AMDC Release Notes 2021.1

The release notes provide details about the new features, enhancements, and resolved issues in AMDC 2021.1.

Supported Browsers

Launch a Browser and call Altair Material Data CenterTM to access from any device, from anywhere.

Table 1.
Browser Supported Version (or higher)
Chrome 84.0.4147.0
Firefox 78.0.2
Edge 84.0.4147.0
Safari 13.1.1 (14609.2.9.1.3)

New Features

The new features available in Altair Material Data Center (AMDC) for this release are:

New Material Data

  • New materials – Salzgitter (21), Wanhua (3), Bilstein (13), FH Aachen (17)
  • New material types – Steel (42), Aluminium (6), Plastic (3), Magnesium (2)
  • New material properties – Anisotropy data – Forming Limit Curves – Durability data – Failure data
  • New CAE interfaces – Material models for anisotropy (Hill, Barlat)

Material Properties

Material properties across several different testing conditions such as moisture conditions or temperatures are consolidated and displayed as part of a single material.

Private Database

In addition to Altair hosted database, customers can now request private databases managed by Altair their proprietary material information. The private database comes with tools to configure the database, import the materials and define access controls on the materials.
  • Catalog Editor: It provides a powerful and intuitive user interface for administrators to define the structure of the database – material properties/types/names, and tailor AMDC as per their needs, without a single line of code being required.
  • Import tool: Users with the necessary permissions can use this tool to import material data using pre-defined data formats. The system also offers the possibility of integrating custom importers for proprietary data formats.
  • User Management: The user management interface allows system administrators to add/remove users and assign permissions.

Resolved Issues

Issue that have been resolved in this release

  • Improved non-linear material properties import into Simlab.