QuickField 5.1 - mature features of novel technologies
QuickField - the popular program for FEA analysis of electromagnetic, heat transfer and stress problems simply becomes better, and we are about to change the current version number to 5.1. This means that many new features implemented in 5.0 are achieving completeness and maturity. We are sure that the new features will be appreciated by existent and prospective QuickField customers. Here is the brief list of changes:
Automatic time step control
In transient problem analysis QuickField is now able to automatically adjust the time integration step.
Initial value of the time step is evaluated with using of characteristic times of the media and minimal space step of the finite element mesh. This parameter is then adjusted by the adaptive algorithm.
Time step adjustment procedure is highly effective and may extend the step value for 3-4 order without the loss of accuracy. This drastically accelerates the transient problem solving without risk of "losing" of short-term variations of the physical processes.
Time-dependent Dirichlet boundary conditions
The list of time-dependent boundary conditions, available for transient
problem formulating is now expanded.
In addition to Neumann boundary conditions and field sources, those could be
time-dependent since 5.0 now you may define Dirichlet conditions as a
time-dependent formula.
Coordinate - dependent boundary conditions and field sources
Brand new feature of the version 5.1 is possibility to describe the field sources and boundary conditions of any kind with coordinate-dependent formulae.
Previously the initial field in the transient problems could be only uniform block-wise. Now it is possible to define non-uniform initial field distribution by proper formula for Dirichlet boundary condition, without splitting the region into smaller areas with uniform field inside. Neumann boundary conditions, convective and radiation heat transfer also may be coordinate - dependent.
Periodic Boundary Conditions
Special flags Even Periodic / Odd Periodic allow to define periodic
boundary conditions on the model edges. It is important that there is no
necessity to maintain identity of the finite element discretization in the
regions adjacent to these edges.
Usage of these boundary conditions allows to seriously decrease the size of
the analysis area. For example for electrical machine design it is possible to
deal with one pole pitch instead of the full cross section.
COM Add-ins
New Tools menu allows usage of additional modules made as COM-objects in the
DLL form.
A simple add-in for adding to rectangles, circles and ellipses to a geometric
model is included
Moreover, any user may write his own add-ins based on ActiveField technology
using Visual Basic, Visual C++, Delphi or other programming system with COM
technology support.
Fast Mesh Removing
Mesh removal is now done significantly faster than in previous QuickField versions. For example, a finite element mesh
containing million nodes is removed approximately 50 times faster than before.
New copy-protection system
New copy-protection system is now based on modern keys supporting LPT or USB
interface according to the customer choice. These keys are smaller and better
fit to laptop size restrictions.
Updated ActiveField API
The new version of ActiveField library is compatible with Borland Delphi. Besides that, this version contains new properties and methods allowing to access formula-defined data.
The complete list of new features in ActiveField library can be found in ActiveField Help.
Difference between previously released QuickField 5.0 and more old versions is described here.
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