Model Build

New Features

Features Support in Part Representations: Features are now stored directly in part representations.
HyperMesh Part Metadata Support on Solver Deck Import/Export: Part metadata can now be optionally imported and exported with solver decks.
Figure 1.
Representation Overlay: The Representation Overlay feature can be used to superimpose a second representation as an overlay onto a current (session’s) representation and inspect their differences.
Subsystem Configuration Table View: A new view has been added that provides a clear overview of included and excluded subsystems within a configuration. This makes the creation and the management of configurations easier.
Seamless Data Management - Save to PDM: Seamless Data Management – Save to PDM is now supported for subsystems, making it easier to manage and organize complex assemblies.

Enhancements

PDM Live: Support has been added for query pagination, enabling efficient handling of large query results.
Parts: The Delete part contents option has been reintroduced when deleting parts.; Curves and tables associated with properties, and materials defined via property attribute tables, are now retained in part representations.
Composite Entities in Part Representations: A warning has been introduced when shared laminates across parts are detected.
Figure 2.
Subsystems: Subsystem instancing has been improved with the introduction of the Instance Sync and Instance Break options.
Library: Curves and failure criteria are now saved along with material to the local material library.; New commands for library-related actions have been introduced both in TCL and Python.
Property and Component ID Logic: In models where the PDM PID is not assigned, the component and property IDs auto-generated during creation of representations are now assigned a value of Part ID x 10. This allows for more independent ID assignment and avoids most cases of ID clashes that can occur with multi-thickness parts.
Model Update: Reports, tables, and naming conventions have been improved to provide clearer information and facilitate easier interpretation of results.
Section Manager: HyperBeam has been fully replaced by Section Manager. The benefit of using Section Manager is the direct access to the actual model and the ability to see section updates in real time.
Figure 3.; Section Manager now supports all section types. All sections are now sketch based and sketches are automatically absorbed if read in from an external source.
Figure 4.; The new Disconnected attribute has been added to the Beamsection entity. This is critical for error checking sections that are open by filtering and reviewing sections in browser. Error check captures warping function and shear center computations.