The latest Caedium release has a range of new features, enhancements, and bug fixes. The main theme of this release is improved interaction through the introduction of scripting and the new tabbed toolbar GUI.

New Features and Enhancements

• Improved Interaction
  • Automate repetitive tasks and perform parameter studies with Python script recording and playback
  • Interact with a more intuitive GUI using ribbon-like tabbed toolbars
  • Link multiple simulations to control them as a group with the option to run them simultaneously
  • Undo and redo multiple levels in a single operation
  • Select standard Fit-All views, such as front and back
  • Use a 3D Connexion 3D mouse to control the view on Windows. 3D Connexion Space Navigator donation credit: Per Hassel Sørensen, University of Stavanger, Norway
  • Transfer your license to another computer by first deactivating it on your current computer
• More Physics
  • Realize faster and more robust simulation convergence using the polyhedral (dual mesh) conversion option [RANS Flow]
  • Control the mesh size across many entities using a maximum element size for the Accuracy tool [RANS Flow|Panel Flow]
    
  • Set time dependent boundary conditions for primary variables, such as velocity [RANS Flow]
  • Set a partial slip condition for a wall boundary condition [RANS Flow]
  • Use the latest NVIDIA CUDA 5.0 release with support of the Kepler architecture for the CUDA GPU linear solver option [RANS Flow]
• Updated Translations
  • French, credit: Pierre Castellani, TEOtech
  • German, credit: Gregor Matl and Niklas Hagenow
  • Italian, credit: Giampiero Porro, Datamed srl
  • Japanese, credit: Sei-Ichi Tanabe-Tanabu, Visual Technology
  • Portuguese (Brazil), credit: Fernando Prevedello, XCAE
  • Spanish