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ICE3 Release Notes

  • 11/20/22 RELEASE VERSION 2.15.30

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Changed all sprintf calls to snprintf.


  • 03/17/20 RELEASE VERSION 2.15.29

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Modified Message_Flag (mmsg) usage for values of 0 (no output) and -1 (minimal output).


  • 02/23/18 RELEASE VERSION 2.15.27

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Added additional checks on refinement level differences to limit differences between all adjacent elements to one.
    • Modified boundary point checking to include a growth rate check if cdfr_gap_ic is specified. This is only active when df_ic_min is specified or there is only one level of refinement. When df_ic_min and cdfr_gap_ic are specified and there are multiple levels of refinement then the growth rate check is only active on the finest level of refinement.
    • Added additional output messages for generation of boundary data.

    Bugs Fixed:

    • Corrected a fatal memory issue if any refinement levels are removed.
    • Corrected an issue related to checking elements on refinement level interfaces. This can occur with sources that extend to the domain boundaries.


  • 02/23/17 RELEASE VERSION 2.11.17

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Moved ice3_split_data routines to UG3 library (removes ANBL3 dependency on ICE3 library).
    • Revised interior core mesh (ICE) algorithm. These changes improve refinement near outer boundaries. Particularly those with large regions where the surface is flat and the surface normal is in only the x, y, or z coordinate direction.
    • Changes for compatibility with 64-bit integers.


  • 12/06/16 RELEASE VERSION 2.9.15

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Added capability to set and save data for hex elements that have split quad faces (adjacent element has 2:1 refined spacing).


  • 10/16/16 RELEASE VERSION 2.6.6

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Complete revision of interior core mesh (ICE) overall approach. If this option (-ice) is specified then the new version will generate a Cartesian core with isotropically varying hex size dependent upon a background mesh. AFLR3 will automatically generate the background mesh if one is not input. The resulting mesh has a minimal region of truly unstructured mesh adjacent to each surface.


  • 08/10/16 RELEASE VERSION 1.6.27

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Changes for compatibility with AFLR3 libraries.


  • 04/07/16 RELEASE VERSION 1.6.25

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Changes for compatibility with UG3 routine that writes a grid file.


  • 02/19/16 RELEASE VERSION 1.6.24

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Modified 3D interior core mesh code for improved quality and more robust group identification.
    • Updated internal read/write API for the ICE3 volume grid.


  • 12/02/15 RELEASE VERSION 1.5.24

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Modified 3D interior core mesh code for improved quality and more robust group identification.


  • 06/11/15 RELEASE VERSION 1.4.15

    Enhancements/Additons:

    • Created 3D interior core mesh generation ICE3 library.