What's New in SolidMesh v3.6

Enhancements/ Additions:

  • IGES reader updated to v5.3
  • xtrudeExtrude surface function added to Surfaces Application palette.
  • sweepSweep surface function added to Surfaces Application palette.
  • adjList adjacent neighbor function added to Debug Application palette.
  • connList element connectivity function added to Debug Application palette.
  • The Volume Grid Generation interface has changed to allow the boundary-layer growth parameters to be specified automatically or manually.
  • Functionality added to prevent Volume Grid Bounday Conditions from being applied improperly.
  • Reconnect volume grid boundary condition automatically applied when a new group is created.
  • The Volume Grid Bounday Conditions are retained and applied when reading a surface grid (.surf) file.
  • Added new input fields to define the scale factor for the Scale utility function.
  • Buttons added to conviently define unit vectors in the VX, VY and VZ fields.
  • Discrete toggle is turned off automatically when Pick Limit is set to 'Vectors' and returns to its previous value when the Pick Limit is changed again.
  • NASTRAN volume grid format (.nas) supported from command line only.

Bugs Fixed:

  • Scaling problem in IGES reader corrected.
  • Warning message written to the Message Area when unable to write IGES file.
  • Surface grid is no longer written when problems with boundary conditions occur.
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