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Major Efforts
l Topological Optimization
l Improved FE Import
Physics Enhancements
l Pretension a Beam Connection
l Beam submodeling
l Trace plots for Positional Probes
l Fatigue in Harmonic and PSD
l External Data: Direct Assignment
Material Mapping
l Rotation Acceleration
Major Efforts
Topological Optimization
New native toplogy optimization system.
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Ease of Use Enhancements
l Selection Toolbar
l Simple Node/Element Selection by ID
l Alphabetic Tree Sorting
l Export result Image to ANSYS 3D Viewer File
l Simple Geometry Creation inside Mechanical
l Export Rigid Dynamics configuration to a
downstream analysis
Popular User Feature Requests
l Enhanced Probes
l Contact Results in Thermal Analysis
l Premeshed Cyclic
l User Specified Scratch Solver Directory
l Frequency Response Enhancements
l Free standing remote points
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Original geometry Optimized topology

Improved FE Import
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Import of FE models via External Model is Faster, More Robust and brings in
more Data.

l New Geometry Synthesis Algorithm

¡ More Robust and up to 10x Faster Imports

¡ Import of Mixed Solid/Shell Parts

l Import of new FE Entities from ANSYS, ABAQUS, and NASTRAN
¡ Element Orientations (Including *Orientation)

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¡ Nodal Orientations
¡ Masses
¡ Springs
¡ Constrain Equations and Couplings (ANSYS CEs and CPs, NASTRAN
MPC, ABAQUS *MPC/*EQUATION)
¡ Remote Connectors (NASTRAN RBE2/RBE3, ABAQUS Kinematic
coupling and Distribution coupling)

Ease of Use Enhancements

Selection Toolbar
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Simple and easy way to create graphical selections.

Simple Node/Element Selection by ID

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Select a node/element by a single mouse click.

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Alphabetic Tree Sorting

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Before After

Export result Image to ANSYS 3D Viewer File

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Export AVZ file for viewing results without full product installation.

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Simple Geometry Creation inside Mechanical

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Quickly create simple geometry (a box) inside Mechanical without going back
into CAD.

Export Rigid Dynamics configuration to a downstream analysis

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From the Project Schematic, Workbench and Mechanical enable you to link and
transfer the updated assembly configuration from a Rigid Body Dynamics to a
Mechanical analysis system.

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For example, you might wish to convert a set of bodies from rigid to flexible and
perform a static analysis at a given configuration.

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Physics Enhancements

Pretension a Beam Connection

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Beam submodeling
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Easily go from a global beam analysis to a solid/shell submodel.

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Trace plots for Positional Probes

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Fatigue in Harmonic and PSD

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External Data: Direct Assignment Material Mapping

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Import External Data directly to target nodes/element. Map material data via

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External Data if your material varies over the model.

Rotation Acceleration
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Popular User Feature Requests

Enhanced Probes
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Move the Label, See the probe XYZ Location, Easily Delete Probes, and Export
the Probe Table.

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Contact Results in Thermal Analysis

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Premeshed Cyclic
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Allows for cyclic in Model Assembly, ACP Composites, and External Model
Workflows.

User Specified Scratch Solver Directory

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Set via Tools->Options to allow user to specify his own scratch solver directory
outside of project directory structure.

Frequency Response Enhancements

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Now support local coordinates as well as force reactions.

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Free standing remote points

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Use free standing remote points for creation of chained linkages or free nodes
for use in Command Objects.

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