22 Jan Simpack 2019 available

This post provides an overview of the new key features of Simpack 2019 and the procedure to download/install the new Simpack 2019.

Dassault Systemes released the SIMULIA 2019 products (Abaqus, Isight, Tosca, fe-safe, Simpack and XFlow). If you are interested in the key features of the other SIMULIA products, these are explained in other post as Abaqus 2019, fe-safe 2019 or Tosca 2019

Simpack 2019 key features

• General functionality
  • Customizable Simpack GUI Style
  • Model tree status preservation when loading additional models
  • Speedup opening of property dialogs
  • Tooltips for runtime parameters
  • Various improvements in DoE viewset
  • User Routine support for Power Spectral Density Elements
  • Update CatSIM to CATIA v5 R2016, R2017 and R2018
• Simpack Post
  • Auto backup of open projects
  • Configurable prefix and suffix for curve names per result file
  • Standalone Post project
• Simpack Solver
  • New Solver as default/standard solver
  • Improved CPU selection for multithread solver
  • New optimized Newton mode for static, quasi-static and driven equilibrium
• Flexible Bodies
  • Rename Flexible Body Types
  • Improved Coriolis and centrifugal forces for linear flexible bodies
• General Modeling Elements
  • Force Element Flexicoil-Springs re-designed
  • Input Functions by formula
  • New advanced contact method and dynamic friction force law for Force Element 199 ‘PCM’
  • Flexible rolling bearing support and user defined roller displacement for Force Element 88 ‘Rolling Bearing’
• Elastro-Hydrodynamic Bearings
  • Additional output values for wear calculation
• Simpack Wind
  • Update to Aerodyn v15
  • Consider HydroDyn Force Element in linear solver tasks
  • User defined wave spectrum for HydroDyn interface
• Simpack Automotive
  • Userdefined inflation pressure for MF-Tyre/MF-Swift
  • Update for TMEasy v5.3
  • New road type ‘3rd party road’

Download Simpack 2019

Execute the procedure below to download Simpack 2019. Send an email to sales@4realsim.com if you don’t have access to the download section or Simpack 2019.

Step 1:

Go to 3ds.com/support (1)
Click on download (2)

Step 2:

Click on Access your Download (1)

Step 3:

Log in
Select SIMULIA (1)
Select SIMULIA Simpack (2)

Simpack 2019 installation

The complete Simpack 2019 installation procedure (together with fe-safe, Isight and Abaqus) is shown in the youtube video below.

First, the 5 downloaded files (with the name 2019.AM_SIM_Abaqus_Extend.AllOS.x-5.tar) need to be extracted into a single directory. This can be done by selecting the 5 files, right click on them and extract them to a specific location.

The installation guide of the SIMULIA packages (SimuliaInstallationGuide.pdf) can be found directory AM_SIM_Abaqus_Extend.AllOS\1

Simpack 2019 can be installed with the suite installer. You can run the suite installer by running setup.exe in AM_SIM_Abaqus_Extend.ALLOS\1.

Do you need more info?

If you need more info about Simpack 2019 release, do not hesitate to contact us or write us an email to sales@4realsim.com