PRIMER

Our users choose PRIMER because:

• They can rely on it to maintain the integrity of the data
• They can find and fix errors easily before running LS-DYNA, avoiding wasted CPU time
• They can quickly and easily see and edit all the LS-DYNA data and understand the structure of the model
• The specialist tools such as spot welding, airbag folding and Part Replace are quick and easy to use
• Typically, with PRIMER, the time taken to assemble, modify and debug models is reduced by 80%; the percentage of error-free runs rises from 40% to 95%
• Models can be organized to allow teams to work efficiently in parallel on different components of the same model, with version control and automatic assembly of different crash load cases

New PRIMER version 10

• Download software Oasys Suite V10 including PRIMER - for Windows and Unix platforms here.
• Download Release Notes - please download here.
• Download Manuals, PowerPoint presentations and Installation Guide:
  Presentations
  Documentation

Please note:

Users will need a new license file to run the version 10 software. The version 10 software has been compiled using version 11 of FLEXlm so user need to update their FLEXlm license servers. The version 10 license file and license daemons are backwards compatible with the 9.4.2 (and earlier) software releases. However, to run 64 bit versions of 9.3.1 (and earlier) on Unix and Linux machines user will need to replace the file flcheck93.exe in the 9.3 installation directory with a new version of flcheck93.exe provided with (but not used by) the 10 installation. If this is done, the version 10 software will work with the new license file format.

Users, who plan to move to version 10 from a prior version of the Oasys software should request updates to license files. For future releases Arup considers dropping support for the HP-UX, Sun Solaris, SGI IRIX and IBM AIX unix platforms.

Arup will not be mailing CD's, hardcopy Installation Guides and hardcopy Release Notes for this release.

New features of PRIMER version 9.3

• Miscellaneous
• Read and write
• Part Table & Xrefs
• Mouse scroll wheel
• Reference geometry viewing
• Graphics for short beams
• Finding entities blocked for removal
• Contact drawing style
• Lumped mass total
• Include file removal
• Database/template model assembly
• New command-line commands
• NASTRAN translator
• Multiple model-build from impact target points
• Include file renumbering
• Coat
• Contouring
• Free Motion Headform
• Error Checking
• Keyword Editor
• Mechanisms and dummies
• Adhesive
• Bolt connections
• Spotwelding
• Tied contact for spotweld/adhesive
• Contact penetration check and fix
• Tied contact check and fix
• JavaScript

Features of PRIMER version 9.1a

• Full compatibility with LS-DYNA version 970
• Viewing of most LS-DYNA entity types, such as *CONSTRAINED, allowing visual model checking; creation and editing of almost all LS-DYNA data items
• Viewing of connections and relationships between entities (cross-references and "attached")
• Quick access to part properties such as thickness and material; tabular editor; and input/output of properties to/from spreadsheet
• Extensive spot welding facilities
• Contouring of material properties, time step, mass scaling, …
• Model verification - more than 2000 checks are included, some with Auto-fix
• Mass balancing and center of mass assignment; mass calculation including effect of mass-scaling
• Occupant modeling; dummy positioning and belt fitting; quick setup for Free Motion Head-form analysis
• Airbag folding: thin, thick, tuck, roll folds, mesh manipulation tools, and new mesh-independent folder
• Unit conversion
• Simple 'part replace' to update a model for design changes
• Model manipulation by translate, reflect, rotate, scale and project
• Element splitting and simple meshing for small changes to existing models
• Contact penetration detection and removal
• Rigidify function to save CPU time, and quick rigid patch creation for making connections
• Intelligent deletion of entities with consideration of other dependent entities
• Intelligent model merging; renumbering and deletion of user-selected entities with correct treatment of related entities