Altair HyperGraph 2022.1 Release Notes

General

New Features

  • Dark theme support for all 2D chart types and for the 3D chart type.

Enhancements

  • Support for *.frf_amplitude and *.frf_angle files for the LS-Dyna solver in HyperGraph.
  • Corrected the variable names for the type cluster in T01 files for the Radioss solver.
  • Support for new time history output for /TRIA (2D solid element) for the Radioss solver.
  • Support for new outputs for the /TH/QUAD type for the Radioss solver.
  • Support for new output for Radioss time history type /TH/SLIPRING and /TH/RETRACTOR.
  • Support for unified OptiStruct format results in HyperGraph.
  • Identify the curve name in the legend when you click on a curve.
  • HyperWorks Command language (HWC) - Fitting the plot axis from both the Plot Browser and the View toolbar is recorded.

Resolved Issues

  • Additional axis created when you create an extreme curve from a session containing a secondary axis.
  • Crash while loading PCH file.
  • HyperWorks HyperGraph performance compared to HyperGraph is slow when the data set contains more than 100,000 points.
  • Application crash while creating extreme curve after adding a HIC note.
  • Filters are not working on elout channel.
  • Delete key behavior from the Plot Browser when deleting curves.
  • Issue with TPL files generated from 2017 and loaded into 2021.
  • HG Apply Style dialog size reduction issue when moved to second monitor.
  • readsim function issue for garbage results.
  • HyperGraph fails to read the incremental results from a *.cntf file.
  • Issue with reading binout file from LS-Dyna.
  • The axis font options display incorrect default font family.
  • HyperWorks Command language (HWC) - Math operations and copy/paste of curves in the Plot Browser no longer record unnecessary fit commands.

Solver Interfaces

Abaqus Interface

Enhancements

  • Abaqus 2022 ODB result file reading is supported for HyperGraph.

LS-DYNA Interface

Post-processing Enhancements

  • Support for NVH/Frequency output files (frf_amplitude, frf_angle).

Resolved Issues

  • Plotting elout history curves from a previously saved session file works.

Radioss Interface

Post-processing Enhancements

  • Corrected variable output names from /TH/CLUSTER.
  • Support for new output variables VX, VY, VZ, SSP, and MACH for /TH/QUAD and /TH/BRICK.
  • Support for new output variables from /TH/SLIPRING, /TH/RETRACTOR, /TH/SUBSET, and /TH/TRIA.

Resolved Issues

  • /TH/SURF outputs selectable.

Extensions

New Features

The Extensions infrastructure providing the main entry point for custom content has been significantly enhanced:

  • New Design of the Extension Manager
    • Common appearance across applications
    • Detailed view with more information (Location Path, Help Link)
  • Multi-client Support
    • Extensions can be developed for any HyperWorks client
  • Support of custom toolbars
  • Context Tcl API Commands
    • Enter/exit and interact with a tool programmatically.
    • The list of new commands can be found in the Context Commands section.


Figure 1.

Enhancements

The improvements to the Extension Manager include:

  • Support of minimum product version
  • Deleted extensions are removed from the extension manager instantaneously

Known Issues

  • Complete unloading of all GUI Elements like ribbon pages and loaded libraries/procedures requires an application restart.
  • Toolbars loaded with extensions are not exposed in the View – Toolbars menu.

Resolved Issues

  • No more warning messages during deletion of extensions are shown.