1. Report of all SIMULIA Potentially Serious Errors

A defect is Potentially Serious when one behavior should occur, but the software is providing a wrong result or behavior that is not obvious to the user.  A defect is classified as Potentially Serious without regard for the frequency at which it may occur.

This article includes a spreadsheet listing of the SIMULIA potentially serious errors.

2. Abaqus/CAE Plug-in Utilities

A plug-in is a piece of software that installs itself into another application to extend the capabilities of that application. Abaqus plug-ins execute Abaqus Scripting Interface and Abaqus GUI Toolkit commands, and they provide a way to customize Abaqus/CAE for your particular needs or preferences.

Several plug-ins are provided on the Abaqus installation CD. 

3. Flexnet to DSLS migration and trigrams

License types:

• Counted
• Package
• Enabling:  
• Shared
• Counted and Shared

4. SIMULIA CST Bio Models Extension for CST Studio Suite

CST Bio Models Library Extension is a collection of add-on human body models, phantoms, macros and materials extending the CST Bio Models Library for bio-electromagnetics, bio-medical and high-tech applications like implants, body-worn or mobile devices or medical imaging.

It needs to be downloaded and installed separately from the CST Studio Suite(R).

5. SIMULIA CST License Server Installation

This article gives you detailed instructions for installing and updating the SIMULIA CST Studio Suite license server for the supported operating systems. The process for updating the license server is the same as installing the license server.

It is recommended that you install CST License Server on Windows or Linux by using the latest release of SIMULIA CST Studio Suite installation package. During the installation process, select the “License Server only” setup type.

6. Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian modeling in Abaqus/Explicit

During a coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian analysis, the Lagrangian mesh interacts with the materials in the Eulerian part. Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian analyses typically offer better interpretation of contact conditions than pure Eulerian analyses, particularly for interactions between fluid and solid materials.

This article offers some tips and best practices for Coupled Eulerian-Lagrangian (CEL) analyses, particularly fluid-structure interaction analyses.

7. GPU Hardware recommendations for XFlow CFD

This article discusses the GPU hardware compatibility for XFlow CFD.              

Currently, XFlow's GPU version is only compatible with NVIDIA* cards, with a compute capability version equal to or higher than 3.5, which means that any graphical card after 2013 should be valid.

8. CST Materials Library Extension - CST Studio Suite

CST Materials is a collection of add-on materials from various vendors or material characterizations for specific applications (for example: Optical, Particle, and so on). It is an extension to the standard preinstalled Material Library. Download and install the library extension separately from the CST Studio Suite.

This article includes a list of added materials.

9. Monitor the job execution status using the Simulation Job Monitor

A user can run a simulation locally, on cloud, or remotely using 3DOrchestrate. A user can also run the job interactively or in the background. This article explains how a user can monitor the job execution status of a simulation submitted from 3DEXPERIENCE Native Client using the Simulation Job Monitor.

10. Mapping Types in Abaqus for Field Import

Using field import, fields from a prior analysis can be used for defining initial conditions, loads, or boundary conditions. These fields can be static or vary in time. They should be imported from a SIM database and not from an ODB. This article explains different types of mapping available in Abaqus for *FIELD IMPORT.