Improving Performance on Windows using the Intel Math Kernel Libraries (MKL) | You can improve performance
by using the Intel Math Kernel Library (MKL) 8
or 9. Once the MKL is installed, you have to add the following string to your PATH environment variable:
Warning:
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Inserting Preprocessing Sets and Toolbar Customization | To insert a mass set, a
restraint set, or a load set in an analysis
case, you must use the Create Preprocessing
Set > Masses, Restraints, or
Loads contextual menu as described in
the Generative Structural Analysis User's
Guide. Do not add those three commands in a toolbar using the Tools > Customize menu. |
Associativity Part Features vs. CATAnalysis Document | If you delete the last
feature in the specification tree of a part linked to the analysis document, the analysis specifications may be lost. You
must
re-define the design specifications to be applied to each analysis feature
specification. Recommended methodology: Create a dummy feature to be the last feature in the specification tree, and insert all new design features before the dummy feature. |
Visualization of Analysis Specifications |
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2D Display and Undo Command | The creation and the edition
of a 2D display does not support the Undo
command. Workaround: Delete the 2D display. |
Replacing a .CATPart in a .CATAnalysis Document | It is strongly recommended to use
publications to replace a .CATPart by another one in a .CATAnalysis
document.
Body-typed supports: if you work with the body created by default in the part document, you can replace a part by another one without using publications. |
Change in Shell Element Formulation | The shell element formulation
uses a shell normal tolerance that varies
depending on the release:
This can slightly modify the computation results. To learn more, see Generative Structural Analysis User's Guide: Frequently Asked Questions: Solver Computation: How are shell elements computed. This value can be modified using an environment variable, see Generative Structural Analysis User's Guide: Frequently Asked Questions: Singularity Computation: How to tune the singularity detection. |
Left-handed Axis System |
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1D Property: Beam from Surface Option | Although the Beam from surface
option belongs to the ELFINI Structural Analysis (EST) product, this
option is available with the Generative Part Structural Analysis (GPS)
product. The choice of this option will not be taken into account by the solver if the ELFINI Structural Analysis (EST) product is not installed. You must install the ELFINI Structural Analysis (EST) product for the Beam from surface option to be taken into account by the solver. |
Properties and Transformed Mesh Parts | When applying a property to mesh part that has
been transformed (by transformation), the transformed mesh part inherits
this property. The transfer of the properties between the parent mesh part and the transformed mesh part with multi-selection of supports may not have the desired behavior. Workaround: create several transformed mesh parts with mono-selection of support. |
Integration with Product Engineering Optimization (PEO) Product | Do not use the local properties in the algorithm for constraints and derivative providers. |
Local Sensors: Stress Von Mises | All the Stress Von Mises local sensors
created before the V5R15 release are invalidated while opening a .CATAnalysis
document. You have to launch an update (using the Update Sensor or Update all Sensors contextual menus) or launch a computation (using the Compute icon). |
Color Palette and Hide/Show | If you want to show a color palette that you hid using the Hide/Show capability, you have to recreate the image associated with the color palette. |
Smoothing Post-treatment for 2D Properties |
The smoothing process (element to node) has been modified for the 2D properties (Shell, Membrane, Shear Panel). Previously the axis of the first found connected element was arbitrarily chosen. The axis system at node is now the mean axis system of the adjacent elements for characteristics owning a local axis system. This will change results when large angle is
detected between elements connected to a node. |
Interoperability |
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AnalysisUpdatePLMBatch and Computation Files that Exceed 2Gb | The computation of a
CATAnalysis document using the
AnalysisUpdatePLMBatch batch fails if the
generated CATAnalysisComputations file exceeds
2Gb. When the generated CATAnalysisComputations
file exceeds 2Gb, this file cannot be saved in
the database and prevents the computation
process using the batch to be successful. Workaround: select the Automatic clearing of computation data check box in the Tools > Options > Analysis & Simulation > External Storage > Computation Data Management on save settings to remove computation data when the CATAnalysis file is saved, and run again the computation using the AnalysisUpdatePLMBatch batch. |
AnalysisUpdatePLMBatch and Licensing | DER - ENOVIA - VPM Product Design Configuration is required in addition to the Generative Part Structural Analysis product to use the AnalysisUpdatePLMBatch. |
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