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GiD Preprocess version 7

Graphic tour news
GiD Postprocess version 7

What's new version 7

  • The meshing parameters used and the GiD version are stored with the model. It is possible to list them with the Status command.
  • Customization tcl variable GidPriv(TextOfVersion) in the ConfigureProgram.tcl file to show in the help (for example, to show the version of a problem type, not the GiD version)
  • New tcl Order: ".central.s info GiDVersion" (returns the internal GiD version number)
  • New tcl Order: info list_entities -more elements "selection" (-more also returns the element number, number of nodes and the volume)
  • Use of enhanced memory to write the calculation file
  • Draw of conditions over layer (the layer entities are drawn)
  • New GiD-tcl events send to problemtype.tcl (proc EndGIDPostProcess {} and proc LoadResultsGIDPostProcess {file})
  • New *.bas command *LocalAxesDefCenter (returns the center of the user defined local axis, similar to LocalAxesDef)
  • Inline tutorials (see Help->Tutorials)
  • Conditions Window: Entities->AllConditions (lists all conditions of the model)
  • New *.bas commands *time and *clock to measure the time used to write the calculation file (useful for debug pourposes)
  • The right buttons (hidden by default) now open the new conditions, materials, etc windows.
  • Mesh extrusion enabled in the Copy window
  • Split surface (menu Geometry->Edit->Divide->Surfaces->Split): used to divide a surface selecting the divide lines (these lines have to intersect the surface contours)
  • New *.bas commands related to layers: (*Set Layer LayerName *nodes|elems, *Loop nodes|elems *OnlyInLayer, *NodesLayerNum *NodesLayerName *ElemsLayerNum *ElemsLayerName)
  • Layer window updated
  • Mesh only nodes (create elements with one single node)
  • New import filter: ACIS V5.0 (files with ".sat" extension)
  • Window to edit nurbs lines and surfaces in "free-form" mode
  • Option TangentNurbsL, to force two adjacent nurblines to be tangents
  • Boolean operations (union, intersection, substraction) in "Solids 2D" (surfaces in same plane)
  • Variable 'MaintainOldMesh', depending on its value the old mesh is not deleted when creating a new mesh (used to mesh separate objects by parts)
  • Preference option to force the meshing of entities even if its higher entities are meshed.
  • Nastran read enhanced
  • Background mesh file, to assign mesh sizes (adaptative remesh)
  • Layer commands in the .bas file (commands: *Loop Layer, *LayerName *LayerNum)
  • New HTML help
  • Utility to draw dimensions (vertex, distance, center, angle, text)
  • Selection point: option center (arc or nurb with arc shape)
  • Draw boundary mesh: interface of material is considered boundary
  • Layers: classify in Front or Back (hide) containers
  • Multiple surface intersection
  • Division of a nurbs surface selecting the lines to break
  • Selecting entities: new options AddToSelection, RemoveFromSel or SwapSelection
  • New selection filter window
  • New filter selection by element type (e.g. filter:ElementType=TRIANGLE)
  • Creation of a Boundary Mesh from a higher mesh (e.g. triangles from a volume mesh)
  • RJump mesher: experimental option to create elements jumping between tangent contiguous surfaces
  • Nurbs surface creation from a cloud of points or level curves (topographic applications)
  • Now Conditions can be applied over layers
  • HTML suport to include help in your problem types
  • New TCL functions to customize menus
  • New command of the batch file. *****TCL "tcl command", to execute a tcl command in a batch file.
  • New options available ("Element size" and "Minimum Edge") in the MeshQuality window.
  • In the MeshQuality window, if you double click on a value, the elements below/over this value are selected.
  • Option DrawSizes of the Meshing menu. Different assigned sizes in a mesh are represented in different colors.
  • Optimization of the Edit Nurb Line/Surface tool.
  • Option SendLayToUse in the contextual menu sends the selection to the Layer in use.
  • Option Smoothing in the mesh preferencies.
  • Option DrawHiger in the Utilities menu, it draws superentities in different colors.
  • New command of the .bas file, *ElemsNnode. This command returns the number of nodes of the actual element. (Useful in loops of elements)
  • Option Collapse Edges. It has to be applied over a mesh, and it joins nodes which are connected by edges shorter than the Import Tolerance value.
  • Now it's possible to invoke GiD with option -n2. That option runs the program without any window but the Tk library is loaded.
  • New Tcl function available, GiDVersionCmp, useful to check the version of the GiD which is currently running.
  • New command of the .bas file, pow(a,b).
  • 'Color Window' in contour options added.
  • Legends, comments and axes can be moved around the screen.
  • Enchanced Gauss Points support
  • JPEG and MJPG support.
  • TecPlot ascii postprocess files supported.
  • Femap neutral postprocess files supported.
  • New Results file format: more understable.
  • New results visualization types: contour ranges with text labels.
  • Several improvements:
    • more acurate smooth render
    • more acurate cut elements generation
    • better management of holes in result values
    • high resolution printing
    • better gauss points management: contour values that cannot be extrapolated to the nodes, are drawn as coloured balls
  • Points support, with variable radius and textures.
  • Color improvements for vectors, stream lines, contours, sets, ...
  • Separation of sets corresponding to materials or layers in preprocess.
  • Names on Volume, Surface and Cut sets.
  • Transparent and massive properties independent for each set.
  • Added List status of sets, nodes and elements ( entities) with results.
  • New sets and Results can be merged into the current ones.
  • New output posibilities: VRML, animated GIFs, PNG, AVI, pictures of multiple windows.
  • Automatic results comments.