-------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Sim4Life V2.0 Release Notes -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- Release Date: 03.07.2015 Sim4Life V2.0 is a major release based on Sim4Life V1.2. It contains new solvers, new modules, several enhancements as well as bug fixes. This document summarizes the features, modules, enhancements, known bugs, workarounds, and other important issues to be aware of in this release. -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Installation Requirements 2. Supported OS 3. New Solvers 4. New Modules 5. Enhancements 5.1. Licensing 5.2. Modeling 5.3. Simulation 5.4. Analysis 5.5. ARES 5.6. Python 6. Bugs Fixed Since Last Release 7. Known Issues -------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Installation Requirements -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Administrator rights are required during the installation process. - Microsoft .Net Framework v3.5 SP1 must be previously installed. - NVIDIA graphics card, with support for OpenGL versions higher than v1.5. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Supported OS -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Windows 7 64 bit - Windows 8 64 bit - Windows 8.1 64 bit - Windows 10 64 bit In case of applying GPU computing with aXware, Sim4Life V2.0 uses Acceleware's Auckland library version 11.1.5. Please get the latest NVIDIA driver for your hardware from the Acceleware website: http://www.acceleware.com/fdtd-11.1.5. Please note that only NVIDIA GPUs with CUDA Compute Capability 1.3 or higher are supported. -------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. New Solvers -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Acoustics solver - Neuronal Dynamics Solver - SYSSIM - iSolve for Linux -------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. New Modules -------------------------------------------------------------------- - MBSAR - Antenna Diversity Tool - Gradient IMSAFE (Preview) - ESD Tool (Preview) -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Enhancements -------------------------------------------------------------------- 5.1. Licensing - Wizard for installing floating licenses 5.2. Modeling - ODB++ Importer - Accurate transparency - Image capture - Import of Voxel models - Import of contour models - Position x,y,z field can be split into 3 fields 5.3. Simulation - Subgridding - Batch Voxel/Run for simulations - New options for Acceleware (Favor Fastest Simulation / Favor Fewer GPUs) - Acoustic heat sources in thermal solver - Thermal sources from arbitrary data fields containing energy as a quantity - Thermal initial condition: use temperature distribution from a previous simulation as an initial condition - Voxeler connectivity check - Huygens user-defined source - Flow solver: Windkessel boundary condition - Notes field in simulation setup - Signal scope and Task Manager plots contrast improved - Voxel viewer: multiselection of visibility eyes - Coordinates displayed with mouse cursor on orthogonal views - Boundary conditions: boundaries displayed in actual position (using grid box) 5.4. Analysis - Workbench - Normalization tools (Field Normalizer and Field Scaling) - E/H fields interpolation to half-cell grid - Musaik exporter for non-multiport simulations (multiple selection) - Phase in Streamline Viewer - Field Calculator - Smith chart: improvements on markers - Coordinates displayed with mouse cursor on orthogonal views - Av. SAR calculation speed up - Av. SAR Cubes viewer and PeakSAR report - Crop: interactivity and absolute dimensions - Mask Filter: ordering - Synchronization with changes in simulation name from simulation tab - Bundle of multiple surface objects (for Surface Viewer) 5.5. ARES - Support to multiple solvers versions - Display of available GPUs - Improved Networking Scan dialog - Improved messages for failed jobs - Diagnostics Tool 5.6. Python - Exposure of several new functions and tools and of the new solvers - Improved documentation 5.7. Interface - Tab key enabling to switch between settings - Clear All button in Task Manager - Icon sizing in Preferences -------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Selected Bugs Fixed Since Last Release -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Case 41077: Fixed issue of interpreting line as edge source instead of edge port in Multiport Simulation - Case 42715: Fixed issue of deadlock with large reloading queue on Ares side - Case 45700: Fixed port numbering in the legends of matrix plots for Y and Z - Case 46378: Fix in WorstCase SAR algorithm not to always use the first sensor in sensor list - Case 54018: Fix in Multiport Sensor Combiner to output E-field on Edge instead of Cell Center - Case 55051: Fixes in Poser tool including issue of not displaying pivot - Case 55499: Fixed in SEMCAD X 14.8 Importer to copy Global Auto Termination setting correctly - Case 55701: Fixed Far Field 2D plot update issue where the plot does not update when the extracted frequency is changed. - Case 55711: Fixed an issue where Antenna Diversity Tool is available when no Far Field Sensor is used. - Case 55812: Fixed issue in CUDA solver when there is more than one inductor in the system and at least two inductors share the same settings - Case 57674: Fix of displaying LF simulation progress as 100% when still running - Case 57999: Fixed issue of creating multiple "Fluid Boundary Conditions" field groups in an input file after cloning or copy/pasting a simulation - Case 58364: Fixes in 2D Line Extraction from Slice Field Viewer - Case 59026: Fixed issue of failing Multiport simulation containing only one port - Case 59414: Fixed an issue in Surface Viewer which was not working with merged surfaces - Case 59493: Fixed issue that Normalization to "Conducted Power" not available for sensors of single simulations extracted from Multiport simulations - Case 59590: Fixed the issue of failing Worst case SAR calculation for multiple frequencies -------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Known Issues -------------------------------------------------------------------- - Case 32807: Instability for some dispersive material configurations - Cases 56409 & 58026: Changing parameters while pipeline is being evaluated can cause crashes - Case 54100 & 53483: Specific issues with voxeler - Case 47035: Random problems in visualization of Dispersive Viewer - Case 54000: Random element appearing in Gridder - Case 54179: Occasional under-performance of CUDA solver compared to SEMCAD X 14.8 - Case 40481: Python memory usage occasionally still occupied after resetting analysis - Case 58852: Artwork executable detected by Antivirus