ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes
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ANSYS, Inc. Release Notes
ANSYS ICEM CFD 14.0 includes the following new features and improvements:
Cart3D is no longer available in ANSYS ICEM CFD.
Visual3 (post-processing) is no longer available in ANSYS ICEM CFD. You can use ANSYS CFD-Post instead.
A number of MultiZone improvements have been made.
The “Shape source” option in the model tree (Blocking > Edges > Shape source) displays the edge linking factor (if any).
Two new unstructured mesh selection bar menus have been added:
“Select all surface elements” –> Triangles, Quads
“Select all volume elements” –> Tetrahedra, Hexahedra, Prisms, Pyramids
The parts information also includes details of hidden geometry/mesh component parts.
A button to reverse curve direction has been added under Curve Mesh Setup (Mesh > Curve Mesh Setup).
Selection and display speed have been improved.
Improved geometry support.
Added support for Creo Parametric 1.0.
The Inherit Part Name option has been added for the extrude faces and 2D to 3D rotate and translate operations.
The creation of sheet blocks (2D blocks) has been improved.
The Index Sets option in the Index Control window contains options for saving and managing index sets based on the index control values.
The up/down arrow buttons in the Scan Planes window allow you to scroll through the Block/Grid index.
The blocking edge information also reports the number of edge segments (if any).
The shared wall information is also available.
Projected blocking faces are displayed based on their association.
The block split can now be extended through all blocks or all visible blocks.
An unstructured block can be split using a structured sheet block.
Reset Association (Blocking > Associate > Reset Association) has two new options: “Vertices –> Only visible” and “Faces –> Only visible”.
Link Edge (Blocking > Edit Edge > Link Edge) has a new option called “Interactive” that includes a slider to adjust the edge linking factor.
Split Edge and Move Vertex have been enhanced so that they can be used when edges are displayed in the “Projected Edge Shape”, “Projected Mesh Shape”, and “Shape source” modes also.
Split Edge is now enabled to split in the “Output Blocks” mode also.
Split Edge contains an option to split all edges into linear edges.
The Change Edge Split Type option allows you to change the edge split type to spline, linear, or control point.
While setting the blocking edge length explicitly (Move Vertex > Set Edge Length), you can select multiple vertices to be “frozen” when the edge length is modified.
The Select next edge segment option allows you to select the next edge segment cyclically, when the blocking edge comprises multiple segments. The selection of edge segments is available for the Associate Edge to Curve, Associate Edge to Surface, and Disassociate from Geometry operations.
The Run Check/Fix Blocks option allows you to check for inconsistencies in the internal block data structures and fix them if possible.
The Min overview option for Pre-Mesh Quality reports the minimum quality for all applicable quality metrics in the message window.
The Aspect Ratio metric has been improved.
Multiblock output contains an option to select the blocks to output.
The Redistribute Prism Edge operation has an additional option allowing you to redistribute locked prism elements.
The following mesh refinement options have been added:
For the Pure refinement method, the option By Mid Side Nodes Only allows you to globally refine the mesh using mid side nodes.
For the Pure refinement and Surface Deviation methods, an additional option allows you to refine only the surface mesh.
The following smoothing improvements have been made:
The hex smoothing quality has been improved.
The smoother speed has been improved by 25%.
The smoother interface and defaults have been improved for ease of use.
Support for active parts has been added.