Software Products

Improved Plotting and Movies

• Plots can be set to refresh automatically or manually during model cycling.
• Up to 20 movie frame sets can be created during cycling and saved to different folders.

New Commands and Keywords

• Added SET digits command to specify decimal digits for outputs from PRINT command.
• Added SET memory to specify RAM memory allocation within FLAC.
• Added color option for the MARK command.
• Added SET thtime t0 command to initialize thermal time, similar to gwtime and dytime.
• Added a history for zone saturation.

Updates to FISH and New FISH Functions

• Added logic to check array size in FISH. If the array exceeds the size limit, a FISH error will result.
• Added the round() FISH intrinsic for arithmetic rounding convention.
• Constitutive models can now be assigned via the z_model() FISH intrinsic.
• Added FISH intrinsics esxx(), esyy(), and eszz(), for effective stresses.
• Added badgeomrat FISH intrinsic for minimum aspect ratio over the whole grid.
• Increased filename length limit to '200' if '@'symbol is used before a filename.
• Added fish.xml to the FISH folder.

Improved Structural Elements

• Added FISH option in the GUI for structural node load.
• Added range for grids when structure nodes are rigidly connected to grid points.

Improved Automatic Rezoning

• No limits on the number of constitutive models allowed in the rezoned region.
• Added a dialog in the GUI for rezoning related parameters.

Updates to TABLE/HISTORY/PROFILE

• Data from up to 100 tables can be exported to the same file.
• Table/History/Profile can be exported to *.CVS or *.DAT files directly from the GUI or via commands.
• Up to 50 colors are now available for TABLE and HISTORY charts.

Updates to Factor-of-Safety Contouring (Safety Maps)

• An option has been added to use average velocity instead of instantaneous velocity; the number of steps for averaging can be specified.