FEATool Multiphysics v1.16

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16 (Build 22.08.241)

• Performance improvements for built-in multiphysics solver
• Improved 3D geometry rendering performance
• New 3D geometry defeaturing functionality
• Support for edge/vertex selection for chamfer/fillet operations
• Support for PDF image and Excel data export
• Improved save/load model file performance

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.15.5

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.15.5 (Build 22.06.156)

• Added 2D geometry tool for Bezier and spline curves
• Updated OpenCASCADE geometry kernel to v7.6.2
• Fix for STEP geometry import with >= 2 objects
• Support for binary brep (.bin) geometry format
• Updated SU2 Code CFD solver to v7.3.1
• Added k-Omega wall function support for SU2 solver
• Improved and faster expression evaluation in assembly
• Stand-alone versions for Windows and Linux

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.15.1

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.15.1 (Build 21.12.335)

• Geometry import option from bitmap image (bmp, jpeg, png)
• Support for structured meshing of geometry primitives
• Updated plotly library to version 2.6.2
• Updated ParaView Glance library to version 4.17.1,
  and added support for slice and isosurface plot options
• Linux support for HiDPI screens
• Mouse controls for 3D zoom, pan, and rotate

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.15

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.15 (Build 21.11.305)

• Added non-Newtonian flow physics mode for power law
  Bird-Carreau, and Cross power law viscosity models
• New non-Newtonian tutorial example for polymer flow extrusion
• New 3D solid-thermal stress validation and tutorial example
• Improved graphics performance for 3D plots
• Changed 3D plots to fill the whole viewport with
  CAD style orbit, pan, and zoom controls
• Added flip/reverse view option by double clicking
  on the 3D xy, xz, and yz quickview buttons
• Added solve mode GUI menu option for using solver hooks
• Improved FEniCS data and file exchange performance

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.14.3

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.14.3 (Build 21.08.242)

• Various performance improvements
• View boundaries/subdomains menu option (for specifying mesh sizes on individual geometric entities)
• Added functionality for anisotropic meshing

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.14.2

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.14.2 (Build 21.07.206)

• Added electro-osmotic flow multiphysics tutorial example
• Fix for STEP geometry export
• Improvments to STL geometry import
• FEniCS support for 3D models with >= 2 subdomains
• OpenFOAM changed to use of consistent symmetryPlane boundary conditions

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.14.1

FEATool Multiphysics Version 1.14.1 (Build 21.05.150)

• Preliminary support for built-in and robust 3D mesh generators
• GUI menu option to manually renumber/reassign 3D boundaries
• Heated pipe simulation tutorial with and without cooling fins

FEATool Multiphysics v1.14

FEATool Multiphysics v1.14 (Build 21.04.109)

• Release for parallel solvers
• Deactivate/release license menu option to move license to a new computer system
• Raw STL import and Gmsh meshing option for difficult STL geometries
• Solver restart options using partial solution vectors
• Coupled OpenFOAM and FEATool Multiphysics multi-solver simulation tutorial
• Improved and optimized treatment of slip boundary conditions

FEATool Multiphysics v1.13.3

FEATool Multiphysics v1.13.3 (Build 21.03.072)

• Updated OpenFOAM and SU2 interfaces to support parallel computations
• Added OpenFOAM binary GUI option to support user defined FOAM solvers
• Added support for ESI-OpenCFD native Windows OpenFOAM distribution
• Updated FEniCS interface with full support for parallel computations
• Change to binary hdf5 format for FEniCS mesh and solution data
• New impexp_hdf5 and fenics_import utility functions
• Added point/edge/integral source and constraint buttons to the subdomain/boundary modes toolbars

FEATool Multiphysics v1.13.1

FEATool Multiphysics v1.13.1 (Build 21.02.048)

• Fixes for mesh generation of point objects
• Updated OpenCASCADE geometry kernel to v7.5.1
• Updated SU2 Code CFD solver to v7.1.0
• Select UMFPACK instead of MUMPS as default linear solver for MATLAB 2020a and later due to Mex file incompatibilities