Altair Simulation Licensing 2022 Release Notes

New Features

Product License Features
The following new Altair Simulation 2022 applications are available under Altair Units (AUs) licensing:
HyperWorks Batch Applications Unit Draw
HyperWorks applications can run interactively or in batch mode. In batch mode, the number of Altair Units (AUs) drawn depends on the number of batch applications running concurrently under the same user and same host.

The AUs drawn for running BatchMesher applications in batch mode are detailed in the Altair Simulation Unit Draw section in the Altair Simulation License Guide and help documentation.

SimLab
SimLab 2022 supports Flux2D solver. The license feature SimLabFlux2DSolver and 15 AUs are required when running this solver via SimLab.

Refer to the Altair Simulation Unit Draw section in the Altair Simulation License Guide and help documentation for details.

Altair C123
Altair_C123 is a new license feature for the C123 suite of tools which targets automotive BIW structural concept optimization. It draws 50 AUs to check out this feature.
PollEx
The units required for PollEx PCB Verification is reduced from 50 AUs to 30 AUs.
Embed eDrives
Embed eDrives is a new application in the Embed family of products. It is an add-on to Embed, EmbedSE, and Embed Basic. It requires the new license feature, EmbedeDrives, and draws 4 additional AUs. Embed eDrives provides a library of motor models and motor control models covering AC Induction, BLDC, brushed DC, PMSM, and stepper motors. These models can be used for simulation, code generation, and Hardware-In-the-Loop prototyping. This license feature will be available in June 2022.
Altair License Manager
Altair Simulation 2022 products require Altair License Manager 15.0. The License Manager is compatible with previous versions of Altair software.

For more information, reference the Altair Units Licensing section in the Altair Simulation documentation.

Discontinued Products

The following product has reached the end of its release cycle. The license feature for this product is no longer available starting in version 2022.

  • AcuConsole

The following product is no longer distributed by Altair starting in version 2022. The license feature for this product is no longer provided in the license file.

  • AcuFieldView

Resolved Issues

Authentication issue when using Altair Units.