BETA CAE Systems announces the release of
the v19.0.1 of its software suite
October 19, 2018

About this release
BETA CAE Systems announces the new v19.0.1 release of her software suite .
In this version of the KOMVOS / ANSA / EPILYSIS / META suite, new features have been added and corrections have been implemented for identified issues.
The most important enhancements and fixes implemented are listed below.
Contents
Enhancements and known issues resolved in ANSA
Enhancements and known issues resolvedin EPILYSIS
Enhancements and known issues resolved in META
Compatibility and Supported Platforms
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Enhancements and known issues resolved in ANSA
Enhancements in ANSA
General
The 'Assembly Set' has been introduced. A SET entity that, through a wizard functionality, collects other SETs that belong to different Model Browser entities.
Translators
When the full hierarchy path of parameters under a Part was missing, parameters could not be assigned in the corresponding Property.
Model Browser
When outputting a Simulation Run, a check for the compatibility of the Simulation Model and the corresponding Loadcase is performed to avoid the creation of invalid output files.
Connection Manager
Connection properties such as Diameter (D), Width (W), Height (H) SeamLine Orientation etc. are now represented and synchronized by respective xMCF 3.0 parameters.
TOPO
Faces > Flange[Compatible]: Significant improvements increase robustness.
SHELL MESH
Shell Mesh > Improve: It is now possible to save which of the Reshape or Reconstruct to use for the mesh improvement. This is saved in the ANSA.defaults file.
Feature Manager
A new option to copy a feature is now available under the Context Menu>Design Actions of the feature.
DECKs
The LS-DYNA SECTION_BEAM_ELFORM_2, STYPE=10 is now converted in the equivalent ABAQUS, ANSYS beam section when switching decks.
Kinetics
Modify Contents: The function applied for bodies now prevents from adding elements that belong to an existing flex body, to the container of a body.
Known issues resolved in ANSA
Translators
Import > Translators NX/ UG: Part of the geometry would be missing, after opening a specific NX11 file in ANSA with the use of the CT library.
Model Browser
The "Reference" functionality on Subsystems used by Loadcases, would erroneously display the related Simulation Model as reference entity instead of the Loadcase.
LS-DYNA
Input: The *INCLUDE_TRANSFORM would erroneously transform nodes of *CONSTRAINED_EXTRA_NODES entities when the nodes were on a different include to the one containing the rigid body definition.
Abaqus
Input: *INITIAL CONDITIONS applied on elements with 9-digit ids would not be read.
Kinetics
Auxiliaries > Flex Builder: Glue contact entities would not be written out properly, leading to erroneous NASTRAN files.
For more details about the new software features, enhancements and corrections please, refer to the Release Notes document.
Enhancements and known issues resolved in EPILYSIS
SOL 200: Design Optimization
Performance improvement in the sensitivities calculation phase for DRESP1 responses of type WEIGHT.
Correction to the output of results.
For more details about the new software features, enhancements and corrections please, refer to the Release Notes document.
Enhancements and known issues resolved in META
Enhancements in META
Decks
Medina: SKINFE/SKINFEK results are now fully supported.
PAM-CRASH: The Yamada-Sun and Puck2000 failure criteria results from ERFH5 files are now supported.
Occupant Injury Criteria Toolbar
Support of test results from ASCII column (csv).
Fatigue Haigh Diagram
Safety Factor is now calculated on corner results if available.
Known issues resolved in META
Read Results
Units transfromation could be incorrect or erroneously missing.
Strain Gauges
Results might not plotted with frequency as X Axis.
Curves
Reread/Recalc could change the curves' name to their original.
Video
MP4 files might not be output correctly since v19.0.0.
For more details about the new software features, enhancements and corrections please, refer to the Release Notes document.
Compatibility and Supported Platforms
ANSA files saved by all the first and second point releases of a major version are compatible to each other. New major versions can read files saved by previous ones but not vice versa.
META Project files saved from version 19.0.1 are compatible and can be opened by META version 16.0.0 or later. To be readable by META versions earlier than v16.0.0, they have to be saved selecting the option "Version <16.0.0".
Support for 32-bit platform has been discontinued for all operating systems.
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Where to download from
Customers who are served directly by BETA CAE Systems, or its subsidiaries, may download the new software,
examples and documentation from their account on our server. They can
access their account through the "user login" link at our web site.
Contact us if you miss your account details. The Downloads menu items
give you access to the public downloads.
Customers who are served by a local business agent should contact the local support channel channel for software
distribution details.
What to download
All files required for the installation of this version reside in the folder named "BETA_CAE_Systems_v19.0.1" and are
dated as of October 19, 2018.
These files should replace any pre-releases or other files downloaded prior to that date.
The distribution of this version of our pre- and post-processing suite is packaged in one, single, unified installation file, that invokes the respective installer and guides the procedure for the installation of the required components.
For the installation of the software on each platform type, download from the respective folders, the .sh file for Linux or the .msi file for Windows.
In addition to the above, optionally, the META Viewer is available to be downloaded for each supported platform.
The tutorials and the example files reside in the folder named "TUTORIALS". This folder includes the complete package of the tutorials and example files, and a package with only the updated ones.
The Abaqus libraries required for the post-processing of Abaqus .odb files are included in the installation package and can be optionally unpacked.
Earlier software releases are also available in the sub-directory called "old" or in a folder named after the product and version number.