Altair HyperCrash 2020 Release Notes

General

Enhancements

User Interface
Transparency control added in the Display Menu.
Model Checker
Multiple improvements made in coverage of solver checks for both Radioss and LS-DYNA solvers.
Model Comparison
New functionality to replace part mesh from incoming model.
Connections
Import/Export of connection file (CSV) with references to connected Part IDs.
Model Conversion (LS-DYNA to Radioss)
Approximately 40 keywords updated or added for the LS-DYNA to Radioss converter.

Solver Interfaces

LS-DYNA Interface

Enhancements

Keywords Support
Support of *COMMENT keyword is added as a new entity.

Resolved Issues

  • Correction of INCLUDE_TRANSFORM ID offset applied to *ELEMENT_MASS. Now Element ID offset is used.
  • Correction in transformation calculation of POS6P transformation using POINT.
  • Correction in result mapper when mapping thicknesses for LS-DYNA input decks.

Radioss Interface

Enhancements

Keywords Support
Approximately 20 keywords updated or added for Radioss solver versions 2018, 2019, and 2020.

Resolved Issues

  • Correction in contact intersections detection.
  • Corrections made in plies handling into laminates to expose plies solver IDs and improvements made in edition and deletion of plies.