This release brings the following new features and enhancements:

• Memory bug fixed.
• Implemented laminate export to ESAComp XML format.
• Added Cuntze 2D and 3D failure criteria.
• Fiber direction visualization added.
• Implemented ANSYS interaction method.
• Upgrade mechanism of old *.cpx file versions.
• Boundary export (*.stp or *.igs) for element sets and analysis plies added.
• Various bugfixes.

Further information you can find in the ComPoLyX section or on the Web-site of ESAComp.

150 years ago on November 24 1859 Charles Darwin published

'On the Origin of Species' and introduced the principles of Evolution.

Happy Birthday!!!

It is mainly a bugfix release containing the following improvements:

• Ply recovery functionality added.
• Improved visualization performance.
• Model loading speed up.
• Increased robustness of F06 parser.
• Improved 3D interaction style.
• Interactive element set icons.
• Various bugfixes.

For further information please visit the ComPoLyX section or the web site of ESAComp.

The new release brings the following new features and enhancements:

• New ANSYS RST file interface allows to load strains and stresses directly from ANSYS result file.
• Added post-processing functionality for ANSYS’ layered solid elements (Solid46, Solid185, Solid186).
• LaRC 2D failure criterion is implemented.
• Influence of fiber parallel stresses of the Puck failure criterion can be disabled.
• Added weighting factor for each failure mode. 
• Global strain and stress visualization: Values at bottom of first and top of last layer. 
• Enhanced post-processing functionality including layer-wise failure criteria evaluation and visualization.
• ComPoLyX Save and Open functions are reworked.
• Ply angle and normal direction visualization is implemented.
• Python user interface is reworked.
• Added CSV export of post-processing results.
• Various bugfixes.