HyperWorks 12.0 Release Notes

Assemblies in H3D
Assembly structures are supported in the H3D output for analysis, optimization, FlexH3D and
H3DDMIG.
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12.0 Release Notes - Performance
Parallelized Solutions
The nonlinear solution can be run in parallel while performing a nonlinear response optimization.
Efficient Approximations
Efficient approximations have been implemented for large scale size optimization type of problems,
i.e. problems with many design variables and many stress type responses. This is applicable for static
problems and enables running large models in much shorter times and with much less memory. Stress
and strain responses for shells, composites and 1D elements are supported. Efficient approximations
can be used through the DOPTPRM,APPROX,REDUCED data.
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12.0 Release Notes - General Enhancements
Support for Unsupported BLOCK Data in the BULK Data Input Format Solution for Nonlinear Response
Optimization
The ASSIGN command has been enhanced to support two new file types; viz.; Starter and Engine
file types, for nonlinear analysis based on Bulk data input run via the nonlinear geometry solution.
These files are specified using ASSIGN,STARTER and ASSIGN,ENGINE control card options. Simple
modifications are allowed in the internally generated Block data file, using the content in these files
through INSERT and REPLACE. This is useful for advanced nonlinear response optimization studies.
New ANALYSIS Option on the DESVARG Card
This allows an optimization to be started with the design variable properties being initialized based on
the corresponding analysis properties.
Sequential Quadratic Programming (SQP) Algorithm
Sequential quadratic programming (SQP) has been made available in version 12.0. This is an
alternative primal method typically used for size and shape optimization types of problems. SQP can be
activated by using the DOPTPRM,OPTMETH,SQP data.
DGRID (VARTYPE# on DRESP2 Card)
Grid location in a DRESP2 function is now based on the local coordinate system by default. DGRIDB
can be used to specify grid location in the basic coordinate system.