Altair HyperMesh

New Features

New MONVOL Feature
The MONVOL feature has been added to define a one chamber gas filled structure with hybrid input of inflated gas. The MONVOL feature is supported as a control volume entity.

Enhancements

  • Print wear and contact moment outputs can now be added from contacts.
  • You can now stop an OptiStruct check run after executing contact checks.
  • A friction definition has been added on joints.
  • Enhancements have been added to the Model Checker for self-contact definition consistent with the OptiStruct solver.
  • A FAILURE output request has been added with a location option.
  • Updates have been made to the CONTPRM bulk card.
  • Fully integrated shell support has been added for explicit analysis.
  • PSHELL and ISOPE continuation line updates have been added for explicit analysis.
  • Support has been added for the TOT and SUB options in LOADJG curves for explicit analysis.
  • Updates have been made to the SYSSETTING I/O card.
  • Updates have been made to the SENSOR bulk card.
  • Electrical potential and electrical compliance have been added as response types in DRESP1.

Resolved Issues

  • Independent DESVARS is no longer missing for DLINK2.
  • The TREF field has been removed from MAT1EC and MAT2EC.
  • The laminate option is no longer missing for the STACK bulk card in the Entity Editor.
  • The DDAM tool has been updated to read OptiStruct .out files from version 2024 and onwards.
  • The alpha field can now be blank by default for RBE2 and RBE3 elements.
  • STEP format geometry is now exported correctly from the OSSMOOTH tool.
  • The LABEL field is no longer missing for the MONPNT3 bulk card.