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Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes2Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensWelcometoSimcenter3DDecember2019DearCustomer:Productengineeringteamsneedaunified,sharedplatformforallsimulationdisciplines,withleading-edgeanalysistoolsthatareeasytouse,incorporatemoreproductiveworkflowsandproduceconsistentresults.
Assuch,weareproudtointroducethelatestreleaseofSimcenter3D.
OurinvestmentsinSimcenter3D2020.
1areaimedatmeetingcomplexengineeringchallenges.
EnhancementsinthisreleasearefocusedonthesedifferentiatingstrengthsofSimcenter3D:MultidisciplineIntegrationFasterCAEProcessesOpennessandscalabilityTiestothedigitalthreadMultidisciplineintegrationTheSimcenter3D2020.
1releaseoffersnewsimulationmethodsthatincreaserealismanddeliverbetterinsightintoyourproduct'sperformance.
Inthisrelease,weareintroducinganextendedandindustriallyvalidatedrotordynamicssimulationsolution.
Understandingthecriticalspeedsinrotatingmachineryisimportantforengineerstoavoidpotentialcatastrophicfailures.
InpreviousversionsofSimcenterNastran,rotordynamicssimulationwasrestrictedtolinearanalysis,butinthisrelease,wehaveextendedthesolutiontocovernonlinearconnectionelements.
ThismeansrotordynamicsanalysisinSimcenter3Dallowsyoutominimizerotationalunbalanceandunnecessaryexternalforcesinapplicationssuchasaircraftengines,gasturbines,automotiveengines,industrialequipment,andevenelectronics--suchasthecaseofcomputerdiskdrivesthatspinathighrates.
Highlightsofothernewinvestmentsformultidisciplineintegrationinclude:AeroelasticityflutteranalysisforairframesTwo-wayfluid-structureinteractionwithinSimcenter3DusingSimcenter3DFlowandSimcenterNastranHigh-frequencyacousticsanalysisusingrayacousticsmethodsforfastersimulationsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)32019SiemensFasterCAEprocessesFasterCAEprocessesareanotherhallmarkofSimcenter3D.
Inthisrelease,thenewNVHcomposerhelpsengineersquicklycreatesystem-levelfinite-element(FE)modelsstartingfromsubassemblymodelssuchasanautomotivebody-in-white,door,suspension,andmore.
Previously,assemblingandverifyingafullvehiclemodelwasanerror-proneprocessthattookweeks.
NowwithNVHComposer,yougetasimplifiedinterfacetointeractivelydefinethefullvehicleassemblylayoutasa2Dnetworkdiagram,includingalltypicalautomotivefullvehicleconnections.
Oncethefullvehicleassemblylayoutisdefinedandverified,theNVHcomposerautomatesthecreationofaready-to-runfullvehicleFEmodel--reducinghumanerror.
OtherhighlightsinthisreleaseforfasterCAEprocessesinclude:PerformdesignspaceexplorationinconnectionwithaerostructuremarginofsafetysimulationtoquicklyunderstanddesigntradeoffsandtheirimpacttoaerostructureperformanceParametertablesformotionsimulationthatletusersquicklyswitchbetweendifferentparameterconfigurationsTiedtothedigitalthreadSimcenter3Dhasalwayshadseamless,out-of-the-boxintegrationwithdatamanagementtohelpkeepsimulationinsyncwiththelatestdesignvariations.
Butsimulationalsoneedsstrongtiestothephysicaltestinggroup.
Inthisrelease,wehaveinvestedindeepeningSimcenter3D'stest/analysiscorrelationcapabilities,whichincreasesconfidencethatyoursimulationsareaccuratelypredictingreal-worldresults.
Additionally,Simcenter3Dcanhelptestengineerswithpre-testplanning,suchasdeterminingthebestlocationtoplacesensors.
Testteamscanalsosharemeasurementdatawiththeanalysisteam,andSimcenter3DcancomputeloadsfromthatmeasurementdatatobeusedforNVHanalyses.
OpenandscalableSimcenter3Disnotaclosedenvironment,andengineersanddesignerscangainthebenefitsoffasterCAEprocessesbyusingSimcenter3DinconnectionwithotherCAEsolvers.
Inthisrelease,wehaveaddedsupportforcyclicsymmetrywhenusingtheAbaqussolver.
Thiswillhelpengineerssimplifythemodelingandsimulationprocessforcomponentsusingcyclicsymmetry.
Weareconfidentthatthenewcapabilitiesinthisreleasewillallowyoutoworkmoreproductivelythaneverbefore,andtoachieveyourproductrequirementswhilestayingattheforefrontofindustrytrends.
Foramorecompletelistofwhat'snewinthisrelease,seeWhat'sNewinSimcenter3D2020.
1,whichisincludedwiththeonlineHelp.
Sincerely,YourSimcenter3Dteam4Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensContentsWelcometoSimcenter3D3NXSystemInformationCustomersupport1-1Platforms1-1NXcentralruntimedirectory1-1Systemrequirementsguidelines1-3Operatingsystemrequirements1-6Supportedhardwareandgraphics1-11NXOpenprogramsonLinux1-12InitializingtheJVM1-13NXvariablesintheugii_env.
datfile1-15Browserrequirements1-17Browserandplug-inrequirements1-17Browsercaveats1-19LicensingCaveats1-20Generallicensingcaveats1-20LicensingcaveatsforWindows1-21LicensingcaveatsforLinux1-22Productcompatibility-supportedversioncombinations1-23NXcompatibilitywithSpreadsheet1-26NXapplicationsunsupportedonspecificplatforms1-27Supportfortouchenableddevices1-28Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotesSimcenter3Dsupportedplatforms2-1Pre/Postcaveats2-2Motioncaveats2-12SimcenterNastran2020.
1caveats2-15PCBExchangecaveats2-19Findingsoftwarefieldbulletins(SFBs)2-20Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)52019Siemens6Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019Siemens1.
NXSystemInformationCustomersupportCustomerscoveredbyvalidmaintenanceagreementsareeligibletoreceivesupportfromtheGlobalTechnicalAccessCenter(GTAC).
Ifyouareacustomerofoneofourpartnersorresellers,pleasecontactthemfirsttodetermineyourfirstlinesupportprovider.
GTAChasthefollowingmission:Toincreaseourcustomer'sproductiveuseofoursoftwarebyprovidingresponsiveandspecializedsupport.
YoucanfindyourlocalsupportcentercontactphonenumbersandadditionalinformationonsupportservicesbyvisitingourGTACpageathttp://www.
siemens.
com/gtac.
PlatformsNXcentralruntimedirectoryCentralruntimedirectoryconceptTohelpyoufindexecutablesandlibraries,anddistinguishthemfromconfigurationfilesmoreeasily,acentralruntimedirectorythatcontainsDLLs(orso's,ordylib's),executables,andJARfilesisnowused.
ThecentralruntimedirectorywillbeupdatedasNXsupportsmoreanddifferentapplications.
Scriptsthatareusedtowrapexecutableshavenotbeenmovedandtheyarestillintheiroriginalkitlocationswiththeconfigurationfiles.
NXBINdirectoryThecentralruntimedirectory,NXBIN,iscreatedonallplatformsattheUGII_BASE_DIR\nxbinlocationduringtheNXinstallation.
Dependingonwhatwasselectedtobeinstalled,librariesandexecutablesfromdifferentkitsareconsolidatedintothecentralruntimedirectoryduringtheinstallprocess.
ThenewNXruntimedirectorydoesnotcontainallbinariesandexecutables.
Onlythemostfrequentlyusedfilesfromthefollowingdirectorieshavebeenmoved:UGIIUGMANAGERSTEP203UGSTEP214UGPVTRANSSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-12019SiemensMACHOtherfileswillalsobemovedovertime.
However,someapplications,suchasNXNastran,willnotbemoved.
WhileNXBINdoesnotcontainalloftheexecutablesandDLL's,itdoescontainalargequantityandisaprimelocationtosearchforanexecutableorlibrary.
UGII_ROOT_DIRobsoletedUGII_ROOT_DIRhashistoricallybeenusedtofindthefollowingintheUGIIdirectory:LibrariesandexecutablesConfigurationfilesWiththecreationofthecentralruntimedirectory,therearetwodifferentlocationsforthesefiles(nxbinandugii),sotheconceptofUGII_ROOT_DIRisobsoleted.
UsetheUGII_BASE_DIRvariableinsteadwhenyouwritecustomapplicationcodeandscripts.
WhiletheNXinstallnolongersetsUGII_ROOT_DIR,thedefinitiononthesystemwillremaintosupportearlierreleases.
IfyourcodeorscriptsrelyonUGII_ROOT_DIR,modifythemtoensuretheystillworkinthisrelease.
TeamcentercodeandscriptsToprovidebackwardcompatibilitywithreleasedversionsofTeamcenter,allexecutablescalleddirectlybyTeamcentercodeorscriptsarewrapped.
ThewrapperexecutablesjustcorrectthesettingsoftheUGII_BASE_DIR,PATH,andLD_LIBRARY_PATHvariablesthataresetbytheTeamcenterscriptsandcode,andthenstartuptherealexecutablefromtheNXBINdirectory.
Thisenablessupportforthenewruntimeconcept,whileallowingNXtorunwithexistingversionsofTeamcenter.
ThesenewwrapperexecutablesmustremainintheugiiandugmanagerdirectoriessincethatiswhereTeamcentercodeexpectstofindthem.
Twoprocessesareshownforexecutablesinvokedfromtheugiiandugmanagerdirectories.
ExecutablesarestillintheUGII,UGMANAGER,STEP203UG,STEP214UG,andPVTRANSkits.
TeamcentercodemigrationtothenewcentralruntimedirectorystructureisscheduledinafutureTeamcenterrelease.
1.
NXSystemInformation1-2Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensSystemrequirementsguidelinesDefiningtheminimumsystemrequirementsisdifficultbecausekeyrequirements,mostnotablymemory,canvarydramaticallyfromusertouser.
Thefollowingaregeneralguidelinesthatyoushouldconsiderbeforepurchasingasystem.
ProcessorperformanceAlthoughrawprocessorspeedhasamajorimpactonsystemperformance,otherfactorsalsocontributetooverallperformance;forexample,thetypeofdiskdrive(SCSI,ATA,orSerialATA),diskspeed,memoryspeed,graphicsadapter,andbusspeeds.
Thegeneralruleisthat"thefastertheprocessor,thebettertheperformanceis,"butthisonlyapplieswhencomparinglikearchitectures.
Forexample,itisdifficulttoarriveatperformanceexpectationsforanIntelprocessorwhencomparedtoanAMDprocessorjustbylookingattheirrespectiveprocessorspeeds.
Thereisalsoageneraltrendtodaytode-emphasizeprocessorspeedsandmovetomulti-coreprocessors,whichactuallycanhavelowerprocessorspeeds.
NXtakesadvantageofmodernprocessors,andifaprocessordoesnothavetherequiredfunctionality,youwillseethefollowingerrormessageandNXwillnotrunontheinstalledCPU:ThisprocessoristoooldandnotsupportedanymoreSMPSymmetricMultiprocessing(SMP)issupportedinNXmostlyviaParasolid,althoughasmallnumberofNXcapabilitieshavesomethreading.
Ingeneral,itisnotpossibletoquoteafigureforthegeneralperformanceimprovementachievedbyusingSMP,sincethisimprovementdependsonthenatureoftheoperationsyouareperforming.
Youneedtoevaluateyouractualperformancegainsusingyourownmodels.
FunctionalareasthatareSMPenabledinParasolidinclude:ValiditycheckingBooleanoperationsWireframeRenderingHiddenlinerenderingClosestapproachFacetingMasspropertiesSystemrequirementsguidelinesSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-32019SiemensSMPisenabledbydefaultwiththevariableUGII_SMP_ENABLE,whichislocatedintheugii_env_ug.
datfile.
Multi-CoreMulti-coreprocessorsaresimilartoSMPbecausetherearetwoormoreactualprocessorcoresbuttheyaredeliveredinsingleprocessorpackages.
SiemensPLMSoftwarehasfoundthatmulti-coreperformancecharacteristicsaresimilartoSMP.
Theoneadvantageofmulti-coreprocessorsoverSMPisthatthistechnologyhasproliferatedmuchfasterthanSMPandisnowcommoninworkstations,servers,andlaptops.
Multi-coretechnologyiscomplexand,dependingontheconfiguration,canactuallyhaveanegativeimpactonperformance.
Thisisduetothepotentialconflictofmultiplecoressharingsystemresources,suchascache,memory,andbusbandwidth,aswelltheneedforthesystemtomanageandcontrolanincreasingnumberofcores.
Increasingthenumberofcoresdoesnotalwaystranslateintobetterperformance.
AlthoughadditionalcorescanimproveNXperformance,processorspeedisstillavitalmeasurementofNXperformance.
Manysystemsenableyoutoturnoffcoresviathebios,whichcanenableyoutocompareperformancewithadifferentnumberofcoresthatareactive.
Someusersmayfindthatturningoffsomecoreswillactuallyimproveperformance.
Onemicro-architecture(Intel)evendoesthisautomatically,shuttingdownunusedcoresandincreasingtheclockspeedoftheothers.
Thehardwarevendorscontinuetoimprovetheirprocessormicro-architecturestobetteraddressthelimitationsofoldermulti-coretechnologies.
Newsubsystemsbetterintegratememoryandotherperipheralsdirectlytotheprocessors,resultinginmajorperformanceimprovements.
Busesarebeingeliminated,coresarebettermanaged,andchannelspeedscontinuetoimprove.
Insummary:TurnSMPononlyifyouhaveanSMPsystem.
Havingitoninasingle-processorsystemincursaslightoverhead.
TurnSMPonifyouhaveamulti-coresystem.
Neverassumethatbysimplyaddingmorecoresyouwillseebetterperformance.
Alwaystestfirst.
MemoryTheminimumrecommendedamountofmemorytorunnativeNXis8GB.
IfyouarerunningNXwithTeamcenter(TeamcenterIntegrationforNX),theminimumrecommendedis12GB.
However,becauseNXiscapableofhandlinglargeassembliesandverycomplexparts,manyofourcustomersuseworkstationswith32GBofRAM,andsomeevenuse64GB,96GB,ormore.
Fortheoptimumuserexperienceandapplicationperformance,werecommendthatyouinstallasmuchRAMascanbeinstalledintheclientworkstationthatisrunningNX.
1.
NXSystemInformation1-4Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensAsaguideline,sothatyougetthebestpossibleperformancewhenusingNX,ensurethattheamountofphysicalmemory(RAM)inyourworkstationsisalwayslargerthantheamountofmemoryconsumedbyNX,plusalltheotherapplicationsthatarerunningatthesametimeonthesamemachine.
ThiscanbedonebyusingatoolsuchasWindowsTaskManagerorResourceMonitor.
Theminimummemoryrequirementsvariesanddependsonvariousfactorsincluding:ComplexityofthegeometrywithinindividualpartsSizeoftheassembliesthatareloadedLessmemoryisrequirediftheassembliescontainmultipleinstancesofthesamecomponents.
Morememoryisrequiredwhenlargeassembliescontainlotsofuniquecomponentswithcomplexgeometry.
UseofTeamcenterinadditiontoNXSomeadditionalmemoryisrequiredwhenusingTeamcenter4-tier.
AevengreateramountofmemoryisrequiredwhenusingTeamcenter2-tier.
FullyloadingexactassembliesversususinglightweightassembliesandpartialloadingGeneratingCAMtoolpathsforverycomplexgeometry,suchasanautomotiveengineblockorgearboxUpdatinglargeassemblydrawingsGraphicsadaptersAlltheNXcertifiedsystemscontaingraphicsadaptersthatmeetallSiemensPLMSoftwarerequirementsandarefullysupportedbyourhardwarepartners.
ThegraphicsadapterssupportedarecarefullyselectedbyworkingwithourOEMpartnersaswellasourgraphicsvendorpartners.
Wedonotrecommendlow-end,consumer,orgamecards,sincethesegraphicsdevicesaredevelopedfortheDirectXmarketandarenotwellsupportedunderOpenGL.
Becauseamajorityofplatform/hardwareproblemsaregraphicsrelated,itiscriticalthatallthegraphicsadaptersthatNXsupportsaredesignedforOpenGLandhavethehighestlevelofsupportfromourhardwarevendors.
WehighlyrecommendthatyouonlyusesupportedgraphicsadaptersandSiemensPLMSoftwarecertifieddrivers.
Forthelatestinformationoncertifiedgraphicscardsanddriverversions,pleasevisittheCustomerSupport(GTAC)Website.
SystemrequirementsguidelinesSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-52019SiemensMultiplemonitorsSiemensPLMSoftwaresupportsmulti-monitorsbutwithlimitations.
Theselimitationswerenecessaryduetothelargenumberofpossibleconfigurations.
Othercombinationsmaywork,buttheseconditionsaretestedandsupportedbySiemensPLMSoftware.
Theseguidelinescouldbeextendedorrelaxedinthefuture.
Thefollowingisasummaryoffindingsforthesupportofmultiplemonitors.
NX6.
0.
1orhigher-noolderreleasesaresupported.
Twomonitorsonly.
LCDmonitorsonlyRunwithnativeresolutionandaspectratio.
Laptopsaretestedwithoutdockingstationsorportreplicators(directconnectiononly).
HorizontalScanmode(notVertical)andonlywithidenticalmonitors.
DualView(Nvidia)orExtendedView(ATI)modes,buttheusermusthavethedisplaywindowentirelyineithertheprimaryorsecondarymonitor.
Youdonothavetocomplywiththeconfigurationsmentionedabove,butSiemensmustbeabletoduplicatetheproblemontheconfigurationsinourlabsbeforebeingabletoinvestigateyourissues.
OperatingsystemrequirementsOperatingsystemrequirementsThissectiondocumentsoperatingsystemandservicepackrequirements.
MinimumOperatingSystemsThefollowingoperatingsystemsaretheminimumrecommendedforNX.
Newerversionsandservicepacksareavailableastheyarereleased.
O.
S.
VersionMicrosoftWindows(64-bit)MicrosoftWindows10ProandEnterpriseeditionsLinux(64-bit)SuSELinuxEnterpriseServer/Desktop12SP1RedHatEnterpriseLinuxServer/Desktop7.
61.
NXSystemInformation1-6Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensLinuxStartinginNX1847,NXisnolongersupportedontheLinuxoperatingsystemforinteractiveNX(NXrunningwithUI),whichincludesgraphicsandXESSintegration.
ItisonlysupportedforrunningsolversandNXOpenbatchprogramswithnouserinterfacecalls.
ContactGTACforthenewNXLinuxproduct.
MacOSXStartinginNX1847,theMacOSXoperatingsystemisnolongersupported.
Windows10Windows10istheminimumsupportedreleaseforNX1899.
ThesupportedversionsofWindows10aretheProandEnterpriseeditionsutilizingSemi-AnnualChannel(SAC)updates.
Windows10isalsoavailableforNX10.
0.
3andlaterversionsuptoNX1899.
AnycaveatsorspecialinstructionsareprovidedintheSFBannouncingsupport.
Windows7and8.
1Windows7hasreachedtheendoflifeandmainstreamsupporthasended.
Windows8.
1isstillsupportedbyMicrosoft,butwasrarelydeployed.
ThesetwoversionsofWindowsarenolongersupportedbyNX1899.
SiemensPLMSoftwarehasnotperformedtestingontheseversionsandcannotresolveanyissuesrelatedtoNX1899runningontheseoperatingsystems.
IfNX1899isdeployedontheseversionsofWindows,anyissueswillhavetobereplicatedonWindows10beforefilinganincidentreportwithGTAC.
WindowsXPandVistaWindowsXPsupportfromMicrosofthasendedandVistawasrarelydeployedsothesetwoversionsofWindowsarenotsupportedbyNX1899.
SiemensPLMSoftwarehasnotperformedtestingontheseversionsandcannotresolveanyissuesrelatedtoNX1899runningontheseoperatingsystems.
IfNX1899isdeployedontheseversionsofWindows,anyissueswillhavetobereplicatedonWindows10beforefilinganincidentreportwithGTAC.
SystemerrorwhenrunningNXIfyoureceivethefollowingsystemerrorwhenlaunchingNX,theproblemisgenerallythattheoperatingsystemisnotup-to-datefortherequiredandoptionalupdates.
ThiserrorcanoccurwithWindows7andWindows8.
1.
Theprogramcan'tstartbecauseapi-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.
dllismissingfromyourcomputer.
OperatingsystemrequirementsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-72019SiemensTheerroroccurswhentherearemissingVisualC++librariesduetoadependencyontheUniversalCRTlibrariesinVisualC++2015.
Tofixtheproblem,installtheVisualC++2015update3redistributablefromMicrosoft.
The64-bitredistributable(vc_redist.
x64.
exe)isavailableintheINSTALLfolderoftheNXruntimeenvironmentafterinstallation,oryoucandownloadtheredistributablefromMicrosoft.
Ifyoustillhaveaproblem,contactGTACsupport.
LinuxDistributionsNXisdevelopedusingLinuxstandardsandacceptedLinuxdevelopmentconventions.
QualityassurancetestingisperformedonthetwoversionsofLinuxlistedinthetableabove.
SiemensPLMSoftwarecannotguaranteeoperation,performance,compatibility,orsupportonanyotherdistributions.
Thefollowingisalistofinformationaboutthedevelopmentenvironment(forreferenceonly):Kernelkernel3.
10.
0-957.
eI7.
x86_64C,C++Compilergcc4.
8.
5JavaDevelopmentversion1.
8.
0_45ConsiderationsandcaveatsLinuxRequirementsNXsupportsSuSELinuxandRedHatLinux,both64-bitonly.
TheminimumsupportedversionofSuSEEnterprise(Desktop/Server)is12SP1andRedHatEnterprise(Desktop/Server)is7.
6.
Newerversionswillbesupportedviacertification.
VisittheCustomerSupport(GTAC)Websitefordetailsofsupportedhardwareconfigurationsaswellasforthelatestgraphicsdrivers.
JavaRuntimeEnvironmentTheJavaRuntimeEnvironment(JRE)isnotshippedwithNX,butNXdoesrequireJRE8forcertainproducts.
ToinstalltheJRE,visittheOracledownloadsiteathttp://java.
com/en/download/index.
jsp,ortheAdoptOpenJDKsiteathttps://adoptopenjdk.
net/.
Javaisusedforthefollowingproducts:NXRelationsBrowserManufacturing–ProcessStudioAuthorCommandlineversionofthefollowingtranslators:CATIAV41.
NXSystemInformation1-8Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensCATIAV5DxfdwgIGESNXProEStepAP203StepAP214KnowledgeFusionICEQualityDashboardValidationRuleEditorSimcenter3DBatchMesherSimcenter3DResponseAnalysisFunctionToolsSimcenter3DReportWriterCustomerwrittenNXOpenJavaprogramsJavarequirementsforNXOpenNXOpenforJavaisdesignedtobeusedwithJavaversion1.
8.
0_45orhigher.
PostProcessingofAbaqusODBformatresultsIntheNXrelease,NXusesAbaqusversion6.
12librariestoprocessODBresultsfiles.
ForNXtousetheselibraries,youmustfirstinstallVisualC++2008X64Runtime–v9.
0.
30729.
4967.
Note:IfyouhaveAbaqusversion6.
12installedonyoursystem,therequiredVisualC++runtimeshouldalreadybeinstalled.
YoucandownloadthisruntimefromtheSimuliacustomersupportwebsite:http://www.
3ds.
com/products-services/simulia/support/FormoreinformationonthesystemrequirementsforODBversion6.
12files,see:http://www.
3ds.
com/support/certified-hardware/simulia-system-information/abaqus-612/system-requirements-for-abaqus-612-productsConsiderationsandcaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-92019SiemensRunningSamcefinparallelOnWindows,whenyourunparallelcomputationswiththebuilt-inSamcefsolver,Python2.
7isrequired.
InNX1899,thatversionofPythonisnotpresent.
InstallPython2.
7onyourdiskandensurethatthePythondirectoryisnamedPython27(defaultname)andisincludedonyourPATHvariable.
YoucandownloadthesoftwarefromthePythonwebsite:https://www.
python.
org/downloads/Note:ThePythonrequirementdoesnotapplyifyouhaveSamcefinstalledseparatelyfromNX.
ConfigurationfilesStartingwithNX12,theNXconfigurationfilesonWindowsarewrittentoC:\users\\AppData\Local\Siemens.
Installingthe.
NETFrameworkTheNXOpenfor.
NETAPIisaWindows-specificprojectthatleveragestheMicrosoft.
NETFrameworkcomponent.
Beforeyoucanexecuteacustom.
NETapplication,youmustinstallthe.
NETFramework4.
6.
2.
Inaddition,toreplaya.
NETjournal,the.
NETFramework4.
6.
2mustbeinstalled.
Todownloadthe.
NETFramework4.
6.
2,usethelinksonthispage:Microsoft.
NETFramework4.
6(WebInstaller).
VisualStudioruntimeredistributableTorunNX1899,theMSVisualStudio2017runtimeredistributableisrequired.
Inaddition,theMSVisualStudio2013runtimeredistributableisrequiredtoproperlysetupsomesystemdllfilesforsomeoftheolderexecutables.
YoucandownloadtheVisualStudio2017redistributablehere.
YoucandownloadtheVisualStudio2013redistributablehere.
Note:IfyouhaveMSVisualStudio2017and2013installed,youdon'tneedtodownloadandinstalltheredistributable.
1.
NXSystemInformation1-10Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensSupportedhardwareandgraphicsThelistofcurrentlysupportedhardwareandgraphicscardscanbefoundontheGTACsupportpageCustomerSupport(GTAC)WebsiteatHardwareandSoftwareCertification→Hardware(GraphicsCard)Certifications.
Thisopensaspreadsheetthathastabsforsupportedsystemsandgraphics.
SupportedhardwareandgraphicsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-112019SiemensNXOpenprogramsonLinuxIfyoutrytolinkanexternalNXOpenC++programusingtheufmenuanduflinkscriptswithNX1899onSLES12SP1,Linuxmayfailwithanerrormessagesuchas:/usr/x86_64-suse-linux/bin/ld:cannotfind-lelfForNXtoproperlybuildanNXOpenprogram,youmusthavethecorrectRPMkitsinstalled.
ForNX1899andSUSE12SP1,thefollowingpackagesarerequired:elfutils-0.
158-6.
1.
x86_64.
rpmlibelf1-0.
158-6.
1.
x86_64.
rpmlibelf-devel-0.
158-6.
1.
x86_64.
rpmForNX1899andRedHat7.
6,thefollowingpackagesarerequired:elfutils-libelf-0.
172-2.
el7.
x86_64.
rpmelfutils-libelf-devel-0.
172-2.
el7.
x86_64.
rpmelfutils-devel-0.
172-2.
el7.
x86_64.
rpmelfutils-libelf-0.
172-2.
el7.
x86_64.
rpmelfutils-libs-0.
172-2.
el7.
x86_64.
rpmNote:ForSUSE,thedevelpackagesareavailablefromtheoptionalSLE12SP1SDKDVD/ISO.
1.
NXSystemInformation1-12Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensInitializingtheJVMInsomecases,NXisnotabletocreatetheJavaVirtualMachine(JVM)properlyonWindows.
TherootcauseinthesescenariosisinsufficientmemorytostarttheJVM.
InmostcasesofinsufficientmemoryJavaisabletoreportbackanerrorcodeindicatingthisproblem.
However,insomecasesJavareportsagenericerrormessagethatNXthendisplays.
Thetypicalerrormessageis:Can'tinitializetheJavaVirtualMachine(JVM)WhenrunningaJavaapplication,suchastheWaveBrowserorInteractiveClassEditor,NXmaygiveanunexpectederrorduetothisproblem.
IfNXdetectsthatthereisnotenoughmemoryavailablefortheJVM,anerrormessageisgivenandinformationisprovidedinthesyslog.
Thefollowingisanexampleofthesysloginformation:TheJVMcouldnotbecreatedduetonotenoughmemory.
TheJavaheapsizemustbecontiguousandthelargestcontiguousblockavailableisoutputtedbelow.
WindowslargestblockfreeMaximumblock267MbPleasenote,thisnumberistobeusedassuggestionforsettingtheheapsize.
Itisunlikelythatyouwillbeabletoutilizethefullamount.
Ifyouneedaheapsizelargerthanwhatispossibleyoucantrytousethe/3GBswitchoritsequivalent,ifavailablefortheOperatingSystemyouareon.
OtherwiseyourotheroptionistouseRemoting.
PleaseconsulttheNXOpenProgrammer'sGuideformoreinformationonthistopic.
ResetthesizeoftheJavaheapToremedythisproblem,youcanresetthesizeoftheJavaheapthatNXuses.
ChooseFile→Execute→OverrideJavaParameterstoopenthedialogboxandsetUGII_JVM_OPTIONStothesizeoftheJavaheap.
Youcanexperimentwiththesizeofheapthatyouneed,butiftheJVMisalreadystartedthenyoucannotchangetheUGII_JVM_OPTIONSsetting.
Itisrecommendedthatyouuseboththe–Xmxand–Xmsoptionstogether.
BothoftheseareneededasJavamaydeterminedefaultvaluesfortheheapsizethatarenotpossiblewiththemachine'scurrentmemoryload.
Forexample:UGII_JVM_OPTIONS=–Xmx50M–Xms50MInitializingtheJVMSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-132019SiemensWhentryingtodeterminethesizeoftheheap,keepinmindthatiftheheapsizeistoosmall,aJavaprogramyouaretryingtorunmaynotrun.
Thiscouldbeduetotheamountofmemoryavailableonthemachine,orduetomultipleJavaprocessesrunning.
ThiscanbethecasewiththeWaveBrowserwherethereisaclientandserverprocess.
Onceyoufindavaluethatworks,youcanmodifytheUGII_JVM_OPTIONSvalueintheugii_env.
datfilesoyoudon'thavetoresetitintheNXOpenJavaParametersdialogboxeachtimeyoustartanNXsession.
1.
NXSystemInformation1-14Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensNXvariablesintheugii_env.
datfileStandardandmodifiedenvironmentvariablesTheugii_env_ug.
datfilecontainsthestandardenvironmentvariablesforNX.
Youcanoverridethesevariableswiththeugii_env.
datfile.
Thisfileisessentiallyemptywhendelivered.
Youcandefinenewvaluesfortheenvironmentvariablesinthisfileandtheytakeprecedenceoverthevaluesdefinedintheugii_env_ug.
datfile.
Theugii_env.
datfileshouldbeusedtomodifyanystandardNXenvironmentvariablesoraddnewones.
Boththeugii_env_ug.
datandugii_env.
datfilesarelocatedat\ugii.
Note:Youcanmakeall,some,ornoneofthechangestothevariablesintheugii_env_ug.
datfile.
However,itisrecommendedthatyouusetheugii_env.
datfiletodefineallofthevaluesinuseatyoursite.
Usingtheugii_env.
datfileThefollowingapplywhenusingtheugii_env.
datfile:Definethevariablesbeforethe#includestatement.
Thefirstvariabledefinedisused.
Ifyouhavethevariabledefinedtwiceinthefile,onlythefirstoneisused.
Note:Thisalsoappliestotheugii_env_ug.
datfile.
Youcannothavespacesinthevariablenames.
Designateasingleugii_env.
datfileforallusersYoucanplacetheugii_env.
datfileinacentrallocationforalluserstoaccess.
Foreachuser,settheenvironmentvariableUGII_ENV_FILEtothelocationofthefile.
Forexample:UGII_ENV_FILE=G:\common\version_env_vars.
corp_standardsNXvariablesintheugii_env.
datfileSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-152019SiemensNote:Thefilecanhaveanynamebutmustbeafullyqualifiedpath.
Statementsyoucanuseintheugii_env.
datfileThestatementsthatyoucanuseintheugii_env.
datfileareshownbelowwithexamples:#if/#else/#endifUsedtocheckforspecificconditionsandthentodefinevariablesbasedonthoseconditions.
Conditionsthatcanbecheckedare:FILE-Checkfortheexistenceofafile#ifFILE${UGII_BASE_DIR}\UGII\html_files\start_${UGII_LANG}.
htmlUGII_CAST_HOME=${UGII_BASE_DIR}\UGII\html_files\start_${UGII_LANG}.
html#elseUGII_CAST_HOME=${UGII_BASE_DIR}\UGII\html_files\start_english.
html#endifplatform-Checkforaspecificplatform.
Possiblevalues:x64wntlnx64macosx#iflnx64UGII_CAM_THREAD_MILL=${UGII_CAM_THREAD_MILL_DIR}thrm.
so#endif$variable="value"-Checkforaspecificvalueforapreviouslydefinedenvironmentvariable#if$UGII_LANG="simpl_chinese"UGII_COUNTRY=prcUGII_COUNTRY_TEMPLATES=$UGII_BASE_DIR\localization\$UGII_COUNTRY\simpl_chinese#endif$variable!
="value"-Checkforapreviouslydefinedenvironmentvariablethatdoesnothavethespecifiedvalue.
#if${UGII_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY}!
=""#ifFILE$UGII_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY\ugii_package_env.
dat1.
NXSystemInformation1-16Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019Siemens#include$UGII_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY\ugii_package_env.
dat#endif#endif#includeUsedtoincludeaspecifiedenvironmentfileatthecurrentlocation#include$UGII_PACKAGE_DIRECTORY\ugii_package_env.
datEnablingcontextsensitivehelpinlocallanguagesforcustomerdefaultsandKFWhenusinglocalizedlanguageversionsoftheNXHelp,togetcontextsensitivehelptoworkforCustomerDefaultsorKnowledgeFusionyouneedtoeditthefollowingtwoenvironmentvariablestopointtothelocalizedhelp:UGII_CSHELP_DEFAULTS_DOCSUGII_CSHELP_FUSION_DOCSForexample,toenablecontextsensitivehelpforJapaneseCustomerDefaultshelpyouwouldset:UGII_CSHELP_DEFAULTS_DOCS=${UGII_UGDOC_BASE}/data_services/resources/nx/${UGII_MAJOR_VERSION}/nx_help/ja_JP/graphics/fileLibrary/nx/cust_defaultsBrowserrequirementsBrowserandplug-inrequirementsTheNXsuiteofdocumentation(Help,What'snewGuide,andReleaseNotes)isprovidedinanHTMLformatthatisdisplayedinyourlocalWebbrowser.
Thedocumentationrequiresawebserver.
YoucaninstalltheSiemensPLMDocumentationServer,whichsetsupalocalwebserveroneachworkstation,orinstallthedocumentationintoanexistingcompany-wideserver.
Thelatestversionsofwebbrowsersarerecommendedtocomplywiththelatestbrowsersecurityupdates.
WindowsbrowsersupportInternetExplorerMicrosoftEdgeBrowserandplug-inrequirementsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-172019SiemensMozillaFirefoxGoogleChromeDownloadingbrowsersThesebrowsersarefreeandcanbedownloadedfromthefollowingWebsites:InternetExplorerandEdge—http://www.
microsoft.
comFirefox—http://www.
mozilla.
orgChrome—http://www.
google.
com/chromeWindows.
chmfilesSomepartsoftheHelparedeliveredinMicrosoftCompiledHelpformat(.
chm).
Windowssecurityenhancementsprohibitopening.
chmHelpfilesacrossanetwork,soyoumustinstallthosefilesonyourcomputer.
Ifyouinstall.
chmHelpfilesonaserver,youcannotreadtheHelpacrossthenetwork.
AdobeFlashPlayerrequiredforvideosTowatchvideosandsimulations,youmusthavetheAdobeFlashPlayerinstalledasaplug-intoyourbrowser.
YoucandownloadtheFlashPlayer(free)attheAdobeFlashPlayersite.
AdobeAcrobatReaderSomeportionsoftheHelpmaybedeliveredasPDF,whichrequirestheAdobeAcrobatReader.
Youcandownloadthefreereaderfromhttp://get.
adobe.
com/reader/.
1.
NXSystemInformation1-18Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensBrowsercaveatsBrowsercaveatsforFirefoxMozillarecommendsthatyouupgradetothelatestversionofFirefoxduetosecurityissuessurroundingJava.
TheydonotrecommendusingolderversionsofFirefox.
Formoreinformation,seehttp://support.
mozilla.
org/en-US/kb/latest-firefox-issues.
ThedefaultbehaviorinFirefox3.
0.
5isfornewpagestobeopenedinanewtab.
Thisaffectsthebehavioroftheglobalsearchsincenewlinkswillopeninatabinsteadofanewwindow.
YoucanconfigureFirefoxtoopenanewwindowinsteadofanewtabbyselectingTools→Options→Tabs.
Typically,youinstallandlaunchtheHelpfromthehttp://protocolwhichisfullysupported.
However,ifyouwanttolaunchfromaUNCpath(file:///),FirefoxhasadefaultsecuritysettingthatpreventstheHelpfromlaunchingcorrectly.
Toenablethis,youneedtochangethevalueofthesecurity.
fileuri.
strict_origin_policypreference:1.
Intheaddressbar,typeabout:config.
2.
IntheFilterfield,typesecurity.
fileuri.
Ifthevalueofthesecurity.
fileuri.
strict_origin_policypreferenceissettoTRUE,setthevaluetoFALSE.
Double-clickonthevaluetotoggleit.
3.
Restartthebrowser.
Ifyouaretryingtoopena.
chmfilethatyouhaveaccessedfromawebserver(notfromalocalinstall),youmaynotbeabletoopenthefileasitisblocked.
Tounblock,right-clickonthefileandchooseProperties,thenselecttheunblockoption.
BrowsercaveatsforChromeTypically,youinstallandlaunchtheHelpfromthehttp://protocolwhichisfullysupported.
However,ifyouinstalledwiththefile://protocol,youhavetorunHelpfromthecommandline.
Tofixthis,seehttp://code.
google.
com/p/chromium/issues/detailid=39767.
BrowsercaveatsforInternetExplorerIfyoudonotseeavideoinInternetExplorer,itmaybeacacheissue.
Tryclearingyourcache,orusingadifferentbrowser.
BrowsercaveatsforAdobeFlashPlayerThefollowingisapplicablefortheAdobeFlashPlayer:ChromeblocksFlash.
BrowsercaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-192019SiemensFirefoxblocksFlashbydefault.
However,youcanmanuallyenabletheFlashpluginfortheWindows64bitbrowser.
InternetExplorerblocksFlashbydefault.
However,youcanmanuallyenabletheplugin.
MicrosoftEdgeblocksFlash.
LicensingCaveatsGenerallicensingcaveatsLicensefilesandlicenseserverThefollowingareapplicabletolicensefilesandthelicenseserver:Mergingoflicensefilesisnotsupported.
Example:Youcannotmergeapre-TC2007MP3orpre-NX5licensefile,whichusestheuglmdlicensedaemon,withaTC2007MP3,NX5,orNX6licensefile,whichusestheugslmddaemon.
NXrequiresandtestsforthelatestversionoftheugslmdvendordaemon.
ThisvendordaemonissuppliedwithNXandmustbeinstalledandinitiatedpriortostartingNX.
Ifanolderdaemonisutilized,agenericNXLicenseErrordialogboxisdisplayedduringstart-up.
Inaddition,thesyslogwillcontainanerrormessagethatthedaemonversionisolderthantheclient.
NXBorrowingisversionspecificNXlicenseborrowingisversionspecificduetodependencieswithinthethirdpartylicensingsoftwareusedbySiemensPLMSoftware.
ToensurethatNXworksonaborrowedlicense,youshouldalwaysutilizetheborrowtoolsuppliedwiththatNXversion.
Forexample,alicenseborrowedusingtheNX1847borrowingtoolwillworkforNX1847butcannotbeusedtorunNX12.
Inaddition,youcannotborrowlicensesfortwoNXversionssimultaneouslyonthesameworkstation.
1.
NXSystemInformation1-20Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensLicensingcaveatsforWindowsThefollowingcaveatsareapplicabletoWindowsplatformsonly.
LicenseOptiontoolTheLicenseOptiontoolshouldonlybeusedtoborrowNXlicenses,eventhoughitmaydisplayotherlicenses.
TheLicenseOptiontooldoesnotfilterfeaturesinthelicensefilethatareofanearlierversionthanNX,suchasTeamcenterlifecyclevisualization,sotheselicensesaredisplayedinthetool.
IfyoutrytoborrowalicenseforanapplicationotherthanNX,yougetanerrorwhenyoulaunchthenon-NXapplication.
LicensingcaveatsforWindowsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-212019SiemensLicensingcaveatsforLinuxAdditionalsoftwaretosupportlicensingSuSEandRedHatrequirethefollowingtobeinstalled:LSB4.
01.
NXSystemInformation1-22Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensProductcompatibility-supportedversioncombinationsTeamcenterandNXThefollowingtableliststheversioncombinationsofTeamcenter,ActiveWorkspace,andNXthataresupported.
Note:TCisTeamcenterAWisActiveWorkspaceTheTeamcenterreleasethatiscompatiblewithNXisidentifiedinthetable.
Ifnopatchisspecifiedinthetablecell,thenthebasereleaseistheminimumrequired.
Ifapatchisrequired,thentheTeamcenterpatchlevelspecifiedinatablecellistheminimumrequiredforthatTeamcenterrelease.
Laterpatchlevelsinthatreleasearealsoapplicable,unlessotherwisespecified.
Forexample,TC11.
4.
0_patch_5istheminimumpatchlevelintheTeamcenter11.
4.
0release,andalsoincludespatch_6,patch_7andsoon,thatis,TC11.
4.
0_patch_5orhigher.
TheNXreleaseidentifiestheminimumupdateinthatseries,whereapplicable.
Forexample,theNX1847seriesspecifiestheNX1851updateastheminimum.
NX12.
0.
2NX1847SeriesNX1872SeriesNX1899SeriesTeamcenterUA10.
1TC10.
1.
7AW3.
3.
1AW3.
4TeamcenterUA11.
2TeamcenterUA11.
3TC11.
3.
0.
1_a01_patch_5AW3.
3.
1AW3.
4AW4.
0.
4AW4.
1TeamcenterUA11.
4Productcompatibility-supportedversioncombinationsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-232019SiemensTC11.
4.
0_patch_5AW3.
4AW4.
0.
4AW4.
1AW4.
2TC11.
4.
0_patch_5AW4.
0.
4AW4.
1AW4.
2TC11.
4.
0_patch_15AW4.
0.
4AW4.
1AW4.
2TeamcenterUA11.
5AW4.
0.
4AW4.
1AW4.
2AW4.
0.
4AW4.
1AW4.
2TC11.
5.
0_patch_10AW4.
0.
4AW4.
1AW4.
2AW4.
3TC11.
5.
0_patch_10AW4.
0.
4AW4.
1AW4.
2AW4.
3TeamcenterUA11.
6NX12.
0.
2MP5TC11.
6.
0_patch_1AW4.
1AW4.
2NX1851updateTC11.
6.
0_patch_1AW4.
1AW4.
2TC11.
6.
0_patch_4AW4.
1AW4.
2AW4.
3TC11.
6.
0_patch_4AW4.
1AW4.
2AW4.
3TeamcenterUA12.
0AW4.
1AW4.
2TeamcenterUA12.
1NX12.
0.
2MP5TC12.
1.
0_patch_1AW4.
1AW4.
2NX1851updateTC12.
1.
0_patch_1AW4.
1AW4.
2TC12.
1.
0_patch_4AW4.
1AW4.
2AW4.
3TC12.
1.
0_patch_4AW4.
1AW4.
2AW4.
3TeamcenterUA12.
2NX12.
0.
2MP5AW4.
2NX1851updateAW4.
2AW4.
2AW4.
3AW4.
2AW4.
3TeamcenterUA12.
3AW4.
3AW4.
31.
NXSystemInformation1-24Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensNX12NX12.
0.
1NX12.
0.
1MP1TeamcenterUA10.
1TC10.
1.
7AW3.
3.
1TC10.
1.
7AW3.
3.
1TC10.
1.
7AW3.
3.
1AW3.
4TeamcenterUA11.
2TeamcenterUA11.
3TC11.
3.
0.
1_a01_patch_1AW3.
3.
1TC11.
3.
0.
1_a01_patch_1AW3.
3.
1TC11.
3.
0.
1_a01_patch_1AW3.
3.
1AW3.
4AW4.
0.
4TeamcenterUA11.
4AW3.
4AW4.
0.
4TeamcenterUA11.
5AW4.
0.
4Note:ForinformationonversioncompatibilityforTeamcenterandTeamcenterlifecyclevisualization,seetheTeamcenterdocumentation.
Productcompatibility-supportedversioncombinationsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-252019SiemensNXcompatibilitywithSpreadsheetNXversionPlatformWindowsSpreadsheetSoftwareversionMSExcel2016(32–bit)MSExcel2013(32–bit)MSExcel2010(32–bit)MSExcel2007(32–bit)PlatformOperatingSystemOperatingSystemversionNX1899WindowsWindows1064–bit10Pro&EnterpriseCertified&supportedCertified&supportedCertified&supportedNotsupportedNote:The64-bitversionsofMicrosoftExcelaresupportedstartinginNX12.
The32-bitversionofExcelisinstalledbydefaultontheWindows64-bitOperatingSystems.
MicrosoftStarterEditionisnotsupportedbyNXduetolackofsupportforAdd-in's,Macro's,MathandEquationEditing.
IfyouopenapartwithExcel2003dataorolderandthensavethespreadsheet,NXupdatesthedatatoExcel2007orlater(totheExcelversioncurrentlyrunningwithNX).
IfyoulaunchaspreadsheetcommandsuchasSpreadsheetorPartFamilyonasystemhavingExcel2003orolderversionasthedefaultspreadsheetapplication,NXdisplaysanerrormessageanddoesnotproceedwiththelaunchedcommand.
NXsupportforthecurrentlysupportedversionsofMicrosoftOfficewillbediscontinuedasperthefollowingdates:MicrosoftOfficeversionEndofsupport2007October11,20172010October13,20202013April11,20232016October14,20251.
NXSystemInformation1-26Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensNXapplicationsunsupportedonspecificplatformsTheapplicationslistedarenotsupportedonthespecifiedplatforms.
ApplicationFunctionalityPlatformnotsupportedon:Tooling&FixtureDesignNXEasyFillAnalysis-AdvancedLinuxNXTranslators&OpenToolsNXOpenPythonAuthorLinuxElectro-MechanicalDesignMechatronicsConceptDesignerLinuxMechanicalDesignNXDraftingLinuxMechanicalDesignNXAdditiveDesignwithConvergentLinuxMechanicalDesignNXLayoutLinuxNXTranslators&OpenToolsContentMigrationManagerforSolidWorksLinuxNXTranslators&OpenToolsCMMDrawingRepairAssistantLinuxElectro-MechanicalDesignELMALinuxElectro-MechanicalDesignNXPipingFabricationDrawings&PMILinuxMechanicalDesignNXLatticeStructuresDesignLinuxMechancialDesignNXShipStructurePMICreationLinuxMechanicalDesignNXShipDimensions&AdvAnnotationLinuxMechanicalDesignDrawingAutomationforNX(version10andlater)LinuxMechanicalDesignLayoutforNXLinuxMechanicalDesignNXAerospaceDesignLinuxMechanicalDesignNXLatticeStructuresDesignLinuxGatewayAdvancedStudioRenderingStyleModeLinuxPre/PostAbaqusOBDresultfilereadingLinuxPre/PostTopologyOptimizationandShapeOptimizationLinuxRedhatMotionMotionMechatronicsco-simulationLinuxNXapplicationsunsupportedonspecificplatformsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)1-272019SiemensSupportfortouchenableddevicesInNX1899,youcaninteractandmanipulate3Dmodelsandcontroltheoveralluserinterfaceusingtouchscreenandstylus.
ThesupportfortouchenabledhardwarefollowsaslightlydifferentsupportmodelthanwhatisprovidedthroughtheNXcertificationprogram.
WehavetestedNXonanumberofWindowsbasedtouchscreenlaptops,monitors,andtablets.
However,supportforthesedevicesandothercomparablesystemsislimitedastheyarenottrueworkstationsanddonotqualifyforourfullcertificationprogram.
Supportforthesedevicesislimitedasfollows:Graphicsperformanceissuesarenotsupportedasmostofthesedevicesdonotofferthelevelofdriversupportavailableonworkstations.
Graphicsqualityanddisplayissuesarenotsupportedunlesstheycanbeduplicatedonacertifiedworkstation.
Anyissuedeterminedtobecausedbythegraphicsdriverisnotsupported.
PerformanceissueswithNXarenotsupportedonthesesystemsunlessreproducibleoncertifiedworkstations.
Caveatsaside,wehavetestedandusedfordevelopmentavarietyoftouchbasedsystemsfromHP,Dell,Microsoft,andothersandhavefoundthemacceptableforgeneralusageofNX.
AdditionalNotesNXsupportstouchdevicesontheWindowsoperatingsystem.
Onlystylusconfigurationssupportpre-highlighting.
ThemostcommonlyuseddevicessupportingstylusaretheSurfacePros.
1.
NXSystemInformation1-28Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019Siemens2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotesSimcenter3DsupportedplatformsForinformationaboutoperatingsystemplatformssupportedbySimcenter3D,seeOperatingsystemrequirements.
Note:Simcenter3DdoesnotsupporttheMacOSX.
Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-12019SiemensPre/PostcaveatsSelectionrecipesYoucanusetheFilterElementsadaptertofilteroutelementsfromaselectionrecipethathaveaparticularphysicalpropertytableIDorthicknessvalue.
IfyouchangethethicknessvalueorphysicalpropertytableIDintheElementAssociatedDataManagerdialogboxforanelement,thesechangeswillnotmodifythecontentofselectionrecipesthathaveaFilterElementsadapterdefined.
Note:IfyouchangethethicknessvalueorphysicalpropertytableIDintheElementAssociatedDatadialogboxorusetheModifyAssociatedDatacommand,thisissuedoesnotoccur.
EdgeSeparationcommand(PR9157743)Currently,youcannotusetheEdgeSeparationConditioncommandtoselectasetofedgesthatformaclosedloop.
Thecurrentworkaroundforthisissueisforyoutoperformtheoperationintwosteps.
IsotropicandAnisotropicmaterialsIntheIsotropicMaterialandAnisotropicMaterialdialogboxes,propertiesontheElectromagneticpage,exceptforelectricalResistivity,arecurrentlyunsupported.
Thesepropertiesareusedbyelectromagneticsolutionsthatwillbeavailableinafuturerelease.
Universalconnections(PR8382376)ThesoftwarecurrentlyrunsslowlywhenyouchangeoptionswithintheSeamWelddialogbox.
(PR8397606)IfyoucreatedaBoltConnectioninSimcenter3D12andusedaselectionrecipewiththeSetofCurvesoption(Locationtab)todefinethebolt's'centerline,theboltmaynotbecreatedcorrectlywhenyouopenthefileinthisrelease.
Toworkaroundthisissue,edittheBoltConnectionandredefinetheSetofCurvesbyremovingandthenreselectingtheselectionrecipe.
(ER8415220)Currently,theextendedmasterconnectionfile(xMCF)formatthatthesoftwareexportsisnotfullycompliantwiththeindustrystandardfileformat.
Thestandardspecifiesthataconnectiongroupshouldcontainalltheinvolvedconnections.
Thecurrentfunctionalitywriteseachconnectionasaseparateconnectiongroupentry.
(PR8434594)Incertainmodels,ifyouusetheAssemblyLabelManagerdialogboxtoresolveIDconflicts,andthemodelcontainsnodalconnections(spring,damper,rigid,bushing,kinematic)orlumpedmassconnectionsthatweredefinedwithaspidertargetandtheUseMeanCoordinatesofLegLocationscheckboxselected,therenumberingofIDsmaycausethesoftwaretoupdatetheconnectionmesh.
Duringthisupdate,thesoftwarerecreatestheconnectionelementsandtheir2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-2Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensassociatednodeswithnewIDvalues.
Insomecases.
thesenewIDvaluescould,inturn,introducenewIDconflictsandresultinarecurringandunresolvableloopofissues.
ThisunresolvableloopofissuesmayalsobetriggeredbytherenumberingofIDstoresolvelabelconflictsformodelsthatcontainspotweld,adhesive,seamweld,sealing,rivet,clinchorcrimpconnectionsthatreferenceFEentitiestodefinetheirlocations.
DeleteUnreferencedEntitiescommandIntheSimulationfile,theDeleteUnreferencedEntitiescommandiscurrentlyavailableintheuserinterfacebutdoesnotyetwork.
WhileyoucanusetheDeleteUnreferencedEntitiesdialogboxtoselectunusedentitiestodelete,forexample,whenyouclickOKorApply,thesoftwarecurrentlyissuesanerrormessage.
Post-processing(PR9597058)TheresultscalculatedbytheNodalForceReportcommandarecurrentlyincorrectifyouspecifyacylindricalorsphericaloutputcoordinatesystem.
TheresultsarecorrectifyouspecifyaCartesianoutputcoordinatesystem.
(PR9622841)Post-processingcurrentlydisplaysincorrectresultsfor2Dand3Dboltpre-loadsinSolutions401and402.
Thesoftwareappliesanincorrectunitscalingfactortotheresultcomponents.
Formetricresultsinscientificnotationterms,thesignificant(mantissa)iscorrectwhiletheorderofmagnitudeformanypartunit–formattedunitcombinationsisincorrect.
ForEnglishunitresults,thenumericalvaluesforthesecombinationsisincorrect.
Thecorrectionofthisissueistargetedtobedeliveredinthe1903maintenanceupdaterelease.
ScenarioBasedPost-processingWhenyoupost-processanANSYSorSamceffilethatcontainsengineeringstrainthroughtheScenarioBasedData-VisualizationNavigator,thesoftwareconvertstheengineeringstraindatatotensorialstrainandplotsthedataastensorialstrain.
Simcenter3DResultsViewerTheExtractioncommandcurrentlydisplaysoptionsthatarenotavailableinSimcenter3DResultsViewer.
IntheResultsExtractiondialogbox,theTypelistdisplaysfouroptions.
However,onlytheFullResultModeloptionisavailableinSimcenter3DResultsViewer.
ThisissueisfixedintheSimcenter2020.
2release.
SimcenterNastranFEMAcousticsandSimcenter3DAcousticsBEM(PR8409135)WhenSimcenter3DAcousticsBEMisthespecifiedsolver,IndirectAcousticisthespecifiedanalysistype,andtheIndirectAcousticModelFormulationoptionissettoFastMultipoleorH-Matrix,andthesolutionincludesone-way,weakcoupling,thesoftwaredoesnotstorevibrationsintheresults(displacement,velocities,oraccelerations)whenyourequesttheoutputinSORT2format.
Pre/PostcaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-32019Siemens(PR9426475andPR8413414)Thesumofeachpanel'scontributiontoacousticpressuredoesnotmatchthetotalacousticpressureinsolutionswhenSimcenter3DAcousticsTransientBEMisthespecifiedsolverorwhenSimcenter3DAcousticsBEMisthespecifiedsolver,IndirectAcousticorIndirectVibro-Acousticisthespecifiedanalysistype,andtheIndirectAcousticModelFormulationoptionissettoFastMultipoleorH-Matrix.
ThisissueoccurswhensomeofthenodesinthestructuralmeshareincludedinoftwoormorePanelsimulationobjects.
(PR7936548andPR8414353)TheSimcenterNastranFEMAcousticsandSimcenter3DAcousticsBEMsolversdonotallowthefilenamesorpathsthatcontainspaces,specialcharacters,orverylongfilenames.
Ifyouencounterissues,tryshorteningthefileorpathnameorremovinganyspacesorspecialcharacters.
Double-clickingtheResultsnodeforsolutionsthatuse.
sc_h5filestostoretheresultsdoesnotloadthecorrectpost-processingscenarios.
Toworkaroundthisissue,right-clicktheResultsnodeandselecttheappropriatescenario,ormanuallyaddthe.
sc_h5fileintotheDataSourceslist.
FortheLoadIdentificationsolution,theoptiontogroundnodes(withtheDirectStiffnessmethod)ismissing.
Toworkaroundthisissue,settheActiveorPassivenodeto0.
FortheLoadIdentificationsolution,theoptiontosetavibrationnodewithmissingdata(withtheInverseStiffnessmethod)ismissing.
Toworkaroundthisissue,set0forthevibrationsthataremissing.
TherearemissingvalidationsandchecksforLoadIdentificationandMATVResponsesolutions.
BEMAcousticTransferVectorsarenotsupportedinMATVResponsecalculations.
ForMATVResponsecalculations,themodeparticipationfactors(MPFs)shouldbeperfectlyalignedwiththemodes.
ScenarioswherethereareadifferentnumberofMPFsandmodesisnotsupported.
AdditionallyyoucurrentlycannotfixthisissuebyeditingtheModeSetandactivatingordeactivatingthemodes.
SpecialistDurabilitySimcenter3DSpecialistDurabilitycurrentlyhasthefollowinglimitationsandknownissues:Currently,intheComputationLocationdialogbox,youcanselecttheNodesofElementsandCenterofElementoptionsintheResultOutputLocationlistonlyifthestressesareavailableonelementsornodesofelements.
Thesoftwarecurrentlycannotconvertnodalstressestoelementstresses.
ForANSYS.
rstresults,thesoftwarecannotautomaticallydetectseamwelds.
Asaworkaround,intheEditFEMdialogbox,changethesolverenvironmenttoSimcenterNastran.
Thesoftwarecanthenautomaticallydetectseamwelds.
ForABAQUS.
obdresults,force-basedspotweldandforce-basedseamweldsolutionsarenotyetsupported.
2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-4Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensCurrently,errormessagesthatoccurbecausethesolutionisnotsetupcorrectlydonotprovideinformationonhowtocorrecttheproblem.
Currently,youcannotdefineFunctionDefinitionLocationsusingnodeandelementIDs.
Afunctiondefinitionlocationthatusesstraingagescanprocessgagesdefinedonnodesorgagesdefinedonelements,butnotbothtogether:Inthatcase,youmustusetheFunctionDefinitioncommandtodefinetwofunctiondefinitions.
Forseamweldsandspotwelds:Stress-basedspotweldsthathaveonlyspiderelementsattheweldlocationandno2DelementsarenotcurrentlysupportedSelectingthetopElementResultLocationwhenyouprocessseamweldresultsina3DSpecialistDurabilityScenariomayexcludeelementsonthebasesheet.
(PR9629308)IfyousolveadurabilitysolutionwithaneventthathasadatasourcefromaSimcenterNastranSOL402op2resultfilewiththeILP-64format,thesoftwaremaycrash.
AsaworkaroundyoucanusetheLP-64formatwhenyoucreatetheop2-fileResultsfromSimcenterNastranSOL129arenotsupportedinatransientevent.
LaminateCompositesPostreportingTheadvancedop2readerdoesnotprocessresultsfromSOL401andSOL402.
Theadvancedop2readerdoesnotprocess64bitop2files.
Theadvancedop2readerdoesnotcorrectlyhandleresultfileswithnon-FEMunits.
VonMisesplystressesandstrainsarenotdisplayedintheGraphicalPostReport.
Non-envelopedplystraintensorcomponentsarelabeledasXX,YY,etcinsteadof11,22,etcinthePostProcessingNavigator.
LaminateModelerandSolidLaminateModelerdialogboxesItisnotpossibletoassignaprogressivefailuretheorytoalaminatedefinitionoraplywhileintheSimcenterNastransolverenvironment.
SettingsforFailureTheoriesandStressorStrainOutputRequestcannotbeexportedtoaCSVfile,orimportedfromaCSVfile.
Pre/PostcaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-52019SiemensValuesforthesolidlaminatePlyDirectionandStackDirectionoptionsarecorrectlyexportedtothePCOMPScardintheSimcenterNastraninputfile.
However,thefiberorientationsarenotupdatedaspertheuserselectionandalwaysreflectthedefaultvaluesofPlyDirectionandStackDirectionoptions.
ThePropertiesgroupintheElementAssociatedDataisignoredbyLaminateComposites,exceptwhenthelaminatedefinitionisqueriedfromMarginsofSafety.
Multiplezonesmaybecreatedwiththesamelaminatedefinitions.
FEModelCorrelation:Pre-testTestanalysisreferencesolutionsWhenyouexportaTestAnalysisReferenceSolutionwithexciterselectionconfigurationsusingtheNMIFmethodandcontainingDOFsdefinedusingnodeswithnormalDOFs,thedirectionsoftheseDOFsareincorrectlywritten.
WhenyouexportaTestAnalysisReferenceSolutioncreatedusingacombinationofasolvernormalmodessolutionandaDOFSet,spuriousexciterselectionconfigurationdataiswritten.
Theworkaroundistodeleteanyexistingexciterselectionconfigurations.
WhenyouexportaTestAnalysisReferenceSolutiontoauniversalfile,thecoordinatetracedataset1802doesnotcontainthesensorDOFs.
Asaworkaround,intheSimulationNavigator,right-clickthepre-testnodeandchooseExporttoUNV,whichhasbeentemporarilyexposed.
WhenyouexportaTestAnalysisReferenceSolutiontoauniversalfile,acoordinatetracedataset1802isalwayswrittenforexciterDOFs,evenifyoudidnotselectanexciterselectionconfiguration.
SensorselectionconfigurationsusingtheMODMACalgorithmarenotsavedwiththeirresults:WhenyouopenaSimulationfile,existingMODMACconfigurationshaveanout-of-datestatusandhencemustbesolved.
ThecomplexalgebrabehindtheNMIFtransferfunctionscontainsanerror,suchthattheNMIFvaluesareincorrectlycalculated.
Whenfixed,optimalnodeIDsandexciternumbersmaychange.
WhentheSimulationfilehasanassemblyFEM,thewireframecreatedusingtheCreateWireframeElementscommandfromaDOFsetmaybeincorrectlylocated.
FEModelCorrelationInSimcenter3D2019.
1,intheModePairingdialogbox,therewasaspuriousrelationshipbetweentheFrequencyTolerance(%),FrequencyTolerance(Hz),andTrackModePairscheckboxsettings.
ThiserroneousbehaviorhasbeenfixedinSimcenter3D2019.
2,howeverwhenyouopena2019.
1model,thesoftwaremaygiveunexpectedFrequencyToleranceandTrackModePairssettings.
2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-6Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensTherecanbemissingmodecombinationsintheCorrelationDetailsViewsubpanelwhenPairTrackingisturnedoffandthenumberofreferenceandworkmodesaredifferent:thecoderestrictsthenumberofcombinationstotheminimumnumberofreferenceorworkmodes.
Thisrestrictionwillberemoved.
ResettingaTestModelalignmentinaSimulationthatwasmigratedfromSimcenter3D2019.
1orearlierresultsinanincorrectinitialposition.
AnintermittentunitsissuecausesnodesofanalysisreferencesolutionscreatedfromsolutionsnotusingSimulationunits(forexample,inN-MinsteadoftheSimulationunitsofmN-mm)tobeimproperlyscaled,resultinginamappingfailurewiththeworksolutionnodes.
FRFpairfiltersdonotupdatewhenthecorrelationnodemapisupdated:createanewfilter.
UNVfilesassociatedtotestreferencesolutionsusingtheNoneoptionforcomplexconversionwereincorrectlywritteninSimcenter3D2019.
2orearlier.
Itisthereforerecommendedtocreateanewtestreferencesolution.
WhentheSimulationfilehasanassemblyFEM,thewireframecreatedusingtheCreateWireframeElementscommandfromaDOFsetmaybeincorrectlylocated.
Thermal/Flow,ElectronicSystemsCooling,SpaceSystemsThermal,MultiphysicsInMultiphysics,forone-wayandtwo-wayfluid-structureinteraction(FSI)analyses,addtheentirefluidmeshtoaStructuralDeactivationSettypeoftheDeactivationSetAdvancedsimulationobjecttodisablethewritingofthefluidmeshtotheSimcenterNastran.
datfile.
Includingfluidmeshinthe.
datfileseverelyimpactssolvetimeofFSIruns.
Runningacoupledthermal-flowanalysisinparallelisnotreliable.
Workaround:useGPARAM0400toruntheflowsolverinparallelandthethermalsolverinserial.
Whenyourmodelhasnon-uniformlayersthathavealayerradiatingfromthetopsideandyoudefineitwithanadvancedthermo-opticalproperty,youcangetwrongresults.
Thecorrectionofthisissueistargetedtobedeliveredinthe1903maintenanceupdaterelease.
AbaqusenvironmentBeginninginthisrelease,Pre/PostsupportstheimportofcoordinatesystemdefinitionsfromAbaqus.
odbfiles.
CurrentlyPre/PostonlyimportsdatumcoordinatesystemsfromAbaqus.
odbfiles.
However,itdoesnotimporttheorientationdefinitionfromtheAbaqus.
odbfile.
Beginninginthe2019.
2release,Pre/PostsupportstheimportofnodeandelementdefinitionsfromAbaqus.
odbfiles.
Currently:Pre/PostdoesnotcorrectlyimportameshthatwasoriginallydefinedasrigidlinkcouplingconnectionintheAbaqusenvironmentinPre/Post.
Therigidlinkcouplingconnectionmeshisdefinedbyagroupofnodeswiththe*KINEMATICCOUPLINGkeywordusingtheAutomaticCouplingcommand.
Pre/Pre/PostcaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-72019SiemensPostimportsthenodesfromthe.
odbfile,butitdoesnotcurrentlyimporttherigidlinkdefinedbythe*KINEMATICCOUPLINGkeyword.
Ifthe.
odbfilewasgeneratedfromanassemblymodel,Pre/Postimportsonlyaflattenedmodel.
Thesoftwareoffsetsthenodeandelementlabelsintheimportedmodeltonewlabelvaluesandreportsthischangeinthe.
lisfileduringtheimportprocess.
However,thesoftwaredoesnotapplythischangeinnodeandelementlabelstoresultsdata.
Becauseofthispotentialdifferenceinlabels,queryingresultdatabynodeandelementlabelafterimportmaynotwork.
ANSYSenvironmentWhenyouimportandANSYSinputfilethatcontainsasupportedKEYOPTnumberbutanunsupportedKEYOPTvalue,Pre/PostresetstheKEYOPTvaluetoitsdefaultvalue.
Additionally,Pre/PostimportstheKEYOPTintoaKEYOPTmodelingobjectinsteadofatableofuser-definedKEYOPTs.
LS-DYNAenvironmentWhenyouimportanLS-DYNAinputfile,thesoftwaredoesnotimportthematerialorientationforthe*ELEMENT_TSHELL_COMPOSITEkeywordwhenthefirstplymaterialkeywordhasanegativeAOPTparameter,whichmeansthatitsabsolutevalueisMaterialOrientationCoordinateSystemLabel.
Aftertheimport,onlythefirstelementinthemeshcollectorhasadefinedMaterialOrientationvalue.
OtherelementsdonothaveMaterialOrientationvalue,andthesoftwareplacesthemintoadifferentelementcollector.
LS-DYNAversionR10.
0andupnolongersupportsvariableLCF(thecurveIDthatspecifiesthefailurestrainasafunctionofthestrainrate)inCard2of*MAT_024(*MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITYkeyword).
However,Pre/Poststillsupportsthisvariableinthe*MAT_PIECEWISE_LINEAR_PLASTICITYAdditionalPropertiesmodelingobject.
WhenyouimportalegacyLS-DYNAkeywordfilethatcontains*MAT_024definedwiththeLCF(theloadCurveID=LCF)variable,Pre/Postcorrectlyimportsthekeywordandvariable,butthevariablemaybeunreferencedby*MAT_24materialsinsomecases.
SimcenterSamcefenvironment(PR8394509)TheSolidPropertiesCheckcommanddoesnotworkoncompositeelements.
ThefollowingissuescurrentlyoccurwhenyouimportaSamcefmodelintoSimcenter3D:(PR8429946)TheimportofMDSrigidsurfacecontactdatafailsiftherigidsurfaceorientationisdefinedwithEulerangles.
(PR9498966)TheSamcefimporttoolissuesafatalerrorwhenyouimportaSamcefmodelinwhichsomenames(ofgroups,functions,.
.
)containnonpureASCIIcharacters,likeforinstancefrenchaccentuated(extendedASCII)characters.
ThefollowingissuescurrentlyoccurwhenyouexportamodelfromtheSimcenterSamcefenvironment:2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-8Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensThesoftwaredoesnotexportbeamelementoffsetsthataredefinedusingElementAssociatedData.
InsubcasesofaNonlinearsolution,youcannotenableordisableaSurface-To-SurfaceContactsimulationobjectifthiscontactisabidirectionalone.
ModelandLoadPre-ProcessingWiththeWaterfallofFrequencytoOrderCutcommand,ifthedatafromwhichyouwanttoextractordercutdataistime-dependent,thenyoumustperformadditionaloperationsonthedatabeforeyoucanusetheWaterfallofFrequencytoOrderCutcommand.
Ifyourdataiscomprisedofatimesignal,youmayneedtofirst:UsetheTimetoWaterfallofTimecommand,iftheexternaldataisnotsplit.
UsetheTimeSignalProcessingcommandtoconvertthetimedatatothefrequencydomain.
Ifyourdataiscomprisedofawaterfalloftimesignal,usetheTimeSignalProcessingcommandtoconvertthedatatothefrequencydomain.
MarginofSafetyThefollowingMarginofSafetyfeaturesarecurrentlyavailableinEnglishonly:TheSimcenter3DAerostructuresStandardMethodsdocumentationthatisavailableinSimcenter3Dandaccessiblewhenyoucreateanaerocalculation.
Thecalculationmethodinputparameternamesandtheoutputtypenames.
(PR#9615971)IntheCalculationManagerdialogbox,thesoftwaremayinterpretscalarvaluesenteredinthedialogboxinthewrongunits.
ThisissuecanoccurwhenthepreferreddataentryunitsspecifiedintheUnitsManagerdialogboxdifferfromthebaseunitsofthepart.
(PR#9624013)Thesoftwaredoesnotcorrectlycomputethemarginofsafety(MS)ofthePlateBucklingFlatLongitudinalBendingCombinedmethod.
InsteadofcomputingMS=Rccr/Rc-1asstatedinthedocumentation,thesoftwarecomputesMSisMS=Rc/Rccr-1,whichisincorrect.
Currently,thesoftwareincorrectlycomputestheresultsofallmargincalculationsthatarebasedonthePlateBucklingFlatLongitudinalBendingCombinedmethod.
FlexiblePipeWhileyoucanundothecreationofFlexiblePipefeatures,youcannotredothem.
Pre/PostcaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-92019SiemensToaccessasubpanelfromatreeiteminanydefinitionpanel,youmustdouble-clicktheitemratherthanpresstheEnterkey.
Tocloseasubpanelofadefinitionpanel,youmustclicktheOKorCancelbutton.
YoucannotpresstheEnterkeytocloseasubpanel(PR9555751,9566679,9617464)AfatalerrormayoccurwhenyouusetheGenerateRoutingcommandtoupdatestockwithoverstocks.
(PR9617544)Ifyouaddanewmaterialdatabase,thematerialsfromthatdatabasedonotappearinpipesalreadyinsession.
AdditiveManufacturingProcessSimulationWhenyousettheModeoptionintheMechanicalSlicingdialogboxtoSolver,andyouarerunningthisapplicationonalocalizedlanguageversionofSimcenter3DthatisnotEnglish,French,orGerman,thesoftwarecannotautomaticallyopenthePostProcessingNavigatorandselectanddisplayaresultataparticulartimestep.
Toworkaroundthisissue,youmustmanuallyopenthePostProcessingNavigatorandbrowsetotheresultsthatyouwanttodisplay.
CompensationistheprocessofusingtheresultsfromanAdditiveManufacturingProcessSimulationanalysistocreateapre-deformedadditivemanufacturingpartthatitsuitableforprinting.
Youcannotautomaticallygeneratecompensated/deformedgeometryfromcomputeddeformationsformodelscreatedwithconvergentgeometry.
Whenyoucompensateapatternedpart,thesoftwareonlycompensatesthefirstoccurrenceofthepart.
Forapartwithmultiplebodies:Thesoftwareperformsthecompensationwithallbodies,butAdditiveManufacturingProcessSimulationdoesnotallowthereplacementstepInsomecases,thecompensationdoesnotproduceasinglecompensatedbodybutinsteadproducesmultiplesheetbodies.
Youcannotvieworeditthesolidsupportsmaterialsinoldformat.
xmlfiles.
Forrelativelycomplexmodels,whenyouselecttheImmersedSupportMeshingoption,somemeshesmaynotbecreatedandthesoftwaremayissuethefollowingmessagethatindicatesthatmeshingfailed.
"UseSolidfromShellonthe2dmeshestofindthefailingtrianglesandreplacethefailingtrianglesbyasuitablelocalpatchuntilSolidfromShellgeneratestetrahedralmeshes.
InaThermalFEMpartwheremeshslicingisrequired,useThermalMeshSlicingtofinalizethemeshes.
"Pleasereportanymeshingfailuresofthiskindwhentheyoccur.
2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-10Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensWhenyousimulatethepowder,ifallmeshesinathermalFEMfileweresuccessfullycreatedexceptforthepowdermesh,theworkaroundsuggestedbythiserrormessagedoesnotwork.
Inthiscase,youshouldusethe3DTetrahedralMeshcommandagainandspecifydifferentparametervalues.
Pre/PostcaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-112019SiemensMotioncaveatsThefollowingissuescurrentlyexistinMotion.
RoadvisualizationIfyouenablevisualizationforanRSM2000fileanduseasmallgriddensity(suchas10mm),youmightexperienceperformanceissues.
Positionoverride(PR9380482)Thecouplersicondoesnotupdateautomaticallyafterperformingapositionoverride.
Toworkaroundthisissue,hideandthenshowthecoupler.
TeamcenterIntegrationandSimcenter3DMotionYoucannotuploadexternalfilesinflexiblebodiestoTeamcenterwhenyouimportamotionpartthatwascreatedbeforeSimcenter3DMotion2019.
1.
Toworkaroundthisissue,openapreviousversionmotionpartinthecurrentversionofSimcenter3Dandsaveit.
Then,importthesavedmotionparttoTeamcenter.
Virtual.
Lab-to-Simcenter3DMotiontranslationUnitsarenotpreservedwhentranslatingmathfunctionsthatrefertoexpressions,othermathfunctions,orprofileelements.
Toworkaroundthisissue,useaconsistentunitsetforalldatadefinitionstoavoidunitconversionissues.
Inaddition,whentranslatinganLMSVirtual.
LabMotionmodelusingthemigrationtool(VL2SCMigrationTool.
exe),expressionsaretranslatedintomathfunctions.
Toimproveconsistency,themigrationtoolalwaysmigratessplinecurvestoprofilesinsteadofacombinationofprofilesandAFUtables.
(PR8558128)CATPartswithcommasintheirnamecancausethemigrationtofail.
(PR9560837)Functions(LMSVirtual.
Labexpressions)definedinthemainmechanismusingfunctionsfromothersubmechanisms(VLeval_expr_submech)arenotmigratedtoSimcenter3D.
(PR8432171)Inrarecases,flexiblebodyconnectionpointsarenottranslatedproperly.
InLMSVirtual.
Lab,whenFEnodesareassignedtotheinterfacepoints(thatis,pointswheretheflexiblebodyisconnectedtothemechanism)bydefiningtheexactFEnodeIDsorusingthenearestFEnodestotheconnectionpoints,neitherthedefinitionmethodnortheexactFEnodeIDsusedarewrittentothe*.
LMSMotionDefinitionfileduringthemodeltranslationprocess.
Therefore,inSimcenter3DMotiontheFEnodeclosesttotheinterfacepointisalwaysusedtoconnecttheflexiblebodywiththerestofthemechanism,regardlessofthedefinitionmethodusedinVirtual.
LabMotion.
Insomecases,thenearestFEnodeinSimcenter3DMotionisnotthesameastheuser-definedFEnodeinVirtual.
LabMotion.
2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-12Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensWhentranslatinganimationcameras,the.
LMSMotionDefinitionfileismissingsomeoftheattachmentinformation.
Asaresult,thecamerapointissettothecenterofgravityofBody1andthetargetpointissettothecenterofgravityofBody2.
Simcenter3DMotion-TWRAllcoordinatesystemsthataretobeusedwithSimcenter3DMotion-TWRmustresideintheSimulationfile(notinpartfiles)andmusthaveaname.
Simcenter3DMotionTransmissionBuilderSimcenter3DMotionTransmissionBuilderdoesnotdisplayawarningmessagewhenyoucloseitwithoutsavingtheconfiguration.
IfyoucreateagearobjectusingtheGearContactManageranddon'tcreateasimulationinthesameTransmissionBuilderinstance,theplanetpositionsarenotsetcorrectly.
Simcenter3DMotionReal-TimeexportWhencreatingaSimcenter3Dmechatronicselementforexporttoareal-timeplatform,thegainandbiasvaluesarealwayssettooneandzero,respectively.
Toworkaroundthisissue,useothercontrolelementstoscalevaluesgoingintothemechatronics.
Thisrestrictionisonlyforreal-timesolutions.
Thegainandbiasvaluesworkasexpectedinstandardsolutions.
Modeldefinitionfiles(MDF)(PR8425723)Ifyouchangetheinactivestatusofasubmechanismobjectintheparent,theobjectretainsitsoriginalstatuswhensolvedusingtheSimcenter3DMotionDefinitionFileToolkit.
Solutionsandsolving(PR9380011)Ifyourmodelcontainsmanyanalyticalcontacts,performingamodelcheckmaytakealotoftime.
(PR9633638)Expressionsthatarereferencedbyaforceelementandcontaingenericforcesensorsmaycausesolutionstoperformpoorlyorfail.
Submechanisms(PR9572741)IfyouoverridetheMassPropertiesOptionoptioninasubmechanismmotionbodyandsetittoAutomatic,thecalculatedvaluesarenotcorrectlyexportedtothemodeldefinitionfilewhenusingtheSimcenter3DMotionDefinitionFileToolkit.
Toworkaroundthisissue,overridethemassandinertiavaluesindividually.
(PR9572815)Ifyouoverrideanopenconnectioninatire,whenexportingthemodeltoMDFandreimportingit,theimportfailsbecauseopenconnectionsarenotsupportedbyMDF.
MotioncaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-132019SiemensGeneral(PR9182872,PR9180895)Themasscalculationfunctionalityisprovidingdifferentinertiadirectionsonbodyoccurrences.
Thisisanumericaltoleranceissueandonlyhappensinsimplesymmetricmodels,suchasacube.
(PR8380201,PR9170607)Markerpositionisreportedasmarker'sinitialpositiontransformedwithrigidbodytransformation.
Theflexbodytransformationisnotconsidered.
(PR9619045)WhenusingtheSimcenter3DMotionSolver,theIFFunctionToleranceMotionpreferenceisnotworkingcorrectly.
Insteadofthespecifiedvalue,thesoftwarealwaysuses1e-8.
(PR9612264)ThemotionresultsfileisnotreadcorrectlywhenAdvancedResultsissettoYesintheGearContactdialogbox.
2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-14Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensSimcenterNastran2020.
1caveatsSimcenterNastran-GeneralissuesThedirectorycontainingCfilesexampleforUserMaterialisincomplete.
AseparatedownloadismadeavailableonGTAC.
Fortrandirectoryiscomplete.
(PR9562643)Inlinearsolutionsequences,iftheboundarynodesofthedefinedboltcutarepartofagluepair,theaxialpreloadisnotcorrectlyapplied.
Thiscanbedeterminedbysummingthereactionforcesattheboltheadwhichshouldequalthefullpreloadvalue.
Usingacontactdefinitioninsteadofglue,whenpossible,willresolvetheissue.
(PR9343915)ForSOL144analysesthatcalculateaerodynamichingemomentsusingMONPNT1,someloadsmaybeincorrect.
(PR9598270)RDMODESgivesthewrongsetofeigenvalueswhenSWAPRDQSOLisselectedeithermanuallyorautomatically,andF1,F2,andNDareallspecified.
Aworkaroundisusing'LANC'forRDQSOL.
(PR9472874)Forbucklingproblems,whenalargeratioonthefactordiagonalisindicatedviauserwarningmessageinF06,theLanczosproceduremayfailduetoaverylargeshift.
(PR9095229)ForeigenvaluecomputationsusingLanczosprocedure,specifyinganegativevalueforF1mayresultinafailureiftherearealsolargeratiosonthefactordiagonal.
TheworkaroundistoeithernotspecifylowerfrequencyF1,orspecifyzero.
(PR9533340)Indynamicanalysis,themodaldatageneratedbySDR1andSDR2areformedintoadatamatrixbyDDRMM.
Forlargemodels,NastranmayrunoutofscratchdiskspaceinSDR2module.
UsingPARAM,DDRMM,-1willuselessdiskandletthesolutioncontinue.
SimcenterNastran-Vibroacousticanalysisissues(PR9619265)ForSOL108vibroacousticanalysesthatrequestgridcontributionoutput,contributionsmaybeorderedincorrectlyifdistributedmemoryparallel(DMP)processingisused.
(PR9614164)SOL111vibroacousticmodelsusingRLOADEXtospecifyloadscanfailforverylargenumbersofloads.
Specifically,thismayoccurwhentheassociatedSC_H5loadfileismorethan100GB.
(PR9612495)FEMAOqualitycheckwilloutputincorrectresultswhenDMPprocessingisusedandinitialqualitycheckisturnedoff.
(PR9557338)InvibroacousticanalysesusingHFEM,whenGFLisappliedthesolutionisslowerthanin2019.
1.
AworkaroundistoswitchtopreviousversionbyusingSYS714=1.
SimcenterNastran2020.
1caveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-152019Siemens(PR8422803)ForvibroacousticanalysesusingFEMAO(ACADAPT)andDMPprocessing,theremaynotbybenoughmemoryassignedtoNASTRANbydefault.
Thiscanresultinanerror,andanincorrecterrormessagethatdoesnotindicatememoryshortage.
AworkaroundmaybetoincreaseNastranmemoryusingthememorydefaultkeyword.
(PR8559234)ForvibroacousticanalysesusingHFEM,processingmaybeslowcomparedtoVirtualLab.
SimcenterNastran-Solution200DesignOptimization(PR8434468)ForSOL200topologyandtopometryoptimizationjobs,stresssensitivitiesmightbeinaccurateifseveralstressresponses(e.
g.
withdifferentitemcodes)aredefinedonthesameelements.
(PR8434471)ForSOL200topologyoptimizationjobsincludingmaximumsizemanufacturingconstraint,bestdesignselectionmightbeincorrect.
ItisadvisedtousePARAM,NASPRT,1suchthatalliterationareoutputtoop2fileandtomanuallyinspecttheresults.
SimcenterNastran-Solution401(PR9591525,PR9586230)AfterperformingSOL401largestrainanalyses,strain/stressresultsareincorrectlyshownashavingzerovalueincontourplotsinSimcenterPost.
Inorderforthistowork,PostneedsTRMBDdatablock(tableofEulerAnglesfortransformationfrommaterialtobasiccoordinatesysteminthedeformedconfiguration)toplotthestrain/stressresultsinthebasiccoordinatesystem.
ButSOL401largestrainanalysisdoesnotgeneratethecorrectTRMBDdatablock.
Thework-aroundistoselecttheNativecoordinatesysteminPosttoshowtheresultscorrectly.
(PR9618559)InSOL402,theequivalentstressforcastironplasticityiscorrectlyevaluatedastheeffective(vonMises)stressofthestresstensorforallmaterialtypes,whereasSOL401isnotconsistent.
ForalargestrainanalysisinSOL401,theequivalentstressisincorrectlyoutputastheyieldstresseitherundercompressionortension.
(PR9553417)InaSOL401multi-physicsinputfilewhichcontainsSPCDandindividualloads(FORCE,MOMENT,PLOAD4,etc.
)withsameSIDforthesecards,theSPCDcontributionisnotapplied,resultinginanincorrectsolution.
AworkaroundistoapplytheindividualloadsusingaLOADcombinationbulkdatacardwithSIDsameasthatoftheSPCD.
Thisisnotanissuewithnon-multi-physicsinputfiles.
(PR9615244)InSOL401,whenanANALYSIS=DYNAMICSsubcasefollowsaANALYSIS=PRELOADsubcase,theeffectofthepreloadisnotcarriedthroughcorrectly.
TheworkaroundistouseANALYSIS=STATICSwhenapplicable.
FollowinglimitationsexistinSOL401whenPLOADFPisusedinamodel:ForcesonSPCdegreesoffreedomarenotpartofOLOADoutput.
IndefiningaWETIDregion,BCPROPandBCPROPSarenotsupported.
OnlyBSURF,BSURFSandBEDGEaresupported.
2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-16Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensFollowinglimitationsexistinSOL401whenamodelcontainingcontactdefinitionisusedinarestartanalysis:Whencontactregionadjustment(BCTPARM,ADJUST>=0.
0)isrequested,theadjustedcoordinatesarenotconsideredintherestartsubcase.
Themodelcheckwillfailintherestartsolution.
ThefollowingDMAPALTERmaybeusedasaworkaroundtofixthisissue:compileifps,list$alter'IF(ISYS709\>=1ANDISYS710=SBCNO)RST401=TRUE'$RST401=FALSE$endalter$Therestartsolutionwithsmallslidingformulation(BCTPARM,DISP=1)mayfailtoconvergebecauseofincorrectinitializationofcontactparametersintherestartsolution.
ThefollowingDMAPALTERmaybeusedasaworkaroundtofixthisissue:compilenonlin,list$alter'cntupdtr'$cntupdtr=1$endalter$(PR9609676)InaSOL401cyclicsymmetricanalysis(ANALYSIS=CYCMODES),whenuserdefinedcylindricalandcartesiancoordinatesystemsarespecified,thecartesiancoordinatesystemsneedtohavealargercoordinatesystemIDthanthatofthecylindricalcoordinatesystem.
WhenNLCNTL,RFVAR=FORCEisusedinaSOL401inputfile,anyTABLEDnassociatedwiththecorrespondingRFORCEloadwillnotsupportEXTRAP=2;onlyEXTRAP=0andEXTRAP=1aresupported.
SimcenterNastran-Solution402(PR8434017)InSOL402,theboltresultsbendingmomentsarenotaccurateiftheboltmeshisnotsymmetricbecausetheyareevaluatedaroundtheaverageofthenodesoftheboltcutinsteadofitscenterofarea.
However,thisisjustapostprocessingissueanddoesnottheaccuracyofotherresults.
(PR8434030)InSOL402modelusingMAT9,ifG1ZandG2Zarenotspecified,avalueof0isusedinsteadofinfiniteasstatedinthedocumentation.
Thiscanleadtosingularstiffnessmatrix.
Asaworkaround,use1000timesthevalueofG12.
(PR9620442)InSOL402,theNLCNTL2parameters:CREEPandPLASTICcannotbeenabledlocally(inasubcase)iftheyweredisabledglobally,AUTOTIMcannotbedisabledlocally(inasubcase)ifitwasenabledglobally,whichisthedefault.
Asaworkaround,donotdisableCREEPorPLASTICglobally,butinstead,doitineachsubcasewherenecessary.
Also,disableAUTOTIMgloballyandenableitineachsubcasewherenecessary.
SimcenterNastran2020.
1caveatsSimcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2-172019Siemens(PR8433148)WithSOL402,whenPLOAD2bulkcardsarereferencedbyaglobalDLOADcasecontrolcardorDLOADcasecontrolcardsinseveralsubcases,theloadismultipledbythenumberofsubcasesinwhichitisused.
Asaworkaround,usedifferentPLOAD2bulkcardineachsubcaseoruseLOADinsteadofDLOAD.
(PR9610335)InSOL402,itisnotallowedtohavemultipleRFORCE1onthesameelementoracombinationofRFORCEandRFORCE1butthiswasnottrapped.
(PR.
8431853)InSOL402,whenusingalargenumberofsubcasesandseveralDLOAD,anerrorcanoccurduringcomputationleadingtotheerrormessage:forrtl:error(65):floatinginvalid.
Asaworkaround,reducethenumberofsubcasesorreplaceDLOADbyLOAD.
(PR9594936)WithSOl402,contactwitharigidsurfacewasnotproducingaccurateresults.
Asaworkaround,useaflexiblesurfacewithlargestiffness.
(PR9589796)WithSOL402,SHLTHKparameterdoesnotworkforcompositeshellcontactpair.
(PR8429058)WithSOL402,BCTPAR2INIPENE12(UN32)parameterdoesn'tapplyonlyonpenetrationbutbehavessimilarlytoINIPENE11(penetrationsandgaps).
(PR9582065)InSOL402shellcontact,whenconsideringshellthicknessautomatically(BCTPAR2SHLTHK=0orblank),thesizeofaninternalarraywasincorrect,leadingtoafatalerror.
Thishappensmoreoftenwithparabolicshellsbutnotexclusively.
Thereisnoworkaround.
(PR8428237)WithSOL402,thetotalandincrementalslidingresultsareincorrectifthemodelcontainsshellsoroffsets.
Thoseresultsarecomputedasifcontacthappenedonthemeshedsurface.
SimcenterNastran–RotorDynamics–Solution414TheusercandefineaPreLoadsubcasebeforearotordynamicssubcaseinaFrequencyresponseanalysis.
IfthePreloadcontainsacombinationofforces(usingtheLOADcard),orifdifferentpressureloadsPLOAD1,PLOAD2,orPLOAD4areappliedonthesameelementswiththesameSID,thedifferentloadsorpressurearenottakenintoaccountproperly.
2.
Simcenter3DCaveatsandProductNotes2-18Simcenter3D2020.
1ReleaseNotes(PDF)2019SiemensPCBExchangecaveatsThePCBExchangecommandtostartthePCBExchangeapplicationismissingfromtheApplicationtabontheribbonbar.
ToaccessPCBExchangeinSimcenter3D,chooseFiletab→Startgroup→PCBExchange.
TheotherPCBExchangecaveatsarelocatedinNXCaveatsandProductNotes.
PCBExchangecaveatsSimcenter3D2020.
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