New Features

• Array Calculator Added new data extractor to calculate additional array values for mesh postprocessing.
• Circle Added method to create a circle between two given curves and a given radius. Can be found in the circle/ellipse file menu.
• Design Variable Added option to use a slider with configurable ranges as control element for value editing.
• Design Variables Added overview of design variables when selecting scopes and the current design.
• DesignResultsTable The first column (with the little icons) of manually created Design Results Tables didn't have the correct width.
• Export Added new export for ANSYS setup. With this setup CAESES can be utilized from within ANSYS.
• FCurve Two new commands for curves are introduced which deliver all intersections (list of double values) or all intersection vectors (list of vectors) of a curve in ascending order. curve.ft_all(axis, elevation, t0, t1) curve.fv_all(axis, elevation, t0, t1)
• FFile Added option to create windows line endings (cr lf) when writing files ( FFile.setWindowsLineEndings(true) ).
• Image Curve Added reverse method.
• Intersection Points Added missing getter commands for attributes of curve and surface intersection point as well as projection point.
• Local License Server Added an automatic license update mechanism.
• Lofted Surface Added option to reparametrize cross sections with respect to arc length ("Smooth Parametrization").
• Matrix Parser Implemented simple horizontal header parsing.
• Mesh Provider Added FMeshProvider for postprocessing of surfaces, breps and meshes with optional functions to create additional array values.
• Projection Point / Surface Delta Shift Improved projection accuracy and performance.
• ResultFileTemplateEditor Fixed highlighting for the editors pre-view if an anchor was set which is not located at the beginning of its line.
• Surface Curve Improved accuracy of surface curves.
• Tetin Export New option to additionally export start and end points of curves and BRep edges. The option can be switched on/off at the tetin export object.
• Tutorial CAESES Add-In for ANSYS New PDF tutorial that describes how to use CAESES as an Add-In within the ANSYS Workbench.
• Wakefield Added wakefield import and visualization for simple csv formatted data.

Changes

• Blade Analysis Fixes for non-standard orientations of input blades
• Blade Analysis Blade analysis now generates the radius-normalized pitch curve which needs a factor of 2 for setting it at the generic blade.
• Circular Fillet Set the default index to -1
• Dakota Templates Modified the settings of the wrapped methods. Removed local surrogate based method, added gradient-free method.
• Demo Models Created upper and lower bounds for design variables so that sliders can be used right at the scope and baseline node
• Design Engine The command writeSetupIntoFile considers inactive variables now by commenting them out.
• FSC Export Automatically created FSC scripts (via exportFSC command) add a force shut-down CAESES [exit(true)] to the end of the script. Scopes are now exported with their necessary full names.
• FSC Export Disabled design variables (not activated in corresponding design engine) will not get exported to the fsc file anymore.
• Help Icon Added a new, clean and more standard help icon
• Icons Facelift for some icons
• Import IGES / SAT / STEP Improved performance when a large number of objects are imported.
• Inscribe Circles Allow access to the thickness and camber curve of the analysis.
• Lofted Surface / Meta Surface Improved rail curve handling for better quality and compatibility.
• PFF Export Changes to the profile abscissa values to align it with the requirements of classification tools
• Product Registration PDF Updated the document. Can be found in the installation directory.
• Software Connector Removed file size restriction for output files.
• Surface Curves Added support for analytical iso parameter curves that had to be approximated before.
• Tutorials Review of getting started tutorials.

Bugfixes

• Brep Part Fixed colors of faces not being saved in project.
• Design Engines Fixed best design not being highlighted if it is the last design that was finalized in the run.
• DesignResultsTable Fixed error: getValueAt() returned false values
• Diagram Dialog Fixed slow dialog when creating diagrams from results table.
• FSoftwareConnector Fixed geometry exports that use feature definitions not being reinitialized correctly when the definition changes.
• Offset Curve Removed warning for both sides option which was also shown in uncritical cases
• PDF Creation Company logo was displayed as red rectangle.
• Resource Manager Fixed objects staying pending after a computation has crashed.
• Startup Crash Fixed crash on CAESES startup, which happens sometimes after reboot.
• Trimesh / Solid Fixed postprocessing of trimeshes and solids inside features.