Here's what's new in our latest release:
The new Workflow UI is now the default for all users. Based on user feedback, we have sunset the old UI while consolidating its core benefits into the new experience for a more streamlined workflow.
You can now initiate an adjoint analysis directly from the Advanced Analysis dropdown (accessible via the gear icon next to the Run Simulation button).
The LMA control volume (CV) count scheduling has been enhanced with a new "pitch-pause" stair-step approach. This approach optimizes the target CV count for each adaptation and implements repetitions. This leads to better convergence in key quantities of interest and higher overall accuracy, even with a reduced target CV count.
As a result, we now recommend reducing the target CV count by 50% (e.g., if previously 20M, now 10M), which will result in improved accuracy while preserving the same time to solution and cost as the previous version of LMA. This will also lower storage requirements due to the decreased CV count.
Previous Target CV Scheduling:
New "Pitch-pause" CV Target Scheduling:
The latest SDK release includes a number of syntax simplifications and streamlined helper functions to improve the experience of working with our SDK. This release includes breaking changes, so please refer to the migration guide to update your scripts accordingly. Read more about this release here.
Here's what's new in our latest release:
The new Shrinkwrap feature simplifies geometry preparation by creating a watertight, meshable model from CAD and STL files, even with gaps, self-intersections, or non-manifold surfaces. This reduces manual cleanup and prevents common failures. Learn more about this feature here.
This functionality makes the parent nodes "sticky", allowing you to easily see the parent for each node as you scroll.
Here's what's new in our latest update:
Our probe functionality has been enhanced to stream the coordinate location and scalar value of the plot you are interacting with in real time.
Custom Fields enable you to create and display new quantities in your visualizations. You can use any existing scalar field and mathematical expressions to define them. Read more about Custom Fields here.
Simply drag and drop to modify the tag association of surfaces and volumes.
Here's what's new in our latest update:
Custom Fields enable you to create and display new quantities in your visualizations. You can use any existing scalar field and mathematical expressions to define them. Read more about Custom Fields here.
We've improved the interaction interface for setting up streamline visualizations with an interactive widget.
Geometry issues are now grouped by type to improve the usability of the interface.
Here's what's new in our latest update:
Previously, we released our workflow-based UI to provide clarity on the steps of the simulation workflow. To simplify and speed up the setup process, we've combined all intermediary tabs in the workflow UI into a single setup tab.
The Setup Checklist now contains all of the steps required to set up and mesh your model, with the same visual indicators as before.
This release extends our SDK to include meshing - unlocking an end to end simulation workflow via our SDK!
This release contains breaking changes. Please update your Luminary python installation and review the migration guide to ensure your scripts remain up to date. Read more about the release here.
When defining a Disk Model with Blade Element Method, you can now specify a Target Thrust and the rotational rate will be automatically adjusted to achieve the target thrust.
Note that an initial Rotation Rate estimate must still be specified as a starting point for the algorithm.
After specifying a target thrust, you can extract the final Rotation Rate by defining a surface output:
Here's what's new in our latest update:
A new checkbox has been added to propagate tool volume tags to their respective surfaces. This feature is now available for the Farfield, Subtraction, and Chop tools.
A new Check Geometry button has been introduced in the Geometry tab at the top right of the screen. This allows you to perform a geometry check upfront before proceeding to the setup phase. The check geometry operation will still automatically run when you load the geometry to setup if the geometry has not already been checked.
Previously, you could not create visualization filters using tags. Now you can select tags when creating visualizations to reference the associated surfaces.
Here's what's new in our latest update:
We’ve made significant improvements to simulation job scheduling, introducing new options for running simulations.
Read more about simulation scheduling here.
Vector Plots
We’ve expanded visualization capabilities in Luminary3D with the introduction of vector plots.
Line Widget
A new interactive Line Widget is now integrated into the Streamlines filter. This widget becomes available when the "Rake" seed type is selected, allowing you to assign and modify line properties more intuitively.
Force Distribution Plot
You can now create a new type of XY plot, Force Distribution, directly from the output panel. This is particularly useful for analyzing data such as span-wise lift distribution or cumulative drag.
No Highlighting Mode
In addition to the existing Select Surfaces and Select Volumes modes (which highlight objects on mouseover), we’ve added a No Highlight mode. This disables object highlights, making it easier to inspect and analyze results. This mode is now the default setting in the Results tab.
The Clip filter has been updated with several new enhancements:
Here's what's new in our latest update:
When creating refinement boxes or monitor planes, you can now move, rotate, or resize them using an interactive widget.
For monitor planes, interactive Box Clip creation is also supported.
Streamlines have been released for Luminary3D. You'll notice a more responsive experience when using this visualization filter.
Here's what's new in our latest update:
You can now set up a design of Experiments (DOE) from by clicking on the gear icon on the right of the Run Simulation button and selecting Setup Design of Experiments.
Now when you select a surface or volume, its edges will be highlighted:
Here's what's new in our latest update:
This backwards-compatible release contains performance improvements, including an improvement to mesh upload speed. We recommend upgrading if you are using the Luminary SDK. Read more about this release here.
Contour plots are now supported in our visualization service, Luminary3D.