CAD Interface 2020 Release Notes
Altair HyperMesh
New Features
- FORAN
- A new FORAN reader is now available. It reads .stp files with corresponding decorated .xml files in the same directory. It includes support for geometry, model hierarchy, beam sections, and metadata.
- STEP
- STEP AP242 (import only)
Enhancements
- Updated Version Support
- CATIA V5-6R2019
- AVEVA Marine
- Enhanced support for AVEVA idealized models.
- Geometry Import Tab
- The Geometry Import tab in HyperMesh and HyperWorks Desktop now supports the ability to set the import options that were previously only available through the .ini files. There is a new “Import Options…” button that launches a dialog where all options can be reviewed and set. Setting the file type filter in the Geometry Import tab will show only that CAD format in the Import Options dialog. These options are also saved between sessions, with HyperMesh, HyperWorks Desktop and HyperWorks each having their own individual settings files.
- JT PMI
- Support is added to read JT PMI data for reference points. New free points are created and the PMI attributes are attached as metadata. This is controlled by the “Read PMI” checkbox in the Import GUI, and by the @ReadPMI option in the jt_reader.ini file, and is unrelated and unaffected by the @ImportFreePoints option.
- Miscellaneous
- When splitting components "by layer," the component name is now taken from the layer name if it exists, and the layer ID if it does not. This applies to ACIS, CATIA, CATIA V6, Creo, Inventor, NX third-party, Rhino, STEP and SolidWorks.
Resolved Issues
- Miscellaneous robustness and performance improvements.