See what's new in the latest (and previous builds) of GenFEA !What’s New in GenFEA
Release Notes
- Intel MKL + Pardiso solver enhancements
- DesignPad connectivity rerouted (reducing chances of connectivity issues)
- OpenAI GPT5 model support
- Computer Vision support for DesignMate
- Updated DesignMate to support the latest AI models from Grok, Gemini, and OpenAI
- New Map Location feature (replacing discontinued Microsoft Bing Maps services)
- Meshing functions improved
- Model discretization improved for non-splitting members
- Improved model generation and analysis performance
- Fixed occasional Live Update version checker error
- Place supports at level 0 tool in Nodes Sheet context menu
- Shell model deformation display fixed
- Quad Mesher tool required some additional libraries to run on some systems, now fixed to work for all
- Occasional solid extrusion bug fixed where section coordinates were not found
- Manual input methods improved, and options added for dynamic model updates
- Node and Element labels remains on after model update
- New 'Project Frames' function to align analytical model elements
- Discretization now done by Design Group selection
- CSV Import extended features to help align imports from external sources
- New and Updated Dynamo scripts for Revit model exports
- Minor symbol display bug fixed
- Units conversion bug fixed when switching units in existing projects
- Occasional error with removing cached data fixed
- Reaction symbols now show moments symbol and direction of moment
- Plot View now updates with selection automatically
- Form Close event checks projects if they have changed before closing
- Dynamic select now selects entire row in Input Workbook
- Manual Input Workbook options added in Context ribbon
- Split Element tool now also supports splitting into equal segments using "/" followed by number
- Dynamic on-screen tooltips for results option added to lower menu after Analysis is completed
- Undo / Redo improved with full bi-directional actions history and restoration
- Improved Units converter tool
- IFC export now supporting native Revit elements
- Move tool enhanced to match Copy tool (by coordinates)
- Showing load symbolics prior to analysis fully supported
- Auto Lumped Mass conversion updated and corrected for all units
- DesignPad DOCX and PDF export enhanced
- Multiple element selection retaining IDs of selection when adding loads
- Improved meshing procedures and mesh cancellation actions
- Multiple Self-Weight cases supported
- New DesignMate version supporting latest LLMs
- Stress/Strain inputs for Non-Linear materials supported by Non-Linear analysis
- Improved Modal, Response Spectrum, and Buckling analysis and outputs
- New XLSX Project file format, supported by project upgrader tool
- View analysis output results by Design Group
- Restore project operation after crash
- Performance enhancements
- Start-up online services will no longer prevent other local services from running if internet connection is blocked
- Major performance improvements in model generation, analysis, and results processing
- Occasional mirror tool bug fixed
- Framing elements recombined when exporting to IFC, with options
- New DesignMate web service (version 4) available from DesignMate workspace
- IFC export now supporting native Revit elements
- Selecting multiple objects slowed down performance, now much faster
- Deleting elements consecutively caused random model errors, now improved
- Export to Autodesk Robot Structural Analysis
- New Nodal Lumped Mass calculation options for Dynamic and Response Spectrum Analyses
- UI improvements
- Refresh DesignMate template lists when adding new templates
- Refresh Response Spectra list after data edits
- Improved response spectrum analysis result output
- Fixed Graph Plot tool to correctly display Moment Z-Z results
- Fixed MemDes Export tool to correctly display Moment Z-Z results
- Fixed 'Select Chain' shortcut tool
- Fixed 'Select Group' shortcut tool
- DesignPad automation template updated for DesignMate
- UI improvements
- DesignMate primer function improved for improved model summary
- New DesignPad example templates
- Convert DesignPad script to template function
- Mass calculation methods improved and adjusted for correct automatic mass conversion
- Response Spectrum Analysis step change bug fixed
- Response Spectrum Analysis input- and output methods improved and bugs fixed
- Results contextual menu now only shows when Output Results palette is visible
- Import DWG / DXF into Section Editor
- Chinese section database added
- Support Reaction value labels did not update when changing Load Case from results (graphically only)
- DesignPad now checks that all minimum required parameters are specified before attempting to insert mapped variable
- New and improved quad meshing features including mesh preview, more mesh control options, improved (and faster) workflow
- DesignMate no longer requires local node server, 100% online from this version (faster)
- New results labelling style for improved results visualisation
- Empty Load Case caused error message when selecting active case
- Report generator hides solid shell element visibility afterwards
- In-App What's New dialog replaced by this web page
- Statusbar load case selector shows loads in ‘model’ mode
- Auto Lumped Mass now asks for load cases to include
- Missing sections from DB detected and handled
- DesignPad replaced older report editor. Many improved features and flexibility
- Plot options added and improved
- Second Order Analysis option enabled
- More than one planar section caused issue
- Switching theme colors improved
- Plot function template improved
- Chain select shows selection in context menu items
- Area loads not added to combinations
- Improved IFC export and optimisation
- MemDes segmentation identification
- Improved plot results using new plot component
- Light Model background style option
- Bill of materials tool added in Reports dialog
- IFC Export improved
- SAP2000 Export improved
- Prokon Export improved
- Results Export tool fixed
- Clear Results tool improved
- Switch Load Cases with Non-Linear cases bug fixed
- Export after analysis bug fixed
- Torsion-Pinned end release fix in templates
- Occasional ‘QuadRes Layer Not Found’ error fixed
- Remember Frame Group settings when modelling new frames
- Selection improvements (Multi-select and Chain-select)
- SESOC MemDes export functions
- Concurrent analysis runs causing error issue fixed
- New project dialog and routine improved
- Circular cross sections centroidal offset corrected
- IFC Export improved (Optimisation added)
- Element Property editor selection update
- CHS section extrusion display fixed
- Section Extrusions for UB, UC where r = 0 fixed
- Example projects sorted by number order
- Tension / Compression only members fixed
- New Project command not populating new project info sheet fixed
- Non-GenFEA Project Workbooks detected
- Mirror tool improved
- Tension / Compression only members improved
- Node renumbering improved
- Timber design CalcPad example added
- GenFEA Public beta released!!
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