Abaqus Interface 2022 Release Notes

Altair HyperMesh

New Features

New entity for surface-based couplings
Element-based surface couplings from group and Node-based surface couplings from panel are migrated to new Constraint entity.
Component migration
Removed solver dependency on components. This includes element set removed from *ELEMENT and created as new *ELSET entity. Indirect assignment of property is not supported by including HW generated element set for property.

Enhancements

New keywords
*COUPLED THERMAL-ELECTRICAL

*MASS ADJUST

*PLASTIC M1

*PLASTIC M2

*PLASTIC TORQUE

*PLASTIC AXIAL

*FRAME SECTION

New Elements
FRAME2D

FRAME3D

SHEAR4

Updated Keywords
  • DLOAD card updated with support of TRSHR (Traction shear).
  • Compression factor added to *ELASTIC.
  • Actuator definition added to *AMPLITUDE.
  • Temperature field added to *UNIAXIAL.
  • *SURFACE now carries SPOS/SNEG for shell element faces.

Resolved Issues

  • Names exceeding 32 characters are allowed for parameter entity.
  • Color column added for Contact Browser.
  • Order of writing node set by element set issue is resolved.
  • An issue with property lost on *EULERIAN SECTION is resolved.
  • An issue with set names changing on multi-import is fixed.
  • Name pool caused database corruption with duplicate names for some cards on sets. This issue is fixed.