FEATool Multiphysics v1.17.2 - Finite Element Analysis (FEA) and Physics Simulation Toolbox

FEATool Multiphysics version 1.17.2 (Build 24.10.332)

• OpenFOAM/SU2 add option to save casefiles on error
• GUI consistency improvements
• SU2 default to V2003m SST turbulence model
• Minor bug fixes

FEATool Multiphysics v1.17.1

FEATool Multiphysics version 1.17.1 (Build 24.10.294)

• Added categories to physics mode selection list
• New import fea struct from MATLAB menu option
• Recommendation to use ESI openfoam.com (not openfoam.org)
• Minor bug fixes

FEATool Multiphysics v1.17

FEATool Multiphysics version 1.17 (Build 24.09.274)

• Physics mode for compressible high Ma number turbulent flows
  • Add tutorial model for supersonic compressible flow past a prism
• Updated OpenFOAM solver interface
  • Exposed OpenFOAM MATLAB API
  • Support import of OpenFOAM dictionaries/data
  • Support coupled flow + heat transfer
  • Support for multiple subdomains
  • Support for chtMultiRegionFoam, buoyantBoussinesqFoam, and sonicFoam solvers
  • CFD script model support for the OpenFOAM solver
• SU2 support for turbulent compressible and high Ma flows
• Add new heat exchanger and heat transfer script model examples
• Improved UI performance and responsiveness

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16.6

FEATool Multiphysics version 1.16.6 (Build 24.06.177)

• Preliminary OpenFOAM support for conjugate heat transfer with multiple subdomains (chtMultiRegionFoam/SimpleFoam)
• MacOS App OpenFOAM support (https://github.com/gerlero/openfoam-app)
• Script example for conjugate heat transfer (ex_heattransfer10)
• Removed averaging of initial conditions for boundaries shared between subdomains
• Improved performance of Robin boundary condition assembly
• Fix for 3D geometry plotting (identification and deduplication of shared boundaries)

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16.5

FEATool Multiphysics version 1.16.5 (Build 24.03.75)

• Support CSG formulas for robust (STL/OBJ) meshes
• New supersonic flow passed a wedge tutorial
• Change supersonic flow over bump tutorial to 3D
• Support HOME/Documents/MATLAB/.featool/featool.ini configuration
  • performance mex and mumps solver disabled by default
• Fix bug in geometry object rotation
• Minor fixes

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16.4

FEATool Multiphysics version 1.16.4 (Build 23.11.334)

• Fix Excel (xlsx) data export
• Add Data Export dialog box
  • Support custom data export expressions
  • Support custom data export coordinates
• Improved app startup and shutdown time

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16.3

FEATool Multiphysics version 1.16.3 (Build 23.09.253)

• Add rmphys function and equation mode menu option
  to remove physics modes
• Improved boundary plots for plotsubd
• Updated OpenCASCADE geometry kernel to v7.7.2
• Fix 2D STEP/IGES geometry import
• Fix plot 3D block/hexahedal grid
• Fix for Matlab 2023b

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16.2

FEATool Multiphysics version 1.16.2 (Build 23.03.71)

• Show axes coordinate system orientation for 3D views
• Update MUMPS linear solver
  • Support all MATLAB versions (Windows and Linux)
  • Support for Intel MKL BLAS, OpenMP, and >2GB large arrays
• Updated SU2 Code CFD solver to v7.5.0
• Add functionality to show geometry object information

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16.1

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16.1 (Build 22.10.293)

• Updated m-file export output to support the MATLAB "publish" command
• New "Create Model Report" menu option to Generate model reports in Html, PDF, Microsoft Word/PDF, Latex, and XML formats
• Updated OpenCASCADE geometry kernel to v7.6.3
• Updated SU2 Code CFD solver to v7.4.0
• Add new surface currents/skin effects tutorial model

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16

FEATool Multiphysics v1.16 (Build 22.08.241)

• Performance improvements for built-in multiphysics solver
• Improved 3D geometry rendering performance
• New 3D geometry defeaturing functionality
• Support for edge/vertex selection for chamfer/fillet operations
• Support for PDF image and Excel data export
• Improved save/load model file performance