What’s new

Ansys 2024 R2, V242.2

The report Outline Level for individual objects can defined in the Report Layout Settings.
Check for new version can be enabled/disabled in Report Settings.

Bugfix Save Report Settings and “Reset Report Settings”.
Use Report Generator in Mechanical Stand-alone.
Automatic check for new versions of the app and that the app is installed in correct Ansys version.
New Active License status button in the toolbar that replace the “Licensing” menu.
Import Report Settings from selected previous version.
Bugfix reading empty ACT Loads “UserDefinedLoad” or “UserDefinedResult” prop file.

Bugfix Refresh Model from Draft to deal with “line break” and embedded images in comments.
Bugfix Update Figures to overwrite if image file exists.
Bugfix writing the Default Comments Images under Project.
Worksheet Preview to display a report preview of the selected object in the Worksheet window.
Bugfix “Maximum Shear Stress” and “Shear Stress” details table.

New Help menu with shortcuts to the online help.
Html report.
Bolt report Migrated feature from Bolt Toolkit.
Weld report Migrated feature from Weld Toolkit.
Bugfix if model tree object contains non-ASCII letter. (Appeared in V231.1)
Report Settings control panel to manage all settings for the current report and to update the default values.
Edit Report Draft in Word for review and formatting.
Refresh Model from Draft to sync changes between draft html report and Mechanical.
Implementing bug fixes from V232.2.

Mesh: Weld Mesh.
Mesh Edit: Pull(extrude).
Load: Heat Flux.
Spatially Varying Load: Pressure, Line Pressure, Pipe Pressure, Pipe Temperature, Convection, Heat Flux, Temperature, Thermal Condition, Displacement.
Mesh Fracture Features: Semi Elliptical Crack, Arbitrary Crack, Pre Meshed Crack, Interface Delamination, SMART Crack Growth.

Geometry Imports group objects and properties.
Rename Figures/Images based on parent object name.
Bugfix: “Contact Tool” results objects are now exported.
Bugfix: “Save binary extension with project” will save local preference, customization and Word templates with the project and restore when open the project on a different PC.
Export Image settings in preference file.

Respect “Current Display” settings for Legend, Triad & Ruler in image export.
Update individual figures based on selected figures in the model tree.
Option not to overwrite existing Word report and select new file name.
Use result identifiers to print “Min”, “Max”, “Avg”, “LocMin” and “LocMax” values in comments.
Materials and Material Assignment supported.
Grouping of objects in all instance of the tree, not just loads and results.
Radiosity Controls in Thermal Analysis Settings.
Bugfix Solution Combination result details.
Bugfix for (grouped) Fatigue Tool result details.
Result, Probe and Chart Tabular Data can be written.
Option to write selected result details and tabular data.
Chinese language support (beta 2020R2).

“New Static Images” saves selected objects as png files in “user_files” and inserts as “Image from file…” and include in report. This will also export selected “Figures” as png and add as “Image from file…”.