StressCheck^® Professional Updates

• Direct Force Option for Traction Loads
• Individual Load Record Checking
• New TLAP-Bearing Option (Ignore Moments & Offsets)
• Formulae Importation/Exportation
• Improved Local System Extractions
• Total Displacement Extraction Function
• Improved Bearing Load Feedback Messaging
• Improved Contact Zone Copy Operations
• Tabbed Dialogue Persistence
• Increased Input Window Sizes
• New Option for Automatic Generation of Contact Constant
• Shrink Contact Zones for Efficient Resultant Checking
• Updated COM Version
• More…

• Cutting Plane Functionality Upgraded
  • Multiple options exist for rendering cutting planes
  • Fringe plotting enhanced for quality
• New Curved Automesher
  • The automatic mesh generator has been upgraded to generate meshes with better aspect ratios, element distribution and geometric conformity
  • Compliments the high-order capability of StressCheck^®‘s elements
• Load and Constraint Editor
  • A new Edit option has been added to the Load and Constraint tabs of the Model Input interface
• Min/Max Tags for Fringes
  • The possibility to include Min and Max extraction markers has been added to the Fringe Plot function
• TLAP Methods Now Available in COM
• Import/Export Parameters
• StressCheck^® Professional v10.3 is Windows 10 Compatible

• Point number labeling for Point extractions.
  • Extraction point numbers can now be visualized for Point tab extractions.
• General performance enhancements.
  • Error and Warning handling.
  • Project log handling.
  • General GUI improvements.
• 2D fracture mechanics extraction for points.
  • Points have been added to the options to select a crack tip for SIF/J-Integrals.
• Translate points utility migrated to StressCheck^®.
  • Point loads and point constraints can be directly imported into a StressCheck^® model.
• Faster project file (SCP) loading.
  • More rapid opening of projects.
• Improved COM programming help.
  • StressCheck^® COM API help file improved and updated for available COM functions.
  • Min/Max extraction marker and label.
  • A marker and label can be created at the location of the max/min value, by turning on the Locate Maximum button.

• Multiple fastener resultant enhancements.
  • Individual fastener resultants now graphed.
• General performance enhancements.
  • Pre-solve and contact checks faster.
  • GUI refreshing more efficient.
  • Intrinsic function usage faster.
• Improved logging functionality.
  • Project log keeps track of all user activities.
• Improved documentation.
  • MasterGuide was revamped to reflect current release of software.
• Geometry disassocation feature.
  • Convert points, systems and lines from geometry-associated to global.
  • Usage of 3-Pt Plane methods much more productive.

• General performance enhancements.
  • TLAP visualization.
  • Load checks.
  • SCP footprint size.
  • Improved blanking/unblanking
• MeshSim automesher upgrades.
• New batch solver utility.
• Registration-free server installation now available.
• Improved TLAP functionality.
  • Automatic creation of coordinate systems.
  • Load case summation enhancements.

• General performance enhancements.
  • Multi importation of TLAP data.
  • Session and Error logs.
  • Loads and constraints visualizations.
  • Contact gap measurement.
  • Plot animation feature.
• 3D Mouse (3DConnexion) now available.
• Improved load visualization.
  • Change colors of surfaces based on the number of loads assigned.
  • Surface Loads Browser to query surfaces with assigned loads and select assignments from lists.

• A new module for residual stresses
  • Reliably predict distortion due to machining or surface treatments
  • Simulate redistribution of residual stress and distortion as material is removed.
• New functionality for the fracture mechanics module
  • Faster fracture extractions.
  • Determine the influence of residual stresses on SIFs and the J-integral.
• New features for the laminate composites module
  • Assign laminate stacks to geometric surfaces.
  • Allows for much more flexible mesh designs.
• A new and improved file management system
  • Simplification: Only one file type is necessary.
  • 100% intuitive: All new and easy to use.

and much more…