VAOneReleaseNotes-v2006.1

VAOne2006.1RELEASENOTESVAOne2006.1RELEASENOTESThedocumentsandrelatedknow-howhereinprovidedbyESIGroupsubjecttocontractualconditionsaretoremainconfidential.TheCLIENTshallnotdisclosethedocumentationand/orrelatedknow-howinwholeorinparttoanythirdpartywithoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofESIGroup.©2007ESIGroup.Allrightsreserved.January2007UM/VA1_/06/13/00/AVAOne2006.1iRELEASENOTES©2007ESIGroup(released:Feb-07)CONTENTSUPGRADING1Information--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1InstallationRequirements----------------------------------------------------------------1InstallationFolder--------------------------------------------------------------------------1ModelFileCompatibility------------------------------------------------------------------1Instructions--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2UpgradingfromVAOne2005.x,2006orAutoSEA22005.x--------------------2IMPROVEMENTS564-BitVersionofVAOne--------------------------------------------------------------5ReducingMemoryusedbyVAOne-------------------------------------------------6OptimizinguseofIn-coreMemorywhenWorkingwithFEStructuralandFEAcousticModalData----------------------------------------------------------6AdvancedSolveOptionsforOptimizingMemoryUsewithinVAOne.-------6General-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8Scripts------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10OptionalModules----------------------------------------------------------------------11CORRECTIONS13General-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------13FE/BEM----------------------------------------------------------------------------------14OptionalModules----------------------------------------------------------------------16KNOWNISSUES17Licensing---------------------------------------------------------------------------------17Software----------------------------------------------------------------------------------18Hardware--------------------------------------------------------------------------------19CONTENTSVAOne2006.11RELEASENOTES©2007ESIGroup(released:Feb-07)UPGRADINGINFORMATIONInstallationRequirements-Windows2000(SP4orlater),WindowsXPProfessional(SP2),orWindowsXPx64Edition-IBM-compatiblePCwithIntelPentium4processor-Minimumof512MBRAM1GBrecommendedfor32bitversion2GBrecommendedfor64bitversion-Minimumof100MBavailablediskspace-3DgraphicaccelerationcardsupportingOpenGL-Ethernetnetworkinterfacecard-17-inchmonitorcapableof16-bit/Hi-colordisplayat1024x768resolution-InternetExplorer6.0orbetter-MouseandKeyboardInstallationFolderThedefaultinstallationfolderforVAOne2006.1onWindowsisC:\ProgramFiles\ESISoftware\VAOne2006.1TheinstallationofVAOne2006.1isaseparateinstallationfromthepreviousVAOneinstallations,i.e.versions2005,2005.x&2006.ModelFileCompatibility-Binarymodelfiles(*.va2)savedwithAutoSEA2cannotbereopenedbyVAOne2006.1.-Binarymodelfiles(*.va1)savedwithVAOne2005and2005.1cannotbereopenedbyVAOne2006.1.-Binarymodelfiles(*.va1)savedwithVAOne2006canbereopenedbyVAOne2006.1.-XMLneutralfiles(*.xml)exportedbypreviousversionsofVAOneandAutoSEA2canbeimportedbyVAOne2006.1.UPGRADINGInformationRELEASENOTES2VAOne2006.1(released:Feb-07)©2007ESIGroupINSTRUCTIONSUpgradingfromVAOne2005.x,2006orAutoSEA22005.xStandaloneLicenses1.InstallVAOne2006.1byinsertingyourinstallationCDinthecomputer’sCDROMdiskdrive.Theinstallerforthe32-bitversionwillrunautomatically.2.TheVAOneinstallerwilllaunchaninstallerforMicrosoftVisualC++Runtime,asshowninthefigurebelow.ThisinstallerisrequiredandmustbeallowedtoproceedforaproperinstallationofVAOne.3.AftertheMicrosoftVisualC++Runtimeisinstalled,theVAOneinstallerwillproceed.Pleasereadeachinstallerwindowthoroughlyandfollowtheinstructions.UPGRADINGInstructionsVAOne2006.13RELEASENOTES©2007ESIGroup(released:Feb-07)4.EnsurethatthereisalicensefileforVAOnesavedlocallyonthecomputer(forexamplec:\ProgramFiles\ESISoftware\vaone.lic)5.FromtheControlPanelselecttheEnvironmentVariablesbuttonontheAdvancedtaboftheSystemutilitydialogtodefinetheenvironmentvariablePAM_LMD_LICENSE_FILE.Settheenvironmentvariabletothelocationofthelicensefile(e.g.c:\ProgramFiles\ESISoftware\vaone.lic)6.SeetheVAOne2006LicensingandInstallationGuideforadditionalinformation.FloatingLicenses1.InstallVAOne2006.1byinsertingyourinstallationCDinthecomputer’sCDROMdiskdrive.Theinstallerforthe32-bitversionwillrunautomatically.2.TheVAOneinstallerwilllaunchaninstallerforMicrosoftVisualC++Runtime,asshowninthefigureonpage2.ThisinstallerisrequiredandmustbeallowedtoproceedforaproperinstallationofVAOne.3.AftertheMicrosoftVisualC++Runtimeisinstalled,theVAOneinstallerwillproceed.Pleasereadeachinstallerwindowthoroughlyandfollowtheinstructions.4.RefertotheVAOne2006LicensingandInstallationGuidefordetailedinformationconcerninglicensefilelocationsandenvironmentvariabledefinitionUPGRADINGInstructionsRELEASENOTES4VAOne2006.1(released:Feb-07)©2007ESIGroupUPGRADIN