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Animation tool for handling extremely large finite element models

Animator4 was originally designed as a post-processor for highly nonlinear dynamic applications such as LS-DYNA or similar codes.
The program is based on years of experience in project work for the automotive industry. Earlier versions of the program had been exclusively developed for the automobile manufacturers VOLKSWAGEN and AUDI.

The great success it had within these companies encouraged GNS to rewrite the code using the C programming language as well as OpenGL and MOTIF. Since its first appearance on the market in 1996, Animator4 has received a great deal of recognition. It is now used by a wide range of companies within engineering.

Animator4 has a new, fresh GUI, a lot of new functionalities naming e.g. curves and all the famous features of Animator3.

• Animator4 is the perfect animation tool for handling extremely large finite element models.
• Animator4 offers maximum speed using very little memory.
• Animator4 offers comprehensive functionality to easily
  and carefully verify and validate the results of even the most complex calculations.
• Models can be animated using a variety of different modes such as wire frame mode, shaded mode with or without element mesh, edge mode, and, of course, fringe mode. The different modes can also be combined within one model to get excellent graphics to efficiently present simulation results to designers or product managers.
• Curves of nodal and element time history data can be plotted while running the animation just by picking them with the mouse.
• Cross section views can be animated, and cross sections of the undeformed geometry can be compared to any deformed state.
• A 3D option is also available allowing use of all the above features with real 3D animation.

Bug fix release Animator4 v1.1.4

GNS has released a bug fix version of Animator4. Some bugs are fixed and some small functionality is added.

GUI:

• split list of system-variables into system (A4) and environment variables
• implement dragging of curve-positions in curveview
• all function properties in the open dialog are now also generally saved so that modi?ed values (i.e.range, degrees) that were used last are also available for ?les that are not in the history.
• Tcl-API extensions: GNS_get_distance, GNS_get_elongation, GNS_get_relative_velocity, GNS_get_view_list, GNS_get_slot_list, GNS_get_state_list, GNS_get_button_list, GNS_get_curve_list, GNS_get_curve_list, GNS_get_pid_list and GNS_get_curve_list
• made windows batch version run without any GUI (e.g via ssh)
• ?xed ticket #2009042310000254: -D startup arg reads only geometry
• changing slot target after creating new slot and before starting autoload, so that the user can setup a second read command while autoload is in process
• enhance quality of grid fonts by antialiasing (opt ant on/off)
• Using "DontMaximizeSubWindowOnActivation" in workspace area. This allows user to mix maximized views with normalized views even in tabbed mode. Also, windows are not maximized automatically when the tabbed mode is enabled. The ?ag suppresses some work that otherwise is automatically done by Qt (and perhaps is unwanted by the user).
• Implemented entering wildcards in the lineedit of the ?le dialogs. This ?lters the display of ?les and directories.

InputInterfaces

• Abaqus:
  
  • added support for v6.9.1
• Dyna3D:
  
  • extended curve data support: abstat cpm, glstat, rbdout, sleout, dcfail data amount extended
• Pamcrash:
  
  • continuing reading pamcrash deck even if an include ?le is missing
  • include ?le handling refactored, now include ?les are read as soon as the keyword INCLU is met.

........... and lots more!

For further details and a complete list of bug?xes / improvements see the WhatsNew tab in the About dialog in Animator4 or review the ?le WhatsNew.text in the installation directory.

more info @http://www.gns-mbh.com/