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About this document

This document contains all the information that an ANSA user should know about features improvement, new
features that have been added and problems that have been fixed during the development from version 11.3.5 to
version 11.3.6
The ANSA v11.3.x Release Notes are included at the end of the current document (PDF).
All previous ANSA v11.1.x & v11.2.x Release Notes are included in the
ANSA v11.2.4 Release Notes document (PDF).

IMPORTANT:

UNIGRAPHICS to ANSA Translation can be achieved by a separate executable for Windows platforms
with all necessary third-party libraries and tools for a complete Unigraphics *prt and I-DEAS *.xpk
conversion. It requires a Unigraphics [ NX2] installation on the same machine that the conversion will
take place.
Use the ansa_ug.bat for this translation.
More details can be found in the ansa_ug.pdf document.

CATIA v4 to ANSA db translator on SGI ansa_catiav4.sh catia

In order to translate CATIA v4 model files to ansa databases on SGI platforms,
a separated ansa executable is available:
ansa_catiav4_sgi_6.5
In order to run this ANSA executable you may use the shell script:
ansa_catiav4.sh
(Note: this is available from v11.3.1)

Substitute all documentation and On-Line HELP with those escorting each new version.

Release History:
v11.3.5
v11.3.3

2004.06.11
2004.01.29

v11.3.2
v11.3.1
v11.3.0

2003.12.08
2003.11.17
2003.07.27

v11.2.4

2002.12.11

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December 2004

Whats new in v11.3.6

GENERAL

Enhancements - New Options - New Features

CATIA v4 to ANSA
Translation

[ ansa

-catia ]

New flags:
- layer_vis
added as an option for the CATIA v4 to ANSA translation.
This option allows the translation of the entities which are visible without the need to
use the NOSHOW space.
! This new option cannot be used simultaneously with the flags:
- layer , and
- xlayer
A message informs the user about this conflict:
WARNING : Cannot use -layer_vis and -layer or -xlayer. Second flag ignored !
- notjoin
the Faces of the SKIN are not joined to create a single Macro Area in the ANSA file.

FILE > OUTPUT

The name of the ANSA database which has been used for the actual output-file is
written as a comment in the output FE-model file:
$
$ output from :
$
$/home/usr1/DATA/Bolts_demo.ansa
$

ANSYS
PYRAMIDS: additional options for the pyramid elements type
[ SOLID95 ] , [ SOLID186 ]
Property & Material Lists
[ PR.LIST ]
[ M.LIST ]

SAVE LIST writes only the selected (marked) entities of the list. In case no selected
Property (or Material) card exist a related warning message informs the user about this.
Note that the INVERT button can be used to mark all the non selected entities of the
list.

CONNECTIONs
Manager

"Connect to Mesh" option added :

MESH

Enhancements - New Options - New Features

GRIDs

ALIGN (DECKs>NODEs) function is added also in the GRIDs Group of the MESH
menu.

DECKs

Enhancements - New Options - New Features

-- PAM-CRASH 2G PLINK : The PLINK node [N1] is connected to the shell mesh
with BAR_/ elements with PART,BAR assigned a null material
[BAR/BEAM MATERIAL type 200].
-- RADIOSS WELD SPRING [SPR_BEAM_13] : The nodes of the SPRING element
are connected to the underlying surface mesh with /TRUSS elements [Type 2, Truss
Property] with zero (0) Cross Section Area [A]. The LAW01 material type is assigned,
by default, to the Truss Property.

BOLT

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The Inner hole diameter (free bound) is set as the Body Diameter value when the
"Zone : In/Out" , option is used and not the average of the In hole diameter and Out
hole diameter.
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D.INFO

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PROPERTY INFORMATION provides more significant figures for Area, Mass, etc.

NASTRAN

RBE2 : new options

MANY NODES: select a number of nodes and define among them the GN node
(master)
TWO NODES: the definition of the RBE2 is achieved through the ELEMENTS
DEFINITION PARAMETERS window (like CBARs). The second selected node is
defined as the GN (master).

PAM-CRASH

MATER__/
The cards of the Pam-Crash 2G materials 130, 131 and 132 can support now up to 20
plies (max "NOPLY" increased from 9 to 20).

RADIOSS

/MAT
The material /MAT/FOAM VISC/ (LAW 35) is compatible with shell elements, thus
can be referenced by a PSHELL property.

NASTRAN
LS-DYNA
RADIOSS

ELEMENT>UTIL> Change Type :

-- NASTRAN : RBE2 and RBE3 elements can be switched to CRODs
-- LS-DYNA : *CONSTRAINED NODAL RIGID BODY and *CONSTRAINED
INTERPOLATION can be switched to TRUSS elements.
-- RADIOSS : RBODY, BEAM and TRUSS elements can be switched to SPRING
element and vice versa.

PAM-CRASH
RADIOSS

RBODY>Branch :
Relocate the NCOG according to the new nodes of the RBODY (if changed), in case of
any manually modification. Auto re-location of NCOG takes place only if COG node is
used from RBODY only.

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December 2004

Known Problems resolved

GENERAL
CONNECTIONs
Manager

RADIOSS WELD : It was not allowed to use an already defined SPRING Property (13)
while applying RADIOSS SPOT WELDs. Moreover new Spring Property was created in
any case a RADIOSS WELD was defined.
PAM PLINK : Create Rupture model flag option was not available for SGI platforms.
ABAQUS FASTENER : When FASTENERs are generated through the Connections
Manager using a blank "Search Radius" value, this value appeared as "zero" in the
FASTENER card, instead of blank.

ANSA.defaults

On SUN platforms ANSA could not started if the PAM_MAT_DB variable in the
ANSA.defaults pointed to a material database.

ANSA_TRANSL
*.attr files

Hierarchy of Parts was not properly input through the use of SUBSTRUCT keyword of
.attr files in Unix/Linux platforms.

TOPO
FACEs

DELETE : When Faces remained highlighted (e.g. by the UCHECK function) selected to
be deleted ANSA illegally terminated.
EXTEND : major error which corrupted ANSA files has been fixed.

MESH
MACROs

ORIENT : Fixed problem in Macro Areas orientation after meshing, which appeared in files
produced by the Catia v4 to ANSA translation.

SHELL MESH

RECONS : Reconstruction application on STL data caused illegal terminations on Linux

platforms.

ELEMENTs

REDUCE>Improve Quality > [ JOIN TRIANGLEs ] : Triangle elements of different

Property could be joined into one Quadrilateral element.

DECKs
FILE>INPUT>
Include files

[ NASTRAN ] [ LS-DYNA ] :
Nested Include files were ignored during the Input process.

BOLT

In the Bolt Properties card of the BOLT function, the value of the field "length factor" was
not taken into account.

SET

SETs of CONS (e.g. created by the BOLT function) are now converted to SET of Nodes if
the Macro Area bounded by these CONS is selected to be RELEASE by the
MESH>ELEMENTs>RELEASE function. This error leaded to empty SETs.

MASS on SET

By picking a node of the set (e.g. to move it with MV.FREE) highlighted all the mass
elements of the SET and the movement was becoming too slow. This occurred even if the
F12>MASS is OFF.

ALIGN

If a node was selected to be aligned with a line defined by two Perimeter Nodes that had
been moved away from their original position, the node was aligned to the line defined by
the original position of the guide nodes instead of their current location.

MAT.DB

The COPY2LIST >Update by IDs function was not able to change the type of materials so
as to assign the materials from the Material Database to the Properties of the model.

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NASTRAN
CQUAD
CTRIA

MCID field [material orientation] in CQUAD, CTRIA cards.

In case of zero values in the MCID field, no value (blank) is written in the output file.

LS-DYNA
CONTACT

Support all possible combinations of options inside the *CONTACT keyword (except
{OPTION 1} which is expected after prefix *CONTACT_).
So as to allow reading of the contact types such as:
*TIED_CONTACT_NODES_TO_SURFACE_OFFSET without the option ID.
*CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_SINGLE_SURFACE_MPP_TITLE

BOLT

Body : JOINT_R, Head: Beams.

Invert assignment of extra nodes to their respective rigid parts so as to correct the wrong
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_REVOLUTE definition.

PAM-CRASH
PART

PART_/ type (e.g. SHELL, SOLID, etc) incorrectly do not read in if the type characters
(inside "17 to 24") are not left oriented, starting from the 17th position.
IORT = blank, 0, 1 & Orthotropic materials
PART with IORT = 0 (zero) or 1 (one) could be accepted only if there was a reference of a
material type of 107/108/109/117/118/130/131/132/140.
Thus, in case of Material types e.g. MAT103, MAT 100, etc. only IORT=blank was
accepted.
Now even if IORT has a value of 0 or 1,a typical shell material is acceptable.
When importing a pc file with PART,BEAM having a valid (not blank) IDSEC (=0,1,2,3,4)
ANSA shouldn't reject the reference material if it is not a MAT 213. (and create a default
mat213 whose id updates the PART card).
Material filtering fixed. A Pam-Crash PART type BEAM with valid IDSEC field
(=0,1,2,3,4), accepts now also material with type 200 and 201

RADIOSS
Importing RADIOSS file having material with blank (empty) name caused illegal
termination of the program.. (not happened on SGI).
ABAQUS
CONTACT PAIR

NODE/SURFACE, CROS.SEC. error

In the Contact pair definition the CROS. SEC. flag (type=node / surface) value were not
treated (Input/Output) correctly.

CONSTRAINT

EQUATION and MPC Constraints in EFM Tool : the G2, C2, A2 fields added in the
Modification card of the EQUATION Constraint and the MPC Constraint.

*AMPLITUDE and
*PLASTIC

Blank fields and lines for *AMPLITUDE and *PLASTIC read as zero. When reading an
include file such as that used in *PLASTIC or *AMPLITUDE, if there is a comma left at the
end of the last number, then ANSA added an arbitrary number which didnt exist in the file.
-- When reading *AMPLIDUTE, avoid handling of continuation line comma as an extra
blank field. Issue a WARNING message in the ANSA_Input log.
-- Blank lines are ignored when reading `INDEPENDENT VARIABLES'.
(e.g.: *PLASTIC data lines)

*BOUNDARY

Improper read of "Magn" of *BOUNDARY,TYPE=DISPLACEMENT

Ansa skiped "100" (integer) of "Magn" number.
If number was changed into "100.0", ANSA read in this number correctly.

MORPH
EDGEs

EDGE.FIT [ADD POINTS] : error which was leading to not acceptable Morph_Box is
corrected.

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MORPHING

December 2004

ROTATE : the morphing was not applied to all the loaded elements of the Morph_Box

CROSS SECTION
Tool
ANSA Files with CROSS SECTIONS with Pasted Nodes connection, could not be
opened again, if they were saved by v11.3.3 and v11.3.5 without using the
FILE>COMPRESS before saving,.

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v11.3.5 Release Notes

Whats new in v11.3.5
GENERAL
Enhancements
New Options - New Features

ANSYS I/O

ANSYS [v7and later] INPUT - OUTPUT supported.

Keywords supported:
MP,
Material definition (Defines a linear material property as a constant
or a function of temperature)
N,
Nodes free format (input only)
NBLOCK,
Nodes block format
ET,
Defines a local element type from the element library.
RLBLOCK,
ReaL constants block format
EBLOCK,
Elements block format
CS,
Defines a local coordinate system by three node locations.
LOCAL,
Defines a local coordinate system by a location and orientation
CSYS,
Activates a previously defined coordinate system
CMBLOCK,
Components (sets)
Output of Nodes and Elements is always in block format.
Elements supported:
Shells 1,2 order
Solids 1,2 order (tetras, pentas, hexas)
Solid pyramids
Bars
as
Beams (4, 188, 44)
Rods
as
Links (8, 180)
Names:
- The names of the coordinate systems, materials and properties are output as ANSYS
comments and can be are read in ANSA.
- Components (ANSYS sets) name field is supported.
Property IDs are kept during ANSYS output (real values' IDs).
If a different type of elements (i.e. QUADS-TRIAS) from the same property, is asked
to be written with different ANSYS element type, a new real ID will be created for
them.
Materials
During input, the read values are given only to materials of the current deck.
During output, as MP values are taken these from materials of the current deck.
Properties
During input, a new property is created in the following cases:
i) Element that refers a different material ID, or
ii) Element that refers a real value ID, or
iii) Element that refers ANSYS element type (ET) which distinguish to a different
ANSA element type.

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The following options are available in OUTPUT PARAMETERs window for the
EBLOCK:
"QUADs",
"QUADs(2nd)",
"TRIAs",
"TRIAs(2nd)",
"HEXAs",
"HEXAs(2nd)",
"PENTAs",
"PENTAs(2nd)",
"TETRAs ",
"TETRAs(2nd)",
"PYRAMIDs",
"BARs",
"RODs",

"SHELL", 181, 41, 28, 43, 57, 63, 143, 157, 163
"SHELL", 91, 99, 93, 150
"SHELL", 181, 41, 28, 43, 57, 63, 143, 157, 163
"SHELL", 91, 99, 93, 150
"SOLID", 185, 45, 5
"SOLID", 186, 95
"SOLID", 185, 45, 5
"SOLID", 186, 95
"SOLID", 185, 45, 5
"SOLID", 186, 187, 95, 92
"SOLID", 185
"BEAM", 4, 188, 44
"LINK", 8, 180

See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapters 11, 17

STAR-CD I/O

StarCD v3 : INPUT - OUTPUT support

Shell (trias & quads) and Solid (tetras, pentas, hexas, pyramids) Elements and the
corresponding Properties are supported.
For the OUTPUT: Specify through the File Manager the <filename>.inp file. The
<filename>.vrt and <filename>.cel files are automatically created.
Activate the related flag to renumber the outputted cells and vertices ID numbers
starting from 1
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapters 11, 17

FILE > MERGE

A user input Tolerance value is added in the option "Paste Nodes by Name" in Merge
Parameters window.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 4

FILE > INPUT

NASTRAN, LS-DYNA, PAM-CRASH, ABAQUS,RADIOSS input:

Added tolerance value field for Paste Nodes By Name in INPUT Parameters
window.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 11
FLUENT:
Skip Inner Faces : This means that all the interior-type Faces of the volume mesh
will be skipped to minimize memory requirements (useful for files containing several
millions of fluid elements). This does not pose a problem as during output, the interior
Faces are written in the default-interior Zone. Note however that skipping the Inner
Faces you will also lose any interior-type Faces that you may use as interior boundaries
of volumes.
Skip cells option added so as to read only the surface elements and ignore all the
solid elements during file input.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 11
option 'UNIVERSAL' renamed to 'I-DEAS V'
option 'M-SERIES' renamed to 'I-DEAS M-SERIES'. The MS-11 format is also
supported.

FILE > OUTPUT

FLUENT:
Spaces " " are replaced by underscores "_"
I-DEAS M-SERIES
MS-11 format.

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Changes:
- Physical Properties : 2448 ----> 2470
- Permanent Groups : 2467 ----> 2477
option 'UNIVERSAL' renamed to 'I-DEAS V'
option 'M-SERIES' renamed to 'I-DEAS M-SERIES'

MEASURE
SETTINGs

The angle defined by shell edges that belong to different shell element can be
measured.
GENERAL SETTINGS
New check button in General Settings window:
MACROs>RELEASE: Auto-delete Hot Points
Perform TOPO in GEOMETRY functions
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 9

F11

Feature lines field is placed in the Presentation Parameters window and removed from
the Benchmark Settings window (GRAPHICs).
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 9

BEST

Nodes selection to get the best view.

Two nodes (define a vector) : the view is adjusted to the normal of the defined vector
Three nodes (define a plane) : the view is adjusted tangent to the defined plane.
When you select nodes so as to adjust the view you have to confirm the selections with
middle click.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 3

Parts Manager

Replace
Paste Nodes by Name option with a user input Tolerance value is added.
The option Keep Names of Nodes with a user input Tolerance value is added in
order to respect any Named Nodes. During the Part replacement ANSA gives the Name
of the Node of the outgoing Part to the closest Node (according to the given Tolerance
value) of the incoming Part.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 5
FILT.MOD.
The EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify) is added in the PARTs Manager window.
Provides a list with Groups and Parts listing also the Module-IDs.
You can filter the Parts according to their Names and their Module IDs. Moreover,
massive modification on the Parts/Groups Names can be also achieved.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapters 14
NEW> GROUP FROM VISIBLE [ Move ] [ Link ]
This new function creates a new Group and then the user is able to [Move] or [Link]
all visible parts in this new group without harming the integrity of the Parts. Note that
the entire Part will be placed in the new Group even though not all the Faces or
elements of it are visible.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 5

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CONNECTIONs Manager
TOPO/MESH>
WELD SPOTs>
REALIZE

The Erase button is added under the Edit procedure of selected Connection Points in
the Connections Manager window.
Edit field is added for the Connection Point ID number under the Edit procedure of
selected Connection Points in the Connections Manager window. Specifying the
starting Id of the highlighted in white (selected) Connection Points renumbers
(confirmed with Finish) all selected Connection Points starting from the given IDnumber value and will exchange Ids in case of conflict.
Listed but not selected Connection Points are colored in green.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 8

FE-Repr.

ABAQUS FASTENER : Option to create the *FASTENER mesh-independent spot

weld. The proper SURFACE (ANSA Property SET) and the*FASTENER
Property are automatically defined.
RBE2 : Central Node is the Master flag button is added in order to define the GN
node (master) at the central point of the nodes which are created by the
Projection.
DYNA SPOT WELD : Do not move flag is added so as to prevent the movement of
the Connection element (solid) with relation to the Connection
Points position.
Create 4 hexas flag is added. This imposes the generation of 4
solid elements that comprise a circular shape.
PAM PLINK : Create Rupture Model flag is added in order to control the automatic
generation of RUPMO_/ card for the LINK MAT 302.
RBE3-HEXA-RBE3 : Do not move flag is added so as to prevent the movement of the
Connection element (solid) with relation to the Connection
Points position.
RBE3-CBUSH-RBE3 : Keep All Branches flag button is added so as to maintain the
branches of RBE3s which otherwise will be removed due to the
low weight factor.
SPIDER: : Do not move flag is added so as to prevent the generation of SPIDER if this
has to be created at a moved position.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Appendix III

ANSA.defaults
(general)

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# OUTPUT PARAMETERS
#
# Output MODE (ALL | MODEL | VISIBLE)
outpmode = VISIBLE
# Output ANSA Comments (None | Above keyword |At end of file)
outpcomments = At end of file
#
# LS-DYNA Version (960 | 970)
ls_dyna_version = 970
#
# RADIOSS Subsets (YES | NO)
output_subsets = YES
#
# NASTRAN output options
#
# Format Selection (SHORT | LONG)
Format Selection = SHORT
# Continuation Lines (YES | NO)
Continuation Lines = YES
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# User Defined YOUNG's MODULUS, POISSON's RATIO, MASS DENSITY

#
# YOUNG = 210000.
# POISSON = 0.3
# DENSITY = 7.85e-9
# User Defined Number of Integration Points
#
NIP = 3
The use of a master (General) MAT.DB that is defined in the ANSA.defaults file
doesnt affect the starting directory of the File Manager.
The condition of the flag buttons (ON / OFF) of the CLEAR window is saved in the
ANSA.defaults using the SETTINGS>SAVE SETTINGS function.
ANSA_TRANSL

Mapping functionality is added in the ANSA_TRANSL

Support of user defined functions. You can use within ANSA user defined-functions
that were set in ANSA_TRANSL.
This functions are invoked through the ANSA Command Line located in the Text
window.
To invoke a user defined function, move to the "command-line" field available in the
lower-left corner of the TEXT window and type the letter "U". This will activate the
USER>beta_global_code:
command, which must then be followed by the name and arguments of the user defined
function.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Appendix II

ansa catia v4

the flag " -xlayer " is added. Usage :

ansa -catia -xlayer10,12,23,45
this exclude layers 10,12,23 & 45 from the translation
NOTE that the -xlayer option CANNOT ne used with the "-layer" option
(the message : "WARNING : Cannot use -layer and -xlayer. Second flag ignored !" is
reported in this case)
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Appendix II

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TOPO
Enhancements
New Options - New Features
.

CONS
INFO

EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify) for CONS

Use this function:
- to filter and identify CONS of specific length, connectivity type, name or comment
- to modify the name or comment of selected CONS
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14

PROJECT
BREAK
FILL HOL

Corner Angle Selection tool

Activate the flag and type a proper angle value so as to Select a string of CONSs,
Curves or Shell Edges.
Additional flag :Convert point to connection point
Works only when the Make point at center of Hole flag is active and converts this
center-3Dpoint to a Connection Point, so as you may use the Connection Manager to
Project it on the Geometry.

FACEs
INFO

INFO reports the property name of the selected Face in the Text window
FILT.MOD
EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify) for FACEs
Use this function to filter and identify Faces according to their Link type, thickness,
freeze status, name, comment etc.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14

CUT

the right mouse button perform JOIN (MESH>MACROs>JOIN)

CURVEs
CONS2CV

Corner Angle Selection tool

Activate the flag and type a proper angle value so as to Select a string of CONSs.
.

SURFs
UNTRIM

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MESH
Enhancements
New Options - New Features
WELD SPOTs
ADHESIVE

RBE3: activate this flag so as to connect the solids with RBE3 (or RBE2) elements to
the underlying shells.
Keep All Branches: activate this flag so as not to remove any RBE3 Branch due to
very small weight factor.
Contact : activate this flag so as to connect the solids with CONTACT definitions to
the underlying shells. Two Contacts, named Adhesive Top and Adhesive Bottom,
are created. They are defined between the outer vertices of the solids and the respective
opposite Parts. The Slave Set of each contact consists of the solid elements vertices
while the Master Set consists of the opposite Shell Properties.
Num. of Layers : input the number of the solid elements to be generated. If it remains
blank one layer will be created (default).
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 8

PERIMETERs
INFO

EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify) for Perimeter Segments

Use this function
- to filter and identify Perimeter Segments of specific length, assigned element length,
nodal number, connectivity type, order, name, comment etc,
- to modify the assigned element length, nodal number, name or comment of selected
Perimeter Segments
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14
.

MACROs
INFO

INFO: reports the property name of the selected Macro Area in the Text window
FILT.MOD
EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify) for Macro Areas.
Use this function:
- to filter and identify Macro Areas by meshing algorithm, assigned element length,
number of Perimeters, elements of specific type (quad, tria), Link and Freeze status etc.
- to modify the assigned length and Freeze status of selected Macro Areas
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14

JOIN

Corner Angle Selection tool

Activate the flag and type a proper angle value so as to Select a string of Perimeters.
Confirmation is needed (middle click) to accept a series of selection.
If the Corner Angle flag is not active no confirmation is necessary.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 9
If a macro segment could not be joined due to the existence of a LINK Face, the
message:
" With Middle Mouse Button you can see the problem area!"

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reported in the Text window. By doing so, the mouse cursor is placed at the area which
is the reason of this problem.
RELEASE

Corner Angle Selection tool

Activate the flag and type a proper angle value so as to Select a string of joined
Perimeters. Confirmation is needed (middle click) to accept a series of selection.
If the Corner Angle flag is not active no confirmation is necessary.
Right mouse button performs JOIN if there is nothing selected
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 9

CUT

CUT - PRJCUT
When a Macro Area is CUT (split in two) the Element Length assigned on this new
perimeter is the minimum element length of the initial Macro Areas perimeters.
This is applied also when the CUT and PRJCUT (TOPO>FACEs) functions used.

SHELL MESH
UTIL

File Hole
Additional flag :Convert point to connection point
Works only when the Make point at center of Hole flag is active and converts this
center-3Dpoint to a Connection Point

MAP

[ Options ]
Activate the Map Options window so as to define the parameters for the
TRIA mesh using the MAP algorithm:
Equal Areas
Best Skewness
Oriented Trias
The SHELL MESH>MAP (TRIA) : create oriented triangle elements flag button in
the SETTINGS>GENERAL SETTINGS has been replaced by the Oriented Trias
option.
When the Oriented Trias is activated the Reverse function is available in the MAP
pull down menu.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 9

ELEMENTs
INFO
DELETE
RELEASE
PENETR.

INFO: function works also for solid elements

function works also for solid elements
VOLUME entities can be selected. The volume elements of the selected Volume entity
are released from the VOLUME definition and remain as FEM SOLIDs
[ PROPERTY THICKNESS ]
Function improved.
If the LS-DYNA deck is active the node thickness is the minimum of
Property contact thickness (OPTT), or
the 0.4 of the minimal edge length of all SHELL Elements using the node.
The 0.4 of the minimal edge length is not taken into account for element thickness
when SSTHK = 1 in *CONTROL_CONTACT card.

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VOLUMEs
PARAM

Max Aspect Ratio quality check for tetra according to FLUENT

See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 10

FOCUS
PEEL

The Function affects on total skin of bounds in case of active BOUNDS flag,. In case
of not active BOUNDS flag, affects on every single volume/property.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 10.

F11 Presentation
Parameters
QUALITY criteria

Aspect ratio quality check for tetra and tria according to FLUENT
TRIA aspect = 1/2*(R/r)
TETRA aspect = 1/3*(R/r)
where:
R radius of circle (or sphere) that circumscribes the tria (or tetra)
and
r radius of circle (or sphere) that inscribes
the tria (or tetra)
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 10
Internal Min and Max Angle for second order elements for ABAQUS criterion are
checked.

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MORPH
Enhancements
New Options - New Features
The Menu Groups are renamed and some Functions buttons are relocated. It is
suggested to create new ANSA.defaults file so as to include the new
Names and Buttons location.
Please refer to ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 18 for more detailed
information.
INFO
POINTs
ADAPT
ORTHO
JOIN
TOPO
PASTE
DELETE
UNDEL
SPLIT
LOAD

BOXES

ORTHO

Select the elements to be LOADed in the Morphing Box. The Feature Angle
selection tool is available.
Confirm elements selection with middle click
Select a coordinate system (e.g. already defined Coordinate System, Elements CS )
with left click and confirm (middle click). The new orthogonal Morphing Box is
aligned to the local coordinate system. If no C.S. is selected the Morphing Box will be
aligned to the Global Coordinate System.
Place the new Morphing Box to a Part through the PARTs Manager or directly from
the graphic area.

JOIN

Use this new function to join two connected Morphing Boxes in one.
Select the two Morphing Boxes to be joined, by picking on the hatch of their common
Morphing Box Face.
The two Morphing Boxes became one and four Control Points remain on the Edges of
this Box to indicate the joined Face position.
The HATCHes of the common Faces of connected Morphing Boxes are coloured
Yellow.

TOPO

This function connects neighboring Morphing Boxes considering that the Control
Points of their common Faces reside within a specific tolerance.
Select the Morphing Boxes to be connected one by one, by box or by polygon selection
area.

PASTE

This function pastes (connects together) two Morphing Box Faces by moving the first
selected Face on the second.
Select the two Morphing Box Faces that are going to connected by picking on their
Hatches.

LOAD

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Select the elements to be LOADed in the Morphing Box. The Feature Angle
selection tool is available.
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CONTROL POINTS

PARAM
NUMBER

June 2004

INFO
INSERT
PROJECT
PARAM
NUMBER
MV.FREE
SLIDE
EXTEND
DELETE
Assigns a Control Point parametrically along an Edge of a Morphing Box.
Define a number of Control Points along the Edge of a Morphing Box.
Use the right mouse button to select more Edges in order to create the same number of
Control Points to them.

PROJECT

[ NORMAL ]
[ PARAMETRIC ]
the two options are located in a pull-down menu under the PROJECT button.
TANGENT
ADJUST
UPDATE
EDGE FIT
DIR.FIT
SEC.FIT

EDGES

EDGE FIT

[ CURRENT PNTS ] : fits a chain of Morphing Box Edges on a chain of 3-D Curves
with no extra Control Points generation on the Morphing Box Edges.
[ ADD PNTS ] : fits a chain of Morphing Box Edges on a chain of 3-D Curves. Up to
five Control Points can be automatically generated on each Morphing Box Edge.
MV.FREE
SLIDE
TRANSL.
EXTEND
EDGE FIT
ROTATE

MORPHING

EDGE FIT

[ CURRENT PNTS ] : fits a chain of Morphing Box Edges on a chain of 3-D Curves
with no extra Control Points generation on the Morphing Box Edges.
[ ADD PNTS ] : fits a chain of Morphing Box Edges on a chain of 3-D Curves. Up to
five Control Points can be automatically generated on each Morphing Box Edge.

ROTATE

This function modifies the shape and position of elements that are loaded in Morphing
Boxes by rotating selected Control Points around a defined axis for a given angle value.
Select two positions (3D-points, Hot Points, Control Points, etc.) to indicate the
rotation axis. Once defined, the rotation axis appears on the screen. Moreover, the
rotation can be performed based on an existing or on an elements coordinate system, if
such a system is selected using the right mouse-button. In this case the axes are referred
to the selected coordinate system.

VIEW flags
MORPH

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Flag button to control the visibility of the MORPHING BOXs

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HATCH

June 2004

Flag button to control the visibility of the Morphing Boxs Faces HATCHes.
The HATCHes of the common Faces of connected Morphing Boxes are colored
Yellow.

CEPNT
WIRE

Flag button to control the visibility of the Morphing Boxes Center Points.
The flag button for the drawing of the mesh in wire mode is added in the MORPH
menu.

Notes !
In order to COPY or MOVE a MORPHING BOX use the Geometry> functions
In order to MOVE CONTROL POINTs for the MORPHING BOX Edges
modification, use the Geometry> functions

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DECKs
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
FILE > OUTPUT

ADVANCED OUTPUT
(available for NASTRAN, ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, PAM-CRASH, RADIOSS output)
In addition to the All, Visible and Model options, you can filter the entities
that are written in the output deck file using the provided options of the Advanced
output window.
You can choose to Write only specific entities and what these entities use (What
they use). Alternatively, you can choose not to write (Dont write) specific entities
and what these entities use (What they use).
Using the proper combination of output options you may split the file into different
files (e.g. include files).
The action to be taken depends on the Write only or the Dont write option. You
are not allowed to use both options at the same time.
The available options depend also on the output file format.
Currently supported filters:
Header
Nodes
Elements
Properties
Materials
Sets
Contacts (Not available in NASTRAN)
The selected options can be saved in the ANSA.defaults file.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 17

GRIDS / NODEs

MATCH
available options :
Pick : Nodes & Node Sets
Match Node pairs, Match to the last node,
Allow to pick already selected,
Param. match pos (0-1),
Preview and Reselect

AUXILIARIES
SET
COMMENT

When pressing MODIFY button, the contents of the selected SET are given in the
TEXT window.
New options under a pull down menu :
[ EDIT ]: opens the GENERAL COMMENT card for editing or information
[ SAVE AS ] : save the contents of the GENERAL COMMENT card as a text file
[ DELETE ] : erases all the contents of the GENERAL COMMENT card
! Note also that in order to change line in the GENERAL COMMENT card you need
to use just the Enter key (instead of Ctrl+Enter in previous releases). Thus, click the
OK button in order to accept the card.

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This is applied also to the Comment fields in all the deck entry cards.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 17

Curves Help Lists [?]

The Curves Help Lists (e.g. PAM-CRASH>FUNCT, ABAQUS>D.TABLE, etc.),

which are called, using the question mark [?] in a field that requires a Curve ID
number, allow the EDIT of the existing curve (so as to get information about it) and
the generation of a NEW curve (or Table) using the respective available buttons.

CHECK

NEGATIVE VOLUME:
Checks elements that have negative volume, isolates them and puts them in a set (if
selected).
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 13
PYRAMIDS (only for NASTRAN and ABAQUS decks)
Identifies, isolates and highlights Pyramid solid elements which are not supported by
NASTRAN and ABAQUS.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 13

D.INFO

Calculation of Inertia tensor with respect to an arbitrary coordinate system.

The Coord field is added. Use the ? to open the COORDINATE SYSTEMS HELP
list so as to select an existing coordinate system.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 13
Reports also the Nodes of the visible elements when the selection mode is VISIBLE,
even though the GRIDs flag is OFF.
If you inquire information using the SELECTED option, Nodes can be selected also
with the Entities selection mode. In this case nodes referenced by selected elements
are not reported unless they are selected (highlighted) as individual entities.
Property & Material Table
If both "Material Info" and "Property Info" flags are activated a four-column Table is provided
with : PID, Property Name, MID, Material Name.

CLEAR

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The condition of the flag buttons (ON / OFF) of the CLEAR window is saved in the
ANSA.defaults using the SETTINGS>SAVE SETTINGS function.

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NASTRAN

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
INPUT

NASTRAN Replication Cards are supported.

OUTPUT

"OUTPUT PARAMETERS" window option:

"names as plain comment" : All names of entities (Property, Material, COORD, GRID, SPC
Set, Load Set, etc) are written above the keyword as plain NASTRAN comments. For example:
$my_beam
CBEAM
25
5
38
23
1.0000000.
0.
$PBEAM_5_r=4
PBEAM
5
100
50.26550201.0620201.0620
402.1240
$MAT1 Material_100
MAT1
100
210000.0
.3000000.78500-8
$beam_load LOAD SET
PLOAD1 10
25
FX
FR
0.
1.0000001.0000001.000000

Note that the "names as plain comment" flag works only with the None and At end of file
options of the ANSA comments toggle button.

See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 17

# OUTPUT PARAMETERS

ANSA.defaults

# NASTRAN output options

#
# Format Selection (SHORT | LONG)
Format Selection = SHORT
# Continuation Lines (YES | NO)
Continuation Lines = YES
More Output options can be saved in the ANSA.defaults file. See the GENERAL section in
the current document.
COORDs
LIST

Give access to a tree representation of the existing coordinates systems (C.S.). The
master coordinate system is displayed as folder while the slave coordinate system
displayed as a file.
You can handle the visibility of the C.S. either using the OR,AND,NOT,ALL buttons
which affect the selected (marked) C.S. or using the right mouse button (as AND/NOT)
in the list.
Moreover, if you select a slave C.S. in the list this is highlighted in green while a
master C.S. is highlighted in blue. If you pick (left click) a C.S. from the graphic area it
is selected in the tree-list along with its master and its slave(s) C.S. and they are
(master and slaves) highlighted respectively (blue / green). Using the right mouse
button you can deselect any selected C.S. in the graphic area.

SPCs
SPC1 SUPORT

Branch option is added.

The nodes of the selected SPC1 (or SUPORT) are highlighted. You can remove
included nodes (right click) or add new nodes (left) in the entitys definition. Note that
if the SPC1 (or SUPORT) has been defined on a SET, then the Branch function works
as the MODIFY function of the SET management.

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LIST option

June 2004

The List option is added in the following functions, providing a list of the respective
existing entities. You can handle the visibility of these entities as well as to edit them.
SPCs>SPC, SPC1, SUPORT
MPCs>MPC
LOADs>PLOAD1, PLOAD2, PLOAD4, FORCES, DAREA, TIC, NOLIN, GRAV,
RFORCE

AUXILIARIES
BOLT

Option to set different DOF on the zones of BOLT [ Zones: In and Out ]
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 13

TABLE

TABLEM.
Tabular function for use in generating temperature-dependent material properties.
Give access to the TABLEMi (i = 1,2,3,4) tables management window.
You can filter, edit or create new TABLEMi for MATTi needs.
Note that the TABLEMi tables are saved also in the material database
(MATs>MATDB).
The TABLE Help list window that is called by the ? (question mark) in a field that
needs a Table ID number (e.g. T(E) field in the MATT1 card needs a TABLEMi ID
number) allows complete management of the respective TABLE type. You may get
information (EDIT) about a selected Table, or create a new one (NEW), if necessary.

Materials

The MAT4,5 option is added in the cards of Materials:

MAT1, MAT2, MAT3, MAT9, MAT10
so as to define a MAT4 or MAT5 material having the same MID.
The MATTi temperature-dependent material properties are supported for MATi
(i=1,2,3,4,5,8,9).
The respective card is activated through the MATTi NO||YES toggle button in the
respective MATi cards.
The MID of the MATTi is identical to the respective MATi.

New Keywords
MATT1
MATT2
MATT3
MATT4
MATT5
MATT8
MATT9
TABLEM1
TABLEM2
TABLEM3
TABLEM4
PARAMETERs:
AMLSFRRD3

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LS-DYNA

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
INPUT

Material cards written in Free format are supported.

OUTPUT

The default option (ON / OFF)of the format type 970 can be saved in the
ANSA.defaults file.
# OUTPUT PARAMETERS
# LS-DYNA Version (960 | 970)
ls_dyna_version = 970

ELEMENTs
SEATBELT

*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_PRETENSIONER
Pretensioner types 4 and 5 are supported (LS-DYNA 970)
At least one sensor must be defined [fields: SBSID1, SBSID2, SBSID3, SBSID4] in
the *ELEMENT_SEATBELT_PRETENSIONER card
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_RETRACTOR
At least one sensor must be defined [fields: SID1, SID2, SID3, SID4] in the in the
*ELEMENT_SEATBEL_RETRACTOR card
*ELEMENT_SEATBELT_ACCELEROMETER
New drawing Symbol for ACCELEROMETERs, which indicates their orientation.

DISCRETE

UTIL

[TWO NODES]
[ONE NODE] option added in order to define node to ground DISCRETE element

CHANGE TYPE [1-D Entities]

You can change a Cylindrical Joint (*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_CYLINDRICAL) to
a Revolute Joint (*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_REVOLUTE) and vice versa
Cylindrical and Revolute Joints can be switched to Beam (*ELEMENT_BEAM)

CONSTRAINED
WLDSPT

LIST option

*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_ID supported (WID field) for LS-DYNA 970

format.

The List option is added in the following functions, providing a list of the respective
existing entities. You can handle the visibility of these entities as well as edit them.
BOUNDARY>SPC, MOTION
LOAD>NODE, BEAM, SHELL, BODY, RIGBODY
INITIAL>STRAIN, STRESS

AUXILIARIES
BOLT

Cylindrical Joint (*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_CYLINDRICAL) can be created as a

BOLTs BODY.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 13

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RIGIDWALL

CURVE

June 2004

FLIP option is added under the EDIT button in the RIGIDWALLS management
window. Use this option in order to flip the normal vector direction.
INFO : Opens the *DEFINE_CURVE & *DEFINE_TABLE management
window.
NEW :
*DEFINE_CURVE
*DEFINE_CURVE_SMOOTH
FILT.MOD. : activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify). You may use this tool
to:
- filter curves or tables according to their NAME or ID-number
- modify the NAME and the ID-number (e.g. renumber using the COUNTER
command) of curves and tables.

BOX

BOXes management window:

-

NEW:
*DEFINE_BOX
*DEFINE_BOX_COARSEN

BOX and BOX_COARSEN filter flags added.

*DEFINE_BOX_COARSEN and *DEFINE_BOX_COARSEN TITLE keywords

supported.
DUMMY

[ Seatbelt ] :
the option Extend seatbelt elements is added. Input a number of the seatbelt
elements to be created along the section of the shell elements of seatbelt model
(transition zone).
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 15

DATABASE

FILT.MOD. activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify). You may use this tool to:
-

filter Cross Sections (*DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION) according to their

NAME or ID-number
to modify the NAME and the ID-number (e.g. renumber using the
COUNTER command) of Cross Sections (*DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION)

See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14

CROSS SECTION
Pressing F1 in the ID field of the ITYPE (Rig.Body or Acceler.) allows the selection
from the graphic area.
CHECK

JOINT
Verify the perpendicularity of the universal joint nodal pairs.
(*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_UNIVERSAL)

F11
Material Orientation

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The material orientation defined in the MAT card

(e.g: MAT_ENHANCED_COMPOSITE_DAMAGE)
can be visualized using the "Material Orientation" flag of the F11-Presentation
Parameters window.

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New Keywords
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_NODE_ID
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_RIGID_ID
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_RIGID_LOCAL_ID
*BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_SET_ID
*BOUNDARY_SPC_NODE_ID
*BOUNDARY_SPC_SET_ID
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_BUTT_ID
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_FILLET_ID
*CONSTRAINED_GENERALIZED_WELD_SPOT_ID
*DEFINE_BOX_COARSEN
*DEFINE_BOX_COARSEN_TITLE
*DEFINE_CURVE_SMOOTH
*DEFINE_CURVE_SMOOTH_TITLE
*RIGIDWALL_GEOMETRIC_FLAT_ID
*RIGIDWALL_GEOMETRIC_FLAT_MOTION_ID
*SECTION_BEAM_TITLE
*SECTION_DISCRETE_TITLE
*SECTION_SEATBELT_TITLE
*SECTION_SHELL_TITLE
*SECTION_SOLID_TITLE
*SECTION_SPH_TITLE
*SECTION_SPRING-DAMPER
*SECTION_SPRING-DAMPER_TITLE
*SECTION_TSHELL_TITLE
*SET_BEAM_TITLE
*SET_DISCRETE_TITLE
*SET_NODE_COLUMN_TITLE
*SET_NODE_LIST_GENERATE_TITLE
*SET_NODE_LIST_TITLE
*SET_NODE_TITLE
*SET_PART_COLUMN_TITLE
*SET_PART_LIST_GENERATE
*SET_PART_LIST_GENERATE_TITLE
*SET_PART_LIST_TITLE
*SET_PART_TITLE
*SET_SEGMENT_TITLE
*SET_SHELL_COLUMN_TITLE
*SET_SHELL_LIST_TITLE
*SET_SHELL_TITLE
*SET_SOLID_TITLE
*SET_TSHELL_TITLE

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PAM-CRASH

Enhancements
New Functions New Options New Features
Expand G E S option flag:

OUTPUT

For example:
Expand GES not active:
PLINK / 66 3 218 1
GRP 'PLINK_/_'
END
GROUP / 'PLINK_/_'
PART 2 1
END

Expand GES active:

PLINK / 66 3 218 1
PART 2 1
END

See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 17

NSMASS_/_ keyword output format:
If INPUTVERSION == 2002.
Format E8.0 for fields : MASS , MLEN , MARE , MVOL
If INPUTVERSION == 2003.
Format E16.0 for fields : MASS , MLEN , MARE , MVOL
The output format is controlled by the
AUXILIARIES>CONTROL>OTHER: [INPUTVERSION]

(Pam-Crash 2003)

In the output *.pc file the Elements are grouped according to their type, e.g. SHELLs,
SOLIDs, BEAMs, BARs, SPRINGs, SPRGBMs, KJOIN, JOINT, etc
NODAL ENT
INVEL

Rigid option
For definition of initial rigid body like motion ( IRIGB=1 )

ELEMENT ENT
SPR..

[SPRING] : define SPRING_/ element (Material type 220)

[SPRGBM] : define SPRGBM_/ element (Material type 223)

LLINK

Define LLINK_/ element, between two nodes (PART : type LLINK, MAT : type 302)
A pre-defined SET ID has to be used in the LLINK card.

(Pam-Crash 2003)

The List option is added in the following functions, providing a list of the respective
existing entities. You can handle the visibility of these entities as well as to edit them.

LIST option

NODAL_ENT>CONLO, BOUNC, T3DBC, R3DBC, ACFLD

ELEMENT_ENT>PREFA, PREBM
CONSTRAINTs
RWALL

FLIP option is added under the EDIT button in the RIGIDWALLS management
window. Use this option in order to flip the normal vector direction.

PLOT OUTPUT
INFO
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[ FILT.MOD. ] : activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify). Use this tool to:
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filter SECFO_/ and SENPT_/ entities according to their NAME or ID-number

modify the NAME and the ID-number (e.g. renumber using the COUNTER
command) of SECFO_/ and SENPT_/ entities.

AUXILIARIES
FUNCT

[ FILT.MOD. ] : activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify). Use this tool to:
filter curves ( FUNCT_/ ) according to their NAME or ID-number
modify the NAME and the ID-number (e.g. renumber using the COUNTER
command) of curves ( FUNCT_/ ).

See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14

CONTROL

[OTHER]
INPUTVERSION : 2003 option added in the UNIFIED CONTROLS window
[ECTRL_/_] : ENERGY_MONITORING

(Pam-Crash 2003)

[OCTRL_/_] :

(Pam-Crash 2003)

TOTAL_STRAIN
SOLPLOT list : ELSI
SHLPLOT list : DIRF,ELSI,PLYF,PLYN
BEAPLOT list : ELSI
GLBTHP list : CNTS, MLSI
MATERIAL

NEW MATERIAL TYPES supported:

37
52
152
223
303

OGDEN MATERIAL.
ELASTIC-PLASTIC SOLID WITH DAMAGE LAW.
MEMBRANE MATERIAL FOR KNITTED FABRICS.
SPRGBM Material for SPRING-BEAM (SPRGBM_/) ELEMENTS.
LINK Material for SLINK, ELINK ELEMENTS OR TIED INTERFACE.

If INPUTVERSION == 2003
(Pam-Crash 2003)
Material 36:
card 5: LC2 to LC8 fields added
card 6 : e1 to e8 fields added
Material 143:
card 4 : LC1 to LC8 fields added
card 5 : e1 to e8 fields added
Material 151:
IHYST=A (card 3)
card 4 : LCLOD1 [1-10], H1 [21-30], D1 [31-40], e10 [41-50]
card 5 : LCLOD2 [1-10], H2 [ ], D2 [ ], e20 [41-50]
IHYST=B (card 3)
card 4 : LCLOD1 [1-10], LCUNL1 [11-20], k1unl [21-30], e10 [41-50]
card 5 : LCLOD1 [1-10], LCUNL2 [11-20], k2unl [21-30], e20 [41-50]

New Keywords
LLINK /
SPRGBM/
PAM SOLID Material 37
PAM SOLID Material 52
PAM SHELL Material 152
PAM SPRGBM Material 223
PAM LINK Material 303

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ABAQUS

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
ELEMENT_BEAM:

OUTPUT

If the VECTOR orientation is used in the Beam's definition and the Cross Section of
the Beam is CIRCULAR, then no extra orientation node is written under the BEAM
card in the Abaqus *.inp file.
COORDs
LIST

Give access to a tree representation of the existing coordinates systems (C.S.). The
master coordinate system is displayed as folder while the slave coordinate system
displayed as a file.
You can handle the visibility of the C.S. either using the OR,AND,NOT,ALL buttons
which affect the selected (marked) C.S. or using the right mouse button (as
AND/NOT).
Moreover, if you select a slave C.S. in the list this is highlighted in green while a
master C.S. is highlighted in blue. If you pick (left click) a C.S. from the graphic area it
is selected in the tree-list along with its master and its slave(s) C.S. and they are
(master and slaves) highlighted respectively (blue / green). Using the right mouse
button you can deselect any selected C.S. in the graphic area.

CONSTRAINTs
FASTENER

*FASTENER : mesh-independent spot weld

[Node]: Select nodes as the Reference nodes of the FASTENER spotweld. Each
selected node is written as a Nodal Set (Reference SET) in the Abaqus *.inp file.
[Set]: Select the Reference Nodal Set from the SETs Help list.
Define the Spot Weld *INTERACTION through the FASTENER card. Press ? in the
INTERACTION field and choose an existing or create a NEW entity.
*FASTENER PROPERTY and *INTERACTION supported.
*FASTENER can be also defined through the CONNECTIONs Manager

BOUNDARY
BOUNDARY

LIST option

The format switch button with direct and type options is added.
direct : DOF, Magn, AMP fields
type : activates a toggle button with the options:
XSYMM, YSYMM, ZSYMM,
ENCASTRE, PINNED,
XASSYM, YASSYM, ZASSYM
The List option is added in the following functions, providing a list of the respective
existing entities. You can handle the visibility of these entities as well as to edit them.
BOUNDARY>BOUNDARY
LOADs>CLOAD, DLOAD, CFLUX, DFLUX, FILM
INIT.CONDIT.>TEMPR.

AUXILIARIES

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STEP

June 2004

*INTERACTION PRINT, *INTERACTION OUTPUT, *MODEL CHANGE

Keywords along with the respective Output Variables, are supported.
*RESTART keyword supported in STEP HISTORY DATA
The "COPY" button is added so as to create a new STEP based on an existing one
(copy).

AMPLTD

[INFO]
[FILT.MOD.] : activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify). Use this tool to:
- filter curves ( AMPLITUDE ) according to their NAME or ID-number
- modify the NAME and the ID-number (e.g. renumber using the COUNTER
command) of curves (AMPLITUDE ).
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14

D.TABLE

When the D.TABLE Help List is called (e.g. with ? in the *MATERIAL card/
*PLASTIC Hardening DATA TABLE), both XY and XY:Z data tables are listed.
Two check buttons added in the Help-list, one for XY and another for XY:Z, in order to
control the contents.
Moreover, you can create a new DATA TABLE (XY or XY:Z) using the NEW button.

CONTROLS

New options:
[ FILT.MOD. ] : activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify) for
*CONTROLS, *CONTACT_CONTROLS, *CONSTRAINT_CONTROLS,
*SECTION_CONTROLS.
Use this tool to:
- filter entities according to their characteristics (e.g. NAME, ID-number, etc)
- modify their characteristics (e.g. renumber the IDs using the COUNTER
command) of entities.
[ *SECTION CONTROLS ] : SECTION CONTROLS definition cards. Required by
Shell or Solid Properties
[ *RESTART ] : write and read restart data
[ *PREPRINT ] : printout for the solver input file processor

PROPERTIES

SHELL_SECTION and SOLID_SECTION support the CONTROLS field which

requires an ID-number of a *SECTION_CONTROLS card.

New Keywords
*FASTENER
*FASTENER PROPERTY
*INTERACTION OUTPUT
*INTERACTION PRINT
*MODEL CHANGE
*PREPRINT
*RESTART
*SECTION CONTROLS

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RADIOSS

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
Handling RADIOSS File Extension in ANSA.defaults

ANSA.defaults

# File Extensions
#
RADIOSS
#

= D00

# OUTPUT PARAMETERS
# RADIOSS Subsets (YES | NO)
output_subsets = YES
OUTPUT

The file name (less or equal than 8 characters) is written in the output RADIOSS file.
For example:
File : Test_6D00
#RADIOSS STARTER
#

41Test_6

See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 17

Check button is added in RADIOSS Output Parameters window:

Output RADIOSS STARTER & /END.
If this button is activated:
First line:
#RADIOSS STARTER

41Test_6

last line:
/END
If the flag is not activated the:
#RADIOSS STARTER
41Test_6 is not written
while the last line of the file is:
#ENDDATA

! Moreover, the program automatically recognizes the file extension given in the File
Manager and if this is not D00 the flag is set OFF.
NODAL ENT
ACCEL

New drawing Accelerometer ( /ACCEL ) symbol indicating its orientation.

TIME HISTORY
INFO

THGROUPID field is added in the /TH/ cards.

[FILT.MOD.] : activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify). Use this tool to:
- filter Time History cards (/TH/) according to their characteristics
- modify the characteristics of Time History cards (/TH/), e.g. renumber the
THGROUPID-numbers using the COUNTER command..

LIST option

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The List option is added in the following functions, providing a list of the respective
existing entities. You can handle the visibility of these entities as well as to edit them.

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NODAL_ENT>BCS, IMPOSED
LOADs>CLOAD, PLOAD

AUXILIARIES
SECTION

[FILT.MOD.] : activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify). Use this tool to:
- filter /SECT entities according to their NAME or ID-number
- modify the NAME and the ID-number (e.g. renumber using the COUNTER
command) of /SECT entities.
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14

FUNCT

[ FILT.MOD. ] : activates the EFM tool (Edit-Filtering-Modify). Use this tool to:
- filter curves ( /FUNCT ) according to their NAME or ID-number
- modify the NAME and the ID-number (e.g. renumber using the COUNTER
command) of curves (/FUNCT ).
See ANSA Users Guide v11.3.5 pdf , Chapter 14

RIGDWAL

BETA CAE Systems S.A.

FLIP option is added under the EDIT button in the RIGIDWALLS management
window. Use this option in order to flip the normal vector direction

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SESSION FILE

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features

MERGE :

filename(s)

INPUT>NASTRAN :
INPUT>LS-DYNA :
INPUT>PAM-CRASH :
INPUT>RADIOSS :
INPUT>ABAQUS :

PIDoffset

MIDoffset

Merge Sets
by Name

Paste Node
by Name

Paste CONS
by Name

Tolerance Paste Nodes

by Name

on || off

on || off

on || off

on || off

on || off

float

filename
filename
filename
filename
filename

Nodes

Elements

Property ID

Material ID

offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset

offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset

offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset

offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset

*
*

*
*
*

(*) Additional arguments

Read ANSA Comments

Merge SETS by Name

Paste Nodes by Name

Tolerance Paste Nodes by Name

on || off

on || off

on || off

float

INPUT>ANSYS :
INPUT>I-DEAS M-SERIES :
INPUT>I-DEAS V :

filename
filename
filename

Nodes

Elements

offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset

offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset

Property ID

Material ID

offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset
offset || nooffset

Nodes

Elements

Property ID

Skip Inner Faces

Skip Cells

INPUT>FLUENT :

filename

offset || nooffset

offset || nooffset

offset || nooffset

on || off

on || off

Nodes

Elements

Property ID

INPUT>STAR-CD :

filename

offset || nooffset

offset || nooffset

offset || nooffset

Output mode

OUTPUT>NASTRAN : filename all || model || visible

Write ANSA Comments *

Format

Continuation lines

on || above_key ||
as_v_11_2_4 || none || off || at_eof

short ||
long

on || off

* About the ANSA Comments in NASTRAN output:

- instead of writing on the above_key can be used
- instead of writing off the as_v_11_2_4 can be used
Output mode

filename all || model || visible

Write ANSA Comments **

Format

on || above_key || none || off ||at_eof

960 || 970

OUTPUT>LS-DYNA :
Output mode

Write ANSA Comments **

OUTPUT>PAM-CRASH : filename all || model || visible

OUTPUT>RADIOSS : filename

on || above_key || none || off || at_eof

Output mode

Write ANSA Comments **

subsets

all || model || visible

on || above_key || none || off || at_eof

on || off

Output mode

OUTPUT>ABAQUS :

filename

Write ANSA Comments **

all || model || visible on || above_key || none || off ||at_eof

Preserve IDs in
Names

Element SETs as
Surfaces

on || off

on || off

** About the ANSA Comments in ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, PAM-CRASH and RADIOSS output:
- instead of writing on the above_key can be used
- instead of writing off the none can be used
Output mode

Format

all || model || visible

all || model || visible
all || model || visible

MS_8 || MS_9 || MS_10 || MS_11

OUTPUT>ANSYS :
OUTPUR>I-DEAS M-SERIES :
OUTPUT>I-DEAS V :

filename
filename
filename

OUTPUT>STAR-CD :

all || model || visible

Output mode

filename

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Format

Renumber Cell Vertex

on || off

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TOPO
TOPO>CONS>FILLHOLE :

Diameter
float

Create 3D Point
on || off

Convert to Connection Point

on || off

Create 3D Curve
on || off

PART MANAGER
SAVE PART :

Options
ALLGROUPS + PathName
ALLPARTS + PathName
Part Name + FileName

Action
Save all groups into separate databases
Save all parts into separate databases
Save a specific part into a separate database

PARTS>CLEAR :
no argument
PARTS>UNGROUP : no argument

REPLACE PART:

removes all EMPTY Groups and PARTs of the file

ungroups all the Groups of the file to their component Parts

Outgoing
Part

Incoming
Part

Connection
Points

Mass Elements

Paste Nodes
by Name

Tolerance Paste
Nodes by Name

Add in Sets

Part_Name

filename

keep || delete

reapply ||
delete

on || off

float

on || off

(*) Additional arguments

Tolerance add in Sets

Paste Old New Nodes

Tolerance Paste Old New

Nodes

Keep Node Names

Tolerance Keep Node Names

float

on || off

float

on || off

float

MESH

MESH>SHELL MESH>UTIL>FILLHOLE :
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL
MESH>SHELL

Diameter

Create 3D Point

float

on || off

Convert to Connection
Point
on || off

MESH>PARAMETERS>MIN_ELEMENTS_LENGTH :
MESH>PARAMETERS>MAX_ELEMENTS_LENGTH :
MESH>PARAMETERS>MIN_TRIA_INTERNAL_ANGLE :
MESH>PARAMETERS>MAX_TRIA_INTERNAL_ANGLE :
MESH>PARAMETERS>MIN_QUAD_INTERNAL_ANGLE :
MESH>PARAMETERS>MAX_QUAD_INTERNAL_ANGLE :
MESH>PARAMETERS>LINK_VALUES_WITH_F11 :
MESH>PARAMETERS>REMOVE_TRIANGLES_FROM_SPOTS :
MESH>PARAMETERS>REMOVE_TRAINGLES_FROM_INTERNAL_PERIMS :
MESH>PARAMETERS>REMOVE_TRIANGLES_FROM_EXTERNAL_PERIMS :
MESH>PARAMETERS>RECONSTRUCTION_EFFECT :
MESH>PARAMETERS>FREEZE_NAMED_GRIDS :
MESH>PARAMETERS>FREEZE_SINGLE_BOUNDS :
MESH>PARAMETERS>FREEZE_TRIPLE_BOUNDS :
MESH>PARAMETERS>FREEZE_FEATURE_LINES :
MESH>PARAMETERS>FEATURE_LINES_ANGLE_LIMIT :
MESH>PARAMETERS>PERIMETERS_CORNER_ANGLE_LIMIT :
MESH>PARAMETERS>AUTO_CLOSE_PERIMETERS :

MESH>ELEMENTs>REDUCE>Mid.Point Alignm. :
MESH>ELEMENTs>REDUCE>Mid.Point Deviat. :

Create 3D Curve
on || off
float
float
float
float
float
float
True || False
True || False
True || False
True || False
Hi || Low
True || False
True || False
True || False
True || False
float
float
True || False

no arguments
no arguments

DECKS
DECK>CHANGE-ELEMENTs-TYPE-1D:
DECK>CHANGE-ELEMENTs-TYPE-2D:
DECK>CHANGE-ELEMENTs-TYPE-3D:

from
string
string
string

to
string
string
string

New Labeled Syntax for the session file commands (available for limited supported commands)
Labeled Syntax is as follows:
ANSA_FUNCTION : LABEL = ARGUMENT(s) if any
An example is:
OUTPUT>ST-LITHGRP : filename=/home/test.stl mode=all format=binary
This line instructs ANSA to output in STL format in the file /home/test.stl all the elements in binary format. Note
that for the Labeled Syntax, the labeled arguments (3 in the above example) do not require a specific order. In this
sense this format is more flexible.
For more details refer to ANSA v11.3.5 Users Guide pdf document, Chapter 23
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Known Problems resolved in v11.3.5

GENERAL
OUTPUT

STL.
The problem with the PID names of STL Ascii output is fixed
FLUENT 2D
Output Fluent2D in ascii format of mixed type mesh had a problem in Linux.

INPUT

FREE FORM
Problem on Linux, Windows, SGI machines with solids of free format files is
fixed.

CROSS SECT

Cross Section couldnt be deleted by TOPO>CROSS SECT>DELETE.

In Linux and Windows platforms, the names of the Cross Sections in the
CROSS SECTION manager were re-ordered every time the ANSA file was
saved and re-opened.

MEASURE

MEASURE function was activated while the CONNECTIONs Assistant

window was open causing illegal termination.
A warning message appears in the Text window informing that it is not
allowed to use the MEASURE function while the CONNECTIONs Assistant
window is open.

PARTs>Replace Part

Problems related to joined and named CONS have been solved.

Connections Manager

The External Assembler could not be launched in SUN machines. This is

resolved.

TOPO
FACEs>OFFSET

[FACES] : inaccurate results when applying large offset value are corrected.

FACEs>PLN.CUT

Not straight Plane Cuts produced, depending on the Surfaces and the
Tolerances values.

FACEs>ORIENT

Couldnt be Performed on big models

Geometry>DELETE

Illegal termination occurred when Faces and FEM Shells of Volume entities
were selected.

Geometry>SYMMETRY>

COPY [FACES]
Faces with taurus Surface had problems. Problem with surface of linear
extrusion where the generator curve and extrusion vector lie on the same plane.

CURVEs>SURF INT

The resulting 3D-curve from the Surfaces Intersection is corrected.

MESH
MACROs>ORIENT

SUN and SGI platforms.

The function caused programs crash when applied on TRIA 2nd order mesh,
while when applied to QUAD 2nd order mesh it did not work.

SHELL MESH>MAP

Sometimes, the MAP algorithm was generating free/unused nodes on the

macro, which couldnt be deleted.
JACOBIAN calculation for distorted solid elements is corrected.

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June 2004

Operation of LOCK (FOCUS) and ALL (FOCUS) in BOUNDs view mode is

corrected.

FOCUS
VIEW
MORPH

The function MODIFICATION>EDGE FIT and MORPHING>EDGE FIT

were not performed correct the second time they were used. Although the first
edge fit operation was correct, the second operation fitted only the end points
and not the points along the Edge of the Morph-Box.
MODIFICATION>EDGE FIT and MORPHING>EDGE FIT
with the TRANS flag OFF distinguish the control points.
In some rare cases when the MORPHING>MVFREE function was used,
some FEM grid points were slightly distorted, even before moving the mouse
cursor.
Problems with Overlapping Boxes are corrected.
Deleting a Volume entity (MESH>VOLUMEs>ERASE) that belongs to
Morph boxes and then deleting these Morph-Boxes
(MORPH>DEFINITION>DELETE) caused programs illegal termination.
DECKs
OUTPUT

Variable thickness output problem in NASTRAN, PAM_CRASH, ABAQUS

format
When a model, which includes shell elements with variable nodal thickness,
was output in NASTRAN, PAM_CRASH or ABAQUS format, the nodal
thickness distribution were lost even if the flag 'Output elements thickness' in
the OUTPUT PARAMETERS card was active.

RIGID WALL

Geometry>TRANSL function applied on Rigid Wall :

Wrong translation (direction and distance) of the Rigid Wall was achieved.
Error occurred in LS-DYNA, PAM-CRASH and RADIOSS decks.

BOLT

When creating Bolts using the Panels option, and the opposite holes were not
coincident, then the resulting bar elements remained tilted.
The BOLT function caused crash on SGI and SUN machines

NASTRAN
INPUT

Long Format
Wrong Input of PSHELL properties that were written in NASTRAN longformat. (the file, however, was output correctly).
Allow " 1 " entry in Coordinate Fields for GRIDs, CONM2, CBUSH and
PSOLID
When there was a "-1" entry in Coordinate Fields ["OCID" of BUSH, "CID" of
CONM2, "CD" of GRIDs, "CORDM" of PSOLID] and you tried to EDIT the
corresponding card, then ANSA crashed.
Fix bug in reading fix formatted NASTRAN PARAMs
Now the free and fix format for PARAMs are supported in the following way:
PARAM,POST,-1
PARAM, POST 1
PARAM
POST
-1

LS-DYNA
OUTPUT
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LS-DYNA 970 output did not include the NAME of PLANAR RIGIDWALL
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The format of the output DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE_LOCAL_ID card

was incorrect.
In a *CONTACT_AUTOMATIC_NODES_TO_SURFACE
The Slave nodal Set [ SSID, SSTYP=Node Set ] defined in ANSA as a
SECTION_SEATBELT SET (PART selection mode) was not output, therefore
the Contact definition was lost. This error is corrected.
INPUT

In LS- DYNA 960 format key file with *DATABASES>CROSS SECTION

entities with no ANSA comments, the order of the *DATABASES>CROSS
SECTION was changed in the new output *key file.
*CONTROL_SOLID card was disregarded when reading a main deck file,
containing the *CONTROL_SOLID card, and a related include file. This was
not happening when there was no *INCLUDE statement.
The keyword *BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_RIGID was
misinterpreted as *BOUNDARY_PRESCRIBED_MOTION_NODE when the
first one was read in from an ANSA version 11.2.4 file to a version 11.3.2 or
11.3.3.
JID=SJID
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_STIFFNESS
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_
Joint Stiffness cards with SJID equal to some JID Error is corrected
When JID=SJID although they shouldn't be equal, and the Joints are read in
without the _ID option ANSA automatically identifies the wrong SJID and
assigns correct Joint stiffness where they should be given.

Materials

Mat 4 is accepted in BEAM ELFORM 1 H-L property.

Mat 15 is accepted in Thick Shell property.
Mat 65 is accepted in Shell property.
Mat 76 is accepted in Shell and SPH property.

ELEMENT>UTIL [Renumber]

When Renumbering elements (including an Accelerometer) the ID number of

the renumbered accelerometer was not updated in the
*DATABASE>CROSS SECTION card (itype 1 : Accelerometer)

PAM-CRASH
INPUT

SPRING_/ with M2==0 were not read in.

OUTPUT

Illegal termination of the program occurred when output ANSA databases,

created from ANSA version older than 11.3.1, and they contained RBODY /
spotweld (2,3 nodes).

RADIOSS
INPUT

Problem regarding Negative IDs for PART IDs [ /SURF/PART/ definition]

of the /MONVOL entity is corrected.
"Isur" field was not updated in /MONVOL
The Isur field corresponds to a part set. If this set was renumbered (eg. offset
during input due to conflicts), then the Isur field was not updated.

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January 2004

v11.3.3 Release Notes

Whats new in v11.3.3
GENERAL
Enhancements
New Options - New Features
FILE>INPUT

M-SERIES
Version 10 is supported (as well as v8 and v9)
Update of Datasets: 1714(v9)->1716 (v10), 2452(v9)->2467 (v10)

FILE>OUTPUT

ANSA COMMENTS
ABAQUS, NASTRAN, LS-DYNA, PAM-CRASH, RADIOSS
A pull down menu is added in the OUTPUT PARAMETERS window :
-

None : no ANSA comments are written

Above the keyword : writes the names of entities as comments above the
respective keywords card in the output deck file.

At the end of file : writes all the comments at the end of the output file.

NOTE: for NASTRAN instead of the None option the As in v11.2.4 is provided
which writes the names of specific entities above the respective keywords in the
output file, as they were written in v11.2.4
RADIOSS
The flag button: Output Subsets is provided in the OUPUT PARAMETERS
window so as to allow the user to write or not the SUBSETS keywords in the output
RADIOSS file.
M-SERIES
A pull-down option is added in the OUPUT PARAMETERS window in order to select
the output format between MS-8, MS-9, MS-10.
Update for Datasets 1714(v9) to 1716(v10) and 2452(v9) to 2467(v10)
ABAQUS
If a SET is referenced by more than one CONTACT, then during Output ANSA creates
the proper number of SURFACEs that corresponds to the number of the CONTACTs,
which use the same SET.
Due to the fact that SETs are created (in INPUT) to correspond to the SURFACEs
definitions, you can retrieve the same SETs definitions (as in the ANSA file that creates
the Abaqus inp file) and not to have multiple SETs if you activate the writing of the
ANSA Comments during Output and the Merge SETs with same name during
Input.
NASTRAN, ANSA.defaults
The option to use or not Continuation lines can be saved in the ANSA.defaults
(SETTINGS>SAVE SETTINGS).

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TOPO
Enhancements
New Options - New Features
Arithmetical calculations

Calculations are accepted in the Input fields of the following functions:

HOT POINTs>PARAM
FACEs>ZONECUT
FACEs>PLNCUT>MULTI
CURVEs>CIRCLE>CONCENTRIC
POINTs>ONCURVE
CROSS>POINTS>PARAM

MESH
Enhancements
New Options - New Features
GRIDs
The function is kept active if no grids are identified to be pasted.
The "0 Grids are in the List" is reported in the Text Window.

A.PASTE

Since the function doesnt quit, the user is able to re-apply the function using a grater
distance value and proceed gradually.
ELEMENTs
INFO

BETA CAE Systems S.A.

The PICK option is added as an option under the pull-down menu so as to allow the
identification of shell element.

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DECKs
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
ELEMENTs
Change Type:

UTIL

Rigid on nodes: changes the definition of rigid bodies which are defined on sets to
rigid bodies defined on nodes
Rigid on set: change the definition of the rigid bodies defined on nodes to rigid bodies
defined on sets. A new Set is created consisting of the rigid bodys nodes.

AUXILIARIES
BOLT

Bolts window (Feature Lines and Panels options)

Zones:

Inner : defines the Bolts Head with the nodes of the selected feature
line (inner).
In/Out : defines the Bolts Head with the nodes of the selected feature
line and the nodes of the next outer ring.
In/Out X : defines the Bolts Head with one node of the selected feature
line by turns with one node of the next outer ring.

Bolt Properties window

Body:

length factor : specify the body elements length value using the ~ prefix,
or the absolute length using the ! prefix, or define the length factor as a
parameter of the distance between the holes centers.
Split in : specify the number of the generated body elements.

NOTES:
- if you define a value with the ~ prefix (e.g. ~5) in the length factor the function
ignores the value of the split in field. For example: Distance=22, length factor: ~5
gives 5 line elements with length of 4.4. The total Body length equals the distance (like
having length factor=1).
- if you define : length factor= !20 and split in: 5, the total length of the Body is 20 and
each of the 5 line elements has length 4.
- the SET for the Head of the Bolt (e.g. RBE2, RBODY, etc.) is defined as a SET of
CONS when possible.
REFERENCE

BETA CAE Systems S.A.

The REFERENCE button is added in the PROPERTY and MATERIAL lists.

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NASTRAN

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
B.C. SETs
The 1 value is added for the MODACC Parameter.

HEADER

CASE CONSTROL
SUPORT1
New Parameters:
G
GFL
INRLM
NEWSEQ
OGEOM
OUNIT1
OUNIT2
OUGCORD
PRTMAXIM
RESVEC
RESVINER
RESVSE
RESVSLI
RESVSO
SFECOUP
TINY
W3FL
W4FL
CHECK

CONNECTIVITY
MPC entities are considered as connectors.

ABAQUS

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
INIT.CONDIT.
VELOCIT

The LIST option is available under the VELOCIT button, providing a list of the
existing *INITIAL CONDITIONS, TYPE=VELOCITY definitions

AUXILIARIES
PRTENS

If the list of PRE-TENSION SECTIONS is open then by clicking on a pre tension

section on the screen the relevant section is highlighted in the list.

LS-DYNA

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Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
AUXILIARIES
DATABASE

The IOOPT field of the DATABASE_BINARY_D3PLOT is supported.

PAM-CRASH

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
VIEW mode

ENT../PID../MID../ EL.THICK/ C.THICK/ M.SCALE

The M.SCALE option provides a fringe plot of the 2-D and 1-D elements based on the
calculated time step value. A color bar is also displayed.
If the CONTROL>TCTRL>INIT MASS SCALE flag is activated and the DTSCAL
field has a valid value and the time step of an element, Dte, is found to be smaller than
the given mass scaling time step, Dtscal, the solver will adjust its mass density such
that its time step equals Dtscal.
These elements are colored according to the ratio:
Am
Where: (Am = additional mass) and (Pm = physical mass)
Pm

NODAL ENT
The LIST option is available under the INVEL button and provides a list of the
existing initial velocities definitions.

INVEL

ELEMENT ENT
UTIL

Change Type
Additional option to convert a BEAM to a Pamcrash SPRING element.

RADIOSS

Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
NODAL ENT
INIVEL

The LIST option is available under the INIVEL button and provides a list of the
existing initial velocities definitions.

CHECK

CONNECTIVITY
The function can identify the connection between parts through TYPE 2 contact
interfaces.

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MORPH
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
DEFINITION
SYMMETRY

The function is removed. The definition of Morphing boxes at the symmetrical position
can be achieved through the SYMMETRY function of the Geometry Group.

MODIFICATION
EDGE FIT

You can fit a number of consecutive edges of a morphing box to a number of

consecutive 3D-curves.
! Note that the number of edges has to be the same with the number of the 3D-curves.

MULT.FIT

Select a number of consecutive edges of a morphing box (named as the leader string
of edges) and a same number of consecutive morphing box edges (slave) with the
same orientation to the leader edges. You can fit the leader edges to a number of
consecutive 3D-curves and the slave edges will follow this modification properly.
! Note that the number of edges has to be the same with the number of the 3D-curves.
MORPHING

EDGE FIT

You can fit a number of consecutive edges of a morphing box to a number of

consecutive 3D-curves.
The respective loaded elements will reshaped accordingly.
! Note that the number of edges has to be the same with the number of the 3D-curves

MULT.FIT

Select a number of consecutive edges of a morphing box (named as the leader string
of edges) and a same number of consecutive morphing box edges (slave) with the
same orientation to the leader edges. You can fit the leader edges to a number of
consecutive 3D-curves and the slave edges will follow this morphing application
properly.
The respective loaded elements will reshaped accordingly.
! Note that the number of edges has to be the same with the number of the 3D-curves.

UPDATE

Checks if the loaded elements are properly located in the respective morphing box and
colors the Control Points in orange, if necessary.
Note that this is done automatically if any function is performed on a morphing box

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Additional functions and arguments supported

SESSION FILE
ALL :
EXTREME :
NEIGHB :
INVERT :

Write ANSA comments

OUTPUT>NASTRAN :

filename

all || visible || model

on || off || at_eof

About the ANSA Comments in NASTRAN output:

- instead of writing on the above_key can be used
- instead of writing off the as_v_11_2_4 can be used

OUTPUT>

ABAQUS :
LS-DYNA :
PAM-CRASH :
RADIOSS :

filename

all || visible || model

on || off || at_eof

About the ANSA Comments in ABAQUS, LS-DYNA, PAM-CRASH and RADIOSS output:
- instead of writing on the above_key can be used
instead of writing off the none can be used

Output Format
OUTPUT>M-SERIES :

filename

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Known Problems resolved in v11.3.3

GENERAL
ANSA_TRANSL

Errors in reading attribute files are corrected.

M.LIST

Major error happened on HP platforms regarding the isolations of material

types using the filter check buttons of the material list.

DECKs
NASTRAN
RBAR.
If the keyword was written with Tabs (after the RBAR) was not read in.

PAM-CRASH
Time Step Calculation

The calculation of the time step value regarding the LARGE/SMALL and
BEND/BENDLARGE/NOBEND options is corrected.

CONSTRAINTs
CNTAC

TIED interface
A PART_/ , ATYPE= SHELL could be used in the IPART field of a TIED
contact Interface instead of a PART_/, ATYPE=TIED.
This is corrected and can be checked also with the CHECK>MODEL DATA
function.

LS-DYNA
*CONSTRAINT NODAL RIGID
BODY

When reading *CONSTRAINED_NODAL_RIGID_BODY in Dyna950 format,

where PID=NSID and NSID=0, the PID was renumbered.
Now during input ANSA respects this format and assigns PID=NSID

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v11.3.2 Release Notes

Whats new in v11.3.2
GENERAL
Enhancements
New Options New Features
PARTS Manager

Replace option.
Changes in the dialog windows to facilitate users decisions.
-

Replace Part options #1

Keep or Delete Internal Connections of the Outgoing Part/Group

Reapply or Delete Mass elements that belong to the Outgoing Part/Group

You have to provide information so that ANSA can integrate properly the incoming
sub-assembly with the rest of the model. This information determines what ANSA will
do with the connections and masses of the outgoing sub-assembly.
All further actions of ANSA are directly affected by the answers given by the user.
-

Replace Part options #2

Two questions are asked that refer to the outgoing sub-assembly.

- If the outgoing sub-assembly was connected with the rest of the model using
Pasted Nodes, then the user can instruct ANSA to try to Paste the nodes of the
incoming sub-assembly at the corresponding positions.
- If any entities of the outgoing sub-assembly were included into SETs, ANSA
will try to preserve these SETs by replacing their contents with the
corresponding entities of the incoming sub-assembly
See Users Guide , Section 4.13

MORPH

See Users Guide , Chapter 15

Enhancements
New Functions New Options New Features
CONTROL POINTs
PROJECT

This function creates a Control Point by projecting an existing position (Node, 3-D
Point, Hot Point, etc.) or an other Control Point on a Morphing Box Edge.

PAR.PRJ

This function creates a Control Point by projecting an existing position (Node, 3-D
Point, Hot Point, etc.) or an other Control Point on a Morphing Box Edge. This
operation takes place by means of the isoparametric directions of a selected Morphing
Box.
MORPHING

INFO

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TOPO
Enhancements
New Options New Features
FACEs
EXTEND

Extend Face Options: Project &Topo.

If you activate the respective flag, the selected CONS of the extended Face are
projected to the target Face and Topology is performed automatically.
See Users Guide , Section 7.14

MESH
Enhancements
SHELL MESH
RECONS

The Reconstruction operation has been improved for coarsening applications.

RECON
ELEMENTs
SPLITX

Using the Right mouse button you can JOIN two triangular elements to a
quadrilateral

DECKs (general)
Enhancements
New Functions New Options New Features
GRIDs/NODEs
ELEMENTs

INFO. Box Selection

The number of selected nodes (GRIDs/NODEs>INFO) or
elements (ELEMENTs>INFO) is reported in the Text window.
INFO>PICK: If you press the right mouse button the respective card of the identified
highlighted node/element opens.

NASTRAN
Enhancements
New Functions New Options New Features
SYMMETRY
MIRROR
ORIENT

If the THETA field is blank (undefined or unused) in shell element cards

it will remain intact in case symmetric elements are created using the SYMMETRY or
MIRROR and ORIENT functions.

D.INFO

The minimum and the maximum CWELD EWID numbers are reported in the
General Information of the Deck Report-Information window.

Loads orientation vector

If the transformation functions (e.g. ROTATE etc) are used to relocate

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elements/nodes that belong to a SET, the Vector of the Load (e.g. FORCE,
MOMENT), which is defined on this SET, is updated so as to keep the same
orientation related to the original position of the elements.
In order to update the load vector the Loads have to be selected if the Entities selection
mode is used.

LS-DYNA
Enhancements
New Functions New Options New Features
CONSTRAINED
RIGBOD

LIST: With the operation buttons of the list window you can control apart from the
rigid parts the respective
*CONSTRAINED RIGID BODIES
INITIAL

VELOCIT

LIST
New function is added in the pull down menu.
Provides a list of existing initial velocities with the operations of list windows (select
from the screen, visualization control with right button etc.).

PAM-CRASH

( 2G )

Enhancements
New Functions New Options New Features
AUXILIARIES
TRSFM

This function can be used either to manage existing (through a list window) or to create
new TRSFM keywords.
You can apply translations (MOVE), rotations (ROTA) and scaling (SCAL) on the
entities of the specified SET (GROUP).
The enhanced and user friendly interface allows the user to specify the base point, the
movement distance, the movement vector, the rotation axis, the rotation angle, etc.
The user can also specify an origin and a target coordinate system (each one
defined by 3 points) to apply the transformation entries.
If the respective flag (TRSFM) in the F12 window is activated the GROUP, which is
defined in the TRSFM card is displayed in the transformed position, while if the flag
is not activated the entities of the given GROUP remain in the original position.
The TRSFM_/ card is reported in the Text window (via the EDIT button) so as to allow
Copy-Paste operation.

Crash Time Step

The 0.9 is used as the default value for the time step scale factor if the SCALE
(CONSTANT) and the TCTRL_/ flags are not active under the CONTROL pull down
menu.

New Keywords
TRSFM_/

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Known Problems resolved in v11.3.2

GENERAL
FILE>OUTPUT>FLUENT

If an ansa database was saved after a FLUENT output it became corrupted

due to obligatory renumbering of nodes.
This crucial bug is fixed. No problem occurred if the ansa file had been saved
before the output and then ANSA was closed.

MORPH
DEFINITION
POINTs

ANSA crashed if a morphing box was defined by 8 grid points

MESH
Some Hot-Points were not deleted even though the
Auto-Delete Hot-Points when JOIN option was selected in the
SETTINGS>GENERAL SETTINGS
The element nodes were away from the meshed Macros when the
middle tolerances (default) were close to the size of the geometry.

DECKs

PAM-CRASH
The function RBODY_0>BRANCH was not working on RBODY_0 defined
on nodes, of imported (FILE>INPUT>PAM-CRASH) files.

RADIOSS
Shell Properties /PART/TYPE1 of ansa databases saved by older versions
than v11.3.1were output as /PART/VOID
The function RBODY>BRANCH was not working on RBODY of imported
(FILE>INPUT>RADIOSS) files.

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v11.3.1 Release Notes

Whats new in v11.3.1
GENERAL
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
ansa -catia

CATIA v4 files translation.

Additional option to ignore the conversion of noshow entities.
This is achieved if the flag -ignore_noshow is used in the command line.
NOTE that the flags of the ansa catia can be given in any order.
CATIA v4 to ANSA db translator on SGI ansa_catiav4.sh catia
In order to translate CATIA v4 model files to ansa databases on SGI
platforms, a separated ansa executable is available:
ansa_catiav4_sgi_6.5
In order to run this ANSA executable you may use the shell script:
ansa_catiav4.sh

ansa.sh

In order to run ANSA on SUN Solaris 5.9, the following line is added in the ansa.sh
file of the ANSA v11.3.1.
if( $os_ver == "5.8" || $os_ver == "5.9" )

ANSA.defaults

As soon as ANSA starts a message is reported in the Text window about the
ANSA.defaults files that have been read (full pathname). The order that these
pathnames appear in the Text window is the order that ANSA reads the existing
ANSA.defaults files.
!
Firstly the program reads in the ANSA.defaults file located in the ANSA_HOME
directory.
!
Secondly the ANSA.defaults file located in the users home directory
!
Finally ANSA reads in the ANSA.defaults file located in the current working
directory, which is the directory you call ANSA to run. If you use a Shortcut Icon
for ANSA on Windows platforms, this points to the Start In directory.
Note that last read ANSA.defaults file overrides any common settings of the previously
read files.
Mind that, if you want to keep your own settings without harming the common
configuration (e.g. quality criteria and meshing parameters of a Project) you may divide
the settings of the ANSA.defaults file, according to your needs, in up to three
ANSA.defaults files. When ANSA starts, it looks for the ANSA.defaults files in three
locations, as described above. In this way you could combine the settings from three
different files.
Users Guide Appendix-I

FILE>INPUT

FLUENT:
Volume mesh is read in from Fluent 3d mesh files (*.msh).
The option Skip Inner Faces is available so as not to create shell elements on the
inner facets of the solids (recommended to reduce memory requirements).
The mesh Section can be input from a Fluent 3d *.cas file

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Fluent 3d binary files (*.msh,*.cas) are supported
Users Guide Section 11.9
FREE FORM: Support of SOLID elements for free format input
M-SERIES:
Spring Elements [Dataset: 136, 137, 138, 139], which are included in Permanent
Groups are read in ANSA and translated to the respective SETs consisting of CELAS1,
CELAS2, CBUSH elements in NASTRAN Deck. Moreover, these NASTRAN
elements can now be directly defined in the set using the BAR selection mode.

FILE>OUTPUT

FLUENT : support of BINARY format for FLUENT 2D & 3D *.msh files.

FREE FORM: Support of SOLID elements for free format output.
M-SERIES:
The NASTRAN elements : CELAS1, CELAS2, CBUSH,
can be directly defined in Sets using the BAR selection mode.
Such a SET can be output as Permanent Group.
The CANCEL button (or the ESC key) in the OUTPUT PARAMETERS window
aborts the output of the entire file and not only the header.

SETTINGS

GENERAL SETTINGS :
Optional operations of the respective functions are available if the following flags are
active.
MACROS>JOIN : Auto-delete Hot Points
The remaining hot-points are removed automatically, if possible.
HOT POINTs>DELETE (box) : Dont check for spots
A box selection deletes hot-points regardless the existence of weld spots on the
Face/Macro.
EXTREME : Zoom in to worst element
Isolate the OFF elements and the view zooms in the worst element.
SHELL MESH>MAP (TRIA) : create oriented triangle elements
The MAP algorithm for Triangular mesh creates oriented elements and provide an
additional option (Reverse) in the pull-down menu under the MAP button. The
Reverse function orients or changes (once) the orientation of a MAP triangular
mesh.
The status of the flags can be saved in the ANSA.defaults file.
Users Guide Section 11.9

LIST windows

The status of the flags Sort by ID and Sort by Name is kept after exiting the List
window (e.g. PR.LIST, M.LIST, etc.)
Box selection is available for the flag buttons that filter the types of the listed entities in
the corresponding list windows (e.g. PR.LIST window, flags : PSHELL, PSOLID,
PBEAM, etc).
LEFT mouse button box : Activate,
RIGHT mouse button box : Deactivate
Users Guide Section 3.6.4

PART MANAGER

Replace Part option.

The improved function, based on the idea that all the entities of the outgoing part (the
one that will be substituted) are deleted.
Specific entities can be re-applied to the new (incoming) Part. For this reason the user
has to provide information about the contents of the NEW Part.

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!
If there are Connection Points
!
If there are Mass Elements
Afterwards the user may specify if the program should
!
Add entities in SETs and give the Sets Node Tolerance value
!
Paste Old and New Nodes and give the Paste Node Tolerance value
Note that the program searches for any Entities such as Null Shells, Segments, Mass
Elements that were pasted to the elements of the outgoing Part and Tries to generate
similar elements to be pasted to the elements of the New Part.
Users Guide Section 4.13
Save Part option. If an entity of a SET resides in the Part that is saved this SET is
saved in the new file containing only the entities that reside in the saved Part.
Filter field: wild characters, i.e.: *, ?, [ ] , are supported for filtering.

CONNECTION
MANAGER

The ANSA_CONNECTION comments carry the DIAMETER and FE-Repr. Type that
has been realized through the CONNECTIONs Manager.

Comments
MEASURE

Additional capabilities:
- Measure the angle (deg.) between two Working Planes.
- Shell Area of a shell element or a facet of a solid element. (Entities selection mode,
pick the M.Pnt). The measured value is reported in the Text window.
- Measure the angle between two solid facets (if they have common edge).
Moreover, the activation of the MEASURE button doesnt cancel any function that is
already activated.
Users Guide Section 6.8

VIEW Color mode:

EL.THICK
F11: DRAW RANGE

Using the Unique Color option of the DRAW RANGE toggle menu (F11) each
thickness value is presented in a different color while the EL.THICK view color mode
is activated. The color bar is adjusted to the visible elements.
Users Guide Sections 3.10 , 9.1.2

VIEW Color mode:

C.THICK

The contact thickness option is available also for PAM-CRASH Deck. The display
takes into account the TCONT value of the PART, ATYPE=SHELL card.

Geometry Group
(TOPO-Decks)

Switch between the Entities and Nodes Selection modes using the <1> key from the
main keyboard. The main ANSA window should be active.

Quality Criteria

Crash Time Step calculation:

F11

LS-DYNA: the crash time step is calculated with TSSFAC = 0.9 and ISDO=0 (default
values) unless non zero or non blank value is used in the TSSFAC field. The default
value (TSSFAC=0.9) is also used if the TIMESTEP flag is not active.

HIDDEN View mode

RADIOSS: The crash time step for Shell, Solid, Beam and Truss elements is calculated.
Users Guide Sections 9.5 , 10.6

CROSS SECTION
Info window

Filter field: wild characters, i.e.: *, ?, [ ] , are supported for filtering.

GUI

If you change the Drawing Background color (SETTINGS>COLORS>LAYOUT) the

color of the Text on the screen (Legend, Labels, Measurement info, etc.) is changed
accordingly.
Color Editor

Color Palette is added along with the color names list. Users Guide section 3.9.2
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TOPO
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
HOT POINTs
DELETE

If the HOT POINTs>DELETE (box) : Dont check for spots flag is

active in the GENERAL SETTINGS window you can delete Hot-Points along
CONSs, using box selection, regardless the existence of spot welds on the Face.
WELD SPOTs

CONVERT

Finite Elems: If CWELDs are selected the generated Connection Points preserve the
FE-Repr. type (CWELD) and the Diameter information from the respective PWELD.
CONS

FILL HOL

An integrated tool to remove internal perimeters and fill holes. Automatic identification
of holes based on a given diameter value. Manually selection also available.
Optionally a curve is created along the removed perimeter and/or a 3D-point is
generated at the center of the hole.
Users Guide Section 7.16
CONS>RM.PERI , CONS>RM.HOL and FACEs>FIL HOL buttons have been
removed.
FACEs

NEW

Color-path flag is provided for automatic identification of boundaries to be used for

the FACE/surface definition, based on the color of the selected line (red, yellow, cyan).
Users Guide Section 6.4
SURFACEs

COONS

Color-path flag is provided for automatic identification of boundaries to be used for

the FACE/surface definition, based on the color of the selected line (red, yellow, cyan).
Users Guide Section 6.4
CURVEs

CONNECT

MULTI option. Box selection is available so as to delete Hot-Points along 3D-Curves.

Settings window pops up regarding the Nodes Matching Distance and the Corner
Angle (deg.) tolerance values.
Users Guide section 6.3.7
POINTs

ONCURVE

The flag Fill gaps with Curves is provided so as to create smooth 3D-curves based
on the generated points. The Curves are created along the gaps that remained between
the selected lines (CONSs or Curves) that have been selected.
Users Guide section 6.2.1.4

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MESH
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
HOT POINTs
DELETE

If the HOT POINTs>DELETE (box) : Dont check for spots flag

is active in the GENERAL SETTINGS window you can delete Hot-Points along
Perimeters, using box selection, regardless the existence of spot welds on the Macro
Area.
GRIDs

ROTATE and TRANSL. Buttons have been removed.

You may use instead the TRANSL. And ROTATE functions of the Geometry group in
the TOPO or in DECK menus.
Note that you have to use the Nodes selection mode.

A.PASTE

Wild characters, i.e. *, ? , [ ] can be used in the Name field, in order to filter
node names candidate to be pasted.

MV.HOLE

New options:
Apart from the option to Offset the holes line to a given distance, you may also
Modify the DIAMETER value.
Users Guide section 9.6.4.4

PROJECT

MOVE GRIDS. additional parameter : Perimeter Snap dist.

Defines the distance between the node projection and the nearest Perimeter Segment.
This is used in order to snap nodes on Perimeters, thus following the feature lines of the
Geometry.
PERIMETERs

SLIDE

You can apply the function on a hole so as to twist the nodes without any restriction
regarding the number of Hot-Points on the holes perimeter segments.
Moreover, the function can be applied to holes defined by non-internal perimeters.
If the A.MESH flag button is active the Macro Area is automatically remeshed.
Users Guide section 9.6
MACROs

JOIN

If you activate the Auto-Delete Hot-Points after JOIN flag under the
SETTINGS>GENERAL SETTINGS, the program automatically removes the HotPoints that remain and they could be deleted.
If the A.MESH flag button is active, the Macro Area is automatically remeshed.
Users Guide sections 9.2.2, 9.4.3
SHELL MESH

UTIL

Open Hole:
Point positions can be used as centers of holes. You may specify the diameter, number
of nodes and create up to two zones of quad elements around it, if required. The hole is
opened and the mesh is reconstructed locally for quality.
Users Guide section 11.6.1
Insert Grid:
Reconstruct locally FE-model shell mesh in order for the mesh to pass through selected
point positions.
Users Guide section 11.6.2

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Fill Hole:
This function fills holes on FE-model shell mesh. The holes can be of any shape and
can be selected individually, or automatically among the visible ones if they fall below
a user specified diameter value. There is the option to create automatically 3D Curves
and Points of the removed holes, in order to mark their shape and position for
reference. The selected openings are filled and the mesh is reconstructed locally for
quality.
Users Guide section 11.6.3
A.MESH (flag)

When this flag is activated, ANSA will re-mesh automatically any Macro Area whose
mesh was erased after modification of its shape or Perimeter nodes by the user. This
allows faster and interactive mesh creation for the user. The flag affects the following
functions:
HOT POINTs : INSERT, DELETE, PROJECT, PARAM, MULT.PR
PERIMETERs : NUMBER, NO NUMBER, MULT.NR, SPACING, INIT, ALIGN, LENGTH,
SLIDE
MACROs : LENGTH, CUT [Cut], CUT [Prj-Cut], JOIN, RELEASE

Users Guide section 9.4.3.

MAP

If the flag
SHELL MESH>MAP (TRIA) : create oriented triangle elements
under the SETTINGS>GENERAL SETTINGS is active the MAP algorithm for
Triangular mesh (TRIA meshing mode) creates oriented elements. The triangular shell
elements orientation based on the Macros orientation (FRONT-BACK).
Moreover the Reverse option is provided in the pull-down menu under the MAP
button. The Reverse function orients or changes (once) the orientation of a MAP
triangular mesh.

PARAM.

Meshing Parameters window:

QUALITY CRITERIA USED:
The values of the fields in this section impose the Mesh Generator or/and the
Reconstruction algorithm
The Link values with F11 flag updates the fields about the elements length and the
Internal Angles of Triangular and Quadrilateral elements with the values input in the
Presentation Parameters window (is accessed by the F11 key) and used to check the
quality of the mesh when the HIDDEN mode is activated.
Note that when the Link values with F11 flag is not active you can use different
values in those fields so as to impose the Mesh Generator or/and the Reconstruction
algorithm to create.
The RECONSTRUCTION ON FEM & UTIL:
Affects also the reconstruction operation due to the application of the UTIL function
[Open Hole, Insert Grid, Fill Hole].
Freeze Named Grids option flag

Selection Mode
Edges / Nodes

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Switch between Edges and Nodes selection mode using the <1> key from the main
keyboard.
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RECONS

November 2003

RESULTS PREVIEW.
Additional display features and options in dialog box facilitate users job.

SMOOTH

If you activate the Perimeters flag, the feature lines (red, green, magenta)
and the nodes (white, yellow) that were selected during Handling, are
displayed as white lines and yellow dots.

Press the Run Again button to repeat the application of the RECONS or
SMOOTH functions on the same or on new parameters (PARAM.)

Users Guide section 10.4

ELEMENTs
VOL-SHEL

SKIN : Create shells on the visible (External) facets of selected solid elements.
INTERIOR : Create shells on the Internal facets of the selected solid elements. In the
case of solids generated by the Volume functions the entire Volume entity is selected.
Users Guide section 10.4

SPLIT

You can switch ON and OFF the flag buttons Nodes and Edges using 1 (Nodes)
and 2 (Edges) buttons.

PENETR.

PROPERTY THICKNESS
!

For LS-DYNA Deck, the function has been improved so as to identify penetration
between elements of the same property only in case of folded parts.

For PAM-CRASH (2G) Pre-Processing Deck the function takes into account the
Contact thickness TCONT, if a valid value is used in the relative field.

VOLUMEs
MESHV

MESHV [TETRA]: in the case that the function cannot generate the volume (solid)
elements due to Bad Surface shell elements (e.g. very skewed QUADs almost like
triangles), a message in the Text window informs the user about the location (x,y,x
coordinates) that causes the problem.
-- Improved quality of the generated pyramid elements.

DEFINE

It is not allowed to define more than one Volume using the same boundaries (Macro
Areas).

PARAM

Maximum Element Length can be specified.

OFFSET

PROJECT LAYERS : Algorithm has been improved so as to achieve more accurate

cuts on the selected Macro.
FOCUS

UNMESHED

Two-options are provided in a pull down menu. Both work on visible entities.
MACROs : Isolates the Macro Areas that are not meshed. In case of Bad Face in
Macro potential problematic perimeter segments, which are very small according to
current tolerances, are highlighted.
(It is suggested to set OFF the MACROs flag so as to identify clearly those regions)
VOLUMEs : Isolates the Macro Areas that define any Volume entities that are not
meshed with volume elements.

EXTREME

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If the activate the flag EXTREME : Zoom in to worst element under the
SETTINGS>GENERAL SETTINGS, the function isolates the OFF elements and
zoom in the view to the worst element according to the currently active quality
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DECKs
PAM-CRASH

The PAM CRASH 2G format is supported (Input/Output).

General (all decks)

Enhancements
New Functions New Options New Features
The Nodes of Rigid Bodies are output in Visible mode. It is not necessary to have
the GRIDs flag ON, nor the elements (e.g. shell, solid, beams etc.) that the Rbody is
connected to, should be visible.
GRIDs/ NODEs
EXPLODE

MASS elements on SET

(Nastran>CONM2,
Abaqus>MASS,
LS-DYNA>MASS
RADIOSS>MASS)

Free nodes can be exploded.

If the GRIDs/NODEs>INFO function used for exploded Grids, they are

highlighted at the exploded position.

For Mass elements defined on SET. Changes on interface.

! The SET is specified through the MASS card. Type <?> and pick a SET from th
SETs HELP list.
! The distribution option is also defined through the MASS card.
Distribution options:
ON EACH NODE
ON ALL NODES
PROPERTY MASS
PER ELEMENT (NEW)
-- With this option, the mass given in the MASS field is distributed to the nodes of each
element within the SET in a way proportional to the original element mass. To make
things more clear, imagine an element of mass ME included into a SET of total mass
MS. Then, if mass MU is given using the 'per element' option, the mass MN that will
be assigned to each node of this element will be:

ME
MU *

MS

MN =
NE
where NE is the number of nodes defining the element (NE=2 for line elements, NE=3
for trias, NE=4 for quads etc.).
-- In addition to the above, the user can assign mass on line, shell and solid elements of
the SET by filling in the M/LENGTH, M/AREA and M/VOL fields. This mass is
distributed to the nodes of the elements in proportion to the respective length, area and
volume of each element.
Users Guide section 12.7.1.3 ex.6
ELEMENTs
SHELL

A toggle menu in the card of the shell elements indicates the type of the element.

INFO

This toggle menu can be used in the EFM tool in order to select specific type of shell
elements.

EFM

Note that as the Shell card is opened for Filtering or Modify application the toggle
menu hosts also the option Shell in order to work with all types of shell elements.
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AUXILIARIES
SETs

EFM is available under the SET function. SET ID-numbers filtering and modification
can be achieved through EFM. Renumbering of the SET ID-numbers can be done
using, for example, the COUNTER command (Modify).
RANGE: ELEMENT. Define ranges of Elements ID-numbers in a Set.
If an entity is picked (left click) in the graphic window a message is reported in the
Text window about the SETs that the picked entity belongs to.
SETs definitions are output in Visible mode if elements or nodes that are included in
those SETs are visible during the output.

REFERENCE button

Apart from the message reported in the Text window, a List window opens with the
entities that reference the corresponding entry.
The button is added in Contacts, Rigid Walls, SECTIONs list windows.

CONTACTS
List windows

If an entity is picked (left click) in the graphic window, a message is reported in the
Text window about the CONTACTs that the picked entity participates in (through SET
definitions).

CHECK

CONNECTIVITY: if a mesh independent spotweld is selected the check will show

the flanges.

D.INFO

2nd order solid elements are checked for negative volume.

A relative warning message appears in the Text window.

Properties

Support of all Beam Libraries.

Such Properties are transformed to the respective types for all decks, if possible, only
during the INPUT. In case that the proper mapping is not possible, the Inertia and Area
values are used in the result Beam Property.

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NASTRAN
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
GRIDs
Comments, Names

character string in 10th field of GRID (8 characters length) is supported.

The NAMES of Properties, Materials and Coordinate Systems are written before the
respective cards in the Nastran output file, regardless the Output ANSA Comments
flag.

B.C. SETs
HEADER

Additional Parameters:
PARAM, OSWPPT
PARAM, OSWELM
ELEMENTs
ALIGN: select two grid points in order to create a point-to-point CWELD

CWELD

GRIDID: select a grid point and a shell element so as to create a point-to-patch

CWELD
ELEMID: select two shell elements in order to select a patch-to-patch CWELD. The
GS node can be either selected or automatically defined.
RBE2

NODES option : you must select all the nodes that define the RBE2 and specify one of
the selected as the GN grid point (master).
SET option: the GN node (master) must be included in the SET.

UTIL

Change Type : Multi branch RBE2 and RBE3 can be transformed to RBARs

PROPs

PBEAML, PBARL are supported.

AUXILIARIES

SET

CELAS1, CELAS2, CBUSH, CDAMP1, CDAMP2 can now be directly defined in

Sets using the BAR selection mode.

BOLT

RBAR element has been added in the Head and Body menus.

CHECK

DEPENDENCY : reports also the DoFs that exist in more than one s-set (e.g. duplicate
SPCs) and takes into account the permanent constrains (PS field in GRID card) and
SPOINTs.

New Keywords
EPOINT (Input. The Ouput was supported in v11.3.0)
PBARL
PBEAML
PARAM, OSWPPT
PARAM, OSWELM

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ABAQUS
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
CONSTRAINTs
MPC

NODES option : you must select all the nodes that define the MPC and specify one of
the selected as the NODE2 (master).
SET option: the NODE2 node (master) must be included in the SET.
AUXILIARIES

STEP

The output variable STH is supported

D.TABLE

2-column data table for *PLASTIC, HARDENING=ISOTROPIC is considered

VALID

&
Materials

You could add just 2-columns in a XY:Z table through the NEW table function that
appears when editing the MATERIAL Property.
The third column is not written if all the fields have zero values.

New Keywords
*CFLUX
*DFLUX
*DSFLUX
*FILM
*FILM PROPERTY
*GAP CONDUCTANCE
*GAP HEAT GENERATION
*GAP RADIATION
*INITIAL CONDITION TYPE=
TEMPERATURE
*INITIAL CONDITIONS TYPE=
ROTATING VELOCITY
TEMPERATURE
VELOCITY
*MONITOR
*NODAL THICKNESS
*SFILM
*TEMPERATURE

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LS-DYNA
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
Time Step calculation

The default values used for the calculation are TSSFAC=0.9 and ISDO=0

ELEMENT
AIRBAG

*AIRBAG entities are drawn and they become visible if the corresponding flag in the
Deck Parameters window (F12) is active. Hence, the user can control their output in
Visible output mode.

ACCELEROMETER

Parameter INTOPT for *ELEMENT_SEATBELT_ACCELEROMETER is

supported.

SHELL

Only shells that have at least one valid thickness value are output as
ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS.
PROPs

New ELFORM types supported:

!

SECTION SHELL: 22, 43, 44

SECTION SOLID: 16, 41, 99

The NODEID field is added in the _INERTIA card of the *PART card.

MAT
NEW

Additional supported materials:

*MAT_BRITTLE_DAMAGE
*MAT_BRITTLE_DAMAGE_TITLE
*MAT_FLD_TRANSVERSELY_ANISOTROPIC
*MAT_FLD_TRANSVERSELY_ANISOTROPIC_TITLE
*MAT_PLASTIC_GREEN-NAGHDI_RATE
*MAT_PLASTIC_GREEN-NAGHDI_RATE_TITLE

MATDB

READ DB : Support of Material. Databases in directory (tree) format including

default file.
You may specify in the ANSA.defaults file whether only the default or all the files
will be read from the selected directory.
r_dir_mat_db_files = [ all | default ]
Hourglass handling (only in case that *HOURGLASS is defined just above the
material definition) :
Hourglass is read in, having the same ID number with the material.
During CP2LIST : the PIDs referencing this material inherit the new hourglass ID. If
the hourglass ID in the model is not available then this ID is offset. A relative message
is reported in the Text window.
During CP2DB : if in the model exists a hourglass with the same ID-number with the
Material copied to the MATDB, then the HOURGLASS is also copied to the MATDB,
and subsequently it is written out.
SAVE DB. A respective message is reported in the Text window.

New Keywords
*DAMPING_FREQUENCY_RANGE

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*ELEMENT_INERTIA_OFFSET
*MAT_BRITTLE_DAMAGE
*MAT_BRITTLE_DAMAGE_TITLE
*MAT_FLD_TRANSVERSELY_ANISOTROPIC
*MAT_FLD_TRANSVERSELY_ANISOTROPIC_TITLE
*MAT_PLASTIC_GREEN-NAGHDI_RATE
*MAT_PLASTIC_GREEN-NAGHDI_RATE_TITLE
*SET_PART_LIST_GENERATE
*SET_PART_LIST_GENERATE_TITLE

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RADIOSS
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
The /TREE/HPART/ of the M00 file is supported.
Monitoring Volume entities (/MONV, /MONVOL) are displayed and they are visible if
the corresponding flag in the Deck Parameters window (F12) is active. Hence, the
user can control their output in Visible output mode.
TIME HISTORY
INFO> /TH/

/TH/NODE
!
Separate nodes (no set) are specified in the TH/NODE card
!
Local coordinate (Iskew) and the Name of the specified nodes (NODname) is
supported.
New cards for:
/TH/SECTIO
/TH/MONV
/TH/RWALL
/TH/INTER
/TH/ACCEL
More than a single ID-number can be defined in the respective Time History card.
/TH/MONVOL is supported

AUXILIARIES
INTERFC

In the case of TYPE 11 /INTER if the STYPE and MTYPE are switched to LINE the
Property SETs (which IDs are used in the SSID and MSID fields) are output as
/LINE/SURF/ and /SURF/PROP/

MONVOL

Monitoring Volume entities (/MONV, /MONVOL) are presented as thick orange lines
and become visible if the corresponding flag in the Deck Parameters window (F12) is
active. Hence, the user can control their output in Visible output mode.
/SURF/PART/
Negative PART ID numbers are supported, for the /SURF/PART/ of /MONVOL
All IDs must be negative. Mixed positive and negative are not supported. This is
available only for /MONVOL.
A pulldown menu NORMAL / REVERSE is added in the MONVOL edit card for
the orientation.
For the REVERSE option (reversed orientation) negative ID numbers will be written
for the PARTs of the /SURF/PART.
NOTE that the SET that is used in the Isur field must consists only of Properties.
Reversed orientation is supported only for SURF/PART referenced by MONVOL.

SECTION

SECTID field is available in the RADIOSS card for the ID number of the /SECT
entity. Renumbering of the ID numbers is allowed

CHECK

RIGID DEPENDENCY: Identifies conflicts between Rigid Body definitions and

Isolates these dependency errors. Provides also the capability to Auto-fix those errors.
See Users Guide Section 12.10.5

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PROPs

VOID keyword is supported.

REFERENCE

REFERENCE button is added in the following list windows of RADIOSS deck:

-RIGIDWALL
-SECTION
-INTERFACE

New Keywords
/END
/PROP/VOID
/TREE

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MORPH
Enhancements
New Functions - New Options - New Features
A green circle with a green cross inside appears at the center of each Morphing Box.
DEFINITION
POINTS

Two faces of opposite Morphing Boxes can be selected (pick the HATCH) in order to
create a box in between them, which connects them.

ADAPT

Two faces of opposite Morphing Boxes can be selected (pick the HATCH) in order to
create an adapted morphing box to connect them.

TANG (flag)

If this flag is active the edges of a Morphing Box that is created have tangent
continuation with the neighbor Boxes, unless no tangent continuation is preserved.

CONTROL POINTS
&
MORPHING
MV.FREE

The MOVE dialog box appears. Activate the X, Y, Z flags so as to allow the movement
of the selected Control Points on those axes. An elements or an already defined
coordinate system can be selected with Right Click.
Moreover if the Morphing Box is selected with a Right Click the Morphing Box
Coordinate System is displayed in yellow, having its origin at the center of the box.
You may use this in order to move the Control Points Parametrically on the box faces.

TRANSL.

The TRANSLATE dialog box pops up so as to control the vector (dx, dy, dz) and the
Distance of the translation.

Geometry Group

The functions of the Geometry Group (TRANSL, SYMMETRY, MIRROR, ROTATE)

can be used to modify a Morphing Box.
The X, Y, Z Morph and X, Y, Z-Axis flags are removed since the MOVE and
TRANSLATE dialog windows are available.

TOOLS
TANK

SPH
Create SPH elements (LS-DYNA, Pam-CRASH decks) of a given Volume within a
closed shell mesh.
The user should specify the total solid volume (lt) of the spherical SPH elements to be
generated and their radius.
A SET of nodes is generated and SPH elements defined on each node of the nodal
SET.
For PAM-CRASH the volume of each SPHEL element is filled accordingly to its
specified radius, whereas for LS-DYNA the mass of each SPH element is filled
according to its radius and the density assigned via the selected PID and its MID.

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SESSION FILE
New commands

OUTPUT>FLUENT:

ascii || binary

TOPO>CONS>FILLHOLE:

Diameter value

Point generation at the

center

Curve generation

float

on || off

on || off

Selection

Type of elements

Type of change

All
elements
(zero
value)

CHANGE ORDER:

shells or
solids or
shells&solids

1to2 or 2to1

PID

Part Name

MESH>VOLUMEs>DEFINE :

integer

string

MESH>VOLUMEs>MESHV:

No arguments

MESH>VOLUMEs>DELETE:

No arguments

Option

Auto transition flag

ON

integer

autotransition

(for NASTRAN ).

If the second argument is left blank

then a new Part will be created with
name Volume created by session
file

PID

MESH>ELEMENTs>VOL-SHEL:

skin || interior

TRANSL_MOVE_ZERO:

No arguments (all entities are selected)

TRANSL_COPY_ZERO:

No arguments (all entities are selected)

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change the
order of the
elements
belonging to
a Specific
SET ID

integer

if the argument is left

blank then a PID
number is automatically
assigned

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Known Problems resolved in v11.3.1

GENERAL
CATIA v4 translator : the orientation specified in the SKIN definition is
taken into account.

ansa -catia

The CATIA v4 to ANSA v11.3.0 translator was not working on SGI

If a CAD file (i.e. IGES) was read in using the ANSA_TRANSL file, the
CAD file was remaining opened. This happened on Windows NT & 2000
platforms.

ANSA_TRANSL
ANSA.defaults
Master Material Database

The program couldnt start on HP-UX platforms, if a Master Material

Database was defined in the ANSA.defaults file
(e.g. NAS_MAT_DBASE = mats_list.nas)
Jacobian value calculation is corrected.

PARTS Manager

Replace Part:
RBE3-HEXA-RBE3 Spot-Weld model is not erased when a FEM Part is
imported using the Replace Part option.

CONNECTIONs Manager

In case of RBE3-HEXA-RBE3, DYNA SPOTWELD SOLID, the hexahedral

element is not displaced in different diameter values.
The Spot Weld position (Connection Point) is preserved.
Project: the projection of the Connection Points on Geometry that was failed
has been fixed.

GEOMETRY
TRANSLATE, SYMMETRY, etc.

The application of the Geometry Group functions on meshed geometry

caused improper movement of the mesh points and therefore the deterioration
of the shell elements quality.

TOPO
FACEs>OFFSET : [ FACE ]

Illegal termination on Linux platforms is fixed.

FACEs>TOPO

Fixed bug happened when using the TOPO function to paste two meshed and
frozen faces.

FACEs>DACH

The insufficient selection of the fillet path is corrected. The Join Macros
operation is also fixed.

MESH
A.PASTE

An illegal termination happened in case that the function tried to paste mesh
nodes with nodes of Rigid Bodies defined with nodes and COG.

2nd Order mesh

Some of the mid-nodes lying on a T-junction, which was meshed with

second order trias were left unconnected.

T-junction
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Macro Areas orientation.

In the TOPO menu all the Faces have got unique orientation, but after surface
meshing with triangles some of them switch to the opposite orientation and
they were not oriented properly even using the ORIENT function.

ELEMENTs>JOIN

The program crashed if the JOIN function was applied on the M.Point of a
TRIA element. This bug was happened on Windows platforms.

SPLITX

The error concerning the calculation of the middle grid points position is
fixed.
VOLUMEs

MAP

When the function was used to generate second order solid elements, some
solids were not connected at the mid-points.

MESHV

If a Volume with a void sub-volume was defined and had some quads on the
surface mesh, then it couldnt be meshed by MESHV with pyramids

pyramids

DECKs
When importing MasterSeries GROUPS the SUBCASE ID in the first line of
group was add to the GROUP NAME. When this file was exported again as
MasterSeries, the string :
" SET, SUBCASE 0" was appeared after the real Name of the SET

Master Series

This problem is fixed and the postfix "SET, SUBCASE 0" is removed

NASTRAN
GRIDs

A zero (0) value was written in the PS field (Permanent single-points

constraints) instead of blank.
ELEMENTs

CWELD

CWELDs that have been realized through the Connections Manager and
connect the same PART (same Module ID), were not output correctly. The
SHIDA and SHIDB elements were erased.

RBE3

It was not able either to define or read RBE3 having more that once the same
component after the UM entry, even if the restriction about the DOFs and the
component numbers defined for the m-set is satisfied.

UM
B.C. SETs
LOAD / DLOAD

Combined Loadsets (LOAD / DLOAD) were not visible in the corresponding

LOADSET list.

HEADER

TIME & PARAM values are written in 8 characters long (like any other float
in BULK DATA cards) in Short format.
LOADs

PLOAD2
PLOAD4

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were not visible even if the OUTPUT ALL mode was used.

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ABAQUS
*ORIENTATION

Reading *ORIENTATION, definition=NODES caused illegal termination

of the program. This is fixed.

UTIL>Change Type
[2-D Entities]

SHELL to Rigid. Selection of Shell elements lying on Macro Areas was not
allowed. This error is fixed.
The TIE NSET is corrected to TIE NDSET for the TIE contact definition.

MPC

The import of MPCs defined with dependent nodes node-set and

independent node set is supported.
The IND_NODE_NSET is translated to the respective Node ID number.
(the IND_NODE_NSET includes only the master node)

PROPs>NEW [ RIGID ]

The error regarding the definition of the REF NODE Id in the RIGID
Property card is fixed.

LS-DYNA
*ELEMENT_SHELL_BETA

The *ELEMENT_SHELL_BETA should be output for orthotropic or

anisotropic materials. Although there was a warning message if this card was
edited for other material types, this element type was output and it was not
identified by the CHECK>MODEL DATA
This case is now checked using the CHECK>MODEL DATA. Also editing
the card of *ELEMENT_SHELL requires a property with a compatible
material (orthotropic or anisotropic) if a valid PSI angle is input.

*ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS

Only shells that have at least one valid thickness value are output
as*ELEMENT_SHELL_THICKNESS

*DEFINE_CURVE

The SIDR and SCLA values that were not defined in the input keyword file
were not read in correctly.
The OFFO value in a *DEFINE_CURVE -card was lost when the model
was saved as an ansa database. The OFFO was interpreted as OFFA.

*MAT_HONEYCOMP (MAT_26)

The parameter AOPT was changed from 2 to 0 (zero) when reading a

keyword file.

*MAT_FABRIC (MAT_34)

The Material card is now output correctly according to the FORM value.

*MAT_RIGID (MAT 20)

Constraint cards defined in a *MAT_RIGID card were not read in Ansa

(FILE>INPUT>LS-DYNA).

*INTEGRATION_BEAM

The Relative Area value (RA) for ICST=0, was read as integer in
INPUT>LS-DYNA.

Crash Time Step

TSSFAC is taken as 0.9 in LS-DYNA time step calculations unless non zero
or non blank value is input in the appropriate field.

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RADIOSS
M00

More than 40 (forty) characters used in the Parts Names of the M00 file can
be read in.
ELEMENTs

TRUSS

When reading TRUSS elements into ANSA, GAP is given the same value as
AREA. Bug fixed.

SOLID

The errors regarding the input of Wedge (pentas) solids with negative volume
is fixed.

/BRICK

More combinations of the nodes order in the Pentahedron Solid elements

definition are available
AUXILIARIES
RIGDWAL

The error in the Rigid Wall normal vector definition through the
corresponding entry card has been corrected.
MATs

LAW 36

Empty lines were output in case that only one curve (Nfunc =1) was used in
the material card.
In case that more than one curves were referred in the material card
(Nfunc>1) this number were ignored and only one curve was kept.

PAM-CRASH
NINT

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In PAM-CRASH deck INPUT, the NINT field in Properties was not updated
by the value written in the shell elements cards.

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v11.3.0 Release Notes

Whats new in v11.3.0
MORPH
A new tool for changing the shape of a model.
Characterized by its user-friendly interface.
Provides a direct and versatile control for an effortless and fast morphing procedure.
Some of the available features are:
! Variety of methods for morphing boxes definition.
! Change of the models shape by a free or controllable modification of the
morphing boxes.
! Complete integration with the rest of ANSA functionality (e.g.: Working Planes,
Cross Sections, mesh quality improvement, pre-processing decks etc.).

GENERAL
New Functions
READ SPOTS
(FILE)

Hosting the options: VIP and XML.

XML: xml Connection File reading is supported (eXtensible Markup Language)
VIP: vip files, with no part list information included, are read in. A relative warning
message appears in the Text window.

FOCUS Group
! NOT

Select the entities that will only remain visible, as they are selected they disappear, and
as soon as the middle mouse button is pressed only them become visible

PEEL

Removes from the visible area the outer elements of shell or solid parts.

PARTs MANAGER

Additional functions on Groups and Parts:

Replace : replace selected Parts/Groups with objects of imported ANSA Database(s)
via the File Manager.
The Replace option is proved very useful in parts handling, if the Module-ID numbers
are the same between the old and the corresponding new Part. This fact allows the
program to update all connections to the imported parts. Moreover, specific entities that
exist in the old Parts, can be passed also in the new ones, according to the Replace
Part Options window settings.
The cases that the Replace Part Options window takes into account are:
! Shell Elements assigned a NULL Material
! Entities (Shells, Properties, Faces, Nodes) in SETs
! Segments
! pasted Nodes (common nodes between different Parts).
If at least one of the above entities is identified in the old Parts, the Replace Part
Options window appears. In order to update these entities in the new Part, activate
the corresponding flag buttons. The Node Tolerance value refers only to the distance
that should be checked for Nodes (Pasted old and new Nodes and Add Entities in
SETS cases).

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Delete : erases permanently the Entities (Faces, Elements, Curves etc) and/or the
Connection Points reside in the selected Parts/Groups according to the settings of the
Delete Parts Parameters window that appears.
Enhanced options for Save function:
- The Yes to all flag refers to the Separate Databases options. Requires the
directory that the ANSA files will be saved and overwrites, without further
confirmation, any existing files with the same names.
- Assign names to common Nodes and CONSs between neighbors saved Parts.
- SETs hosting entities of the saved Part/Group are also saved into the new file.
Groups / Parts structure and names, as well as any Link Groups/Parts are saved in the
output files as comments.
Corner Angle: new tool, which is provided in several functions that require edges
selection of shell or solid elements. Automatically identifies and includes all edges that
fall within the specified Corner Angle value. (Corner Angle is the angle formed by two
consecutive element edges). Increasing the input value, allows the selection of a longer
string of edges.

SELECTION

Feature Angle: new tool, which is provided in several functions that require selection
of shell elements or solid element facets. By picking one element, all elements are
selected, provided that the angle formed by the normals of neighboring elements is less
than the specified value. This allows fast and easy selection of specific regions of the
model. Adjusting the feature angle value controls the extent of the selection area of the
elements.

Enhancements
New Options & New Features
COLORS
(PIDs & MIDs)

Colors enhancement. More than 500 pre-defined named colors are available.
New Color Editor. (current color name is marked when the Color Editor window
opens)
Different colors for PIDs or MIDs appear in imported files (*.ansa or FEM decks).
Note that ANSA Databases saved by previous versions have the PID and MID colors
modified.
Colors (PIDs, MIDs) are saved as comments in the output neutral files.

Feature Lines

Feature Lines drawing available. Controlled by the GRAPHICS function and the View
mode (WIRE, BOUNDS, SHADOW, HIDDEN)

Shift + Ctrl

Dynamic Rotation is achieved by keeping pressed simultaneously the SHIFT and

CTRL keys. The drawing styles are defined by the GRAPHICS function.
GRAPHICS

FEATURE LINES : Angle value to define the feature lines drawing.

SHIFT + CTL flag button options for dynamic rotation drawing style.
The function is added in all menus.

FILE

INPUT: New Input Parameters window with additional options:

- Read Ansa Comments
- Merge Sets by Name
- Paste Nodes by Name
ANSA Comments regarding PID and MID names and colors, Parts hierarchy,
Connection Points, etc. are imported, provided that in the input deck file the Ansa
comments have been exported.
SETs with the same name are merged and Nodes that have the same Name and have
exactly the same coordinates are Pasted.

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INPUT: SHL FORM

OUTPUT: New OUTPUT PARAMETERS window with additional option:
- Output Ansa Comments
Attributes which are saved as Comments in the output deck files are:
! PIDs and MIDs Colors and Names
! Groups / Parts structure (hierarchy) and names, as well as any Link Groups/Parts
! Entities Names
! Entity ID number, in the case it is not supported in output format
! Connection Points
! Input comments in the cards.
MERGE: New Merge Parameters window with additional options:
- Merge Sets by Name
- Paste Nodes by Name
- Paste Cons by Name
SETs with the same name are merged into one SET. Nodes that have the same Name
and have identical coordinates are Pasted. CONSs are Pasted if they have the same
Name (e.g.: they have been named by the Save function of the PARTs Manager) and
are located exactly on the same coordinates.
MEASURE

Enhanced functionality. Entities / Nodes Selection mode is available.

The dx, dy, dz, d or angles, which are measured, are displayed on the screen also.
Entities mode for: edge, curve, Face, Macro Area, Shell, Working Plane.
(shell selected by its middle point)
Switch between Entities and Nodes selection mode using the 1 key (not from the
numeric pad) while the focus is in the main ANSA window.

SETTINGS

SAVE SETTINGS:
SAVE: Saves the current ANSA.defaults settings in the users home directory
SAVE AS: Saves the current ANSA.defaults settings in the specified directory
through the File Manager that appears.

VIEW Group
WIRE
SHADOW
HIDDEN
BOUNDS

Improved options. If all buttons are not active the Feature lines of meshed (Geometry
or FEM) parts are drawn, taking into account the Feature Angle value input in the
Benchmark Settings (GRAPHICS) window.

View mode
ENT../ PID../MID../

Additional options: (EL.THICK / C.THICK / M.SCALE)

WIRE can be active along with SHADOW, HIDDEN and BOUNDS, while SHADOW
and HIDDEN cannot be active at the same time.

EL.THICK : Shell Elements colored according to their Property or Node thickness.

C.THICK ( only if the LS-DYNA is the active Deck ) : Shell Elements colored
according to the OPTT value of the (PART & SECTION SHELL, Optional card 2:
CONTACT)
If no OPTT is used but a valid value exists in the STF field then the product of
(Property_Thickness*SFT) is used as thickness color. The Nodal Thickness is
ignored in this option.
M.SCALE (only if the active Deck is LS-DYNA) button of VIEW-Group. Provides a
visual check on the model based on the calculated time step value.
- If the CONTROL>TIMESTEP flag is activated and the DT2MS field has a negative
value Shell and Line (e.g.: BEAMs etc.) elements that need to increase their mass so as
to reach the desired time step value ( |DT2MS|*TSSFAC ) are colored according to the
ratio [Additional over Physical mass].

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- If the CONTROL>TIMESTEP flag is activated and the DT2MS field has a positive
value Shell and Line (e.g.: BEAMs etc.) elements that need to increase or decrease their
mass so as to obtain the specified time step value (DT2MS*TSSFAC) are colored
according to the ratio [Scaled over Physical mass]
Determine in Presentation Parameters window (F11) if the classes of the displayed
color bar will be adjusted to the:
a) Whole Database,
b) the Visible elements or
c) between user define MIN and MAX values.
The additional Color View modes affect FEM (all menus) and Mesh on geometry
(MESH and Decks menus).

D.ROT

Button has been removed. Operation is substituted by the SHIFT + CTRL.

GEOMETRY Group
TRANSL.
ROTATE
SYMMETRY
MIRROR
TRANSF.

Selection Mode Entities and Nodes available.

COPY and LINK : Steps field. (TRANSL. And ROTATE)
Symmetry>COPY, Mirror>COPY: Topology is performed along the common
boundary, if exists, keeping the mesh regardless any Perimeter segments that have been
JOINed.
Functions also added in DECKs menus.
Using the Nodes selection mode for MOVE option the user may relocate the selected
nodes, and therefore the related elements, without harming the connectivity between
neighbor elements.

<F11>
Presentation Parameters
window

Status of all flag buttons (active-inactive), the input threshold values and definition
type are saved in the ANSA.defaults file using the SAVE button or the
SETTINGS>SAVE SETTINGS function.
Shell as Solid flag button : if it is activated the shell elements are drawn as solids
according to their thickness.
DRAW RANGE: determine the range of the fringe plots color bar classes so that to be
adjusted to the
a) Whole Database,
b) the Visible elements or
c) between user define MIN and MAX values.
MAGNITUDE: Masses flag button is added. Mass entities (filled magenta circles)
may be presented according to their magnitude (MASS value) by activating this flag.
Explode: flag button that controls the visibility of elements exploded by the
EXPLODE function of GRIDs/NODEs Groups in DECK Menus.
Bar/Beam Cross Section visibility.
Changed Draw of Material Orientation. The vector is drawn in the theta direction.
First Ply angle is not added.

Mouse Right Click

options

FOCUS> [ AND ] & [ OR ]

While one of the above functions is still active you may use the right mouse button to
exclude entities from the view (function . [ NOT ]) and vice versa.
TOPO/ MESH >HOT POINTs> [ PROJECT ] & [ INSERT ]
While one of the above functions is still active you may use the right mouse button to
delete HOT POINTs
MESH>MACROs:> [ RELEASE ] & [ CUT ]
While one of the above functions is still active you may use the right mouse button to
right mouse to [JOIN].

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WELD SPOTs> [ MARK ]
While the function is active you may use the right mouse button to [ UNMARK ] weld
spots.
MESH>ELEMENTs> [ SPLIT ]
While the function is still active you may right click to [JOIN] two triangle shells to
one quadrilateral.
HOT POINTs>DELETE : If a HOT POINT cannot be deleted (left click) due to the
existence of LINKed Faces, Right click so as to focus to the area that is the source of
the problem. A relative message appears in the Text window.
MESH>MACROs>JOIN : if two neighbor Macro Areas cannot be joined (common
Macro Segment selection) due to the existence of LINKed Faces, right click so as to
locate the view to the area that is the source of the problem. A relative message
appears in the Text window.

Pick (left click) mouse

selection-deselection)

Improved. Works on the front-top piece.

Mouse pointer symbol changed.

PR.LIST

Enhanced interface in LIST windows

(e.g. Properties List, Materials List, Rigid Walls List, Coordinates List, etc.).
While such a List window is open, left click on the corresponding entity in the graphic
area so as to select it in the relative List. The listed (and selected) entity is marked and
the list is scrolled in order to have the entry in the visible part of the window.

M.LIST

List windows

Wild characters (e.g. : *, ?, [ ] ) are supported in the Filter field of List Windows.

WORK PLANE
NEW

ANSA_TRANSL

ANSA.defaults

The function quits as an already defined Working Plane becomes active (green, while
the function remains activated if a new Working Plane is defined.
Enhanced functionality:
- Support of user defined functions and variables.
- Matrix definition and manipulation.
- Complete transformation matrix support in attribute files.
Additional settings (Status of flag buttons and values) are saved in the ANSA.defaults
file:
- D.INFO window
- Deck Parameters window (F12)
- Presentation Parameters window (F11)
- Meshing Parameters [MESH>SHELL MESH>PARAM.]
- Abaqus STEP Output Variables
- 2nd ORD. flag button
- ZONE flag button
- RECON. flag button
- Meshing Method (Mixed, Quad, Tria) option
The full pathname of the default Material Database for the RADIOSS and ABAQUS
Decks.
Maximum Allowable Number of Parts in a Connection
max_flng_num = (integer).
The upper limit is 10, while the lower limit is 2.

CONNECTIONs
Manager

The maximum allowable number of parts in a connection point affects the Parts pull
down menu in the CONNECTIONs Manager accordingly.
Vertical lines separate the columns (ID, D, Pi, Status, Error Class, Module ID, Part

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name, etc. ) in the Connections Manager window.
Changes in the FE-Repr. connection elements, which are created
(see the Appendix III in the updated ANSA v11.x Users Guide, PDF document)

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Additional functions and arguments supported

SESSION FILE

MERGE :

INPUT>

July 2003

filename(s)

PID offset

MID offset

Merge Sets by
Name

Paste Nodes by
Name

Paste CONS
by Name

on || off

on || off

on || off

on || off

on || off

filename

{NASTRAN,
ABAQUS,
LS-DYNA,
PAMCRASH,
RADIOSS}

Nodes

Elements

Property ID

Material ID

offset||nooffset

offset||nooffset

offset||nooffset

offset||nooffset
* additional

Read ANSA
comments

Merge Sets
by Name

Paste Nodes
by Name

On || off

on || off

on || off

* additional arguments

Write ANSA comments

OUTUT>

{NASTRAN,
ABAQUS,
LS-DYNA,
PAMCRASH,
RADIOSS}

all || visible ||model

filename

Saves the current ANSA.defaults

settings in the users home directory

SETTINGS SAVE:
SETTINGS SAVE AS:

NEW :

on || off

Saves the current ANSA.defaults

settings in the specified directory

Full pathname

discard

Added as optional argument in the NEW function. When the argument

discard is included, the DB will be automatically discard, if it is not included
the user will be asked whether to Save or Discard the file.

PARTS>UNGROUP :

ungroups all the Groups of the file to their component Parts.

PARTS>CLEAR :

removes all EMPTY Groups and PARTs of the file

TOPO>GEOMETRY>TRANSLATE_MOVE_SET:

Set ID

translate vector dx dy dz

integer

float float float

Locate the entities of the specified SET according to the given translation vector
Set ID
TOPO>GEOMETRY>ROTATE_MOVE_SET :

integer

first point coordinates

second point coordinates

float float float float float float

Rotate the entities of the specified SET according the given angle around the given axis.
Feature line angle value
MESH>PERIMETERs>FL2CURV :

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generates 3D Curves along the Feature Lines which are drawn as the input angle value is equal to the FEATURE
LINES value of the Benchmark Settings window [GRAPHICS]
Perimeter element Length
MESH>MACROs>LENGTH :

float

Apply the element length on all macro areas

perimeters.

Note that this function was placed in the SHELL MESH Group (v11.2.4).
The MESH>SHELL MESH>LENGTH command is still valid in order to run old Session files using ANSA version
11.3.0.
MESH>SHELL MESH>BEST :
MESH>SHELL MESH>ADV.FR :
MESH>SHELL MESH>SMOOTH MACROS :
MESH>SHELL MESH>SMOOTH SHELLS :

Take into account the settings of the Meshing

Parameters window (PARAM. function) as they
are saved in the ANSA.defaults file

MESH>SHELL MESH>RECONSTRUCT :
MESH>SHELL MESH>RECONSTRUCT_FLAG :

on || off

MESH>SHELL MESH>ZONE :

on || off

Element length target value

MESH>SHELL MESH>PARAMETERS>TARGET_LENGTH :

float

MESH>ELEMENTs>REDUCE>JACOBIAN
MESH>ELEMENTs>REDUCE>WARPING :
MESH>ELEMENTs>REDUCE>SPLIT :
MESH>ELEMENTs>REDUCE>MIN. LENGTH :
MESH>ELEMENTs>REDUCE>CRASH TIME STEP :
MESH>ELEMENTs>REDUCE>JOIN TRIANGLES :

Session files of v11.2.4, had in the syntax of all

these commands the ELEMENTs as
ELEMENTs (MAN.).
Any existing commands is still valid in order to
run old Session files using ANSA v11.3.0

MESH>ELEMENTs>TO-SURF :
MESH>ELEMENTs>RELEASE :

DECKINFO :

Removed functions

full pathname

Saves the Deck information report to the specified

directory, according to the D.INFO settings in the
ANSA.defaults file.

MESH>ELEMENTs (MAN.)>REDUCE>SMOOTH:
MESH>ELEMENTs (MAN.)>REDUCE>RECONSTRUCT:

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TOPO
New Functions
FACEs
ZONECUT

Select a chain of CONSs and Cut automatically the adjacent faces at a given distance.
The Faces to be cut may be specified, else only the adjacent ones will be considered.
Works on Single and / on Double CONS.

PLN.CUT

SINGLE and MULTIPLE (new) options.

MULTIPLE : generates cut planes along a diretrix curve (defined by distance or
number) and apply CUT on the selected faces.
CURVEs

MIDDLE

Define 3D-curves along the middle distance of a pair chain of 3D-curves.

CROSS SECTION
NEW

The options in the pulldown under the NEW button are :

NEW, ADD, CUT, MULTICUT.
MULTICUT:
Generate multi number cross sections defined along a 3D curve (by distance or
number).
Automatically BEAM (Nastran) Elements are created with the proper orientation vector
and offset values (Wij) defined along with the corresponding PBEAM properties.

Enhancements
New Options & New Features
HOT-POINTs
DELETE

If a HOT POINT cannot be deleted (left click) due to the existence of LINKed Faces,
Right click so as to focus to the area that is the source of the problem.
WELD SPOTs

MARK

Right mouse button can be used to UNMARK weld spots.

UNMARK

The function affects also any remaining yellow weld spots, with no FEM connected at
those positions.

CONVERT

PLINKs (PAM-CRASH) and CWELDs (NASTRAN) existing in Input files can be

selected by the CONVERT function so as to create connection points at their location.
FACEs

RM.DBL

FEM-FEM : compare two different FE-model meshes and identify which regions fall
outside a used specified distance.
SURFs

COONS

Auto-path option (flag button) is available for automatically identification of the

boundaries that will be used to define a new Surface.
CURVEs

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CONNECT

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Enhanced functionality. The user may Delete Hot-Points on 3D-curves by joining
adjacent curves.

POINTs
ONCURVE

Multiple segments, forming a chain of curves, may be selected.

GEOMETRY

DELETE

Deleting a Parent Face (LINK relationship) in every selection way (pick, box, etc.)
allows the user to Convert or to Delete the Child Face. If both Parent and Child
Faces are selected, no confirmation is required; both are deleted.
View Group

C.NODES

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MESH
New Functions
PERIMETERs
FL2CURV

Create 3D curves from the selected feature lines. The Corner Angle selection tool is
available to facilitate shell elements edges selection.
A convenient procedure to select in one step the drawing Feature Lines (as they are
defined by the GRAPHICS function) is:
- Deactivate the WIRE and BOUNDS view mode flag buttons.
- The Feature Lines are drawn. Select by box all these lines.
- Activate the WIRE flag if you have to add or exclude any edges using the Corner
Angle selection tool.
GRIDs

MV HOLE

(1) Resize the radius of holes.

(2) Slide nodes along holes.
(3) Translate the nodes along holes to the normal direction.
The 1, 2 and 3 keys (not from the numeric pad) control the three above options
respectively, while the focus is in the main ANSA window.
Corner Angle selection tool is provided to facilitate selections (feature lines around
holes)

SHELL MESH
RECONS

Apply Reconstruction parameters as they are defined using the PARAM. Function and
reconstruct the mesh generated on Macro Areas as well as the mesh of FE-Model. The
Feature Angle selection tool is available.
GUI utility for Feature Line (perimeters) Handling is available.
Results Preview and undo capability are provided.

PARAM.

Opens the Meshing Parameters window so as to define the Minimum and Maximum
Element Length, Triangle elements percentage and Reconstruction parameters either
for Macros or FE-Model.
Additional settings for:
-Feature Lines identification and Handling
- Freeze options, etc.

ADV.FR

Advancing Front meshing algorithm. Generate the mesh starting from the boundaries
of the Macro Areas. In combination with TRIA elements the function results in a mesh
suitable for CFD analysis.

BEST

Generate mesh on Macros using one of the available meshing algorithms that gives the
best quality according to QCHECK Skewness.

SMOOTH

Apply smoothness attributes on the mesh (both on Macro Areas and FE-Model).
Macros and Shells sub-options available to both Select and Visible options.
The Geometry mesh nodes are moved on the underlying geometry surface by the
Macros sub-option.
FEM nodes are moved on the shell elements surface, by both sub-options.
The Shells sub-option can be applied on Geometry mesh and moves the nodes on the
surface defined by the shell elements.
GUI utility for Feature Line (perimeters) Handling is available.

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Results Preview and undo capability are provided.

RECON. (flag button)

Apply reconstruction parameters on mesh generation (using any Meshing algorithm)

ZONE (flag button)

Impose the generation of quads around holes (internal perimeters).

ELEMENTs
INFO

(Group of functions has been renamed)

The function used to be in the SHELL MESH Group. Reports information about
selected shell element(s) only in the Text window.
You may select multiple elements by left box. Middle click to go through selected
elements. Each element is highlighted while its information is reported in the Text
window.

SPLIT

Pull down menu: options Shells & Solids (new!).

Solids: new function that can be used to divide Hexahedron or Pentahedron solid
elements.

RELEASE

Release shell elements generated on Macro Area from the underlying geometry without
harming their Node Ids, Element Ids, Property Ids and Material Ids. The released
elements still reside in the same Part
VOLUMEs

OFFSET

New algorithms hosted under a pull down menu:

OFFSET
LAYERED OFFSET : New function for boundary layers generation for CFD.
Function for the generation of volume layers from selected surfaces, including
penetration check, normals relaxation and smoothing, height and growth control.
PROJECT LAYERS : New function to project and connect free facets of volumes on
Macro Areas. This is mainly used to connect the volume layers created by the
LAYERED OFFSET option.

Enhancements
New Options & New Features
ANSA.defaults

maxelr variable is removed. No upper limit exists for the number of the generated
shell elements per Macro Area.

WELD SPOTs
ADHESIVE

Enhanced functionality and changes in the selection methods.

The appropriate shells, which define the flanges, are automatically identified according
to the given Search Distance and the rest of the parts participating in the adhesive
modeling. Specify these Parts by select them from the screen (left click).
The Feature Angle selection tool is available for the first part selection
New criterion added in the Adhesive window:
Fail if NORMAL Angle > : you can specify a maximum allowable angle value
between the normals of the two opposite facets of the adhesive solid elements to be
created between the two flanges. This is to avoid unwanted shells, which are located
within the specified search distance, to participate in the connection and lead to
distorted solid elements.
In cases of overlapping flanges, the adhesive solid elements cover them properly.

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MARK

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Box selection is available.
Right mouse button can be used to UNMARK weld spots.

UNMARK

The function affects also any remaining yellow weld spots, with no FEM connected at
those positions.
GRIDs

PASTE

Enhanced functionality regarding selection of nodes (e.g. Node Sets), the connectivity
type, as well as the position of the resulting pasted nodes.

MV FREE

As selection of nodes to be moved is confirmed (middle click) the status of the flag
buttons (X,Y,Z) in the MOVE window can be controlled (ON/OFF) by the 1, 2 and 3
keys (not from the numeric keyboard) respectively.

A.PASTE

Added NAME Filter in Auto Paste window. Nodes, which have been assigned the same
Name, are selected pasted, provided that their distance falls within the specified
tolerance value.
MACROs

LENGTH

Is the function that applies the element length to all perimeters of a Macro Area and
used to be located in the SHELL MESH Group.

CUT

A pull down hosts both CUT and Prj-Cut functions.

PRJ.CUT

The button has been removed. Integrated into CUT function.

SHELL MESH

Re-generate

Additional option in the pull down menus of Shell Mesh algorithms, which firstly
Erases the Mesh on the SELECTED Macro Areas, and secondly Generates a mesh
according to the chosen function.

MIXED/QUAD/TRIA

All options are hosted under a pull down menu. The default-activated option is saved in
the ANSA.defaults file.

2nd ORD

Status (ON / OFF) is saved in the ANSA.defaults file.

MIN LEN

Buttons have been removed. The Minimum Element Length and the Triangles (%)
Percentage may be defined in the Meshing Parameters window accessed by the
PARAM. (SHELL MESH) function.

TRI: _%
ELEMENTs

The ELEMENTs (MAN.) Group is renamed.

REDUCE

Improve Quality > Minimum Length:

Grow Over: enlarge element sides, which their length is greater than the given value.
Paste Under: paste element sides, which their length is smaller than the given input
value.

PENETR.

Rigid Parts (Properties assigned Rigid Material) are not checked for self-penetration.

TO-SURF
TRANSL
OFFSET

Feature Angle window: Area selection option is available based on the feature angle
input value. The feature angle value bounds an area and all elements lying within are
automatically selected.

SPLIT

Right click Joins two triangle shells to one quadrilateral.

VOLUMEs

MESHV
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Their functionality is replaced by the improved new option [TET+LAYERS].
Both options [TET MESH] and [TET+LAYERS] have improvements in the algorithm
with respect to speed, and now support the automatic generation of pyramid elements
from quad surface elements at the boundaries of the volume.
Pyramid solid elements generation, based on quadrilateral shell elements.

PARAM

New interface of Tetra Meshing Parameters window for the control of the tetra element
generation.
Values for each definition can be saved in ANSA.defaults.

MAP

New intermediate (optional) step during element generation and preview for
smoothing, in order to correct quality problems occurring in complicated geometries.

OFFSET, MAP, TRANS,

GLIDE, SWEEP, ROT

Feature Angle window: Area selection option is available based on the feature angle
input value. The feature angle value bounds an area and all elements lying within are
automatically selected.

FOCUS
EXTREME

The function affects also BEAM/BAR/ROD (line elements) exceeding the Crash Time
Step criterion threshold value.
VIEW

HIDDEN

Line elements (e.g.: Bars, Beams, Rods), which their time step value exceeds the crash
time step criteria thresholds, are colored in MAGENTA if the HIDDEN FLAG is
activated.

M.Pnt.

The middle point of Solid Elements facets is displayed.

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DECKS
New Functions
EXPLODE
(GRIDs/ NODE Groups)

Explode , Explode 2D, Move, Unexplode options.

Break apart an area of your model so that the internal structure, the separate elements
and their relationship, is clearly shown.
A very useful tool that facilitates manipulation of zero-length elements and coincident
nodes.
The Exploded view is saved in ANSA database.
The Exploded view display is controlled by the EXPLODE flag button in the
Presentation Parameters window (F11)

P.NODES (ELEMENT)

Paste nodes connection element. Definition through 1-D Elements Definition window.

BOLT

Definition of Bolt connection between two or more opposite flanges. Flexible selection
modes are provided (manual or automatic) as well as a variety of elements (depending
on the Deck) so as to create the Head and the Body of the Bolt.

(AUXILIARIES Group)
REFERENCE
(List management
windows, e.g. SETs,
CURVEs, BOXes,
TABLES, etc.)
COMPOSITE Materials
(Shell elements)

REFERENCE operation button informs about the entities of the model that reference
the entry selected from the list.

UTIL>Mat.Orient. (Nastran, LS-Dyna)

Tool for application of material orientation vector for non-orthotropic materials.
Calculation of PCOMP Effective Engineering Properties (E, ) and ABD (6x6) matrix

COMMENT
(AUXILIARIES)

Ability to include general comments for the working model. Comments are saved both
in FE Model Output and ANSA database.

MATDB

New algorithm and enhanced interface for the Material Databases management.
Variety of options and operations are added so as to handle the import, export and
generation of Material Databases.
The Material IDs are preserved in the imported Mat DB. You may keep the same MIDs
also when copying the materials to the ANSA file M.LIST.
The function is added in the ABAQUS and RADIOSS Decks.
CHECK

CONNECTIVITY: checks if there are any unconnected parts in the model and,
moreover, isolates a part and stepwise reveal the connectors and the parts that are
connected with.
MODEL DATA: checks the correctness of model entities and identifies any failed
elements so as to be fixed.
The failed elements are listed in the Check Model window that appears.
Focus operations are available on the listed failed elements.
Relative messages reported in the Text window too.

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Enhancements
New Options & New Features
COMMENTS
In all cards, in all decks

Additional field in all entry cards in order to define comments for the corresponding
entity.
Attributes which are saved as Comments in the output neutral files are:
! PIDs and MIDs Colors
! Groups / Parts structure and names, as well as any Link Groups/Parts
! Entities Names
! Entity ID number, in the case it is not supported in output format
Input comments in the cards.

Master Series MS9

Input and Output support of Master Series 9. Option to select the format is available in
the Output Parameters window.
Unique colors are assigned to materials of MSeries input files.

Cross Section visibility

Cross Section attributes as they are defined in the Properties cards of BARs and BEAMs
are visible in green color (ENT.. or EL. THICK color view modes) or in the
corresponding Property or Material color (PID and MID color view modes
respectively).
The Bar / Beam CrossSection flag in the Presentation Parameters window (F11)
controls the visibility of the cross sections.

Edit - Filtering - Modify

(EFM tool)

New functions added for String manipulation.

For PROPs and MATs: the ALL PROPs and ALL MATs options correspondingly,
are added under the PICK pull down menu. Thus, massive operations can be applied to
all types of properties and materials simultaneously and not only by type. This
additional option appears only if more than one type exist.
Ability to create user defined variables to be used within the EFM Tool, as well as in
other ANSA procedures and functions.
(see section 12.8.2 of the updated ANSA v11.x Users Guide PDF document)

<F12>
Deck Parameters window

The status of the flag buttons (active/inactive) for the corresponding type of elements
are saved in the ANSA.defaults file using the SETTINGS>SAVE SETTINGS.

F7

Inquire the location of an entity (e.g.: NODE) whose ID exists in a field (e.g.: Node ID)
of an entry card, by pressing the < F7 > key in the respective field. The view is focused
at the corresponding entity. The mouse pointer is placed automatically at this entity too.

Split 1-D elements

A line (1-D) element (BAR, BEAM, etc) may be split in two using the following
functions:
TOPO>HOT POINTs>INSERT
TOPO>HOT POINTs>PROJECT
TOPO>HOT POINTs>PARAM.
MESH>HOT POINTs>INSERT
MESH>HOT POINTs>PROJECT
MESH>HOT POINTs>PARAM.
MESH>GRIDs>INSERT
DECKs (all) > GRIDs/NODEs >INSERT

User specified ranges for

IDs generated during
output

ANSA.defaults
User specified ranges for IDs generated during output:
If the respective ID ranges are free, then ANSA will use these IDs to user specified
GRIDs, SETs, CONM2s and SEGMENTs.
# output_gen_id_range<GRID> = min : max
# output_gen_id_range<SET> = min : max

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# output_gen_id_range<CONM2> = min : max
# output_gen_id_range<SEGMENT> = min : max

Box selection available. The cards of the selected nodes/entities open sequentially while
the corresponding node/entity is highlighted.

INFO
(All Groups)

Information reported in the Text window.

GRIDs/ NODEs
INFO

PICK: a Name can be also used to inquire a Node.

PASTE

Enhanced functionality regarding selection of nodes (e.g. Node Sets), the connectivity
type, as well as the position of the resulting pasted nodes.
Solid elements are not deleted if there is the ability to be converted into an other type of
Solid element (e.g. from Hexa to Penta).

MATCH

The procedure of the function is changed. Box selection is available.

Select the node or nodes to be relocated.
Middle click to confirm
Pick the position of t

MOVE

As selection of nodes to be moved is confirmed (middle click) the status of the flag
buttons (X,Y,Z) in the MOVE window can be controlled (ON/OFF) by the 1, 2 and 3
keys (from the main keyboard) respectively.
COORDINATE
SYSTEMs
The LOCK flag button takes into account also the visibility of COORDs.
If the BEST (FOCUS) function is used to left click an axis of a COORD, this axis is
adjusted to be vertical to the screens plane.

CORD2 (NASTRAN)
CORD (ABAQUS)
SYSTEM (LS-DYNA)
FREE (PAM-CRASH)
FIXED (RADIOSS)

Pressing the F1 key while the mouse cursor is placed in the coordinate fields, allows the
user to pick (left click) a node so as to determine its coordinates for the systems
definition.

ELEMENT
UTIL

RIGIDIZE : New interface window.

The function works on non-visible and/or selected elements (flag button options).
Change Type : the Target elements preserve the Names of the converted ones.

AUXILIARIES
SET

CONS selection mode. Select macro areas perimeter segments to use their nodes.
RANGE selection mode. You can specify a range of NODE or Property IDs to be
included in a SET.
A RANGE SET is output as SET_NODE_LIST_GENERATE in LS-DYNA and as
/GRNOD/GENE/ in RADIOSS.
Feature Angle Selection mode in a pop up window where an area, such as shell
elements, solid elements faces (FACETS), has to be selected.
EDIT: as the SET card opens, a message appears in the Text window reporting about
the number and the type of the SETs components.
REFERENCE : provides information in the Text window, about the number and the
type of the selected SETs components. Moreover, the entities that this SET is

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referenced (e.g.: CONTACT, RBODY etc.) are reported.
SETs assigned the same Name are merged during INPUT or MERGE (FILE).

Curves and Tables

D.INFO

A field is added in all Curve graphic cards indicating the Points used for the Curve (or
Table) definition.
AREA: New option for the front area calculation depending on the current view.
The status of the flag buttons (active/inactive) and the classes of the quality criteria are
saved in the ANSA.defaults file using the SETTINGS>SAVE SETTINGS.
ALL, NONE, INVERT buttons for quick selection are added.
The Crash Time Step for Line Elements (Beams, Bars, Truss, etc.) is calculated and
reported in the DECK REPORT INFORMATION window.
Inquire such information by activating the Crash flag button and the respective
classes in the Deck Info Parameters window
SELECTED: Entities / Nodes Selection mode.
All, None and Invert operation buttons added in order to facilitate the selection
of the flag buttons in the DECK REPORT INFORMATION window.
Warning in the Text window notification if negative volume element is found.
Deck report information file can be created through the Session File.

GEOMETRY
TRANSL.
ROTATE
SYMMETRY
MIRROR
TRANSF.

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Functions are added in DECKs menus.

Selection Mode Entities and Nodes available.
Using the Nodes selection mode for MOVE option the user may relocate the selected
nodes, and therefore the related elements, without harming the connectivity between
neighbor elements.
Using the Nodes selection mode for COPY option the user may copy the selected nodes
to the defined position.

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NASTRAN
New Functions
ELEMENTs
CELASi

CELASS1, CELLAS2, CELLAS3, CELLAS4 (ONE TWO NODES)

CDAMPi

CDAMP1, CDAMP2, CDAMP3, CDAMP4

(ONE TWO NODES)

CMASSi

CMASS1, CMASS2, CMASS3, CMASS4

(ONE TWO NODES)

UTIL

Mat. Orient.
Tool for the definition or modification of the material orientation vector for modeling
composite and other non-orthotropic materials (this vector can be visualized by
activating the respective flag in the F11 window).
The vector is defined as an angle in the element entry card. For the angle definition the
user specifies a direction vector or selects any valid coordinate system and this is
projected on visible elements. Elements with a normal vector nearly aligned (angle less
than a given limit) to this user specified direction can optionally be identified and put in
a set so that the user can always check the quality of the projection.
Changed Draw of Mat. Orient in F11. The vector is drawn in the theta direction. (First
Ply angle is not added)
B.C SETs

SUPORT

Management window for SUPORT Boundary Condition Sets manipulation and

definition.
SPCs

SUPORT

Definition of SUPORT, SUPORT1 entries on Set and Node.

LOADs

RFORCE

Definition of RFORCE entries on Set and Node.

Enhancements
New Options & New Features
GRIDs
GRID
SPOINT
EPOINT

FEM Nodes where Permanent single-points constraints (PS field) have been assigned,
are colored blue.
New entry card for Nastran Nodes. The TYPE pull down menu provides the option to
define GRID, SPOINT and EPOINT.
! Cannot convert a GRID, already used by an element, to SPOINT or EPOINT.
SPOINT and EPOINT colored green.
Imported SPOINT located at the (0,0,0) position.
When the TYPE is set to SPOINT or EPOINT the cp and x1, x2, x3 fields are labeled in
lower case letters indicating that they dont correspond to NASTRAN card. Despite this
you may use ANSA capabilities to handle them (e.g.: define a Coordinate System in the
cp field).

COORDs
CORD2
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cylindrical Coordinate System (type 2).

Regardless the option chosen from the pull down menu of the CORD2 function, pick a
CBEND element (left click).
ELEMENTs
CWELD

New Entry card.

The CONNECTIONS Manager creates one CWELD per pair of Flanges. One GRID is
created per CWELD (GS). Each CWELD is presented accordingly.

CONM2

CONM2 on Set option: the Property Mass distribution mode is added.

The user may determine the mass that the selected Property Set should have. The
residual mass value is automatically calculated and distributed as equal concentrated
mass elements on the nodes of the SET.

UTIL

Change Type:
CMASS1 and CMASS2 types added in the list.

RBE2

SET option. A set may be selected to define RBE2.

RBE3

UM field is supported.
The Gi node Ids (Slave nodes), their corresponding weighting factors WTi and
component numbers Ci (DOFs) of RBE3s can be modified using the
ELEMENTs>EFM>Modify.
B.C. SETs

HEADER

The Following Parameters added in the Case Manager.

PARAM,
PARAM,
PARAM,
PARAM,

INREL
MODACC
OMAXR
PRGPST

The PLOT option for ESE is added.

LOADs
PLOAD2

For the Shell definition option the Feature Angle selection tool is provided.

PLOAD4

For the Element definition option the Feature Angle tool is provided to facilitate the
Solids facets selection

AUXILIARIES
TABLE

TABLES option (TABLES1 renamed to TABLES).

The TABLEST (material property table for non-linear elastic temperature-dependent
materials) is supported.
The TABLES management window listing both TABLES1 and TABLST entries, which
are filtered by the corresponding flag buttons.
The TABLEST button opens the TABLST card listing available TABLES1 entries
that can be selected for the TABLEST definition. A View utility button is provided for
the listed TABLES1.
PROPs

PBUSHT

PBUSHT is defined through the respective PBUSH card by a respective pull down
menu.

PDAMPT

PDAMPT is defined through the respective PDAMP card by a respective pull down
menu.

PCOMP

Opening a PCOMP card (EDIT) a message reported in the Text window about the
PCOMP Engineering Effective Properties (E, ) and ABD (6x6) matrix.

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New Keywords
SUPORT
SUPORT1
SPOINT
EPOINT (output)
RFORCE

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CELAS3
CELAS4
CDAMP3
CDAMP4
CMASS1
CMASS2
CMASS3
CMASS4

PARAM,
PARAM,
PARAM,
PARAM,

INREL
MODACC
OMAXR
PRGPST

PMASS
PDAMPT
TABLEST

ESE (PLOT)

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ABAQUS
New Functions
NODEs
UTIL

Change SYSTEM : change the SYSTEM ID in the nodes card.

Change TRANSFORM : change the TRANSFORM ID in the nodes card.
ELEMENTs

GASKET

GK3D6, GK3D8 gasket elements can be created.

In SHADOW view mode a shaded triangular or quadrilateral shell, respectively, is drawn
in the middle distance of the gasket element

UTIL

Change Type >2D-Entities :

Shells (FEM or Geometry) can be converted to Rigid (R3_) and vice versa.
Change Type >3D-Entities :
Solid element (FEM or Volume) can be converted to Gasket and vice versa.
CONSTRAINTs

EQUATION

NEW & BRANCH options available.

MPC

NEW, SET & BRANCH options available.

New entry card.
Support of Node Sets definition in *MPCs input/output.
AUXILIARIES

STEP

STEP ID number is given to each step. This is referred by CLOAD, DLOAD,

BOUNDARY, CONTROLS.
The order of STEPS in the HISTORY DATA window defines the execution sequence.
In the ANSA.defaults file there are some already defined Output Variables (NODAL,
ELEMENT, CONTACT, ENERGY and MODAL Variables) as comments under the
Abq *STEP Output Variables section. Implement the desired strings in the
defaults settings by erasing the comment character (#). The flag buttons of the predefined variables will be activated in the corresponding cards by default each time an
ANSA session starts. Add manually (using an editor such as Vi) more variables if
necessary.

PRTENS

PRE-TENSION SECTION definition and management.

NEW: ELEMENT & SURFACE options.

INTERFER

Contact interference (type=contact pair) management. A contact interference is

automatically created as a Contact Pair is defined and has the same name and kept
always updated, with the Contact pair name.
The management window that appears by the INTERFER function lists the already
defined Contact Pairs. Relative flag buttons filter the listed Contacts regarding the
existence of Contact Interference definition.

D.TABLE

DATA TABLE management.

NEW: three available options to define a new Data Table.
2-columns (XY) : 2-columns DATA TABLE. One 2D curve displays the (X,Y) pair of
values. The abscissa describes the X values, input in the first column. The ordinate
describes the Y values, input in the second column

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3-columns (XZ YZ): 3-columns DATA TABLE. Two 2D-curves are drawn. A green
one for (X,Z) pair of values and a red one for the (Y,Z) pair of values. The abscissa
describes the Z values input in the third column. The ordinate hosts the values of both X
and Y values, which are input in the first and second columns respectively.
3-columns (XY:Z) : 3-columns DATA TABLE. Multiple 2D curves. Each one describes
(X,Y) pair of values for a set of constant Z values. The abscissa describes the X values,
input in the first column. The ordinate describes the Y values, input in the second column
and the constant value of Z (third column) is displayed on each curve.
MAT DEP

Function button has been removed.

CONTROLS

Pull down menu options:

*CONTROLS
*CONTACT CONTROLS
*CONSTRAINT CONTROLS
MATs

NEW

New Material Definition interface.

Select between MATERIAL & GASKET BEHAVIOR options.
The Material card has been enhanced with additional keywords.
Material Database management is implemented in ABAQUS Deck.

MATDB
CHECK

DEPENDENCY: Checks Dependency Errors regarding:

- Constraints
- Boundaries
- PRE-TENSION SECTION node.
"Autofix" for PRE_TENSION SECTION error is available (Middle mouse button)
-Pre-tension section node cannot belong to another element,
-If it is used by a *BOUNDARY or *CLOAD the DOF must be 1.

Enhancements
New Options & New Features
ELEMENTs
MASS

Set option: the Property Mass distribution mode is added. The user may determine the
mass that the selected Property Set should have. The residual mass value is automatically
calculated and distributed as equal concentrated mass elements on the nodes of the SET.
CONSTRAINTs

INFO

Coupling constraints: Ci, Gi, WTi, DOF fields can be modified using the EFM tool.

KINEM-DISTR

Both functions lead to the *COUPLING card.

A switch menu in the card is available so as to define the proper Coupling type:
*DISTRIBUTING COUPLING / DCOUP3D
*KINEMATIC COUPLING
*DISTRIBUTING
*KINEMATIC.

AUXILIARIES
AMPLTD

TIME option is added in the *AMPLITUDE card.

CONTACT

The CONTACTs orientation is displayed by 'X' and 'O' symbol on the respective side

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of Shells, Segments and Gasket faces.

The *CLEARANCE can be defined by a pull down menu. The YES option activates
the VALUE parameter field.

CHECK

REGIONS: new interface. VISIBLE and SELECT options are provided.

!
!

VISIBLE: checks the SETs whose entities are visible.

SELECT: opens the SETS LIST with the existing shell, solid, part sets, and you
may specify the SET that should be checked.

In both cases the function works on the currently visible entities.

There is now an option to work either on all visible sets, or on one set with single
selection from list.
PROPs

BEAM SECTION & ELEMENT TYPE card.

For the TYPE option: GENERAL SECTION
The following options are added for the SECTION :
BOX
CIRC
HEX
I
L
PIPE
RECT
TRAPEZOID

New Keywords
NODEs

*SYSTEM

ELEMENTs

GK3D6
GK3D6N
GK3D8
GK3D8N

LOADS

*DSLOAD

HISTORY DATA

*STEP
*END STEP
*OUTPUT
*NODE OUTPUT
*ELEMENT OUTPUT
*ENERGY OUTPUT
*MODAL OUTPUT
*CONTACT OUTPUT
*NODE FILE
*EL FILE
*ENERGY FILE
*MODAL FILE
*CONTACT FILE
*PRINT
*NODE PRINT
*EL PRINT

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*ENERGY PRINT
*MODAL PRINT
*CONTACT PRINT
*STATIC
*FREQUENCY
*MODAL DYNAMIC
*RANDOM RESPONSE
*STEADY STATE DYNAMICS
*STEADY STATE TRANSPORT
*BUCKLE
*COUPLED TEMPERATURE-DISPLACEMENT
*MASS DIFFUSION
*DYNAMIC
*GEOSTATIC
*HEAT TRANSFER
*VISCO
CONSTRAINTS

PROPERTIES

MATERIALS

*EQUATION
*COUPLING
*KINEMATIC
*DISTRIBUTING
*SHEAR CENTER
*CENTROID
*BIAXIAL TEST DATA
*UNIAXIAL TEST DATA
*VOLUMETRIC TEST DATA
*PLANAR TEST DATA
*DAMPING
*INELASTIC HEAT FRACTION
*GASKET
*GASKET
*GASKET
*GASKET
*GASKET

BEHAVIOR
CONTACT AREA
ELASTICITY
SECTION
THICKNESS BEHAVIOR

CONTROLS

*CONTROLS
*CONSTRAINT CONTROLS
*CONTACT CONTROLS

Contacts

*PRE-TENSION SECTION
*CONTACT INTERFERENCE

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LS-DYNA
New Functions
FILE>OUTPUT>
LS-DYNA

Available option to output in 970 format.

Support of 2nd order TETRA Solid element (10 nodes).

ELEMENT
SPH

Node & Set options for *ELEMENT_SPH definition..

PLOTEL

PLOTEL Nastran element is also valid in Ls-Dyna 970 as *ELEMENT_PLOTEL having

no property. It is written in deck file only if check button "Output 970 Format" in
Output parameters window is activated during output.

UTIL.

Mat. Orient
Tool for the definition or modification of the material orientation vector for modeling
composite and other non-orthotropic materials (this vector can be visualized by
activating the respective flag in the F11 window). The vector is defined as an angle in the
element entry card. For the angle definition the user specifies a direction vector or selects
any valid coordinate system and this is projected on visible elements. Elements with a
normal vector nearly aligned (angle less than a given limit) to this user specified
direction can optionally be identified and put in a set so that the user can always check
the quality of the projection.
Changed Draw of Mat. Orient in F11. The vector is drawn in the psi direction. (First Ply
angle is not added)
Change Order
Convert 1st order Tetra Solid elements (4 nodes) to 2nd order Tetra Solid (10 nodes) and
vice versa.
CONSTRAINED

INTERP

NEW & BRANCH options for *CONSTRAINED_INTERPOLATION definition.

INITIAL

STRAIN

*INITIAL_STRAIN definition.

STRESS

*INITIAL_STRESS definition (BEAM, SHELL, SOLID options)

AUXILIARIES

DATABASE

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New pull down menu along with additional options.

BINARY_OPTION
CROSS_SECTION
EXTENT_BINARY
EXTENT_OPTION
HISTORY_OPTION
NODAL_FORCE_GROUP
OPTION
TRACER
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Enhancements
New Options & New Features
NODE

FEM Nodes where translational or rotational constraints (TC-RC field) have been
assigned are colored blue.

DEFINE_COORD.
NODES

A switch FLAG (options 0 , 1) is added in the *DEFINE COORDINATE NODES card.

ELEMENT

MASS

Set option: the Property Mass distribution mode is added. The user may determine the
mass that the selected Property Set should have. The residual mass value is automatically
calculated and distributed as equal concentrated mass elements on the nodes of the SET.

UTIL

Change Type >2-D Entities:

Shell elements generated on Macro Areas (Geometry) can be converted to Segments and
vice versa.
Change Type >3-D Entities:
Volume elements (solids) can be converted to TSHELLs and vice versa.

TSHELL

In SHADOW view mode a shaded shell is displayed in the middle distance of the
TSHELL element bases

CONSTRAINED
JOINTs

New cards. ID option supported.

CONSTRAINED JOINT STIFFNESS (GENERALIZED and FLEXION-TORSION)
is integrated as additional option in the JOINT cards.
New JOINT types :
JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL_MOTOR
JOINT_ROTATIONAL_MOTOR
JOINT_RACK_AND_PINION
ASSISTANT: at the last step of the Joints definition
(JOINT ASSISTANT Finish window) the flag button Define Joint Stiffness is
added.
By activating this flag the Joint card opens. CONSTRAINED JOINT STIFFNESS is
generated (GENERALIZED option is the default) between the Rigid Parts that have been
selected for the Joints definition.

JOINT_STIFNESS

Button is removed. The Joint Stiffness definition is integrated in the Joint card.
CONSTRAINED JOINT STIFFNESS cards are automatically merged in the
corresponding CONSTRAINED_JOINT_OPTION cards in imported files (Input *.key
or OPEN *.ansa files from older ANSA versions).

RIGBO

NEW & LIST options in a pull down menu.

The LIST option opens a window that lists in tree structure the already defined
Constraint Rigid Bodies. The Master Part appears as a folder while its Slave Parts
as files underneath the folder.
Graphic utilities are provided in order to identify the listed Rigid Parts and their type
(Master or Slave) in the Constraint definition.
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pressed instead, the CONSTRAINED RIGID BODIES card appears, having no IDs for
PIDM and PIDS. Type a question mark <?> in each of these fields so as to open the
RIGID PARTS Help List and select (double left click) among the listed Parts.
WLDSPT

SET option is added. A set may be selected to define a constrained generalized weld spot
option.
SET is supported in Input/Output.

ND_R_BD

SET option is added. A set may be selected to define a constrained nodal rigid body.
SET is supported in Input/Output.

ND_SET

SET option is added. A set may be selected to define a constrained node set.
SET is supported in Input/Output.

EXT_NOD

If no Rigid Part is selected from the graphic area and the Middle mouse button is pressed
instead, the RIGID PARTS Help List appears, in order to select (double left click) one of
the listed Parts.
Extra Node and Extra Node Sets can be put in a Part.

BOUNDARY
MOTION

DOF : 4, -4, 8, -8 are supported.

If one of the above DOF options is selected the vector pull-down menu and the
coord field appears in the card.
The VID is determined by the combination of the axis type (X, Y, Z) under the
vector menu and the Coordinate System ID that is given in the coord field (0 is the
global system).
The proper keyword (*DEFINE_VECTOR) is created automatically in the output file.

AUXILIARIES
CONTACT

NEW Contact types added:

*CONTACT_ERODING_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE
*CONTACT_ERODING_SINGLE_SURFACE
*CONTACT_ERODING_NODES_TO_SURFACE
*CONTACT_ENTITY
Contact 2D supported
*CONTACT_2D_SLIDING_ONLY
*CONTACT_2D_TIED_SLIDING
*CONTACT_2D_SLIDING_VOID
*CONTACT_2D_PENALTY_FRICTION
*CONTACT_2D_PENALTY
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC_SINGLE_SURFACE
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC_NODE_TO_SURFACE
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_IN_CONTINUUM
The default value of BSORT in Optional Card A is zero (0).

RIGDWAL

INFO & FILT.MOD. options.

New entry card for *RIGIDWALL PLANAR & GEOMETRIC options.
Enhanced capabilities in definition, selection and graphics.
(e.g.: The FINITE rigid wall may be defined as a PLANE surface on a Working Plane).

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DATABASE

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CROSS_SECTION_PLANE:
FLIP option is available under the EDIT button, which inverts the direction of the
Cross Section Plane.
The visibility of *DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION is controlled by the
*DB_CROSS_SECTION flag button in the DECK PARAMETERS window
<F12>.
Zero and blank values are valid for set of
*DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_PLANE
*DATABASE_CROSS_SECTION_PLANE can be re-located using the functions
of the GEOMETRY Group (TRANSL., SYMMETRY, MIRROR, etc.).
HISTORY_OPTION:
SET options are supported. Up to 24 sets for every keyword may be defined.
ID Option is supported.
NODE_LOCAL and NODE_SET_LOCAL also supported.

CONTROL

CONTROLS: The pull down menu is sorted according to the additional control
keywords.
*TITLE option, to define the respective keyword, is added.

CURVE

The CURVES and TABLES flag buttons added in the LOAD_CURVEs list window so
as to filter the listed entries accordingly (*DEFINE_CURVE and *DEFINE_TABLE).
In the DEFINE_TABLE window a View button is provided, in order to see (not edit)
the listed available DEFINE_CURVE entries.
Option _TITLE for *DEFINE_TABLE is supported.

DUMMY

AutoCreate:
- New more flexible interface.
- Improved and faster algorithm.
- Dummy members can be handled by the PARTS MANAGER>SET function so as to be
located to the proper Member Part.
Rotate: New Rotate window.
- The Stop angles of joint stiffness definition, the calculated Total current angle are
displayed.
- Message appears in the case of Stop Angle value violation.
NOTE: Is suggested to apply AutoCreate once again to Dummy models that have been
saved as a separate ANSA files by previous versions (e.g.: v11.2.4 or older), in order to
implement the enhancements of the function into the dummys hierarchy and take full
advantages of the improved algorithm.

INTFACE

*INTERFACE_ keyword is output in all modes (All Model - Visible).

DB OPTs

Button has been removed. Functions have been integrated into the new DATABASE
function
PROPs

NEW

SPH option to define the respective *PART & *SECTION keywords, is added
MAT

NEW

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MAT77_MAT_OGDEN_RUBBER, MAT139_MAT_MODIFIED_FORCE_LIMITED,
MAT120_MAT_GURSON,
MAT120_MAT_GURSON_RCDC (970 only)

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New Keywords
The ID option is supported in 970 format. If no 970 format is chosen in the Output
Parameters window the ID numbers are saved as ANSA_ID COMMENTS in the
output file.
*CONSTRAINED

_ID option is supported also

*CONSTRAINED_INTERPOLATION
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_RACK_AND_PINION
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_RACK_AND_PINION_LOCAL
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ROTATIONAL_MOTOR
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_ROTATIONAL_MOTOR_LOCAL
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL_MOTOR
*CONSTRAINED_JOINT_TRANSLATIONAL_MOTOR_LOCAL

Contacts

_TITLE, _ID, _MPP options are also supported.

*CONTACT_ERODING_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE
*CONTACT_ERODING_SINGLE_SURFACE
*CONTACT_ERODING_NODES_TO_SURFACE

Contacts 2D

_TITLE, _ID, _MPP options are also supported.

*CONTACT_2D_SLIDING_ONLY
*CONTACT_2D_TIED_SLIDING
*CONTACT_2D_SLIDING_VOID
*CONTACT_2D_PENALTY_FRICTION
*CONTACT_2D_PENALTY
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC_SINGLE_SURFACE
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_TO_SURFACE
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC_NODE_TO_SURFACE
*CONTACT_2D_AUTOMATIC_SURFACE_IN_CONTINUUM

*CONTROL

*CONTROL_COARSEN
*CONTROL_EFG
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_BUCKLE
*CONTROL_IMPLICIT_MODES
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_AUTOMATIC
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CHECK_SPEED
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CONTACT_DISTRIBUTE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_CONTACT_ISOLATE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_FILE
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_METHOD
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_NUMPROC
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_RCBLOG
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_SHOW
*CONTROL_MPP_DECOMPOSITION_TRANSFORMATION
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NOD3DUMP
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NODUMP
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_NOFULL
*CONTROL_MPP_IO_SWAPBYTES
*CONTROL_SOLID: Reorder the input node ID's for a 10-node tetrahedron in LSDYNA according to the *CONTROL_SOLID PM[i] values.
PM[i] values supported only in INPUT (not OUTPUT).

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*DATABASE

July 2003

_ID option is also supported

*DATABASE_ADAMS
*DATABASE_EXTENT
*DATABASE_EXTENT_SSSTAT
*DATABASE_HISTORY_SPH
*DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE_LOCAL
*DATABASE_HISTORY_NODE_SET_LOCAL
BINARY field has been added in all *DATABASE_OPTION keywords (970)
In *DATABASE_EXTENT_BINARY keyword optional 3rd card has been added
(970)
*ELEMENT

*ELEMENT_BEAM_OFFSET
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ORIENTATION
*ELEMENT_BEAM_ORIENTATION_OFFSET
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID_OFFSET
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID_ORIENTATION
*ELEMENT_BEAM_PID_ORIENTATION_OFFSET
*ELEMENT_SOLID

with 10 nodes (second order)

*ELEMENT_PLOTEL
*ELEMENT_SPH
Equation of States

_TITLE option is also supported.

*EOS_GRUNEISEN
*EOS_IGNITION_AND_GROWTH_OF_REACTION_IN_HE
*EOS_JWL
*EOS_JWLB
*EOS_LINEAR_POLYNOMIAL_WITH_ENERGY_LEAK
*EOS_PROPELLANT_DEFLAGRATION
*EOS_RATIO_OF_POLYNOMIALS
*EOS_SACK_TUESDAY
*EOS_TABULATED
*EOS_TABULATED_COMPACTION
*EOS_TENSOR_PORE_COLLAPSE

*INITIAL

*INITIAL_STRAIN_SHELL
*INITIAL_STRESS_BEAM
*INITIAL_STRESS_SHELL
*INITIAL_STRESS_SOLID

MATERIALS

_TITLE option is also supported.

Supported Materials specified as Type numbers
(e.g.: MAT_ELASTIC as MAT_001, MAT_RIGID as MAT_020, etc.) are read in too.
*MAT_BRITTLE_DAMAG
*MAT_GURSON
*MAT_GURSON_RCDC
*MAT_HYPERELASTIC_RUBBER
*MAT_MODIFIED_FORCE_LIMITED
*MAT_OGDEN_RUBBER

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*PART

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*PART_{OPTION1}_{OPTION2}_{OPTION3}_{OPTION4}
OPTIONs :
INERTIA
CONTACT
PRINT
ATTACHMENT_NODES_
OPTIONS defined in any order can be read in.

*SECTION

*SECTION_SPH ( _TITLE option is also supported )

RIGID WALLs

_ID option is also supported.

*RIGIDWALL_PLANAR_{OPTION}_{OPTION}_{OPTION}
OPTIONs:(the _ID for OPTIONs is also supported)
ORTHO
FINITE
MOVING
FORCES
OPTIONS defined in any order can be read in.

SETs

SET_NODE_LIST_GENERATE
For Node SETs defined only by the RANGE option

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PAM-CRASH
New Functions
CONSTRAINTS
RBODY 0

SET option is added. A set may be selected to define a RBODY type 0,3 or 4. The type
of entities used to define the set (e.g. MAT, ELE, NOD, BOX etc) is supported in Input
and Output.

RBODY 3
RBODY 4

The NCOG may be defined automatically both in NODES and SET options.
Separated function buttons.
Common entry card. The type may be selected through a pull down menu in the card.

Enhancements
New Options & New Features
NODAL ENT
MASS

Set option: the Property Mass distribution mode is added. The user may determine the
mass that the selected Material Set should have. The residual mass value is automatically
calculated and distributed as equal concentrated mass elements on the nodes of the SET.
ELEMENT ENT.
Support of Pam PENTA solid elements with N1, N2, N3, N4=N3, N5, N6, N7, N8=N7.
Support of 3 node Segments with N1, N2=N1, N3, N4 and N1, N2, N3=N2, N4

PLINK

New Entry card.

The MATs fields of the PLINK layers are added.

UTIL

Change Type >1-D Entities:

The RBODY (Non Pam) and RBODY 0,3,4 exist in the From: and To: lists,
so as to switch NASTRAN RBE2 (Non PamCrash RBODY) to RBODY 0, 3 or 4.
Change Type >2-D Entities:
Shell elements generated on Macro Areas (Geometry) can be converted to Segments and
vice versa.
Change Type >3-D Entities:Volume elements (solids) can be converted to BSHELs and vice versa

BSHEL

In SHADOW view mode a shaded shell is displayed in the middle distance of the
BSHEL element bases
CONSTRAINTS

RBODY 1

TWO-NODES & THREE-NODES options.

Support for Pam RBODY ITRB 1 (spotweld) with 3 nodes. For 3-nodes option the last
selected node is set to NODE1 field in the RBODY card.

NODCO

SET option is added. A set may be selected to define a NODAL CONSTRAINT card.

RWALL

INFO & FILT.MOD. options. New entry card.

Keyword RWALL_/_ , types 0, 4 and 20 are supported.
Sub-keyword ALL is supported.

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SLINT

July 2003

Slave group for SLINT / type 36 is output as FACEMA, when the set contains Solid
Material(s).

PLOT OUTPUT
INFO

SECFO_/
FLIP option is available under the EDIT button, which inverts the direction of
the Cross Section Plane.
Switch menu SET/ALL is provided so as to define a specific SET ID or ALL the
entities of the model respectively.
The SECFO flag button in the DECK PARAMETERS window <F12> controls
the visibility of SECFO_/.
SECFO_/_ plane can be re-located using the functions of the GEOMETRY
Group (TRANSL., SYMMETRY, MIRROR, etc.).
AUXILIARIES

DUMMY

AutoCreate:
! New more flexible interface.
! Improved and faster algorithm.
! Dummy members can be handled by the PARTS MANAGER>SET function so as to
be located to the proper Member Part.
NOTE: Is suggested to apply AutoCreate once again to Dummy models that have been
saved as a separate ANSA files by previous versions (e.g.: v11.2.4 or older), in order to
implement the enhancements of the function into the dummys hierarchy and take full
advantages of the improved algorithm.
CHECK

DEPENDENCY: additional checks regarding NCOG definition of RBODY

NCOG node of RBODY must not be one of the branch nodes.
NCOG node of RBODY must not be used as a connectivity node of any element.

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RADIOSS
New Functions
ELEMENTs
JOINT

/CYL_JOINT definition.
AUXILIARIES

RIGDWAL

INFO & FILT.MOD. options.

/RWALL keyword is supported.
MATs

MATDB for Material Databases management.

Enhancements
New Options & New Features
NODAL ENT
MASS

Set option: the Property Mass distribution mode is added. The user may determine the
mass that the selected Property Set should have. The residual mass value is
automatically calculated and distributed as equal concentrated mass elements on the
nodes of the SET.
ELEMENTs

RBODY

SET option is added.

A set may be selected to define a RBODY.
The SET is supported in Input and Output.

TIME HISTORY

Additional options for the definition (NEW button) of the corresponding

TH/TYPE/CARDS:
! /MONV
! /ACCEL
! /SECTIO
! /RWALL
! /INTER

AUXILIARIES
INTERFC

INTERFACE TYPE 11 is supported.

The type of SETs referenced in the TYPE 11 can be defined in the Interface card.
STYPE and MTYPE:
select between LINE [ /LINE/OPTION/ ] and EDGE [ /LINE/EDGE/ ].
LINE :
! If the SET (SSID or MSID) is defined only by PART, the SET is output as
/LINE/PART
! If the SET (SSID or MSID) is defined only by BOX, the SET is output as
/LINE/BOX/
! In all other cases (SET>[ BEAM, 2nodes-SEGMENT, CONS etc.], as well as when
the Set is not defined by only one type of entities, it is output as /LINE/SEG/
EDGE :
In the case of /LINE/EDGE/ , a /SURF/ is generated automatically in the output file.
! If the SET is defined only by PART, it is output as /SURF/PART

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!
!

SECTION

If the SET is defined only by BOX, the SET is output as /SURF/BOX/

In all other cases (SET>[ Shells, Facets, Faces, 3 or 4 nodes-SEGMENT, etc.], as
well as when the Set is not defined by only one type of entities, it is output as
/SURF/SEG/

The SECTION flag button in the DECK PARAMETERS window <F12> controls the
visibility of /SECT entities.
SECTIONs can be re-located using the functions of the GEOMETRY Group
(TRANSL., SYMMETRY, MIRROR, etc.).
Zero and blank are acceptable in the GRNOD and GROUP fields.
PROPs
The Material Orientation Vector (VX, VY, VZ) is displayed for Properties:
TYPE 9 Shell ,
TYPE 10 SH_SANDW and
TYPE 11 SH_SANDW
If the Mat.Orientation flag button is activated in the Presentation parameters
window <F11>

New Keywords
/SUBSET
Groups / Parts structure and names are saved in the output RADIOSS file regardless if
the ANSA_Comments are written.
LINK Groups/Parts information is output only as comments.
/GRNOD/GENE
Supported for Node SETs defined only by the RANGE selection mode.
/CYL_JOINT
/RWALL
/LINE/EDGE/

The /TREE/ structure is read in from M00 files

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TOOLS
CROSS SECTION
SECTIONS

BAR/BEAM: additional options through respective flag buttons:

- Automatically update Propertys fields after every run
- Calculate offsets and orientation of beams

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Known Problems resolved in v11.3.0

GENERAL
C.NODES

Problems regarding the display of C.NODES (e.g.: after PASTE of nodes, focus
operations, etc.) have been resolved.

TOPO
SKIN

As soon as the two skin sides are identified (red and green) a middle click doesnt exit
the function. A respective message for a sides selection appears in the Text window.

MESH
A.PASTE

The function couldnt paste Volume element nodes (red nodes) between different
Volume definitions or to Geometry mesh nodes. This error is fixed.

DECKs
COORDINATE SYSTEMs

Unused Coordinate Systems and the Nodes, which define those COORDs, were not
removed by the DELETE function of GEOMETRY Group nor by the
FILE>COMPRESS>ALL nor by the CLEAR>COORDS/NODEs. This is fixed.
If the [MOVE] option of the Geometry Group functions (e.g.: TRANSL,
SYMMETRY, etc.) is applied to entities and CORDs (which are referenced only by
the selected entities) no copy of COORDs takes place.
Fixed error in reading [ FILE>INPUT ] IDs> 2^24 (about 16700000) of Coordinate
Systems, Load_Curves, Tables, etc. that referred in Materials.
Drawing problems regarding the Magnitude of Loads are fixed.

MAT DB

Problems regarding the import of Materials, Curves and Tables when reading
Material Databases are solved due to the new algorithm and interface of the MATDB
function.

D.INFO

SELECTED option : The number of Surfaces in the Deck Report Information

window is corrected so as to corresponds to the Selected entities.
Mass Information section in the Deck Report Information window. The TOTAL
VOLUME calculated value is renamed TOTAL SOLID VOLUME
Fixed bug concerning the remove of Empty SETs by the FILE>COMPRESS or
CLEAR>Empty Sets.

NASTRAN
OUTPUT

Nastran Output (Short Format and Continuation lines flag button off) plus
symbols (+) were added to the next lines even though there was no extra information.
This Error is fixed.

INPUT

Fixed Error regarding the case where the definition coordinate system (CP) of some
GRID points is defined by GRIDs who reference an other CP.
Due to the above error, if the CP (non zero) was replaced [GRIDs>UTIL>Change CP]
by an other existing Coordinate System ID, the program led to endless loop.

UTIL
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CELAS2 and CDAMP2 with 2 nodes were converted to CELAS1/CDAMP1 with
one node instead of two. This is fixed.

ABAQUS
*COUPLING

*DISTRIBUTING COUPLING (*ELEMENT, TYPE=DCOUP3D)

*SURFACE (*COUPLING, CONSTRAINT)
If the weight factor fields (WTi) remain blank they are updated by the value of the
previous field.
WT (i+1) blank => WT(i+1)= WT(i)
Inquire the WTi values that will be output by the CONSTRAINTs>INFO function.
The information is reported in the Text window.
CONTACT *CLEARANCE = 0 value, is output correctly.
In the Edit card of *CONTACT PAIR, the field INTERACTION cannot be zero.
If a value of non-existing INTERACTION is input (0) an INTERACTION entry
with this ID will be created.

LS-DYNA
The *DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID, *DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID_AUTOMATIC
and * DEFORMABLE_TO_RIGID_INERTIA keywords are output also in the
Visible mode, provided that the specified Property is visible.
Fixed bug in recognition of _ID keywords, with names containing commas.
Illegal termination of the program occurred when deleting Dummy models that were
merged as Ansa files in one database. This bug is fixed.
UTIL

Change Type > 1-D Entities:

Selection of Constrained entities is corrected.

*DEFINE_TABLE
*DEFINE_CURVEs

Stress/strain curves at different strain rates.

The order of strain rates (which point to *DEFINE_CURVEs in a *DEFINE_TABLE
DEFINITION) is kept in ascending order.
SECTION_SOLID ELFORM=0, material HONEYCOMP was input ELFORM =1.
Corrected

PAM-CRASH
Error fixed. The empty line in the output Pam-Crash header that caused problem to
Pam-Crash solver is removed.

RADIOSS
Fixed error caused when trying to output in RADIOSS of files with /TYPE3, BEAM
Property that was defined from TOOLS>CROSS>BAR/BEAM.
Fixed bug which caused sometimes crash of the program when trying to output
RADIOSS /PROP/TYPE 11 with multiple materials.
Fixed error leading in programs illegal termination, in case of deleting MONVLO
having an empty set.

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