Here is a summary of the updates as of 11/13/06:
Version 1.3 is finally here.
You can get it at the
download page.
I will simply summarize the changes made since 1.2. In the process
of working on 1.3, I added so much that I am simultaneously releasing 1.3
and 1.4 with the latter holding all of the new elements. For 1.3, the
most significant changes are:
Science Code Changes
- Added 2 new beam element types.
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Added Reisner-Midlin (shear deformable) Beam
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Added hinge element
All of these elements include modal analysis.
- I've modified the shell code so that it can handle shells
defined by 4 nodes in addition to 8 nodes. The thicknesses of 4 node
shells will be averaged over the shared nodes of adjacent elements
to generate a set of corresponding top nodes.
Graphics Code Changes
All the graphics codes have been modified to handle the new data fomats. In
addition:
- I rescale the entire mesh coordinates and displacements based on
the absolute largest coordinate dimension. This was necessary
because the graphical display had a problem when dimensions were larger than 1000
or smaller than .1.
- I added a transparency feature where you can see through the mesh.(Press
the hotkey "t").
- I added toggling on and off of the wire frame. (Press
the hotkey "j").
- The numbering of hash marks on the axes is also improved. Now the
numbers maintain their orientation with the viewer.
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Go
here
to see the previous update page listing the modifications leading to Version
1.3.
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Go
here
to see the previous update page listing the modifications leading to Version
1.2.
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Go
here
to see the previous update page listing the modifications leading to Version
1.1.
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