A new release version of the PrePoMax contains the following FEM features:
- New revolve mesh implementation: allows the use of Quasi-structred quad algorithm, geometry touching the axis, and creation of full 360° meshes
- Added support for FEMaster solver
- Improved multi-part meshing performance
- Added support for vector plots of vector fields and principal tensor values, including animations
- Added support for smooth color contours
- Added support for Bidirectional Mesh Converter: Nastran to CalculiX and vice versa (supplied by Capgemini)
- Added support for modifying existing CalculiX keywords
- Added support for kinematic and distributing coupling
- Added support for field output filters
- Added support for history output from surface/volume integration
- Added
Ln()function - Added Equivalent Strain instead of Mises and Tresca
- bug fixes
And the following user features:
- Updated/added icons
- Added highlighting of (geometry part) – (mesh setup item) connections in both directions
- Added support for creating groups of items in all model trees (excluding Steps)
- Added support for item drag & drop in all model trees (including Steps)
- Added support for displaying annotations during animations
- Added permanent measurement annotations (distance, angle, circle radius)
- Added additional context menus for the legend widget: min and max values can be changed directly on the legend
- Added support for widget context menus and highlighting
- The number format setting is now general and controls all number outputs
- Added progress tab with progress and convergence diagrams to the Monitor window
- Added support for displaying item IDs
- Added annotation arrange command
- View rotation point is now shared between Geometry, Model, and Results
- Added animation to Box Zoom
- Added support for Zoom to Fit, activated by double-clicking the background
- Added Jet and Turbo color maps
- bug fixes