Official Release.
Documentation
§ Activity Monitor : Vol 1 - 3.13.1, Vol 6 - 2.5.1.2.
§ Beam deflection: Vol 1 - 3.14.1.
§ Beam deflection graphics : Vol 4 – 4.1.5.
§ Beam deflection report : Vol 6 – 2.1.9.6
§ Graph - select components: Vol 4 - 4 - new limitations table, Vol 4 - 4.1.
§ Explore Current Workspace : Vol 6 – 2, Vol 6 - 2.1.6.
§ Flat region : Vol 3 - 3.3.1.3.
§ Move/copy - extended dialog : Vol 3 - 3.2.12.
§ Offset: Vol 1 - 3.6.8.6.
§ Frame code checks : Reference documents for Vol 4 on code checks updates. Cm document added
§ Plate code checks : Table for CSR Tank (PULS) buckling results added.
New Features
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General
· Application Version Manager is now automatically started from Genie (to update references to Sesam programs without the use of SESAM.INI)
· GeniE license check: When license check failed , there is an option to open MLG file with details of why license check failed. The message file named yyyymmdd_hhmmss_pid_GENIE.MLG is now written to %TEMP% folder (resolve environment variable TEMP).
· FlexLM 11.5 is supported.
·
Provided a feature to explore the files in a GeniE
workspace, starting Explorer in the current workspace directory (IM5845).
New functions, Workspace.Dir and Workspace.Name are now
available from JS.
Example of use: to create name of a file in current workspace directory, with
same name as workspace :
afile =
Workspace.Dir+"\\"+Workspace.Name+".png";
Graphics.SaveImage(afile);
· Added feature in Locate FEM dialog extended with option to detect adjacent or overlapping nodes (within a given tolerance) (IM5963)
· Flat region tool – see user manual
· Move/copy - the dialog is extended – more ways of specifying a translation vector.
· Added a feature to create an offset curve/surface from an existing curve/surface.
· Support for new options for minimum base shear and minimum overturning moment (in Wajac V6.2-01) (IM5955)
· Made it possible to give data in Edit Wave Load Run dialog for Buoyancy Only resulting in LOAD=2 on SEAOPT in Wajac (IM2790).
· Gensod Import:
- JS command to perform the import is implemented.
- Matching between soil-data and layers improved.
· Soil curves - Removed limitation on missing ability for manual specification of T-Z/Q-Z tensile (negative) values
· Slicer – added JS command for CSV file output for one loadcases, including loadcase name, target values, end corrections and values at slicer positions.
· Slicer – added option to omit writing end correction moments to FEM file (only to be used for IACS HSR rule development and calibration).
·
Import of FEM Model - retain mesh with node and element
numbers.
Note that when using this feature, only property and load updates is allowed.
The user must not add or delete members, change the topology or mesh
properties.
·
Meshing rules, defaults changed to be enabled for new
workspaces.
When reading old JS files with
GenieRules.Compatibility.version="D5.3-07" or lower, the same
features will be disabled.
- Eccentric hinges
- Long loadcase names
- Long set names
- Long property names
· Added option for starting Xtract with reading beam sectional data option switched on or off (IM5445)
· Starting Xtract from GeniE : Opens T*.FEM file instead when no R*.SIN file exists (IM5964)
· 2D graph tool - Extended with options to specify refinement on deflection shape presentation.
· FEM Beam Reporting Displacement and Displacement Envelope - Extended with options to specify refinement on deflection shape presentation.
· 3D graphics settings enhanced with options to specify the beam deflection shape settings (linear,cubic). Note that viewing cubic deflection is better done in the “Mesh” view, since in the “Results with mesh” - one will always see straight lines between the nodes in addition to the cubic shape. In the “Results all” view, the cubic setting will have no effect.
· Implemented handling of real result combinations based on complex results, created by PREPOST - Feature may only be used when using loads/displacements/forces/stresses in connection with Import FEM and Import External Results SIN file.
· Result-case description query, shows all result case properties. Loadcase type, Wave data, Response frequency, etc. This is activated by selecting additional field “Resultcase Description” in the current analysis folder in the browser.
·
Purge defaults to TRUE in dialog for creating all type
of Frame code check runs.
By only storing the result values for only the worst position in the GeniE
database, we get reduced memory usage.
·
Loads on the fly defaults to TRUE in dialog for
creating all type of Frame code check runs.
By not storing the element load values in the GeniE database, but
recompute them every time they are needed, we get reduced memory usage.
· ISO code check, added option to use Local or Max bending moment.
· Norsok code check, added option to use Local or Max bending moment.
· Hydrostatic pressure due to wave also taken into account in code checks in connection with SIN imported results. Note that an infinite wave length is assumed when computing the hydrostatic pressure, giving a slight overestimation of pressure values.
· Made it possible to document graphically code checking parameters Labelling of member capacity model buckling factors by added labelling of "Buckling Factors" (Ky and Kz) and "Buckling Lenght" (Ly and Lz) on member capacity models. (IM3981)
· Added feature to enable/disable use of Eurocode 1993-1-1 formula 6.2 on a capacity member.
· Possibility for user to switch off torsion from shear usage factor on the scope of AISC code check (IM5845).
· Added support for export/import of “Dummy Hydro Pressure” loadcases.
· Added options for importing a FEM mesh into an analysis. This import has some restrictions compared to the old FEM import, e.g. only first order elements are supported. With this option used, GeniE will retain connectivity to the imported mesh, and will attempt to keep the existing external Element and Node numbers.
Note that a regeneration of mesh will make the existing external numbering being lost.
· Save Report - FEM Nodes and FEM Elements now reported with external identifiers for imported FEM models.
· Graphics of Mesh - Labelling FEM Nodes and FEM Elements with external identifiers for imported FEM models.
· When trying to find DNV Rule Service executable, try first definition from External Applications dialog (if given), then try DNVRuleService subfolder on current GeniE installation.
· Section libraries: Will look for XML files at subfolder /Libraries under the current GeniE installation.
· Fix to the problem: When creating a new workspace with the newest version of Genie, older versions of Genie crashes if you try to create a new workspace in the same location without first deleting the files.
· Corrected random RTTI crash in Genie when opening an old database.
· Graphics performance: Ghost graphics problem has disappeared.
· Memory leaks when displaying deformed shapes, changing presentation or loadcase has disappeared
· Win7 specific corrections.
· Executing example JS files from Program folder crashes GeniE.
· GUI testing: Support point dialog correction, sliders for Boundary Condition is not visible on Win7.
· Corrected problem with the OK, Cancel, Apply buttons being truncated at the bottom of several dialogs on Win7.
· Genie will report License Check failed if the shortcut of Genie points to the program folder. If the problem still should appear, then the shortcut must be edited to have a “Start In” to a folder that is not under “Program files …” and the folder must exist. We recommend that the “Start in” folder e.g. is : C:\DNV\Workspaces\GeniE.
· Assigning Corrosion Addition to both Beam and Plate at the same time fails.
· Copy Dialog and Copy Offset Dialog
· Error messages were not displayed if you copy more than one object and you have failures.
· Added progress bar on copy offset dialog.
· Guide line without intermediate snap points (IM6059).
· Handling of eccentricities when joining aligned beams corrected (IM5361)
· Fixed problem with graphics of beam eccentricities not cleaned up properly.
· Fixed "cannot modify the thickness of an autocone".
· Box profiles imported from BS section library causes error when meshing (IM5785). - flange thickness of box sections was invalid.
· Fixed potential crash when removing rows in Soil Curves GUI.
· Fixed error in computing fill height from volume for irregularly shaped compartments.
· General performance improvement for Save Report.
· Removed bottleneck when computing applied loads for compartments. Time to compute applied loads for a VLCC 3 cargo hold model reduced by an order of magnitude.
· Correction in Applied Loads Computation for Multiply Connected Compartments (IM5943).
· Creating support curves during rule load XML import takes too long time
· Resolved GeniE crash in exclude-command when importing model with multiple analyses.
· Slicer target loads can be set wrong when using different database and input units (IM5985)
· Clicking in Slicer, Target loads tab crashes GeniE for a load combination. Note that slicer does NOT support load combinations (IM5958)
· Harmonic rotation field - horizontal gravity component has sign error (IM5800). The problem is now corrected so that the phase angle of horizontal gravity due rigid body motion and inertia forces are in phase.
· Compartment Loads: correction for applied compartment loads (IM5943).
· Resetting the Angle tolerance to 0.0 deg gives unexpected load usage values (IM5788).
· Unexpected load usage values after multiple workspaces opened (IM5789).
· Now we get edges in sorted sequence from curve. This prevents random mesh along an edge that is divided into segments of different size.
· Point loads on plate with loads given in a local coordindate system not work (IM6072).
· Fixed a crash in SimplifyTopology for some models (IM6069).
· Corrected problems with meshing of models when database units is ‘mm’.
· Corrected problem that temporary file created during meshing was not closed until exit from GeniE.
· Memory leak when computing CSR Tank loadcases with shear forces at frames.
· Correction so that it is possible to copy plates with mesh locking applied, and get a decent mesh (IM5935)
· Corrected problem with erroneous displacements on support rigid link slave nodes when 2nd order elements (IM5924)
· Memory leak when using beam redesign dialog.
· EN1993-1-1 : Corrected factor for GammaM0=1.15 and GammaM1=1.15 when using from Norsok / Norwegian Annex and GammaM0=1.05 and GammaM1=1.05 with Norwegian Annex outside the context of Norsok. (IM5953).
· Thick welds check box was not working properly - EN1993-1-1 (IM5916)
· AISC Shear Design Strength - Update to Box sections - kv=5 and Section G7 is not considered (IM5491).
· Eurocode : Manually editing kc factor in dialog gives script execution error (IM5852).
· Load case property “Design condition” not exported to clean js (IM5868).
· Correction of computation of stresses used in CSR Bulk Yield check (max elementvise vonMises stress) for load combinations.
· Correction of computation of stresses used in CSR Tank Buckling with load combinations. These will now use the appropriate combined stresses when zeroing tensile components.
· Inform the user if an imported resultcase is complex : "Complex resultcase" "Real part only, Phase = 0 deg" in graphics window. There is no possibility of viewing results for other phase angles.
· Crash when changing option in Result Presentation for second model (IM5366)
· Crash when selecting attribute in Results Presentation dialog (IM5642).
· Improved handling on FEM Loads reporting for multiple analyses : When reporting from a non-active analysis - the appropritate FEM Loads sums and FEM Reaction forces are now reported from a workspace with multiple analyses.
· Discrepancy in beam force/stress diagram of shear force components (IM5740).
· Corrected error that made the Gensod soil data generation fail after XML import, if the location was not set as active.
· Export loadcase gravity acceleration vector also when all terms are zero. In previous releases, the acceleration vector was not exported. This made GeniE would assume a default gravity vector after import ( 0, 0, -G ), where G is the gravity acceleration, e.g. 9.80665 m/s^2). This means that exports from V3.5 will be safe, while when importing XML files from previous versions GeniE still may use default values instead of a zero acceleration vector.
·
Cleaning up illegal object names when importing xml
(IM5641).
XML import gives a warning when there is no structure, and the warning is
misleading (IM5147).
Limitations
In general, see the Status list at www.dnv.com/software
This document will be continously updated.
Related to FEM and SIN import.
In the status list, there will also be provided a link to an update to GeniE User Manual Vol 4 – Chapter 6 before May 1st, 2011.