
reported in the .out file
PFGRID - Requests output of acoustic grid
participation factors
PFMODE - Requests output of modal participation
factors
PFPANEL - Requests output of acoustic panel
New Subcase Information Entries SOLVTYP - Indicates type of solver to be used for
linear static analysis
New Bulk Data Entries CONTACT - Contact interface definition
CONTPRM - Default contact properties
CONV - Free-convection boundary condition
DRAPE - Draping information for ply-based
composite definition
INVELJ - Initial velocity of a joint
PARAM, ALPHA1 - Scale factor for structural mass
matrix for additional Rayleigh damping
PARAM, ALPHA2 - Scale factor for structural
stiffness matrix for additional Rayleigh damping
PARAM, ALPHAFL1 - Scale factor for fluid mass
PARAM, ALPHAFL2 - Scale factor for fluid stiffness
PARAM, AMLSMAXR - Identifies singularities in the
stiffness matrix for AMLS
PARAM, DUPTOL - Tolerance for recognizing
coincident grids
PARAM, GMAR - Controls accuracy of AMLS
solution
PARAM, GMAR1 - Controls accuracy of AMLS
solution
PARAM, INRGAP - Activates superelement based
gap analysis
PARAM, OMID - Controls reference system used for
stress/strain output.
PARAM, RBMEIG - Cut-off frequency for rigid body
modes calculated by AMLS
PARAM, SS2GCR - Controls accuracy of AMLS
solution
PARAM, TPS - Activates fast transient analysis
solution (only shell stress results may be requested)
PBUSHT - Frequency dependent bushing element
PCONT - Contact interface property definition
PCONV - Free-convection boundary property
definition
QVOL - Volumetric heat addition
SOLVTYP - Indicates type of solver to be used for
SURF - Surface definition
Enhanced I/O Option Entries
SYSSETTING - Added PLOTELID control, enforcing
unique IDs or allowing automated renumbering of
PLOTELs
Enhanced Bulk Data Entries
ACMODL - Added MAXSGRID field to control the
maximum number of structural grids that can be
interfaced with one fluid element face
CMSMETH - Added options for Fluid CMS
FATPARM - Updated for strain-life fatigue
INVEL - Added INVELJ
MAT4
Added free-convection heat transfer coefficient
Added heat generation capability
MAT5 - Added heat generation capability
MATFAT - Updated for strain-life data
MBSIM - Expanded support of transient MBD
simulation
PLY - Added reference to a DRAPE definition
SET - Added GRIDC type, allowing grid/component
pairs to be defined for PFMODE output requests
STACK - Expanded definition to cover sub-stacks
and interfaces

RADIOSS Block Format
Licenses

SPH and ALE The analysis now uses 2500 GWU instead of 3800
GWU. The tracking feature has been changed from
RadiossB to RadiossA.
New Features

Contacts Stamping contact (Type21): penalty contact is
optimized for the metal forming process. Variation of
the gap with thickness. Fast and high parallel
performances; easy input: no need to define rigid
bodies on tools, etc.
Elements For parabolic tetra4: 4 nodes tetra element with 6
DOF per node has a high time step (same time as
the linear tetra4 element) and high accuracy for crash
and quasi-static loadings. It is not adapted for eigen
modes computation; high frequencies might be
filtered.
New specialized shell element for composites with
non-linear strain distribution through the thickness
Thick shell for composites
Ply and stack input for composites
Kinematic conditions RBE3 element: One slave node and different master
nodes with weighting interpolation under defined
DOF direction
Materials and failure models Rigid material
Lee-Tarver
Failure models for composites:
Hashin
Puch
Ladeveze/Allix
XFEM (SMP only)
Input/Output For single file input, a new format allows merging
Starter and Engine files in a single file.
A simpler command line can now be used to run
RADIOSS. Running the -input command allows you
to skip editing the root-name inside the Starter and
Engine files.
Fully automatic memory allocation in Starter
The readability of Warning/Error messages has been
improved. Kinematic conditions are now grouped in a
compact and meaningful list.
Application specific Warning/Error messages (Only
stamping available in this version: using /STAMPING
keyword, messages dedicated to stamping
application are activated.)
Composites post-processing capabilities
improvements:
Total number of the ruptured layers
% of ruptured layers
Number of ruptured layers in function of rupture
type
Stress and strain expressed in the orthotropic
skew related to the layer
Plastic work per layer
Failure level reached for each layer (failure,
failure in direction)
STY files read and write
For solids
Orthotropy directions with respect to the
orthogonalized local frame for shells
Reference frame and skew compatible with
RADIOSS Bulk format
Safety Simplified input for airbags:
GAS DATABASE: main gases can be referred by
name (properties are automatically defined)
INJECTOR property
Higher order equations for heat capacity
Input user-defined GAS properties per MOLE
instead of per mass unit
PRETENSIONER (improved Type32 spring)
Implicit New Nonlinear PCG Solver: takes into account
nonlinearities due to the contact (stiffness and
friction)
BCS (Boeing solver) added for buckling analyses,
and new buckling analysis taking into account pre-
stress
Constraining automatically similar to AUTOSPC of
RADIOSS Bulk
Core developments MODIF option
Compatibility with SPMD
Possible to change the number of processors
after a restart
Enhancements
Contacts Contact thickness defined at /PART level for types 7,
8, 10, 11, 18, 19, 20; it overwrites thicknesses values
defined in /INTER. When replacing a shell part with a
thicker one by instance, mesh adjustments and/or
contacts cards editing are no longer necessary.
Individual elements thicknesses defined in the
/SHELL cards is taken into account for gap
computation.
General contact (Type7):
Thermal bridge
Thermal conduction available with adaptivity
Tied contact (Type2): rupture model enabled
Type 6 contact: new option to input unloading
function
Materials and failure models Composites material (Law25) available for thick shells
and solids
Fabric material (Law58): Courant stability condition is
ensured with a larger time-step.
Foam material (Law70): generalization to total strain
formulation
Input/Output Mesh independent sections defined by plane
Definition of Input and working UNIT Systems
possible (/BEGIN)
Additional accelerometer output
//SUBMODEL:
Doubled the list of supported keywords
Possible to use a complete RADIOSS input
deck
Multiformat support (from version 4.1 block)
Airbags FVM: Finite Volume Mesh generator improvements;
also solves flat elements cases (zero volume)
Core developments Automatic memory adjustment by RADIOSS Starter
Implicit Contacts robustness has been improved in implicit
nonlinear solution.
Default reference residual force changed to improve
nonlinear convergence
Out-of core for BCS solver
Performances Domdec=3 Multilevel Kway domain decomposition by
default to improve parallel performance
Improvement of the search algorithm criterion
(Bumult) for contact interfaces
New Starter Keywords
/CONVEC - Describes the imposed convective flux
/FAIL/LAD_LAMA (also in 9.0.1) - Describes the
Ladeveze failure model.
/FAIL/HASHIN (also in 9.0.1) - Describes the Hashin
failure model.
/FAIL/PUCK (also in 9.0.1) - Describes the Puck
failure model.
/FAIL/XFEM - Describes the XFEM (eXtended Finite
Element Method) failure model.
/FRAME/MOV2 - Moving reference frame compatible
with RADIOSS bulk format
/IMPTEMP - Imposed temperature
/INIBRI - Describes the initial state for a brick
/INISHE/ORTH_LOC - Initialization of orthotropy
direction on each element
/INTER/TYPE21 - Specific interface between a non-
deformable master surface and a slave surface
designed for stamping
/INTTHICK/V5 - shell thickness defined in /SHELL,
/SH3N cards is not taken into account by interfaces
type 7 and type 10, 11, 18, 19, 20. It restores contact
behavior of previous versions for gap and contact
stiffness computation.
/LEVSET - Definition of the levelset for XFEM: it
describes initial cracks in shells.
/MAT/3D_COMP (law 12) - This law describes the
composite solid material.
/MAT/GAS/MASS - Gas molecular weight and
specific heat coefficients. Coefficients are given per
mass unit.
/MAT/GAS/MOLE - Gas molecular weight and
specific heat coefficients Coefficients are given per
mole.
/MAT/GAS/PREDEF - Predefined gas
/MAT/LEE_T - Lee Tarver material law
/MAT/RIGID (law 13) - This law models rigid material.
/MONVOL/AIRBAG1 - Describes the airbag
monitored volume type.
/PROP/INJECT1 - Describes mass injected for each
constituent gas.
/PROP/INJECT2 - Describes molar fraction injected
for each constituent gas and total mass injected.
/PROP/PLY (TYPE19) - This property set is used to
define the ply property set (/PROP/TYPE17) used in
ply-based composite definition.
/PROP/SH_STACK (TYPE17) - stack property
(composites)
/PROP/TSH_COMP
Up to 200 layers
Any material law can be assigned for each layer
Available for HSEPH, PENTA6, and HA8 thick
shell
/RBE3 - Defines the motion of a reference (slave)
node as the weighted average of the motions of sets
of master nodes
/SKEW/MOV2 - Moving skew compatible with
RADIOSS bulk format
/STAMPING - Generates application specific output
messages
/THERM_STRESS - This option is used to add
thermal expansion property for RADIOSS material
(shell and solid).

New Engine Keywords /ANIM/GPS1 - Generates animation files containing
simple average GPS data
/ANIM/GPS2 - Generates animation files containing
volume based averaged average GPS data
/END/ENGINE - This keyword must be set at the end
of the engine input deck only when using single file
input.
/IMPL/AUTOSPC - A Zero stiffness degree-of-
freedom will be constrained automatically.
/IMPL/BUCKL/1 - Euler buckling modes will be
computed.
/IMPL/BUCKL/2 - Euler buckling modes will be
computed based on actual pre-stress stat.
/IMPL/DTINI (also in 901) - Initial time step for non-
linear implicit analysis
/IMPL/DT/2 (also in 901) - Automatic time step
control: arc-length and line-search are used with this
method to accelerate and to control the convergence.
/IMPL/DT/STOP (also in 901) - Sets minimum and
maximum time-step for implicit analysis
/IMPL/INTER/KNONL - Defines including some
contact non-linearities in PCG linear solver
/STATE/BRICK/AUX/FULL - A block /INIBRI/STRS_F
is written into each state file for each part declared
into /STATE/DT option.
/STATE/BRICK/STRAIN/FULL - Describes the strain
state for solid
/STATE/BRICK/STRES/FULL - Describes the stress
state for solid
/STATE/SHELL/ORTHL - Describes the orthotropy
direction for shell
New Modif Keywords /SPMD - Sets parameters for a Single Program
Multiple Data (SPMD) computation
Modified Starter Keywords /BEGIN - Working Unit System (Line 4) and Input
Unit System (Line 3) are used instead of unit system
defined previously in card /UNIT/name for input
format previous to 10
/DEF_SOLID - Flag Istrain added to compute strains
for post-processing
/EIG - A new method for eigenvector normalization is
available; activated by Inorm flag.
/INIBRI - Describes the initial state for bricks
/INTER/TYPE2
Tied contact includes several rupture criteria
Master segment curvature is taken into account
/INTER/TYPE6 - Unloading function has been added.
/INTER/TYPE7 - Thermal flags added for heat
exchange between pieces in contact
/INTER/TYPE8 - New incremental formulation
/PROP/TYPE14 (SOLID) - Irot=1 activates new 4
nodes tetra element with parabolic formulation
/PROP/TYPE32 (SPR_PRE) - Locking feature for
SPR_PRE
/SECT - Mesh independent section output specifying
the FRAME_ID
/SPMD - Default value is now set to 3 (Multilevel
Domain Decomposition) it was set to 2, RSB
(Recursive Symmetric Bisection) decomposition in
90.
/SUBMODEL - Additional keywords supported
/TH - Updated documentation to include the improved
composites post-treatment plus additional variables
for output in /TH/ACCEL
Modified Engine Keywords /IMPL/BUCKL - Input format changed (conforming to
RADIOSS Bulk) by /IMPL/BUCKL/1
Suppressed Starter
Keywords
/UNIT/name - Now described in /BEGIN (see /BEGIN
in modified starter keyword section)
/MEMORY - This card is skipped, as the memory is
automatically adjusted.

/IBVEL - Imposed body velocities is no longer
supported.
Resolved Issues
Contacts Contact stiffness definition when using automatic
external surface extraction
Type11: Truss + RBE + Idel=2
Elements QEPH: stability and second order correction
Materials and failure models LAW 33, 35 and 38: second order correction
LAW35 + reference metrics
LAW24: rupture criteria
Implicit Imposed displacement or boundary condition in local
system
Nonlinear convergence issue with finite rotation (rigid
bodies)
Possible wrong nonlinear force output (rigid body or
contact interface)
Several issues using mult-procs (SPMD versions)
Known Limitations

RADIOSS job hangs up
without printing a message
Workaround: re-run the RADIOSS job either through
the launch script or after setting the variable
RADFLEX_PATH to <install_dir>\
hwsolvers\bin\winXX.
MotionSolve 10.0 Release Notes
Altair MotionSolve is a program for modeling and simulating a multi-body system. Given a multi-body
system representation, MotionSolve formulates the equations of motion and solves them using
numerical techniques. The results can then be visualized via animations and plots.
MotionSolve provides the following modeling elements:
Body elements Point mass, rigid body, and flexible body
Constraint elements Time dependent (motion-on-joint, motion-on-marker) and
time independent (constant velocity, CVCV, CVSF,
cylindrical, fixed, free, gear, inline, inplane, orientation,
parallel axes, perpendicular, planar, PTCV, PTSF, rack
and pinion, revolute, screw, SFSF, spherical,
translational, universal, Hooke, mates and general
constraints; constraints with deformable elements
(PTdCV and PTdSF)
Force elements VECTOR, SCALAR, BEAM, BUSHING,
SPRINGDAMPER, FIELD, GRAVITY, CONTACT,
MULTIPOINT
Sensor elements SENSOR_EVENT, SENSOR_EVALUATE,
SENSOR_PROXIMITY
Controller elements CONTROL_DIFF, CONTROL_PLANTINPUT,
CONTROL_PLANTOUTPUT, CONTROL_SISO,
CONTROL_STATEEQN
Reference elements REFERENCE_ARRAY, REFERENCE_MATRIX,
REFERENCE_FLEXDATA, REFERENCE_MARKER,
REFERENCE_PARAMCURVE,
REFERENCE_PARAMSURFACE,
REFERENCE_STRING, REFERENCE_VARIABLE,
REFERENCE_XYCURVE
Post-processing elements POST_REQUEST, POST_GRAPHIC
User subroutines User-written subroutines, utility subroutines, SYSFNC,
SYSARY
You can use these elements to model a variety of mechanical systems. With a model in hand, you
can perform a comprehensive analysis using the following simulation types:
Transient Includes both kinematic and dynamic simulations.
MotionSolve provides both explicit and implicit integrators
for nonstiff and stiff problems.
Static Find the static equilibrium configuration
Quasi-static Find the sequence of static equilibria under slowly
varying motion or force input (quasi static means almost
static.)
Linear Linearizing the nonlinear equations of motion provides
two kinds of useful information: 1) eigenvalues and
normal modes that tell us about stability, natural
frequencies, and vibration mode shapes, and 2)
linearized equations of motion that are useful for
designing control systems.
General
New Features
New Modeling Elements

CONSTRAINT_MATE CONSTRAINT_MATE element is used to specify
mating constraints between geometric primitives. It
differs from CONSTRAINT_JOINT and
CONSTRAINT_JPRIM in that it specifies more
general constraints based on distance, tangency, and
coincidence relations between mating geometries.
CONSTRAINT_GENERAL CONSTRAINT_GENERAL element can be used to
specify arbitrary constraints in terms of time and
system states.
New User Subroutines
SET_DISCRETE_INTERFACE The SET_DISCRETE_INTERFACE subroutine tells
MotionSolve to call SFOSUB, VFOSUB, VTOSUB,
GFOSUB, DIFSUB, or VARSUB user subroutines
discretely at successful integration steps. This is
important for cosimulation between MotionSolve and
another solver such as Simulink.
POST_SUB The POST_SUB user subroutine is used to generate
a custom output file or perform custom processing of
MotionSolve results. It can be used for real-time
animation or plotting.
MESSAGE_SUB The MESSAGE_SUB subroutine is used to generate
customized solver messages.
GET_STATES The GET_STATES user subroutine is used for
extracting state variables in a MotionSolve model. It
is meant for use only with the Post_Sub user-written
subroutine to extract MotionSolve results for output to
a file or further processing for real time animation and
plotting.
MODSET The MODSET subroutine accesses and modifies the
model data as specified in the xml solver input file. It
may be called from any user-written subroutine.
GCOSUB The GCOSUB user subroutine is used in conjunction
with the CONSTRAINT_GENERAL modeling
element to define arbitrary constraints.
Customization capabilities Capabilities are included for broad and deep
customization of MotionSolve to suit the needs of
individual modeling domains such as automotive and
biomechanics.
Custom functions Custom functions allow expert users to expand the
set of MotionSolve functions by adding new
functions. For instance, automotive users may create
a function called CAMBER to compute the tire
camber angle. Such functions may be used exactly
like built-in functions such as DX and DM.
Custom statements Custom statements allow expert users to expand the
set of MotionSolve model elements by adding new
standard model elements. Such elements can be
mapped to one or more built-in elements.
Custom messaging Custom messaging refers to the ability to pass
MotionSolve messages directly to MESSAGE_SUB
user-written subroutine. This allows users to modify
standard MotionSolve messages, or append
additional comments to them.
Custom results output Custom results output refers to use of POST_SUB
and GET_STATES user subroutines to create
customized output files. MotionSolve calls
POST_SUB at every successful integration time step.
Users have access to all the same data that passed
to the MotionSolve MRF file.
Custom translation rules Custom translation rules refers to the ability to modify
the translation of ADAMS dataset files into
MotionSolve XML files. This is done via a mapping
file, which specifies rules that override the default
translation rules.
Cosimulation with Simulink Cosimulation between MotionSolve and Simulink is
provided in this release. It allows users to simulate
Simulink subsystems acting in concert with
MotionSolve multibody systems. For instance, users
can now simulate the response of a MotionSolve
vehicle model to a traction controller modeled in
Simulink. This is accomplished by frequent data
exchange between MotionSolve and Simulink during
the simulation.
Other enhancements CONTROL_DIFF elements of type Implicit are now
supported with FIM_D and FIM_S static solvers.
A style sheet (XSL) and schema definition (XSD) are
now available on the Altair web site for the
MotionSolve XML file format. XML files generated by
Altair software contain a reference to the style sheet
and schema. The style sheet allows MotionSolve
XML files to be formatted into neat tables in a web
browser. The schema definition allows certain XML
editors such as Microsoft Visual Studio to check and
validate the XML files during editing.
OptiStruct 10.0 Release Notes
OptiStruct is an award winning CAE technology for conceptual design synthesis and structural
optimization. OptiStruct 10.0 again brings much advancement over previous versions, with emphasis
in the areas of acoustic optimization, fatigue optimization, random response optimization, MBD
system level optimization, and design interpretation through OSSmooth.
Optimization
New Features
Acoustic optimization A new pressure response type considers acoustic
behavior in the optimization problem.
Fatigue optimization New damage and life response types allow fatigue
performance to be considered in an optimization
problem.
A global damage or life target can be defined on the
DTPL card for topology optimization.
Random response
optimization
New PSD and RMS response types allow random
response performance to be considered in an
optimization problem.
MBD system level optimization New MBD system level responses allow the
performance of MBD system responses to be
considered in an optimization run in addition to
structural responses based on the Equivalent Static
Load Method (ESLM). The MBD system level
responses are handled through Adaptive Response
Surface Method (ARSM) (see the HyperStudy online
help) during the optimization process.
In addition to ARSM, the advanced approximation
strategies used in MBD system level optimization
allow a large number of design variables to be
handled efficiently.
Thermal and Thermo-
mechanical optimization
A new temperature response type enables heat
transfer optimization.
Sensitivities for thermo-mechanical coupling are now
calculated, allowing optimization problems involving
thermo-mechanical coupling.

System identification In addition to minimizing (or maximizing) responses,
and minimizing the maximum (or maximizing the
minimum) of multiple responses, it is now possible to
provide target values for responses as the objective
function for an optimization problem. This is
commonly referred to as system identification. There
are two possibilities:
1. Minimize the least squares function of all
selected targeted responses.
2. Minimize the maximum (or maximize the
minimum) relative difference for all selected
targeted responses.
Group override for DESVAR
settings
A new group override definition eases design
variable manipulation. The group override definition
allows you to change the initial, lower, and upper
bound settings for any set of DESVAR cards in the
model.
Adjoint sensitivity for
frequency responses analysis
The adjoint method of sensitivity calculation has been
added for frequency responses analysis.
For frequency response problems that consider a
broad frequency range and a large number of design
variables, this provides significant performance
gains.
Design variable connectivity
relationships
Design variable relationships are expanded to
include fields on connectivity definitions. This is
facilitated through the DVCREL# bulk data entries.
Enhancements
Coordinate systems for
stress/strain responses
Stress and strain responses used in optimization
problems will now use the same coordinate system
as the analysis results, except when PARAM,OMID
is used to indicate otherwise.

Previously stress and strain optimization responses
were always with reference to the basic coordinate
system (or projected basic coordinate system), while
stress and strain analysis results could be output with
reference to basic, elemental, or user-defined
systems. In version 10.0, by default, the stress and
strain optimization responses are with reference to
the same coordinate system as the analysis result.
PARAM, OMID can be used to revert to the previous
method.
Thermo-mechanical
optimization
Sensitivities for thermo-mechanical coupling are now
calculated.

This improves optimization performance for problems
involving thermo-mechanical coupling.
Automatic constraint
screening
Automatic constraint screening is active by default.

Constraint screening has long played an important
role in filtering non-critical constraints out of the
optimization problem. Its early implementation relied
heavily on user-definition of screening region and
criteria.

In version 9.0, a new automatic screening feature
was implemented where the constraint screening
zones were auto-determined and the constraint
screening parameters adjusted to suit the problem at
hand.

Due to the success of this automatic constraint
screening feature, it was decided to adopt this as the
default in version 10.0. Further enhancements were
also made to this functionality.
Ply-based composite
optimization
The format of the STACK bulk data entry has been
enhanced to allow identification of sub-stacks

This change was required to account for adjoining
parts such as T-connections, where sub-stacks split
off from the main laminate and then form new
laminates.
A new draping bulk data entry has been added.

This allows orientation and thickness information
from third party draping solutions to be incorporated
into the composite design process.
Free-shape optimization A new mesh smoothing algorithm was added for free-
shape optimization.

The new algorithm can significantly improve the
mesh quality during shape changes. It also delays
possible pre-mature terminations due to
unacceptable levels of mesh distortion.

There may be some increased computational effort
with this new method.

OSSmooth The autobead feature is enhanced to allow a 2-level
interpretation of topography optimization results.
Significant improvements have been made in
memory allocation and speed for iso-density
boundary surface creation.
Significant improvements have been made to the
Laplacian smoothing algorithm.
Integration of OSSmooth into HyperMesh provides
enhanced remeshing functionality.
Quadrilaterial elements can now be output for
Nastran, IGES, and H3D formats.
Resolved Issues
XP 32-bit

OptiStruct 10.0 can use up to 1.9GB RAM.
Sensitivities Speedup of sensitivity analysis for linear static
subcases
Speed improvements for sensitivity calculations for
modal FRF analysis.
Memory estimate improved for FRF sensitivity
calculation
Composite optimization OUTPUT,FSTOSZ and OUTPUT,SZTOSH are fixed
for input decks using the .fem extension.
A correction was made for composite free-sizing with
DOPTPRM MINDIM.
Support was added for Z0 and NSM as designable
properties for PCOMPP.
A change was made to OUTPUT, SZTOSH to
prevent the creation of duplicate IDs.
The generation of the initial stack was improved such
that it should always satisfy the manufacturing
constraints
Responses Region IDs are now generated correctly when
DRESP2 responses are referenced on other
DRESP2 or DRESP3 responses.
Support was added for
DVMREL1/DVMREL2/DVCREL1/DVCREL2 on
DRESP2 and DRESP3.
resolved.
AIX
The number of CPUs is now determined correctly for
CPUs where SMT is available but disabled.
Known Limitations
MBD system level optimization The CONM2 contribution is not considered in the
calculation of MBD responses MBMASS, MBCOG
and MBINERTIA.
Analysis
New Features

Parallel solution (SPMD) on
Linux
A parallel solution is implemented on Linux
platforms for linear static, linear buckling, and direct
frequency response subcases.

Models containing only these subcase types may
be solved in parallel across multiple nodes. If other
subcase types are present in the model, all
subcases will be solved in series on one node.

The parallelization technique is Single Program
Multiple Data (SPMD), and uses the message
passing interface HP-MPI.

Sensitivities related to these subcase types are
also solved in parallel.
Iterative solver (PCG) An iterative preconditioned conjugate gradient
(PCG) method is now available for the solution of
linear static problems.

This solver may be selected at the subcase level
using the SOLVTYP selector.

This iterative solver may provide significant
performance gains over the traditional direct solver
for large solid models.
Fluid super-elements Component Mode Synthesis (CMS) may now be
used to generate external superelements (DMIG) for
combined Fluid-Structure models.
Free convection The linear steady-state heat-transfer solution is
enhanced with a free convection boundary condition.
The boundary condition (CONV) may be defined on
thermal surface elements (CHBDYE) allowing
thermal communication between a structure and the
ambient environment.
Internal heat generation The linear steady-state heat-transfer solution is
enhanced to consider internal heat generation.

A volumetric rate of heat generation (QVOL) may be
defined for a list of heat conduction elements.
Strain-life fatigue analysis A strain-life solution is implemented for fatigue
analysis.

The implementation uses the Neuber correction
together with a cyclic stress-strain curve and a
hysteresis loop equation to get stress/strain under
cyclic loading. An equivalent strain approach is
applied to query life from strain-life curve.
Contact interface definition A new contact interface definition (CONTACT) is
implemented for quasi-static non-linear analysis
Frequency dependent damping
element
A new frequency dependent damping element
(PBUSHT) is available.
Grid participation output For acoustic analysis it is now possible to output grid
participation results (PFGRID, PFMODE, PFPANEL).
Output of flexbodies in mnf
format
.mnf files are now output directly.

Enhancements

Porting The solver is now ported on Sun x86_64 platform.
MIO support for AIX MIO file caching can now be used on AIX computers.
Memory management On 64-bit platforms, RADIOSS does not impose any
limitation on the allocation of RAM available on the
computer. In previous versions, the maximum
memory was limited to 32GB.
Quasi-static non-linear
analysis
Speed improvements were made for quasi-static
non-linear analysis.

The speed-up is most noticeable for models with a
small number of gaps or a small contact area (where
the new contact interface definition is used).
Result output for transient
analysis
Speed improvements were made in result recovery
and output for transient analysis.
Coordinate systems for stress,
strain, and force results
For solid and shell elements, the default output
coordinate system for stress, strain and force results
is changed to be the material system, whenever
defined.

For shell elements, PARAM,OMID may be used to
switch between the material and elemental system
for these results.
Fluid-structure interface matrix
for AMLS
For acoustic analysis using the AMLS eigensolver,
developed by the University of Texas, a more
efficient method of calculating the fluid-structure
interface matrix has been implemented.
Hyper3D 10.0 Hyper3D libraries have been upgraded to the latest
version.
PENTA15 element formulation The element formulation for PENTA15 elements has
been improved.

Results may differ from previous versions because of
these enhancements.
XYPUNCH output Results output via the XYPEAK, XYPLOT, and
XYPUNCH controls are now output in the same order
as they are specified in the input deck.
Resolved Issues

XP 32-bit
OptiStruct 10.0 can now use up to 1.9GB RAM.
General The stiffness matrix for CBUSH elements with the
2nd grid left blank is now properly transformed back
to the local coordinate system from the basic
coordinate system.
The rotational DOF of rigid elements can now be
removed when there are mass inertial terms
associated with the grid.
When the total strain energy is zero, division by zero
is avoided.
Frequency response analysis The message regarding activation of inertia relief for
residual vector calculation is only written to the .out
file when applicable.
When the RHO field on the MAT10 bulk data entry is
left blank, the derived value has been corrected.
Transient analysis For direct transient analysis, the CDAMP1 label is
now output to the PUNCH format when SORT2 is the
selected output order.
Component mode synthesis DMIG output now includes WTMASS scaling.
Thermal analysis Unused QBDY1 definitions are ignored.
A WARNING is written to the .out file when unused
fields are present on MAT4, MAT5 and CHBDYE
cards.
An issue with heat transfer analysis, where the
presence of rod elements were causing incorrect
results, has been corrected.
resolved.
AIX
The number of CPUs is now being determined
correctly for CPUs where SMT is available but
disabled.
Grid point force output Output of grid point force balance table is no longer
incorrect when more than one subcase with thermal
loading existed in the model.
Known Limitations

MBD on HPUXia64 platform The MBD solution sequence is not available for HP-
UX on ia64 architecture.
New I/O Option Entries MSGLMT - May be used to limit the number of
ERROR, WARNING and INFORMATION messages
reported in the .out file
PFGRID - Requests output of acoustic grid
PFMODE - Requests output of modal participation
factors
PFPANEL - Requests output of acoustic panel
New Subcase Information
Entries
New Bulk Data Entries
CONTACT - Contact interface definition
CONTPRM - Default contact properties
CONV - Free-convection boundary condition
DESVARG - Group override for design variables
DRAPE - Draping information for ply-based
composite definition
DSYSID - System Identification
DVCREL1, DVCREL2 - Design variable relationships
to properties of elements
DVMBRL1, DVMBRL2 - Design variable relationships
to properties of Multi-Body Dynamics entities
INVELJ - Initial velocity of a joint
PARAM, ALPHA1 - Scale factor for structural mass
PARAM, ALPHA2 - Scale factor for structural
stiffness matrix for additional Rayleigh damping
PARAM, ALPHAFL1 - Scale factor for fluid mass
PARAM, ALPHAFL2 - Scale factor for fluid stiffness
PARAM, AMLSMAXR - Identifies singularities in the
stiffness matrix for AMLS
PARAM, CMFTINIT - Defines the lower threshold
value used for the HyperMesh command files
*.HM.comp.cmf and *.HM.ent.cmf.
PARAM, CMFTSTEP - Defines the step or interval
value used for the HyperMesh command files
*.HM.comp.cmf and *.HM.ent.cmf.
PARAM, DUPTOL - Tolerance for recognizing
coincident grids
PARAM, GMAR - Controls accuracy of AMLS
solution
PARAM, GMAR1 - Controls accuracy of AMLS
solution
PARAM, INRGAP - Activates superelement based
gap analysis
PARAM, OMID - Controls reference system used for
stress/strain output.
PARAM, RBMEIG - Cut-off frequency for rigid body
modes calculated by AMLS
PARAM, SS2GCR - Controls accuracy of AMLS
solution
PARAM, TPS - Activates fast transient analysis
solution (only shell stress results may be requested)
PBUSHT - Frequency dependent bushing element
PCONT - Contact interface property definition
PCONV - Free-convection boundary property
definition
QVOL - Volumetric heat addition
Linear Static analysis
SURF - Surface definition

Enhanced I/O Option Entries SYSSETTING - Added PLOTELID control, enforcing
unique IDs or allowing automated renumbering of
PLOTELs.
Enhanced Subcase
Information Entries
DESOBJ - Added reference for system identification
MINMAX/MAXMIN - Added reference for system
identification.
Enhanced Bulk Data Entries ACMODL - Added MAXSGRID field to control the
maximum number of structural grids that can be
interfaced with one fluid element face
CMSMETH - Added options for Fluid CMS
DCOMP - Added support for PCOMP (previously
only supported STACK)
DRESP1, DRESP2, DRESP3
Added MBD system level responses
Added Acoustic pressure response
Added Fatigue responses
Added random response analysis PSD and
RMS response types
Added temperature response
DTPL - Added fatigue constraint
DSIZE - Added fatigue constraint
FATPARM - Updated for strain-life fatigue
INVEL - Added INVELJ
MAT4
Added free-convection heat transfer coefficient
Added heat generation capability
MAT5 - Added heat generation capability
MATFAT - Updated for strain-life data
MBSIM - Expanded support of transient MBD
simulation
PLY - Added reference to a DRAPE definition
SET - Added GRIDC type, allowing grid/component
pairs to be defined for PFMODE output requests.
STACK - Expanded definition to cover sub-stacks
and interfaces
HyperView 10.0 Release Notes
Altair HyperView is a complete post-processing and visualization environment for finite element
analysis (FEA), multi-body system simulation, video, and engineering data. Amazingly fast 3D
graphics, open architecture design, and unparalleled functionality set a new standard for speed and
detailed post-processing of CAE results. HyperView enables engineers to visualize data interactively
as well as capture, standardize, and automate post-processing activities.
HyperView 10.0 continues to lead in performance and usability in a truly integrated post-processing
environment. New features in HyperView 10.0 include the Report Parameter browser for automation,
an interactive model browser, streamlines, user-defined system, synchronized view, envelope tracing,
and H3D export of linear superposition. Many known issues from earlier versions have been resolved,
improving quality and user-friendliness.
General
New Features
Interactive model browser All display manipulation can be exercised through the
new highly powerful, interactive model browser. The
extended functionality of the browser enables three-
way interactions between browser, graphics, and the
panels.
Based on the familiar HyperMesh browser
technology, selections made in the graphics are
highlighted in the browser, and vice-versa. By
controlling the display of the model using different
modes (Show, Hide, and Isolate) and depth
selection of entities on screen, mouse travel is
greatly reduced.
The browser tree lists assemblies, components, sets
(node, element, or component), and systems all in
one view for easy navigation. Model and component
view simplifies the browser tree for specific
operations.
The browser view extends to multiple models when
models are overlaid in an animation window. Various
sorting, filtering, and configuring options customize
the view according to user preferences.
User-defined context menus (right-click) for specific
operations can be hooked up through preference
statements.
The browser can be turned on or off from View >
Browser.

CFD - Streamlines Streamline creation for steady state flow is a new
feature in HyperView. The CFD - Streamlines panel
allows you to define multiple line and area rakes, with
options to control the number of seeds and the
integration mode (downstream, upstream, or both
directions).
The streamlines for a given rake are calculated
based on nodal bound results such as velocity. The
integration method and termination criteria are
controlled through Advanced options.
The display of the rake and streamlines can be
altered from the panel or the model browser.
Streamlines can be colored according to contours or
fixed sets. In addition, streamlines can be visualized
as tubes.
Ensight binary and ascii readers are included for
reading results from most CFD solvers
Streamlines and rake definitions can be exported to
an H3D file for viewing in HyperView Player.
Parameter Browser for
automation
The new Parameter Browser defines parameters for
report templates. It is accessed from View >
Parameter Browser. Report templates allow you to
compare iterations in Overlay or Append mode.
Instead of hard coding the IDs or values in a session
(e.g. measure IDs or note colors) parameters can be
defined such that a new iteration corresponding to a
different ID scheme can be overlaid/appended in
exactly the same layout as the baseline results.
Parameters can be defined on any session, and the
value is input by the user when the template is
instantiated from the Reports panel for a new
iteration. The parameters take the default value from
the existing session, which can be changed by the
user before saving a template.
All the parameters defined in a session file are stored
both in the session file and the report template, so
the information is not lost after the session is closed.
Model title, subcase ID, measures, notes, section
cuts, and tracking systems can be parameterized
User-defined system A user-defined coordinate system can be added to
an existing session.
The coordinate system can be rectangular,
cylindrical, or spherical. The creation of a user-
defined system is possible by specifying nodes in the
model, or by global coordinates.
The system represents a fixed coordinate system. All
results transformation based on the user-defined
system are supported.
A user-defined system can be created from the
browser, graphics context menu, or from the Utilities
> User Defined System menu.
View synchronization Dynamic view synchronization is supported across
animation windows. The new feature is a core
implementation and extends the functionality to
mouse and space ball control.
Once started, the synchronization mode is active
across all selected windows. In combination with the
view controls on the permanent menu buttons, fixed
rotations, model panning, and stored retrieved views
are synchronized. The mode is turned off by explicitly
stopping the synchronization.
View synchronization can be started or stopped from
the graphics context menu, or from the Utilities
menu.
Envelope tracing The Envelope option on the Utilities menu gives the
maximum, minimum, or extreme values across
selected loadsteps or simulations. It is now possible
to identify the significant loadstep or simulation that
contributes to the max/min/extreme condition.
The Envelope trace plot option on the Contour
panel allows you to get a quilt plot of subcases or
simulations in the envelope.
Ply based results processing Ply based results processing organizes all composite
plies/layers under one selection. By selecting a
particular result type, it is possible to cycle through
individual plies and find maximum, minimum, or
extreme values across all the plies.
In addition to maximum, minimum, or extreme values
across all plies, you can identify the ply that
contributes to the max/min/extreme condition.
With the envelope definition for a given ply, you can
identify the most significant subcase or a simulation
that contributes to a max/min/extreme across all
subcases.
Panel defaults Almost all of the panels in HyperView can have
default settings for various entries. With the help of
preference file statements, the toolbar icons, data
types, scale factors, averaging options, and display
options can be set.
By registering preferences with selected defaults,
user profiles can be set up for different disciplines.
Refer to Setting Panel Defaults in HyperView.
Context menu - Active Model
Edit
For the convenience of transferring a model between
different windows, a graphics context menu based
operation on the active model has been introduced.
The active model in any window can be cut, copied,
and pasted to other windows through the context
menu options Cut/Copy/Paste. The operation is
performed only on the active model, and the state of
the model is restored in the destination window.
The keystrokes Ctrl-X, Ctrl-C, and Ctrl-V are linked to
cut, copy, and paste.
Report template layers support Each instance of a report template is associated with
a layer in the session. Layers support for animations
allows you to control the display of all the model
curves that are linked to a particular layer. This
feature is accessed from the menu bar, Tools >
Reports > Layers.
Quick Query tool tip To conveniently query the model, a context menu
item is available for parts, elements, nodes, and
systems. If there is a contour applied for the model,
Quick Query also shows the contour by clicking on
the entity during the query mode.
Save/Retrieve configuration
file for linear superposition
and envelope
All the derived loadstep definitions can be saved to a
text file for use in a different session.
The syntax of the definition file is similar to the
HvTrans configuration file. All the block definitions
with scale factors and simulations can be appended
to a regular configuration file of HvTrans resulting in
derived subcases created within the H3D file.
Enhancements
H3D export of linear
superposition
A linear superposition loadcase can be exported to
H3D. All results selected for export are calculated
based on combining the individual simulation steps
and the scale factors.
In addition to the linear static results, H3D export is
supported for linearly superimposed complex results
and modal animation.
The resulting H3D file size is drastically smaller
compared to the original set of files with individual
simulation steps. All files exported from HyperView
can be viewed in HyperView Player.
Max/min contour value of a
selection
With a contour applied, the extended selection (By
Contour option) allows you to find the max/min of a
quick selection window/region. Two new options Max
of Window and Min of Window are supported under
this selection for nodes, elements, components, and
collectors.
Keystroke binding Ctrl-A, Delete keys are supported for most of the
panel tree controls
(Section Cut, Measures, Notes, Tracking, FLD,
Collision Detection, Explosion, and Sets panels).
Contour panel A contour offset value is available in the Contour
panel for offsetting the results by a positive or
negative value. In combination with the multiplier and
offset, you can generate new contours of math
operations such as y=mx+c. Safety factors and
temperature conversions are typical examples where
you can take advantage of the offset and multipliers
on existing result data.
A improved legend is plotted for signed von Mises
results. All entities that are in tension and
compression are colored with shades of reds and
blues, respectively, to easily identify the regions.
Transparency and Fill color are supported for
contour legends.
Result types with alpha numeric labels are ordered in
a user-friendly way, sorted by the dictionary order.
Result types and components displayed in a list box
can be scrolled using the up and down arrow keys.
Notes panel Move to Entity snaps a note to the entity to which it
is attached.
Multi select allows you to create multiple notes at
once. All display options and text descriptions are
applied to the newly created notes. Fields that use
Templex expressions as a text description are
evaluated for each note individually.
Set (Create Groups) panel Part groups have a new shaded draw style mode. All
parts belonging to a group can be shaded to the
group color. The original part color is not affected
when the group shading is inactive.
Exporting groups containing ID ranges has been
optimized.
Measures panel Multiple measure items can be created for single
entity measures. The measures are of the type
position, relative displacement, Yaw Pitch Roll, and
entity contour.
With the multi select mode, the extended selection or
quick window selection (with the Shift key) is
available for selecting numerous items at once.
Vector panel An option is now available to show value at the tip of
the vector.
Apply Style Apply Style now supports loadcase and simulation
step as one of the selections for applying settings
across the animation windows
API additions Shell element, normal vector, and element centroid
are available through the query mode command layer
API.
HvTrans HvTrans now supports the linear superposition and
envelope definitions in the configuration file (batch
mode only). Multiple configuration files with the
definition of a derived loadcase is supported. The
configuration file can be written out from an existing
HyperView definition.
An option is now available in the GUI to create
multiple H3D files, one per simulation step.
Simulation steps selection is enhanced in the GUI
with the Shift key.
Resolved Issues
Panel list boxes An issue with navigating the drop down list boxes
when changing result types in the Contour panel or
the Vector panel has been resolved. Selecting the
drop down and pressing the up/down arrow on the
keyboard no longer takes the cursor back to the top
of the list, instead it moves to the next result type as
expected. Also, pressing any letter on the keyboard
cycles through all result types in the drop down that
begin with that letter.
Orphan nodes Orphan nodes in HyperView are the nodes that are
not physically connected to a structure. These are
joints, sensor points, pretension elements, etc.
defined in different solvers that are not connected to
any 1D/2D/3D elements. Orphan nodes are now
imported from the model and placed in a separate
node set for cross referencing.
Any tracking systems defined in legacy H3D files with
the orphan node work correctly.
Data Acceleration Block (DAB) When multiple windows have the same model
loaded, some instances of the DAB file being
corrupted has been rectified.
The hw_server process no longer runs out of
memory.
Linux issues MainWin version update 5.2 is included for UNIX and
Linux platforms. The update resolves an application
hang in some cases using multiple sessions. The
error message Xlib: unexpected asyncreply
appeared on the terminal when multiple sessions
were used at the same time.
In limited cases of overlaying report templates or
appending session files, some of the graphic
windows become white on Linux 64 bit machines.
This issue is resolved.
The application crash when switching pages
containing multiple windows of the same model has
been corrected.
The hw_server process no longer runs out of
memory.
Scroll zoom on Linux is now supported.
The application no longer hangs on some Linux
platforms when the session browser is partially open.
The application no longer hangs when you rapidly
click in the Explosion panel or the Tracking panel
for adding new items after a quick selection window
draw.
HvTrans The issue with translating huge ANSYS rst files with
a configuration file has been resolved.
Compression value specified on a command line
correctly takes precedence over the configuration file
value in batch mode.
There is no longer an error when opening a model-
only Abaqus ODB file with empty simulations.
The HvTrans GUI lock up issue when a wrong
version of Abaqus ODB is opened has been
resolved.
The error message when loading a model file in
addition to the configuration file has been eliminated.
The issues with exporting H3D files of models
containing more than 30000 nodes on a rigid element
have been resolved.
Apply style The issue with apply style of measures referencing a
local system showing N/A has been resolved.
Apply Style works correctly with Move with
tracking system for tracing.
Apply Style correctly maps the complex filter from
source to target windows.
Live link is correctly restored with Apply Style on
source and target windows.
Boundary geometry features are now mapped
correctly.
Legend overrides from default values are mapped
correctly with Apply Style.
Vector panel The vector plot for nodes in a local coordinate system
were incorrect in some cases. The drawing code has
been updated to show the correct orientation
matching with local and global coordinate systems.
Contour panel The issue on averaging results with variation across
multiple section points/layers has been resolved.
Contour is enabled for elements that do not have
results for all nodes. This helps in visualizing contact
pressures, edge element results, and fatigue analysis
nodal results.
Contour mismatch when reading a legacy H3D file in
a few cases has been corrected.
The issue with contouring principal stresses/strains
as shattered contours in some cases where the
values are within a close tolerance had been
resolved.
Show/Clear Iso value on the Contour panel is
window based in a multi-window session.
Signed von Mises stresses and signed von Mises
strains are plotted with the correct sign in cases
where the major and minor principal values are the
same.
Iso value panel Iso value handling on 1D elements is now properly
displayed.
Deform panel The issue of contour plots alternating between
deformed shape and undeformed shape when a
scale factor was applied in the Deform panel has
been resolved.
Measures panel Live link for measures is properly restored with
multiple copy, cut, and paste operations for pages.
For measures on element contours with corner
bound data, the node number is now shown next to
the value.
Add Object panel The Add Object panel no longer allows empty
assemblies to be added as components, giving the
impression that the added object does not move with
the model
Explosion panel The issue with component selection reset when
entering a dialog to specify N1, N2, N3 coordinates
has been resolved.
Vector direction defined by N1 and N2 is now
respected in the explosion.
Explode from model center works correctly and is not
based on what is selected, rather the model center.
Section Cut panel Floating point increments are now allowed for
changing the base of the section plane.
The issue with resetting the width of a section cut
when the base point slider is adjusted has been
resolved.
Notes panel Templex expressions that are defined in the notes
are correctly evaluated when contour data type is
changed.
Session files and report
templates
Min/max values on a contour legend displays
correctly with report templates.
The error messages related to an unknown
ReaderProperty while reading a saved session file no
longer occur.
Any contour legend that is changed from default is
restored properly when read from a session file.
The problem of parts not being displayed after
reading a session file, even though the browser
shows the part is displayed, has been corrected.
H3D export Collision detection contour is restored properly in
HyperView and HyperView Player for an exported
H3D file.
The legend restores correctly for H3D files exported
from the Advanced Query dialog.
Boundary geometry features are properly restored for
an exported H3D file.
Issues with exporting H3D files of models containing
more than 30000 nodes on a rigid element have
been resolved.
Miscellaneous The memory leak that occurred when animating
results and switching between subcases has been
fixed.
In limited cases, the linear superposition is order
dependent with complex results. This happens when
the data is sparse, and the combined result is
dependent on the order in which simulations are
added. This issue has been resolved and linear
superposition is no longer order dependent.
Right mouse click settings under Tools > Options >
Mouse works correctly for all options including the
Context menu.
The issue of showing unchanged animations when a
different results file is used in multiple windows but
the same model file has been resolved. Different
results file can be associated to same model files in
different windows.
The image aspect ratio is correctly maintained when
publishing an HTML session.
Capture animation to screen through the Tcl
command layer API works correctly.
AddNode, AddSystem, AddElement API for Measure
class returns the correct error code.
There is an improved warning message in the
message log when reading legacy sessions and
report templates.
The draw issues when turning the perspective view
on and off have been resolved.
The application crash when accessing empty derived
loadstep (or empty linear superposition, envelope)
has been resolved.
The issues related to opening and displaying a
model-only Abaqus ODB file with empty simulations
have been corrected.
Eroded elements are no longer considered in the
displayed elements mark when the visualization
mode is turned off from the Tools > Options >
Visualization menu.
Mono-spaced and proportional fonts are available on
Linux and HP-UX operating systems.
The application no longer hangs when calling the
procedure ::hw::ToggleBrowser false the second time
for the session browser.
Right-clicking on any selection in tree in the
Notes/Section/Set panel no longer produces an
application error.
The issues related to UNC pathnames for the model
and results file have been resolved.
When reading model and results files separately, an
hmres file would not read in correctly with no results
appearing in the Contour panel. This issue of pool
mismatch has been resolved.
Copy Page or Copy Window from the Edit menu
allows animation windows to be pasted as images in
Word or Powerpoint (Windows OS).
Sorting exponential format numbers in the Query
panel and Advanced Query dialog has been
corrected.
The error reading certain H3D files that had data
blocks of improper size has been corrected.
Known Limitations

automation
The Parameter browser is intended to be operated in
an authoring mode, where the session layout and
format is already established, and parameters are
defined on the existing objects. If any objects are
deleted, the parameters defined on these objects are
not automatically deleted.
Overlaying more than one instance of a report
template results in parameters being inactive.
Session files and report templates save all defined
parameters for restore. However, any multiple
overlay operation disables the state of the
parameters.
All deleted objects, cut and paste of windows and
pages may not update the parameters correctly. It is
recommended to perform all edit operations on the
session before defining any parameters.
H3D export Streamlines are sensitive to the numerical round-off
that happens during data compression of the field
results. As a consequence, the streamlines
generated from a compressed H3D file may not
match the original streamlines if the compression is
too high. Export H3D without compression to get
matching streamlines with the original data.
H3D export of envelope subcase comes back in
HyperView as a regular subcase. Some of the
options available for envelope subcase may not be
available with the exported H3D file.
Miscellaneous Legacy (version 9.0 and earlier) H3D files that
contain MBD models may not display values at the
vector. The display of values need to be switched ON
from the Vector panel.

HyperGraph 10.0 Release Notes
HyperGraph is a high performance, automated, and customizable plotting application for engineering,
science, and test data analyses. It is fully interactive with functionality accessed directly under the
mouse. Its strengths include the ability to plot large numbers of time history curves in a matter of
seconds, automatically organize the curves into separate plot windows across multiple pages, and
logically label each curve and plot window. Once a session is generated, the process can be
automatically repeated for subsequent analyses, saving valuable time.
General
New Features
DirectShow on Windows HyperGraph uses Microsofts media-streaming
architecture DirectShow for high-quality video
playback in the MediaView client.
For many of the popular video formats such as WMV
and MPEG, support is possible on Windows with
DirectShow architecture.
The MediaView client can read video files with new
codecs of XVid and MPEG-4.2 on Windows.
Dynamic curve names Dynamic curve names offer the flexibility of
referencing curves based on the curve data source.
Templex evaluation on the curve names, plot titles,
and axis label provide a convenient way of updating
all the labels relative to the short form expression.
A preference file statement can be set to revert to old
behavior. The statement
*EnableTemplexCurveNames() controls the setting
with a default value of true.
Polar plots Tip to Tail Tip-to-tail is a new functionality for obtaining the
vector representation and combination of the curves
in polar plots.
A new panel in the Polar Plot window allows you to
select curves that are defined for a tip-to-tail
combination. If the resultant curve is available, it can
be verified with the tip-to-tail combination as a vector
from the origin to the last selected curve drawn in the
plot.
automation
A parameter browser is now available (View >
Parameter Browser) to define parameters for report
templates. Report templates allow you to compare
iterations in overlay or append mode. Instead of hard
coding IDs or values in a session such as measure
IDs or note colors, parameters can be defined so that
a new iteration corresponding to a different ID
scheme can be overlaid/appended in exactly the
same layout as the base line results.
Parameters can be defined on any session, and the
value is input by the user when the template is
instantiated from the Reports panel for a new
iteration. The parameters take the default value from
the existing session, which can be changed by the
user before saving a template.
All the parameters defined in a session file are stored
in both the session file and the report template, so
the information is not lost after the session is closed.
Curves and related attributes, legends, plot window
defaults, and datum lines are all supported.
Unregister preferences A preference file is a special script file that is read
each time the program is started. It specifies default
user settings such as the order in which colors are
assigned, the default printer, default page layout, and
the autosave interval. Whenever a preference file is
registered or used, the menu items change to
correspond with the new preferences. All references
to older preference menus are replaced with the new
menu. The Unregister option, allows you to remove
a preference file from the list.
Enhancements
Motion JPEG video Import and export of AVI files with Motion JPEG
codecs are now supported on all platforms.
Capture animations now support Motion JPEG as
one of the options for AVI capture. The quality of the
captured animation can be controlled to obtain
optimum file size.
Reader performances File reading and plotting data performance
improvements have been implemented across all
readers (Time history data of RADIOSS, PAM-
CRASH, LS-DYNA, etc.)
Templex performance Errors with some Templex functions (subrange) and
symbols have been fixed.

The degree sign error in Templex expression has
been fixed.
Templex speed has been drastically improved,
including the use of functions that contain looping
operations.
Apply style Apply Style feature support has been extended to
complex plots.
External functions Rainflow functions have been added for durability
analysis to perform the rainflow counting on time
history loading.
HyperGraph 3D preferences Preference statements for HyperGraph 3D are now
supported. These are specified within the
*BeginPlot3DDefaults(), *EndPlot3DDefaults() block
of a preference file.
HyperGraph 3D A finite element model or part of a model can be
used as 2D and 3D symbols for lines and bars within
the HyperGraph 3D window. New preference file
statements, *Add2DSymbolStyle() and
*Add3DSymbolStyle() provide the flexibility of
referencing an FE model as a symbol on lines and
bars.
HyperGraph 3D Asian fonts Asian fonts and characters are supported in the entry
fields and graphics of HyperGraph 3D.
Resolved Issues
MediaView The issue with the Synch table when viewing videos
with different end times has been resolved.
Performing repeated capture animations and loading
the file in MediaView now shows correct animation of
the media files.
When a capture animation is performed with the box
select option, the image size is properly restored.
Text client Line breaks in saving and retrieving a text file is
preserved.
HTML text is rendered correctly on widescreen and
regular monitors.
XY plot HyperGraph no longer reads the same data twice in
certain result files.
Many of the inconsistencies in reading ascii files with
the column reader have been addressed.
The handling of inconsistencies in column data files
with inconsistent delimiters, non numeric data
columns, and carriage returns has been improved.
The reading of column files no longer results in
crashes.
The issue related to cross plotting of curves that do
not have the same number of points has been
resolved.
No multiple request labels are shown for the same
data.
Plotting requests with numbers greater than
10,000,000 now works properly.
Reading of requests with Adams XRF files now
works correctly. There are no longer missing curves.
The animation cursor is properly shown on curves
that are derived from time domain curves.
Complex plot Complex data is now plotted in the form that is
available in the data file. Earlier versions of
HyperGraph (9.0 or earlier) always plotted the
complex data in Magnitude/Phase form even if the
data was in Real/Imaginary form. The data format of
the request is now preserved as available in the plot
file.
Command layer API to shade area under the curve
has been fixed.
Polar plot Print preview shows correct view with Polar Plot
windows.
Correct animation is shown even after cutting and
pasting curves in polar plots.
Issues with multiple copy, paste, and overlay of polar
plot windows have been resolved.
Linux issues MainWin version update 5.2 is included for UNIX and
Linux platforms. The update resolves an application
hang in some cases using multiple sessions. The
error message Xlib: unexpected asyncreply
appeared on the terminal when multiple sessions
were used at the same time.
In limited cases of overlaying report templates or
appending session files, some of the graphic
windows become white on Linux 64 bit machines.
This issue has been resolved.
On some Linux platforms, the application no longer
hangs when the session browser is partially open.
AMF builder AMF builder no longer creates 0 sized amf files in
some cases.
Capture animation Box select is now working properly.
Modal participation Rounding issues for frequencies when plotting bar
charts for the modal participation factors have been
corrected.
RADIOSS generated MPF are plotted correctly in bar
charts.
Panel participation factors Panel participation factors can be read into Polar
plots from an F06 file.
MAC tool MAC calculation has been updated to account for
eigen modes in addition to displacement data types.
If a dissimilar number of modes is selected between
two models for MAC calculation, a rectangular matrix
is now output correctly.
IDEAS UNV The frequency from Block 58 format files is now read
correctly.
FBD reader Issues related to the FBD reader when many
numbers of timesteps are present in the .fbd file, or
only one step is present in the .fbd file have been
addressed.
Templex The errors with some Templex functions (subrange)
and symbols have been eliminated.
The degree sign error in Templex expressions no
longer occurs.
Session file import and export Session file import and export now functions correctly
in cases where there are special characters . in the
request names.
Legacy session files with complex data are now read
in correctly.
Ctrl+S saves the session file to the correct location of
the startup directory.
Report templates For Nastran and LS-DYNA results, legacy report
templates read in without errors.
The display state of layers is correctly preserved
when loading a session file.
User path on Linux
~user takes you to the user home directory on
Linux.
External functions Overlaps in curves with fuse function are no longer a
problem.
NIJ calculations have been corrected.
HIC calculations have been updated to match with
EuroNCAP and JNCAP calculations. Also, the
calculated value is not sensitive to the sampling rate
of the acceleration curve.
CLIP has been updated to support J1727 and
EuroNCAP.
When creating a note from a plot macro using Attach
to, the window now places the note in the correct
location.
New block writing to export curves in sequential
blocks has been added.
HgTrans There is no longer a memory problem when
translating huge files.
Printing Colors are no longer reversed with curves.
Miscellaneous An H3D file read into HyperGraph will show the same
result types as available in HyperView.
The wrong order of curves when copied and pasted
from the session browser has been corrected.

A HyperStudy xml file from older versions is now
read properly.
Known Limitations
automation
The Parameter browser is intended to be operated in
an authoring mode, where the session layout and
format is already established, and parameters are
defined on the existing objects. If any objects are
deleted, the parameters defined on these objects are
not deleted automatically.
Overlaying more than one instance of a report
template results in parameters being inactive.
Session files and report templates save all defined
parameters for restore. However, any multiple
overlay operation disables the state of the
parameters.
All deleted objects, and cut and paste of windows
and pages may not update the parameters correctly.
It is recommended to perform all edit operations on
the session before defining any parameters.
Notes may not be positioned properly with
parameters in a complex plot (Phase/Mag or
Real/Imag).
Report templates do not update the curves properly if
the format of the complex data is Real/Imaginary.
HyperView Player 10.0 Release Notes
Altair HyperView Player enables your organization to visualize 3D CAE models and results via the
Internet. It provides a collaborative solution for enterprise-wide product data visualization throughout
your design process. HyperView Player includes a web browser plug-in as well as a standalone
executable for both PC and UNIX.
HyperView Player enables CAE engineers to communicate analytical results effectively with
engineers of multiple disciplines, improving product design during the development process. Using
product data in Altair's compact H3D format, HyperView Player makes it easy to share product
information among analysts, testing engineers, toolmakers, product design engineers, and product
managers.
HyperView Player also allows professionals in sales, marketing, finance, publications, engineering,
and support to create information-rich 3-D multimedia presentations, documents, proposals, project
reports, and web pages.
General
New Features
MS Office applications HyperView Player can be embedded in MS Office
applications (Word and PowerPoint) through
Insert Object dialog
Copy/Paste
Drag and drop
.h3d files can be embedded in MS Office applications
(Word and PowerPoint).
.h3d models embedded in MS Office applications can
be printed when HyperView Player is active.
File open An .h3d file automatically opens when it is dropped
on to an open instance of HyperView Player.
Print quality An option to control print quality has been added to
the standalone version of HyperView Player.
You can now update the HyperView Player active
window image (jpeg/bmp) in the embedded version
according to the print quality setting, when
HyperView Player is activated.
Enhancements
Descriptive error message A more descriptive message is displayed when you
attempt to read in an unsupported H3D file. These
are usually H3D files created from HvTrans that have
the same extension as the ones exported from
HyperView.
There are no limitations reading in H3D files created
from HyperView or RADIOSS solvers.
HyperMath 10.0 Release Notes
Altair HyperMath is a scripting language coupled with a set of libraries designed for numerical coding.
HyperMath allows rapid numerical code development with minimal effort. It is accessible from Altair
ScriptView as well as in pure batch mode.
Features
Syntax and data structures A matrix based data structure is supported by a
simple and intuitive syntax for rapid code
development.
Math and utility libraries A set of math libraries covering a range of disciplines
and a set of utility libraries are included; all of which
can be accessed from the HyperMath language.
Data visualization Two-dimensional line and scatter plotting are
supported.
Batch execution The interpreter is accessible in pure batch mode
allowing it to be accessed by external products.
Known Limitations
Data dimensionality Only two-dimensional matrix is supported.
Plot Only two-dimensional plots are supported.
HyperStudy 10.0 Release Notes
Altair HyperStudy is a general tool for DOE (Design of Experiments), optimization, and stochastic
studies in a CAE environment. Its wizard-like design makes it very easy to learn and use for studying
the different aspects of a design under various conditions, including non-linear behaviors. It can be
applied in the multi-disciplinary optimization of a design combining different analysis types.
In addition to the typical definition of solver input data as design variables, the shape of a finite
element model can also be parameterized with ease.
HyperStudy is well integrated with HyperWorks through direct access to the HyperMesh,
Manufacturing Solutions, and MotionView databases. HyperMorph is integrated for shape
parameterization, and the power of Templex is available to set up study problems with complex
mathematics.
HyperStudy 10.0 offers more stability and user-friendliness as well as a few new modules:
HyperStudy Editor allows you to create and edit template files.
Evaluation and Rating module allow you to automatically analyze, compare, and rate.
Post-processing module offers a set of tools and methods to perform advanced analysis of
DOE or stochastic studies results.
Supported Versions Windows 32, Windows 64, Linux 32, Linux 64, HP-UX 11,
IBM AIX (batch executable only)
General
New Features
Batch mode HyperStudy now offers a true batch mode (use
hstbatch.exe).
Evaluation and rating A new Evaluation and Rating module has been
added. It allows you to evaluate, analyze, and rate
(quality) model results versus references.
Post-processing module A complete module dedicated to post-processing has
been added to HyperStudy.
HyperStudy Editor A new editor has been added that offers advanced
editing functions (syntax highlighting). You can
create and edit template files (definition of
HyperStudy design and shape variables in any input
file).
Reliability-based optimization A new algorithm dedicated to reliability-based
optimization has been added to the list of
optimization algorithms. SORA (Sequential
Optimization and Reliability Assessment) is an
optimization algorithm that allows you to manage
random variables and set reliability targets on the
constraints.
SORA method, which decouples the objective
optimization cycle with the reliability assessment
cycle, is an efficient method for optimization
problems with reliability constraints. An extension to
SORA was also added in HyperStudy to perform
robust optimization.
Adaptive Response Surface Method (ARSM), a
powerful tool to describe the model responses, can
be integrated into SORA to improve efficiency. The
optimization process is carried out on the
approximations of the model responses. The iterative
design points are used to update the approximation
functions to achieve higher precision.
Enhancements

GA optimization GA memory reduction uses a binary code technique
to reduce the memory used for individuals.
Evaluation and rating The Evaluation and Rating module can access all
HyperWorks readers.
SQP optimization The algorithm has been improved to handle contrary
violated constraints.
MFD optimization The algorithm has been improved to handle contrary
violated constraints.
MSLM approximation Improvements were made in the MLSM
approximation module to offer a better computational
efficiency (faster, less memory used) and a more
robust handling of singular matrices.
Job management Job management (write/execute/extract) for DOE and
stochastic studies has been fully redesigned.
Optimization Timing information has been added to the
.hyperopt file upon completion of the optimization
process.
Statistics Statistics in the Post-processing module display
range.
Post-processing data files Strings managed in .data files (Post-Processing
module) can contain white spaces.
Resolved Issues

UNC Path UNC path is now supported in HyperStudy.
Solver argument The HyperStudy issue on registered solver scripts
(arguments after $file are truncated) has been
resolved.
Mixed variables with GA When using mixed variables (discrete/continuous)
with GA optimization, the history table is now correct.
SQP optimization Responses in the history table are no longer mixed.
Parallel submission Submission of parallel jobs (DOE or Stochastic) has
been fixed.
Known Limitations

Reliability-based optimization Only normal distribution can be used for random
parameters when using the SORA / ARSM-SORA
engines.
Running HyperStudy from
HyperMesh or Manufacturing
Solutions
No dot . can be used in component and shape
names in HyperMesh if these components or shapes
are used in the design parameterization.
HyperMesh must be kept open to run. It is not
possible to run batch studies.
Running HyperStudy from
MotionView
MotionView must be kept open to run. If MotionView
is closed before HyperStudy, the HyperStudy session
is simply closed without saving or warning. It is not
possible to run batch studies.
HyperStudy batch mode The HyperStudy batch executable (hstbatch) requires
the graphics X11 libraries to be installed
(UNIX/Linux). However, no DISPLAY is required.
Data Manager 10.0 Release Notes
Altair Data Manager is a suite of role-based modules used to manage all aspects of the product
performance life cycle. Altair Data Manager 10.0 includes many new features and enhancements.
This release consists of both a client and a server portion. Both are required for proper usage.
General
New Features
Web Dashboard Module The Web Dashboard Module, including documentation, is
packaged and delivered separately from HyperWorks.
The Web-based project dashboard module has been
enhanced and is now supported using the Altair Web
Portal (AWP) framework.
The Altair Web Portal is a web 2.0 based framework
designed to host rich internet applications such as the
Altair Data Manager (ADM) dashboard module.
Dashboard features include:
Ability to search for projects stored in ADM
Drag and drop project information into data-aware
containers to render properties or data (e.g.
curves, contours, and reports)
Create and save custom dashboards
Batch Mesh Scheduler The Batch Mesh Scheduler, including documentation, is
packaged and delivered separately from HyperWorks.
The Batch Mesh Scheduler has been enhanced and is
now supported using the Altair Web Portal framework.
The Altair Web Portal (AWP) is a web 2.0 based
framework designed to host rich internet applications
such as ADM dashboard module.
Using the Batch Mesh Scheduler you can:
Schedule individual or multiple CAD files to be
meshed using the HyperWorks, or any third party,
batch meshing tool
Mesh multiple variants of each mesh to be used
by different simulation disciplines
Store resulting meshes in the ADM Catalog for
access and reuse in Assembly and Simulation
projects
Save As for projects Open projects (Simulation, Assembly, and PNT) can
now be saved as new projects, possibly under a new
PNT Node, provided you have appropriate
permissions.
Check Out of open project An open project (Simulation, Assembly, and PNT) that
is not already checked out, can now be checked out
without having to close and re-open the project.

This feature is also available in the HyperMesh and
HyperWorks Integrated ADM clients.
Case-insensitive queries You can now perform case-insensitive queries using
an optional check box on all search dialogs. In
previous versions, exact, case-sensitive searches were
mandatory.

This feature is also available in the HyperMesh and
HyperWorks Integrated ADM clients.
Enhancements
File size metadata population When files are stored in ADM, their file size is now
being captured as metadata on the file object. This is
useful information to note and can also be used for
many purposes, for example, as a pre-save validation
check where the size of all files being uploaded is
checked against available disk space on the server.
Edit (Local) enhancement Edit (Local) allows you to edit a local copy of a file in
the context of their project only. This feature is now
available in additional places where it was not
previously found (e.g. associated files and weld files).
Querying and cataloging of
generic entities
The generic entity is used for extending the
functionality of ADM by allowing customers to create
extended ADM entities used in their implementations.
These entities can now be both cataloged in the
Catalog Manager and queried in the Query Manager.
HyperMesh and HyperWorks
Integrated Client enhanced
user interface
The ADM Project Tree in the HyperMesh and
HyperWorks Integrated Clients has been enhanced,
providing a consistent look and feel with other
HyperMesh and HyperWorks applications. Multiple
column views for displaying additional project entity
and file properties are also provided. Columns are
configured in the hdmappconfig.xml file.
Default editor for part/mesh
files
HyperMesh is now displayed as the default editor for
part/mesh files. This eliminates the need for you to
register HyperMesh as the default viewer for these
types of files.
Known Limitations
Error dialogs hidden behind
log in dialog
Note: This is only an issue when using ADM from the
HyperMesh- or HyperWorks-Integrated Clients.
If an error dialog is shown when logging in to ADM
(e.g. invalid user name or password), then the error
dialog may be hidden behind the log in dialog, and the
application will appear to be hung.

To continue, press the Escape key, which will cancel
the hidden dialog, move the log in dialog to another
location, and log in again. Any subsequent error
dialogs will appear in the location from where the log in
dialog was moved.
Font set support for
languages using multi-byte
character sets
ADM can be supported, through simple configuration of
translation files, in any language.
In order to assure that messages and text fit appropriately
in dialogs, buttons, etc., ADM has been tuned for the
following font sets shown below by language.

Chinese:
DB collation: Chinese_PRC_90_CS_AS_KS_WS,
Encoding: GB2312
Charset: GBK
Font: SimSun

Japanese:
DB collation: Japanese_90_CS_AS_KS_WS. Encoding:
SHIFT_JIS, ISO-2022-KR, GB2312
Encoding: SHIFT_JIS
Charset: windows-31j
Font: MS PGothic

Korean:
DB collation: Korean_90_CS_AS_KS_WS,
Encoding: ISO-2022-KR
Charset: x-windows-949
Font: GungsuhChe
Process Manager 10.0 Release Notes
HyperWorks Process Manager allows you to create, deploy, and run automated processes. It can be
invoked from various HyperWorks products, such as HyperMesh, MotionView, HyperView, and
HyperGraph, as well as in stand-alone mode.
General
New Features and Enhancements
General Load Template and Register Template
enhancements
Loading process templates from the file system or
from previously registered templates, and registering
process templates can now be done in the same user
interface. This enhancement makes the process
more intuitive.
Updated toolbar
The Process Manager toolbar has been reorganized
to be more consistent with the HyperWorks look and
feel. Icons have been divided and grouped
according to functionality.
In addition, new context menu options have been
added that can be accessed by right-clicking on the
background area of the task window.
Process Studio Copy and paste tasks
Process Manager 9.0 added the ability to copy and
paste controls within or between pages. Now, entire
tasks can be copied and pasted into the Task Tree
Images on controls
A new images folder is automatically created when a
new process template is created. Images used on
any template controls should be copied to the
templates images folder. Storing all images in a
folder, to be packaged with the template, assists in
template portability. Images copied to the images
folder will appear in the Image File property for those
controls that support the use of images.
ScriptView 10.0 Release Notes
Altair ScriptView is an Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for producing and executing
custom scripts.
New Features
Editor A powerful editor is included that supports syntax
highlighting, smart indentation, code folding, bookmarks,
and breakpoint (for debugger) setting features.
Debugger An interactive visual debugger for HyperMath and Tcl is
included that allows inspection of variables, and tracing
the execution path of the code, all without any additional
code.
Library manager A catalog of all the HyperMath libraries with a brief
description of each item in the library is included.
Project browser A tree structure view shows all active script files in use
and allows them to be saved as a group.
Directory browser A built-in browser allows you to access script files on disk.
Command line Separate command lines are used for executing
HyperMath and Tcl commands and displaying output.
HyperForm 10.0 Release Notes
Incremental RADIOSS and LS-DYNA Interface
New Features
User process A browser-driven reusable process setup for
stamping is included.
Auto Process toolbar Auto Process setup can be directly accessed via the
toolbar.
Customized pull-down menu Panels and utilities for incremental setup can be
directly accessed from the menu bar.
Element selection for trimming The ability to localize trimming via element selection
is included.
Die compensation Automatic morphing of tooling geometry to minimize
springback of a stamped part is included.
Enhancements
Graphical user Interface The graphical user interface has been enhanced with
the ability to easily dock and undock panels and
utilities.
Materials database The materials database has been enhanced with
more than 100 SAE draw quality steel properties.
Blank optimization Robustness for blanks with webs has been improved.
Trim line optimization The performance of trim line optimization has been
improved.

Incremental RADIOSS Solver
New Features

Time step control An option has been added to control time step based
on initial coarse mesh instead of adapted mesh for
improved performance.
Gradient based control Improved accuracy for mesh adaptivity is included.
Output orthotropy data Orthotropy information for multi-stage processes can
be transferred via the .sta file.
Output .sta for solids Deformation history for solids for multi-stage
processes can be transferred via the .sta file.
Enhancements

Drawbeads The accuracy of drawbead contact has been
improved.
RADIOSS One Step
New Features

Stamping direction The ability to setup stamping along arbitrary direction
has been added.
Output .sta format Results can now be exported in RADIOSS
incremental format for transfer to crash analysis.
Blank nesting Several blank nesting improvements are included:
Varying margins along blank boundary
User-specified blank movement
Measure of distance between blanks
Toolbar for rapid creation of nesting patterns

Die Module
New Features

Autobinder Automatic creation of developable binder has been
added.
Binder edit The ability to edit binders along the arbitrary direction
has been added.
Enhancements

Graphical user interface The ability to dock and undock Section Editor and
Rib Editor has been added.
Miscellaneous
New Features

Die stress analysis Process Manager is included to automatically
transfer tool contact forces from stamping analysis to
a structural model and for an easy step-by-step setup
of a die stress analysis.
Die optimization Process Manager is included to automatically
transfer tool contact forces from stamping analysis to
a structural model and for an easy step-by-step setup
of a die structure optimization model.
HyperXtrude 10.0 Release Notes
Metal Extrusion
New Features
Extrusion Wizard based on
CAD Layers
The Extrusion Wizard uses CAD terminology
(Layer1, Layer2, etc.) to detect metal extrusion
assemblies. There is no need to identify the
components containing extrusion assemblies.
Press database You can load press specs for extruding the model
under study. Such data allows HyperXtrude to ensure
data consistency and that the extrusion assembly
under study works with the selected press. Other
process parameters needed for the extrusion
simulation are extracted when press data is
available.
Batch meshing The Extrusion Wizard can be run in batch mode on
local or remote machines using HyperXtrudes Job
Manager. This feature allows you to start a
simulation from a CAD model and complete the
creation of the input data deck for HyperXtrude in
batch mode.
Bearing definition from 3D
curves
In addition to bearing creation from nodes and lines,
you can now generate bearing profiles from 3D
curves.
Enhanced automation for
extrusion die bearing profile
creation
HyperXtrude 10.0 offers backward compatibility with
existing HyperMesh 9.0 models.
There can be an unlimited number of nodes defining
a bearing profile.
A high performance bearing profile
generation/rendering engine is used.
Support of symmetry planes in
the extrusion wizard
environment
Symmetry planes are now fully supported by the
Extrusion Wizard for all cases where solid
components define full models. This capability leads
to a substantial reduction in HyperXtrude simulation
times.
Fit material data HyperXtrude 10.0 has a tool to create material data
for new alloys starting from an extrudability number.
This extrudability number can be computed using a
simple test and an analysis.
Multiple language support The new Extrusion Wizard has multi-language
support. Chinese, Japanese, German, and Italian
are currently available. There are ready to use hooks
to add other languages.
Enhancements
Boundary conditions detection
algorithms
Several improvements to the boundary conditions
detection algorithms are included.
Automatic detection of
process parameters
Automatic detection of process parameters has been
improved.
Materials database The materials database has been updated.
Graphical user interface The graphical user interface has been updated to
enhance ease of use.
Polymer Processing
New Features
Plate Meshing wizard The Plate Meshing wizard guides you step-by-step
to create data decks for the analysis of polymer
extrusion using plate dies. Only meshing of manifolds
(polymer flow region) is supported in this release.
Meshing the tool domain will be available in the next
release.
CFD tetra-meshing You can create 3D meshes with boundary layers that
are well-suited for polymer melt flow simulation in
three-dimensional conduits.
Fit material data HyperXtrude 10.0 has a tool to create material data
for new polymers from viscosity data (as a function of
strain rate and temperature).
HyperXtrude Solver 10.0 Release Notes
New Features
Platform support HyperXtrude is now available on AIX 5.* 64 bit (IBM)
OS. This executable comes with IBMs ESSL BLAS
and the native HyperXtrude BLAS. The former is
twice as fast as HyperXtrudes BLAS and requires
esslsmp.so libraries. HyperXtrude is also available on
Microsoft Windows 64 bit platforms.
Enhancement to H3D export Results on boundary surfaces
User-defined nodal and element results
New results:
Metal Extrusion
- Static recrystallization grain size
- Yield stress
- Exit velocity differences
Polymer Processing
- Material color plot for coextrusion
- Exit velocity differences
RADIOSS export HyperXtrude solver now automatically exports a
RADIOSS data deck for models with tool
components. This enables you to get high accuracy
stress results from RADIOSS and perform a die life
simulation.
User Defined Functions (UDF) User-defined functions allow you to change the
existing functionality and enhance it to meet your
needs.
This feature is available for:
Static recrystallization grain size
Yield stress
Material model
User-defined results five nodal and five
element results
H3D exported files Exported H3D files include the following new result
types:
Zener-Holloman parameter
Exit velocity differences
Material color plot (for polymer processing
coextrusion)
Particle traces are available in HyperView 10.0
Press database Model diagnostics have been improved by using
actual press data.
Enhancements
Input data consistency A number of additional checks have been
implemented to help identify process conditions
incompatabilities. Such checks are done during the
input phase, before the HyperXtrude solver starts the
simulation.
Resolved Issues
Backward compatibility Backward compatibility of results performing
optimizations with HyperStudy is now supported.
Model input errors A number of model input errors have been resolved.
Friction model To overcome convergence issues, the friction model
in HyperXtrude solver has been modified. When
Coulomb is selected for the friction model, a pressure
dependent viscoplastic friction law is used, making it
no longer a strict Coulomb model.
Molding 10.0 Release Notes
New Features
Flow3D wizard The Flow3D wizard guides you step-by-step to
generate a high-quality tetrahedral mesh for
Moldflows Flow3D by defining the geometry with
solids, surfaces, or from a surface mesh. Systems
are also supported.
Feed Systems wizard The Feed Systems wizard guides you step-by-step
to generate feed systems. This tool allows you to
start from the gate node on the part and generate the
whole feed system until the melt entry point in the
sprue. Also, with this tool you can build submarine
type gates.
RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format) and OptiStruct Solver
Interfaces - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes
The HyperWorks 10.0 release distinguishes the finite element solver as RADIOSS and the integrated
optimizer as OptiStruct. A unified user profile, accessed from the User Profile dialog as either
RADIOSS (Bulk Data) or OptiStruct, supports the bulk data input format used by both.
Supported Versions RADIOSS (Bulk Data Format) 10.0 and OptiStruct 10.0
HyperMesh
New Features
Optimization view for model
browser
The optimization view allows you to organize the
optimization entities in one database into multiple
problems.
1D beam visualization On import of 1D properties, HyperMesh automatically
creates beamsections in HyperBeam and links the
beamsection to the property. This allows you to
automatically visualize all imported beams in 3D.
The following sections are not currently supported:
CROSS, BOX1
Contact Master-slave contact is now supported in the
interfaces panel. SET definitions are supported to
define simple contact surfaces, and the new contact
surfaces panel can be used to define more
complicated contact.
Fatigue Manager An easy to follow Fatigue Manager is available
through the Process Manager. It allows you to
setup fatigue analysis with a step-by-step process
rather than using card definitions.
Fatigue analysis Fatigue Strain-Life analysis setup is supported.
EN continuation lines have been added to the
MATFAT, FATPARM card.
Export without HyperMesh
comments
You can choose not to export HyperMesh comments
when writing out an input file; when the file is
imported back into HyperMesh, default names,
component colors, properties, materials, and other
entities are created.
Ply-based composite
optimization
Ply-based optimization setup is supported.
Bulk Data Entries DCOMP, DSIZE are supported.
New MBD entities Bulk Data Entries MARKER, MBACT, MBDEACT,
MBSIMP are supported.
Connectivity property
optimization
Element parameter optimization setup is supported.
Bulk Data Entries DVCREL1, DVCREL2 are
supported.
Panels
composite shuffle The new composite shuffle panel allows you to
define parameters for the generation of composite
shuffling design variables.
composite size The new composite size panel allows you to define
manufacturing constraints for composite sizing
optimization.
contact surfaces The new contactsurfs panel allows you to define
contact surfaces that can be referenced in the
interfaces panel to define contact.
markers The new markers panel allows you to define markers
for MBD analysis.
New card support subcase
information entries
SOLVTYP - A selector has been added under the
edit menu in the loadsteps panel for static
subcases.
New card support bulk data
entries
CONTPRM - Supported as a control card
CONTACT - Supported as a group in the interfaces
panel
DCOMP - Supported as a design variable in the
composite size panel
DESVARG - Supported as a control card
DSHUFFLE - Supported as a design variable in the
composite shuffle panel
DVCREL1, DVCREL2 - Supported as a design
variable property relationship in the size panel
MARKER - Supported as a sensor in the markers
panel
MBACT - Supported as a specific loadcollector
MBDEACT - Supported as a specific loadcollector
MBSIMP - Supported as a specific loadcollector
PBUSHT - Supported as an option on the PBUSH
property card
PCONT - Supported as a property
PCONV - Supported as a property
QVOL - Supported as a flux load type in the flux
panel
SOLVTYP - Supported as a specific loadcollector
Enhancements
Panels

flux QVOL load types are supported.
free shape Mesh Smoothing options are supported.
free size STACK types are supported.
Optistruct, Radioss A view .out button was added that allows you to
quickly view the .out file after a run has been
submitted.
responses The creation of PLY based CSTRESS, CSTRAIN,
and CFAILURE responses is supported.
DAMAGE and LIFE responses are supported.
shape A user format was added to the export menu page
that allows you to setup a .shp file to any
specification.
size The size panel has been enhanced to support the
creation of:
DVMREL1 and DVMREL2 with all options
DVCREL1 and DVCREL2
DVPREL1 and DVPREL2 for PLY, PSHEAR,
PVISC, PDAMP, PCOMPP type
topology Support has been added for damage and life fatigue
constraints.
Functionality and Utilities

Export in MDL Full support has been added for HyperMesh
supported MBD entities.
Enhanced Card Support
I/O Options Entries

OUTPUT Support has been added for:
OUTPUT, PCOMP
OUTPUT, FSTHICK
Enhanced Card Support
Bulk Data Entries
DSIZE - Support added for STACK type
DRESP1 - Support added for:
PLY based CSTRESS, CSTRAIN, and CFAILURE.
DAMAGE and LIFE
DRESP2 - Support added for DRESP2 reference
DSHAPE - Support added for SMETHOD
DTPL - Support added for DAMAGE and LIFE
constraints
DVPREL1, DVPREL2 - Support added for: PLY,
PSHEAR, PDAMP, PVISC, and PCOMPP
FATPARM - Support added for Strain-Life analysis:
EN type
MAT10 - Default properties added for air
MATFAT - Support added for Strain-Life analysis: EN
continuation line flag added
MBCNTR - Support added for IMPACT as a contact
normal force type
MBSIM - Support added for DSTIFF option on ITYPE
field
PARAM - Support added for:
PARAM, AUTOSPRT
PARAM, FZERO
PARAM, OGEOM
PARAM, OMACHRP
PARAM, OMID
PARAM, POSTEXT
PARAM, SORTCON
PLY - Support added for DRAPE field
STACK - Support added for SUB and INT options
RADIOSS (Block Format) Solver Interface - HyperWorks
10.0 Release Notes
HyperMesh
Supported Versions RADIOSS Fix, RADIOSS 4.2, 4.4, 5.1, 9.0
New Features
2D/3D project The Component Table has been improved to
create/assign material and properties to the
component on the fly. The property ID in the /PART
card image can no longer be edited in the /PART
card image but can be modified through the
component collectors panel. Property and material
can be assigned to a newly created /PART card from
the component collector panel, model browser, and
solver browser. In HyperMesh parlance, the property
ID in the part card is no longer an entity attribute,
instead it is a HyperMesh core data name.
HyperBeam The cross sectional properties for beam and bar
elements (/PROP/BEAM (TYPE3) and
/PROP/TRUSS (TYPE2)) are mapped to
HyperBeam in HyperMesh for ease of modeling
beam and bar elements, and the 3D visualization of
these elements.
Solver browser New menu functions Show, Hide, Isolate, Review,
and Find attached have been implemented for each
card specific to its feature for easy editing and
scanning of the model.
Find attached is limited to 1D elements in this
release.
SPH meshing A new tool to generate SPH particles inside a closed
volume composed of surfs, solids, and shell has
been implemented.

The tool can be accessed from the 1D page > SPH
panel and from the menu bar, Mesh > Create > 1D
Elements > SPH.
Utilities The RBODY Manager has been enhanced.
The center of gravity option for master node
when slave nodes are more than 10000 nodes
is now possible.
RBODY created with less than 10000 nodes is
shown graphically with the entire spider;
RBODY greater than 10000 nodes is
represented by a two-noded link.
The TYPE column in the table is replaced with
Number of slave nodes for better understanding
of rigid bodies.
The BCs manager has been updated with an option
to both create and edit all the loads supported in
HyperMesh for the RADIOSS user profile.
New cards The following new cards are supported for RADIOSS
90:
FAIL/PUCK
FAIL/HASHIN
FAIL/LAD_DAM
INTER/SUB
MAT/LAW12
MAT/LAW64
PROP/PREDIT
PROP/TSHELL
PROP/TSH_ORTHO
PROP/TSH_COMP
PROP/USER4
THERM_STRESS
TRANSFORM/SCA
TRANSFORM/TRA
TRANSFORM/SYM
TRANSFORM/ROTA
Resolved Issues
Unsupported cards Unsupported cards in the engine file are no longer
lost during export.
RBODY Data in the RBODY card image is no longer lost
while editing the RBODY connectivity.

A crash no longer occurs in HPUX and Linux during
RBODY creation.
SURF/SEG The error in the SURF/SEG creation on tetra10 and
tetra 4 elements has been corrected.
MAT/VOID The error in reading MAT/VOID has been corrected.
interface panel Errors in the interface panel on automatic creation of
slave and master entities for INTER/TYPE 1,
INTER/TYPE 9, INTER/TYPE 12, and INTER/TYPE
18 have been corrected.
HyperView and HyperGraph
Supported Versions RADIOSS Fix, RADIOSS 4.2, 4.4, 5.1, 9.0
New Features
HyperGraph Results from the *.thy time history file format in
HyperGraph are supported.
Plotting (HyperGraph) errors for new result types for
contact type 7 have been corrected.
The TH++ filter in Helioss has been added to
HyperGraph.
The reader in HyperGraph 9.0 no longer has a
performance issue.
FEMZIP files Support for FEMZIP files excluding adaptive mesh
content has been added.
Plots A crash no longer occurs during the display of
contour plots in Linux.
Layer labeling in contour plots (HyperView) now
works properly.
Issues related to displacement contour in rigid bodies
at time step zero have been corrected.
Abaqus Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes
HyperMesh
Enhancements
3D beam visualization The following sections can be visualized in
HyperMesh and easily created from HyperBeam:
Box
Circular
I (and T)
L
Pipe
Rectangular
Trapezoidal
Offsets of sections I, TRAPEZOIDAL, and GENERAL
are taken into account.
Importing in free format All files are now read in as free format. To switch to
the logic that automatically recognizes fixed and free
format, go to the Import panel, Solver Options
dialog.
Free body diagram Results can now be extracted at any step increment
rather than at the last step only.
Models containing only 1D or 3D elements are now
supported.
Keyword support *CONTACT PAIR

Parameter CONTSTRAINT POSITION has been
removed from the card image.

TRACKING parameter default is now set to PATH.
*DLOAD and *DLSOAD

The following load type labels for surface traction
modeling have been added: TRVECn/TRVEC and
TRSHRn/TRSHR.

Surface traction load labels can currently be used
only for loads applied on components and sets.
*PRE-TENSION SECTION

Review has been improved in the Solver Browser
and Contact Manager (surfaces tab). The reference
node is now shown in yellow as well as the surface,
which is shown in red as before.
*RADIATE

OP=NEW/MOD is now available for this keyword. It
can be set in the card image of the load step.

The parameters AMPLITUDE and REGION TYPE
(explicit) are now supported.
*PRINT

MASS parameter has been added to the Step
Manager for explicit template.
Performance improvements The import speed of large numbers of DCOUP3D
elements (~200 000) has been highly improved.
Contact Manager SHELL TO SOLID COUPLING can now be created in
the Contact Manager.
Swap master and slave is now available. It can be
accessed from the right mouse button menu.
Surface 1 and Surface 2 have been renamed to
Slave and Master.
Connector realization type
FASTENER
System handling during connector realization to type
FASTENER in HyperMesh has been improved. Each
system will now have its own system collector.
Component collector panel No card image is the default in the create and
update sub-panels of the component collector
panel.
**HM_GENERATE_SET_EXPAND
Sets using the GENERATE parameter can be
expanded by using a new option in the reader
options dialog. A comment no longer needs to be
added to the .inp file.
Resolved Issues
Summary templates Summary templates now give the correct masses,
mass moments of inertia, and center of gravities.
Elements are no longer missing in the elements
summary. NONSTRUCTURAL MASS is now taken
into account for mass calculations.
Keyword support *CONNECTOR ELASTICITY - COMPONENT
parameter now imports correctly and the RIGID
parameter is no longer accidentally set.
*COUPLING/* DISTRIBUTING and *KINEMATIC are
now both imported as groups in all cases. The
issues that occurred when a surface consisting of
elements was referenced have been resolved.
Material reference for
composite section
In earlier releases, material references were done by
a string in SHELL, SHELL GENERAL, and SOLID
SECTION data line. If a material collector name was
edited within HyperMesh, the connectivity between
property and material was broken.

Now, instead of a name string, there is a direct link to
the material collector. If a material is renamed, the
change is reflected in the property card as well.
Assemblies Components no longer end up in the wrong
assemblies.
Contact Manager Analytical rigid surface visualization (geometry) is no
longer deleted after closing the Contact Manager.
Duplicated names Previously, if duplicate names were found on import,
HyperMesh added a dot . and an index to the name.
This caused Abaqus solver to error out. A colon : is
now used instead to eliminate the problem.
HyperView
Enhancements
Multi-ODB reader support A framework to read different versions of ODB result
files has been introduced. Currently, ODB results of
version 6.7, 6.8, and 6.8-EF can be read without an
upgrade. Future readers can be added in the
framework.
ODB upgrade (accessible through a HyperView
menu, command line, or Windows Start menu) is
now version independent. An .odb file now can be
upgraded to one of the supported Abaqus readers
implemented in the new framework.
Performance improvements Performance has been improved in the following
situations:
Working with large ODB files
Reader option for optimized (on demand) reading of
field outputs
Switching steps
Section points and corner results
Increased stability Overall reader stability has been improved.
Post-processing of complex results is more stable.
The Abaqus server now automatically aborts when
HyperView or HyperGraph unexpectedly closes.
Vista support Vista 64bit is now supported.
ANSYS Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes
HyperWorks 10.0 includes a new tool, ANSYS Contact Manager, which provides an option to
automatically create surface-to-surface contacts. Several changes related to the ANSYS deck export
format as well as a few new elements and control cards for setting up ANSYS decks are also
included. New element configurations have been added to the special second order element creation
macro.
Supported Versions
ANSYS 11.0 and earlier versions
HyperMesh
New Features
Block Format support
ANSYS Solver has two types of deck formats: block
format and APDL command format. Block format is
the latest of the two. HyperMesh 9.0 and before
exported the deck in command format. Beginning in
this release, elements and properties can be written in
the ANSYS block format. This format has been
implemented for elements, sets, and properties.
Nodes will continue to be written in command format
until a future release. Major benefits of the block
format are:
Performance: Large decks can now be read in
ANSYS Solver quickly.
Warning messages: Unnecessary warning messages
will be eliminated while reading elements in ANSYS
solver.
ANSYS Contact Manager The ANSYS Contact Manager is available in the
Utility menu under the Ansys user profile.

This tool lists all types of contact definitions present
in the model. Element types, components, materials,
property used, and pilot node name [if used] are
listed for each pair.
New contact types such as point-to-edge and point-
to-surface have been introduced.
You can update contact definitions, properties, and
materials of contacts at any time. Show and reverse
normal is also possible at any time. Contact summary
in script format is available.
Auto Contact Definition A new tool has been added in the Ansys utility menu
that automatically generates ANSYS surface-to-
surface contact elements.

In the ANSYS Contact Manager table, click Auto to
activate the tool. You can then select components,
and define tolerance and break angle to define auto
contacts.
The Auto Contact browser appears in the Utility
menu. You can swap contacts and targets, and add
and delete elements in a contact pair. Once a pair is
accepted, auto generated property and material
cards are attached to the pair and this information is
added in the Contact Manager table.
Other enhancements The Ansys to optistruct and Ansys to Nastran
conversion tool can now convert ANSYS load steps
to OptiStruct/Nastran load steps.
ANSYS shell and solid properties are supported in
HyperMesh core. You can use options such as color
by properties. Note that properties still attach to the
components as in earlier releases.
Formula sets are also supported in the ANSYS
interface. ANSYS solver does not support any
formula for sets. Different formula options can still be
used to create node and element sets. All ANSYS
sets are now imported as formula sets.
HyperBeam now supports ANSYS HAT [with variable
thickness option].
The following new ANSYS elements have been
added in HyperMesh: SOLID168, SHELL208,
SHELL209, and SHELL281.
Fluid and heat flow boundary conditions are now
supported.
Resolved Issues
Point load Previously, point load applied on nodes rotated to
local systems was not properly handled. All issues
related to this have been corrected.
Mass Calculations in summary
templates
Issues related to mass calculations in summary
templates for BEAMS and composites have been
corrected.
Convert panel Issues related to the Convert panel on the Tool
page have been fixed. Now you can convert a deck
from Nastran to ANSYS, ANSYS to Abaqus, and
Abaqus to ANSYS.
Conversion macro Issues related to ANSYS to OptiStruct conversion
and ANSYS to Nastran conversion macros have
been fixed.
Performance issues Issues with performance in HyperMesh 9.0 have
been resolved.
Issue with special second order elements has been
corrected.
An error with local system export has been resolved.
HyperView
New Features
Electromagnetic results Post-processing of electromagnetic results in
HyperView has been introduced.
Result types such as magnetic field intensity,
magnetic flux, magnetic vector potential, current
densities, and magnetic forces are now supported.
Wherever applicable, both contour and vector plots
are available.
Resolved Issues
Element nodal forces Issues related to element nodal forces have been
corrected.
SURF-152 Issues with SURF152 elements display have been
resolved.
rxresult complex plot The issue with rxresult complex plot in HyperGraph
has been corrected.
LS-DYNA Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release
Notes
Supported Versions LS-DYNA 960, 970, and 971
HyperMesh
New Features
2D/3D project The component panel has been improved to
create/assign material and properties to the
component on the fly. The property ID in the *PART
card image will no longer be edited in the *PART
card image but can be modified through the
component collector panel. Property and material
can be assigned to a newly created *PART card from
a) component collector panel, b) model browser
and c) solver browser. In HyperMesh parlance, the
property ID in the part card is no longer an entity
attribute, instead it is a HyperMesh core data name.
Conversion tools The conversion tool to convert Nastran to LS-DYNA
files has been improved for handling composite
modeling.
HyperBeam The cross-sectional properties for beam and bar
elements (*section_beam) are mapped to
HyperBeam in HyperMesh for ease of modeling
beam elements and bar elements, and 3D
visualization of these elements.
Load panel (velocity,
acceleration, force, pressure,
temperature)
Selection of curves in the panel automatically
updates the curve ID in the respective card image.
The curve ID will no longer be editable in the card
image but instead from the loads panel.
Solver browser New menu functions Show, Hide, Isolate, Review,
The Find attached function is limited to 1D elements
in this release.

volume composed of surfs, solids, and shell have
been implemented.

The tool can be accessed from the 1D panel > SPH
and from the menu bar Mesh > Create > 1D
Elements > SPH.
Include files Include files with a name/path of more than 80
characters can be handled.
New/updated cards The following new cards have been added for the
LSDYNA 971 user profile:
*MAT_155
*AIRBAG_PARTICLE
*MAT_ADD_EROSION
*ELEMENT_SOLID_TET4TOTET10
*SET_BEAM_ADD
*SET_SHELL_ADD
*SET_DISCRETE_ADD
*SET_PART_ADD
*SET_NODE_ADD
*SET_NODE_ADD_ADVANCED
*CONSTRAINED_GLOBAL

The following new cards have been updated for the
LSDYNA 971 user profile:
*PART_MOVE
*LOAD_MASK
*MAT_10 - *MAT_ELASTIC_PLASTIC_HYDRO
*MAT_15 - *MAT_JOHNSON_COOK
*MAT_21 - *MAT_ORTHOTROPIC_THERMAL
*MAT_22 -*MAT_COMPOSITE_DAMAGE
*MAT_23 -
*MAT_TEMPERATURE_DEPENDENT_ORTHOTRO
PIC
*MAT_26 - *MAT_HONEYCOMB
*MAT_36 - *MAT_3-PARAMETER_BARLAT
*MAT_68 -
*MAT_LINEAR_ELASTIC_DISCRETE_BEAM
*MAT_071 - *MAT_CABLE_DISCRETE_BEAM
*MAT_076 - *MAT_GENERAL_VISCOELASTIC
*MAT_083 - *MAT_FU_CHANG_FORM
*MAT_086 -
*MAT_ORTHOTROPIC_VISCOELASTIC
*MAT_126 - *MAT_MODIFIED_HONEYCOMB
*MAT_142 -
*MAT_TRANSVERSELY_ISOTROPIC_CRUSHABL
E_FOAM
*MAT_148 - *MAT_GAS_MIXTURE
*MAT_179 -
*MAT_LOAW_DENSITY_SYNTEHTIC_FOAM
*MAT_175 - *MAT_VISCOELASTIC_THERMAL
Resolved Issues
Creation and reading errors The error in the creation of
*MAT_RATE_SENSITIVE_POWERLAW_PLASTICIT
Y, *MAT_COMPOSITE_FAILURE_OPTION_MODEL
has been corrected.
The error in the creation of *SET_SEGMENT for 10
noded tetrahedron has been corrected.
The error in the creation of
*CONSTRAINED_LAGRANGE_IN_SOLID has been
corrected.
The error in the creation and reading of
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_TRANSFOR
MATION has been corrected.
The error in the reading of
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ORIENTATION_OFFSET has
been corrected.
Scale factor The scale factor in *DEFINE_CURVE can now be
edited by the user.
*DATABASE card A new option added to the *DATABASE card allows
you to choose time history output type based on SMP
or MPP.
*END card An error in the *END card in include files has been
corrected.
Reading error An error in reading
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ORIENTATION_OFFSET has
been corrected.
Supported Versions
LS-DYNA 960, 970, and 971
New Features

FEMZIP files FEMZIP files excluding adaptive mesh content are
now supported.
*AIRBAG_PARTICLE *AIRBAG_PARTICLE results in HyperView are now
supported.
Tracking A tracking system is now created for each
*DEFINE_COORDINATE_NODE in the model file for
better post-processing of results in HyperView.
Section cut A section cut is now created for each
*DATABASE_SECTION_PLANE in the model file for
better post-processing of results in HyperView.
HvTrans Displacement result type has been added to HvTrans
for d3plot files.
Resolved Issues
Missing labels The issue of missing labels in spcforc has been
corrected.
Performance The issue related to the performance of the reader in
HyperGraph 9.0 has been fixed.
bndout reader Errors in the bndout reader have been fixed.
MADYMO Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release
Notes
HyperMesh
Enhancements
New XML elements The following XML elements have been implemented in
the MADYMO 6.3 interface:
ANIMATION - Implemented as a HyperMesh
Beamsection collector
INFLATOR.DEF - Implemented as a HyperMesh
Vector collector
INFLATOR.REF - Implemented as a HyperMesh
Vector collector
INFLATOR.CHAR - Implemented as a HyperMesh
Vector collector
MOTION_STRUCT_FE - Implemented as a
HyperMesh Beamsection collector
PROPERTY.SHELL3 - Implemented as a
HyperMesh Property collector
PROPERTY.SHELL6 - Implemented as a
HyperMesh Property collector
RIGID_ELEMENT - Implemented in the HyperMesh
rigid panel
FEA Post-processing with HyperView
New Features
Exporting PSM files A tool for exporting Prescribed Structural Motion
(PSM) files has been added to the Utilities menu.
Reader options An option has been implemented in the kin3 and
femani reader to scale geometry and displacement
while post-processing MADYMO results. This option
can be used to overlay coupled results of MADYMO
and FE solvers.
Resolved Issues
Generate PSM The Generate PSM tool has been fixed to remove
rounding off of displacement values written to psm
data files.
Nastran Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes
HyperMesh
Enhancements
Import by material This option can be used when importing a model into
HyperMesh. It gives you the ability to organize the
component by material.
Importing speed
improvements
The Nastran 10.0 model reader is up to 50% faster
than the reader in 9.0.
Importing beam sections When importing PBEAM, PBEAML, PBAR, or
PBARL, HyperMesh automatically creates a beam
section in HyperBeam and links the beam section to
the property. This provides a better view of the beam
section.
Note: The following sections are not currently
supported: CROSS, HAT1, HEXA, and DBOX
Exporting HyperMesh
comment cards
Users can select to not export HyperMesh comment
cards through the Export tab. When importing back
into HyperMesh, a default name and color for
component, property, material, and other entities are
created.
Exporting long include names HyperMesh automatically exports long include names
into multiple lines. Each line ends at the \ character
closest to the 72nd character.
Enhancements
New supported results New results are supported for Marc t16 files: nodal
post code 34,35 and elem post code 21,26,264.
Import by material This option can be used when importing a model into
HyperMesh. It allows you to organize the component
by material.
Viewing composite layers You can now view the max, min, and extreme across
all composite layers in each element.
Plotting modal/panel
participation factor
You can now plot the modal/panel participation factor
from frequency response analysis. HyperGraph
extracts this information from the Nastran f06 file and
OptiStruct .modal file. Currently, only the result
created using FLSPOUT case control card is
supported.
PAM-CRASH 2G Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0
Release Notes
HyperMesh
Supported Versions PAM-CRASH2G 2002-2007
New Features
HyperBeam The cross sectional properties for beam and bar
elements in the PART card of type BEAM and BAR
are mapped to HyperBeam in HyperMesh for ease of
modeling beam elements and bar elements, and 3D
visualization of these elements.
Solver browser New menu functions: Show, Hide, Isolate, Review,
The Find attached function is limited to 1D element
in this release.
volume composed of surfs, solids, and shells has
been implemented.

The tool can be accessed from 1D panel > SPH and
from the menu bar Mesh > Create > 1D Elements >
SPH.
RBODY manager An RBODY created with less than 10000 nodes is
shown graphically in the entire spider while RBODY
greater than 10000 nodes is represented by a two-
noded link
The TYPE column in the table is replaced with
Number of slave nodes for a better understanding
of rigid bodies.
New cards The following new cards are supported in the PAM-
CRASH2G user profile:
All the necessary cards for supporting analysis using
SPH, FPM from PAM-CRASH2G 2006 and after
SUBTA_/_ card in PAM-CRASH 2007
DELGRP and DELGRP>NODES option in GES in
PAM-CRASH 2007
SECFO_CONTACT in PAM-CRASH 2006 and
beyond
LINOCO card in PAM-CRASH 2004 and beyond
Resolved Issues
MAT_220 import An error in MAT_220 during import has been
corrected.
Time step calculation An error in time step calculation has been corrected.
RBODY Loss of data in the RBODY card image while editing
the RBODY connectivity has been corrected.
CONTACT 21 The loss of data in CONTACT 21 creation has been
corrected..
Supported Versions PAM-CRASH2G 2004 - 2008
New Features
FEMZIP files FEMZIP files excluding adaptive mesh content are
now supported.
SPH, FPM analysis Results from SPH, FPM analysis in HyperView are
now supported.
PAMCRASH2G 2008 Results from PAM-CRASH2G 2008 in HyperView
and HyperGraph are now supported.
ID element pooling ID element pooling has been introduced for easy
post-processing of 1D element results in HyperView.
Resolved Issues
Reader performance A performance issue related to the reader in
HyperGraph 9.0 has been corrected.
Displacement contour Issues on displacement contour in rigid bodies at
time step zero have been corrected.
Labeling The following labeling issues have been resolved:
Wrong labeling due to missing data in
SENPT/SENPTG in HyperGraph
Wrong label for energy results for individual
parts in HyperGraph
Issues on labeling for node and element result
output in HyperGraph
Problem with PART_DYNAMIC_MASS label in
HyperGraph

An error in the consecutive translation of DSY files in
HvTrans has been corrected.
PERMAS Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release
Notes
HyperMesh
Enhancements
3D beam visualization 3D beam visualization in HyperMesh and creation
from HyperBeam has been added.
Frequency analysis keywords A set of common frequency analysis keywords is now
supported:
ADDMODES: For source parameter values,
INPUT, LOAD, and ELEMENTS are supported.
INIVAL SOURCE = INPUT has been added.
INERTIA and INERTIA X: Parameters
ACCELERATION and GRAVITY
Full support is included for FREQUENCY,
FREQULOAD, MODDAMP and TRANSLOAD.
BEAM section types For the geometrical data BEAM section types 1, 2,
and 3 are now supported.
Export of NLLOAD card The export of the NLLOAD card is now more
convenient. For better readability, a new NLLOAD
keyword is written when the line length of the
previous table exceeds line length.
CONTVAL/CONTACT support Enhanced CONTVAL/CONTACT support: The values
of CONTVAL are now attached to individual load
patterns.
Resolved Issues
Template The template layout has been improved for better
readability.
$CONTACT card Names are now maintained in the data line of the
$CONTACT card.
Importing long file names On import, names exceeding 12 characters are no
longer cut off. A warning will be posted instead.
CFD Solver Interface - HyperWorks 10.0 Release Notes
HyperMesh
HyperMesh is a high-performance pre-processor to generate quality grids/meshes for Computational
Fluid Dynamics (CFD). HyperMesh I/O capabilities include support of native formats for Acusolve,
CFD++, FLUENT, STAR-CD, and SC/Tetra. For CFX, the native FLUENT format can be used.
HyperMeshs state-of-the-art meshing technology allows you to develop high quality meshes to
guarantee fast convergence rates. Automated mixed-type mesh generation minimizes meshing time.
HyperMesh incorporates a variety of tools for seamless integration into any existing engineering
process, with a streamlined meshing process that leads to shorter turnaround times. HyperMesh
offers a fully automatic 3D CFD meshing approach with boundary layer meshes consisting of
hexahedral and/or wedge elements, arbitrary number of layers, thickness, growth rate, and a
tetrahedral core volume meshing algorithm having several meshing options, including size, growth
rate, and element quality criteria. For external aerodynamic studies the wind tunnel meshing tool can
be used to generate a Cartesian hexa mesh in the far field and a tetra mesh including a boundary
layer near the object. The hex-core meshing tool can be used to generate a hex-dominate mesh for
internal aerodynamic analysis.
HyperMeshs CFD meshing capabilities span a very wide range of target applications including
internal and external flows, conjugate heat transfer, species and chemical reactions, and combustion.
A very large class of CFD applications can benefit from the high quality simulation meshes generated
by Altair HyperMesh.
The morphing technology available in HyperMesh supports both morphing domain and morphing
volumes for shapes generation. HyperMeshs morphing tools facilitate the task of defining geometrical
changes based on an existing mesh. By providing you with a large number of morphing algorithms
well suited for CFD applications, you can easily generate new designs, generally, without remeshing.
Altair HyperStudy is a design study and optimization tool for product design in multi-disciplinary
environments. The HyperMesh CFD user interface enables you to write ready-to-run HyperStudy
template files for FLUENT, STAR-CD, and CFX.
With the combination of HyperStudy, morphing, and a CFD solver of your choice, DOE and
optimization studies can be easily performed even on the most complex CFD models. The
HyperMesh CFD user interface enables you to write HyperStudy template files for FLUENT, STAR-
CD, and CFX. Using HyperStudy, users load a simulation template for either FLUENT, STAR-CD, or
CFX and they can perform DOE and optimization studies following very intuitive process-based steps.
New Features
Automatic meshing of two-
dimensional/plane geometries
with boundary layers
Starting from an arbitrary number of components
defining the perimeter of the plane two-dimensional
geometry to be meshed, you have full control on the
mesh type. For perimeters with boundary layer, you
can specify: initial layer thickness, growth rate, and
number of layers to be generated. High quality
quads are generated on all perimeter sections.
Where a boundary layer type mesh is specified, a
small number of trias may appear in concave areas
with relatively large boundary layer thickness.
Automatic boundary layer collision detection helps
avoid mesh interference in narrow passages; in
such cases the total number of layers may be
reduced.
I/O support for 2D native CFD++
Cellsin.bin, nodesin.bin, exbcsin.bin,
inbcsin.bin, and mcfd.bc files are now
supported. Previously, only 3D models were
supported. Also, support for multiple simulation
domains is now available (solid/fluid).
I/O support for 2D fluent
.MSH/.CAS files
Previously, only 3D models were supported. For 2D
models, HyperMesh now supports reusing
FLUENTs .cas simulation settings and associated
boundary conditions. You can load FLUENT .cas
models into HyperMesh, and after making
geometry/mesh changes, you can create new .cas
simulation models reusing simulation settings and
boundary conditions from the original .cas file.
I/O support of native SC-Tetra
PRE Files
Most features of SC-Tetra PRE files are supported
through a native HyperMesh reader and writer on all
platforms. I/O support of SC-Tetra PRE files allows
you to generate high quality meshes with boundary
components needed to easily define boundary
conditions with SC-Tetra.
Automatic wind tunnel model
generation utility
Most aspects of wind tunnel mesh generation for
external aerodynamics have been automated in a
new meshing utility. This utility generates a wind
tunnel far field with hexahedral elements, a
transition layer with pyramid elements, and all the
necessary surface mesh components needed to
generate the near field mesh around the vehicle with
HyperMeshs CFD mesh sub-panel.
Consistency checks for model
domain meshes and associated
boundary conditions
components
A number of consistency checks are now done while
exporting meshes for most CFD solvers; the
objective is to indentify mesh inconsistencies and/or
volume/surface mesh inconsistencies as soon as
possible in the model preparation process. Such
checks warn users about potential errors that a
mesh might have, thus allowing you to take
corrective actions before importing the mesh into the
target CFD solver.
Shape optimization with CFX11 The CFD user interface now supports the generation
of template files for shape optimization with
HyperStudy and CFX version 11 or later. A
streamlined user interface allows exporting design
shapes directly as HyperStudy template files for
CFX11. This streamlined link between HyperMesh,
HyperStudy, and CFX11 allows you to perform of all
types of DOE and Optimization studies.
Note: Streamlines post-processing capabilities are
available in HyperView 10.0. It imports typical CFD
results through Ensight file sets generated by most
commercial CFD solvers.
Enhancements
Reduction of required memory There is a significant reduction in the amount of
memory required to both import and export FLUENT
.MSH/.CAS files. The amount of RAM required to
import and export FLUENT files has been reduced
to approximately 1/3 of the amount required in
HyperMesh 9.0. This translates into a significant
performance improvement for large models.
Automatic boundary layer
thickness reduction capabilities
Performance and quality enhancements have been
implemented in the automatic boundary layer
thickness reduction capabilities for cases with very
thick boundary layers and a high number of surface
elements.
Exporting CFD file formats A significant reduction in the time required to export
most CFD file formats has been made possible by a
new out of core renumbering algorithm.
HyperView
New Features
Ensight reader It is now possible to import Ensight gold and Ensight
6 format, both binary and ASCII, into HyperView for
post-processing
CFD streamlines The streamline panel allows you to generate
streamlines using the velocity field of CFD results.
The starting point for the streamlines can be defined
via a user-defined number of nodes on a line or on a
surface. The integration can be preformed upstream,
downstream, or both ways.
Known Limitations

Importing results Results in Ensight format that were exported from
SC/Tetra cannot be imported. A solution will be
available in SA1.

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