GiD what's new : From v 11.1.5d to 11.1.6d


What's new from version 11.1.5d to 11.1.6d
General :

  • Views: corrected problem when preprocess views were used in postprocess and viceversa.
  • Animation Scripts: window works again, scripts can be read, saved and exported again. Added checkbutton to link animation with results animation window, still alpha.
  • VA/VBO: fast render methods checking enhanced when graphics driver is badly installed or corrupted due to partial actualizations.
  • Added a lower information bar containing zoom level, number of nodes and elements, render type, coordinates with length units and indicator of preprocess/postprocess.
  • Window automatic placement: windows between pre- and post- remain open instead of being closed and, sometimes, opened again. Batch window and preferences window remain open between pre and post.
  • Retrieving problemtypes:
    • Better handling of versions and suggestions if selected problemtype can not be found for the current platform, for examples MS Windows 32 bits problem type will be offered if MS Windows 64 version can not be found.
    • Window will pop-up to provide feedback to the user when he selects a problemtype to download directly from the menu.
    • Asking for administrative privileges when retrieving problemtype if the installation directory is restricted.
    • Linux: corrected problem now problemtypes folder is scanned and problemtype's icons are read so that they appear in menus and file browsers.
  • Linux: corrected problem when launching internet browser in Linux with links to web pages.
  • Linux: if GiD is installed on restricted directory, i.e. as root, then later the user will be asked for permission to save password and retrieve problemtypes.


Preprocessing :

  • New advancing mesh window, showing graph along the time.
  • Fix bugs in octree based volume mesher.


Postprocessing :

  • Deformation: if some nodes do not have the deformation defined, then when the model is deformed, these nodes will be placed 'out of sight', instead of not being deformed at all.
  • Results animation:
    • corrected problem with which user defined limits were not hold when doing animation of several results.
    • verify only user specified step in the from: and to: entries when doing animation of a deformation of an analysis and c.fill of another one.
    • iso-surfaces with contour fill: now the animation of these two combined result visualization can be done without the 'several results' option.
  • Contour colors window: corrected resizing problem and drawing of more than 100 colors. Now the first time the user selects the design map option, the rainbow colors are shown.


  • Customization:
  • Data window: avoid problem of non equi-spaced columns of tables, now it shows the true table header too.
  • Data window: fixed problems of unordered rows with copy/paste of table values.
  • New GiD-Tcl events for postprocess:
    • AfterCreateVolumeSet, AfterRenameVolumeSet, BeforeDeleteVolumeSet
    • AfterCreateSurfaceSet, AfterRenameSurfaceSet, BeforeDeleteSurfaceSet
    • AfterCreateCutSet, AfterRenameCutSet, BeforeDeleteCutSet
  • New Tcl/Tk packages added
    • Img (Tk images several formats)
    • Twapi (Tcl Windows API)
    • Tcllib
    • Tklib