New Features in PERMAS Version 20
The new Version 20 of PERMAS and VisPER is available from July 2024.
For more information take a look the Short Description.
Further details can be found in the comprehensive Product Description.
The most important new PERMAS features:
- A new generation of the MLDR solver.
- Harmonic Balance method extensions.
- New rigid body mode handling features.
- New Eigensolver.
- Stress based Topology Optimization.
- New Contact Algorithm.
- Integrated fatigue analysis.
- Formula function extensions.
- Interface extensions.
The most important extension of VisPER:
- New Workflow by Integration of MeshWorks Pre/Postprozessors.
- CAD integration of Topology Optimization.
- Extended postprocessing:
- Beam profile and shell thickness visualization.
- Isosurface visualization.
- Element stress resultant results.
- Orbit and traceline plots.
- Transformation of results in local systems.
- Generic table plot function.
- Extended PERMAS support
Learn more about PERMAS V20
Next generation MLDR Solver watch video
- Next generation model order reduction.
- Significant reduction of runtime and disk space.
- New features compatible with MLDR are Optimization, CONTLOCK and more.
Extensions to the Harmonic Balance Method
- Huge performance improvements.
- Available also for fluid-structure coupling.
- Addmodes are considered.
- Modal damping.
- Efficient handling of nonlinear degrees of freedom.
Aligned Rigid Body Modes
- Rigid body modes are now aligned along global coordinate axes.
- User-friendly output, no influence on computation results.
New Subspace Iteration Eigensolver
- Performance improvements in many cases.
- Improved stability and completeness of eigenpairs.
- Essential contribution to new MLDR solver.
- Used in vibration- and buckling analysis.
- Results of previous task step may be used as starting vectors in buckling analysis.
- Eigenvectors of coupled fluid analysis may be stored for subsequent runs.
- Rigid body modes without mass are now handled automatically.
- Simplifies software maintenance and future developments.
Stress based topology optimization
- Aggregated global stress constraints greatly reduces computational effort.
- Suited for very large problems due to global stress constraint.
New Contact Algorithm CAMG
- Performance boost for contact problems.
- Improved stability.
Integrated Fatigue Analysis watch video
- Stress based high cycle fatigue analysis in time domain.
- Multi-axial stresses on structural surfaces.
- Compute damage values for solid elements and schell elements.
- Provide additional results for verification.
- Full integration in PERMAS guaranees excellent performance.
New Simulation Workflow using MeshWorks® Pre/Postprocessor watch video
- Import CAD geometry or PERMAS DAT file.
- Automatic FE meshing by functional modules and templates.
- Optimal mesh quality by assistance tools.
- Automatic surface pairing detection and creation for contact pairs.
CAD Integration of Topology-Optimization in PERMAS/VisPER watch video
- Starts with the CAD-geometry of the design space created in a CAD-System.
- Delivers a CAD-geometry of the optimized part design.
- Is completely integrated in the graphical user interface VisPER.
A PERMAS for Education (PERMAS4EDU) is available for training and education purposes. See PERMAS4EDU.