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SymLab v1.2.2 is now available - read more at "SymLab v1.2 Released for Linux and Windows". For existing SymLab users this update incorporates the following enhancements:

Do you like this lifestyle?
Do you like RC toys?

can i give the kite input and see what happens
aka start a trick see if kintneic energy is in a give wind for the trick

can symlab run on linux if so what linux is best for it

thinking about useing symlab for high wind stunt kite des. winds for 10 to 40 mph
need too move the model in sym and frabic sym
can i do this with the free version or what add on do i need

This SymLab update contains a bug fix for the loft tool found in the Builder and Professional add-ons. Prior to this update the loft tool would always report the error: Operation requires native geometry. This error only applies to faceted geometry and this update corrects the problem.

After installing this update, SymLab will include a new product activation wizard with an option to activate via email. The slower (could take hours) email method was added to help users with restrictive firewalls that prevent them from using the faster (takes seconds) Internet-based activation. This update also installs the latest version of wxWidgets (our GUI framework) and fixes a problem where excessive mesh resolution was assigned to edges that had their end vertices close together.

SymLab v1.1.0 is now available – read the SymLab v1.1.0 Released news story for more details. For existing SymLab users this update incorporates numerous enhancements as follows:

The current version of SymLab (1.0.9) has a problem if only the SymLab Exchange add-on is installed and then activated.

Can somebody from the SymLab team give more detailed information about the panel method implementation? Is it first order, second order? What boundary conditions does it use? What's the max size of the model it can handle? Does it make use of fast multipole method in the implementation?