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Oasys Suite 21.0 released

Performance, Integration and Automation

Oasys 21.0 is the latest release of the comprehensive LS-DYNA pre- and post-processing software. This latest version of the suite is designed to streamline processes and increase your productivity.

Whether you’re in engineering, design, or research, the suite’s automation capabilities ensure that repetitive tasks are handled efficiently, freeing up valuable time for innovation and problem-solving.

Key highlights:

Advanced automation and seamless integration with existing processes through JavaScript enhancements and our new Python API.

Building on top of the existing end-to-end workflow capabilities including extensive protocol support, multi-window environment and the power to submit jobs directly to LS-DYNA, Oasys 21.0 introduces further key Workflows which provide an easy, ‘out-of-the-box’ method to setup and run loadcases automatically.

One of the standout features of the suite is its focus on delivering quality models and results. With robust simulation capabilities and advanced analytics, the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment offers highly accurate correlation and analysis controls for Virtual Testing and extended multi-physics related features, including battery modelling.

The Oasys Suite provides complete LS-DYNA support, including the latest keywords and advanced crash and safety analysis tools, and enables greater collaboration with non-CAE users through automatic report generation and 3D results.

Find out more about the new features in this YouTube playlist.

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Why choose Oasys Suite 21.0?

Automation and process integration

Our new Python API will support in bridging the gap between the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment and the rest of your workflow. This new feature makes automation with the Oasys LS-DYNA Environment more accessible, introducing powerful possibilities when combined with Pythons extensive ecosystem. In addition, we have made JavaScript enhancements including a new, easier to use post-processing API, and introduced the option to run multiple scripts at one time.

End-to-end workflow efficiencies

The Oasys Suite offers complete customization, allowing any tool or function to seamlessly integrate into automated workflows. Oasys 21.0 introduces further workflows and extended protocols support, load case setup, model build and post-processing, including auto-assessment tools.

The Oasys Automotive Assessments Workflow now includes support for the Euro NCAP Virtual Far Side Protocol, including injury metrics.

Other highlights include:

  • Complete slip-ring positioning automation for seatbelts
  • Enhanced collaboration with non-CAE and external stakeholders through viewer enhancements

D3PLOT Viewer:

  • Supports multiple models within numerous windows
  • Updated UI to accommodate several windows and improved lighting
  • Increased performance for files including animations and/or annotations

Report Viewer:

  • Implemented cloud sharing for Dropbox and SharePoint/OneDrive
  • New dark theme mode
  • Navigation enhancements including text field for custom zoom of page and presenter mode

Quality models and results

The Oasys tools guarantee that the models you create and the results you obtain are of superior quality and highly credible. Oasys 21.0 offers highly accurate correlation analysis and controls for Virtual Testing including the Euro NCAP Virtual Far Side Simulation & Assessment Protocol – with C-NCAP and others to follow soon. A set of integrated and complementary tools enable CAE and safety teams to benefit from an automated setup of assessments to interrogate the results in detail, and with full support for VTC videos and quality checks.

We have extended our multi-physics related features, including the new user-friendly Battery Set Up Tool which supports the design of battery models of different scales in just a few clicks, providing you with the ability to quickly build customised models that fit your requirements, combined with comprehensive coverage of Electro-Magnetic (EM) and Battery LS-DYNA keywords.

Other highlights include:

  • Spotweld meshing enhancements
  • Enhanced translation capabilities (NASTRAN)
  • Precision enhancements

Complete LS-DYNA Support

LS-DYNA is at the heart of the Oasys Suite and Oasys 21.0 supports all its latest updates. This includes improved support for SET_PART_TREE and support for all the newest keywords, including R14 and R15/development keywords.

 

Speed, Performance, and ease of use

As LS-DYNA models evolve in size and complexity, the Oasys tools continue to support these advancements. Each release enhances graphics, read/write, and check speed to accommodate larger and more intricate models. Oasys 21.0 offers:

Enhanced screen picking with visualisation of labels and lists resizing

Page navigation in reporting (UI/UX)

CAD tessellation, including IGA visualisation

  • Enhanced lighting and snapshots in visualisations
  • Ability to split solids in model build
  • Per monitor DPI awareness
  • Enhanced graphics labelling
  • Column resizing in Keyword editor

Crash and Safety

The Oasys LS-DYNA Environment has always been at the leading edge of support for automotive engineers. Our comprehensive loadcase setup tools, such as “Crash Test Setup”, belt fitting, mass calculation/distribution, and connection creation and management, etc. are used by users worldwide to create quality LS-DYNA models.

In Oasys 21.0 the Euro NCAP VTC Quality Criteria and Euro NCAP VTC Videos tools ensure models meet the required standard, while the LS-DYNA to ISO-MME tool exports results data in the necessary format.

The SimVT tool helps summarise the correlation analysis results for all the occupant and structures data channels, as well as providing the ability to sift through the information in more detail. REPORTER templates help in automating the processing of data, producing results tables, graphs and scores that can be exported in various formats to link with your team’s data management processes.

You will also be able to experience the below additional enhancements in Oasys 21.0:

  • Extended HBM support and results visualisation
  • Closures tool
  • New protocol support in Pedestrian markup tool

Documentation and help

For information about the above new features and other additions, please see the detailed PDFs:

This version is available for 64-bit architectures on both Windows and Linux.

Release notes can be downloaded here.

With the release of Oasys Suite 21.0 we are pleased to announce an updated training course schedule, updated webinar schedule and a new portal for the Oasys Suite technical manuals:  help.oasys-software.com. This new help hub provides a more accessible way of accessing Oasys content, including integration of Google Translate.

Want to know more?

Our UK Oasys LS-DYNA Conference 2024 will take place on the 8th of June at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Birmingham, UK. 

This annual event is a unique opportunity for simulation experts, industry professionals, and academics to come together and explore the latest advancements in the Oasys and LS-DYNA world.

More information and registration.

Licensing

This release uses the LM-X licensing platform from XFormation.

Action to take

If you’re using a floating network license you will need to use the LM-X license server software (version 5.5.7). The software and supporting documentation are available to download here.

Backwards compatibility

The Oasys Suite 21.0 LM-X license file and license daemons are backwards compatible for all currently supported versions of Oasys Suite.

JT Reader

A JT Reader has been introduced into Oasys PRIMER 21.0. This is licensed separately in the license file – to use this feature, please contact Oasys for an updated license file. One JT Reader license is provided free for each Oasys customer – further can be purchased from Oasys as required.

If you have any questions about this new release or need support upgrading please get in touch.

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