Release Notes. GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway Version 4.1 for ANSYS Workbench

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1 Release Notes GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway Version 4.1 for ANSYS Workbench Document version: Gateway 4.1/05 Published: May 2017

2 Introduction GRANTA MI from Granta Design is the leading materials information management software system for engineering enterprises. GRANTA MI meets the disparate needs of the materials experts, product designers, engineering analysts, data publishers, and other professionals who work with information related to metals, composites, ceramics, plastics, and other materials. GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway enables data and tools from GRANTA MI to be accessed from within CAD, CAE, and PLM software. Users can access and browse a corporate materials database (and/or Grantasupplied reference data), choose applicable materials, and assign those materials to parts within their design or simulation model. A variety of analytics, dashboard, reporting and data output tools are available, depending on the host system and the GRANTA MI modules licensed for your corporate installation. GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway for ANSYS Workbench is an application running within the ANSYS Workbench simulation software platform from ANSYS, Inc. Scope of these Release Notes These Release Notes are for MI:Materials Gateway 4.1 for ANSYS Workbench, software version This version of MI:Materials Gateway is compatible with GRANTA MI versions 8.1 and 9, and supports ANSYS Workbench versions 15.0, 16.0, 16.1, 16.2, 17.0, 17.1, 17.2, 18.0, and For comprehensive instructions on installing and configuring this software, see the document Installing and Configuring GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway, included in your MI:Materials Gateway installer package. For full end-user resources and User Guide, see How can installing this release help you? Version 4.1 of MI:Materials Gateway for ANSYS Workbench is an update to Version 3.1, and contains a number of new features and enhancements. Table 1 on page 4 summarizes the benefits to specific categories of user. New features introduced in Version 4.1 for ANSYS Workbench include: Version support Compatibility with GRANTA MI Versions 8.1 (Update 4) and 9.0 Support for ANSYS Workbench 17.1, 17.2, 18.0, and 18.1 New features and workflow options Enhanced and streamlined searching for materials. Users can rapidly search across all databases in their current profile by typing a text search term on the main Search page. The existing facility to define database-specific searches for specified values of material properties, and to save and modify searches, is available as an Advanced search option Granta Design Ltd page 2 of 5

3 When viewing search results: the ability to switch between the existing list format and a structured 'tree' view that shows how the materials are categorized in the database. New workflow option that enables users to specify variants of materials currently in the Granta database, which can then be evaluated and approved by materials teams before being made available for use. When this option is configured, the user can create a variant that is a copy of an existing material, and modify its data as required (subject to the appropriate database access control). The variant is created in a designated folder structure for variants and new materials. Users can search for all variants of a material, and run a report that shows the differences between the variants. New workflow option that enables users to define new material specifications, which can then be evaluated and approved by materials teams before being made available for use. When this option is configured, the user can create a new material associated with a particular folder location in the database (subject to the appropriate access controls). The new material record is created in a designated folder structure for variants and new materials. New workflow option that enables users to specify any parameter values required when importing a CAE material model. New workflow option that enables users to preview the data in a CAE material model (with userspecified parameter values where applicable) before importing it. The user can edit material property values and add comments, as required. Note that where the CAE material model includes functional data, this can be previewed but not edited. New feature that enables users who have imported a CAE material model to be notified by of any changes to the material record in the GRANTA MI database. The Granta data administrator can configure automatic subscription to notifications for specific material records, and/or for specific user groups, as required. Security Enhanced security and faster start-up of MI:Materials Gateway when using HTTPS due to improved handling of SSL certificates. Usability and performance Faster start-up of the MI:Materials Gateway application; faster searching; and quicker and smoother UI response when browsing for materials or navigating search results. Ability to change profile directly from the Browse and Search pages, without having to access the Settings page. Ability to import search definitions and lists of favorite materials and CAE material models to MI:Materials Gateway by dragging and dropping a file onto the Gateway window. Users can more easily share their saved searches and favorites with other Gateway users; administrators can more easily distribute and apply standardized search definitions and favorites. Ability to view a list of the materials in a Bill of Materials by dragging and dropping a file onto the Gateway window, as a more rapid alternative to the existing workflow Granta Design Ltd page 3 of 5

4 Ability to customize the number of significant figures displayed for numerical data in the Gateway user interface. The Granta data administrator can specify a default (from 0 to 15), and individual users can over-ride this by specifying their own user settings. Table 1 Benefits of this release, categorized by applicability to specific interest groups Interest group Relevant features Key benefits Business process owners, for Materials Data Management Design/CAD and Simulation/CAE communities Compatibility with GRANTA MI version 8.1 and 9 Requirements that lie outside of existing material specifications can be captured as variants Streamlined search workflow and browse tree performance Users can specify parameter values when importing CAE models CAE model preview enables users to inspect and update data before importing it Users can receive notifications of updates to materials that they have previously used Enables your organization to take advantage of the latest functionality in GRANTA MI Enables material experts to have full visibility of functional requirements from design, and to validate early, avoiding delays in the product lifecycle Designers can now find the right material faster and more efficiently Improved control for CAE analysts, making it easier and quicker to get the right materials data into ANSYS Workbench in a controlled, traceable way On-the-fly updates to CAE material model data are now possible, while maintaining traceability to the original material record and a full log of user updates Designers can understand the evolution of materials in the GRANTA MI database and update their models when necessary Installing MI:Materials Gateway There are two aspects to installing MI:Materials Gateway for ANSYS Workbench: ensuring that your company has the appropriate server components installed, and installing the MI:Materials Gateway clients. Server installation Check with your GRANTA MI system administrator that your company s MI:Server installation includes the correct versions (see Table 2 below) of the MI:Service Layer and reporting package, and any appropriate Granta reference data modules. Client installation on the host machines Follow the installation instructions available with the download. Note that, especially for installations on multiple machines, it is likely that your deployment may be required to follow procedures relating to deployment and support of the host system Granta Design Ltd page 4 of 5

5 On completion of the software installation, make sure that the MI:Materials Gateway configuration settings have been updated, as applicable. For comprehensive instructions on installing and configuring this software, see the document Installing and Configuring GRANTA MI:Materials Gateway, included in your MI:Materials Gateway installer package. If you have any problems, questions or feedback, please contact us: Prerequisites and supported platforms Table 2 System requirements for MI:Materials Gateway 4.1 for ANSYS Workbench, software version 1510 Host application version ANSYS Workbench 15.0, 16.0, 16.1, 16.2, 17.0, 17.1, 17.2, 18.0, or 18.1 Client operating system Client web browser Windows 7, 64-bit As per GRANTA MI support policy GRANTA MI system Version 8.1 (Update 4) Version 9 MI:Server version (min) MI:Service Layer version (min) Important notes: This version of MI:Materials Gateway may require an MI:Service Layer version more recent than that supplied with your original GRANTA MI installation please check the specified versions above. MI:Materials Gateway requires Gateway-ready versions of GRANTA MI databases. This is a straightforward configuration, which is done already for Granta-supplied reference data modules. If you are accessing Granta reference data modules and wish to take advantage of the latest data and features, you should also ensure that you have installed the latest version of these data modules that are compatible with your GRANTA MI version. If you have a requirement for a production implementation of MI:Materials Gateway for a prerequisite or platform not listed here, please contact us at Granta Design Ltd page 5 of 5