{"id":676,"date":"2013-11-18T08:00:23","date_gmt":"2013-11-18T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Siemens-PLM-Corporate-Blog\/Announcing-Femap-11-1\/ba-p\/335181"},"modified":"2026-03-26T11:01:34","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T15:01:34","slug":"announcing-femap-11-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/news\/announcing-femap-11-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Announcing Femap 11.1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P>In the wake of the very well received Femap version 11 I\u2019m pleased to announce that version 11.1 has now been released to manufacture, which means it\u2019s also available for download. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/velocity\/femap\/version-11\/index.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Femap 11.1<\/A> includes something for everyone with new functionality and enhancements across the simulation process, and not to mention performance improvements.<BR \/><BR \/><A href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2013\/11\/Femap111_Banner_01.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><IMG class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16903\" alt=\"Femap 11.1 Banner\" src=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/legacyfs\/online\/wordpress\/images\/2013\/11\/Femap111_Banner_01.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"133\" \/><\/A><BR \/><BR \/><!--more--><BR \/><BR \/><B>Geometry modeling<\/B><BR \/><BR \/>Non-manifold add geometry consolidation\u2026 new geometry creation tools\u2026 more robust mid-surface extraction\u2026 find out more by watching the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/velocity\/femap\/version-11\/index.shtml#lightview%26uri=tcm:1023-214703%26title=Femap%2011.1%20-%20Geometry%20Modeling%26doctype=.flv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">geometry modeling demo<\/A>.<BR \/><BR \/><B>FE modeling<\/B><BR \/><BR \/>Model merging enhancements\u2026 Meshing Toolbox extensions\u2026 tet-mesher improvements\u2026 find out more by watching the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/velocity\/femap\/version-11\/index.shtml#lightview%26uri=tcm:1023-215446%26title=Femap%2011.1%20-%20FE%20Modeling%26doctype=.flv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">FE modeling demo<\/A>.<BR \/><BR \/><B>Graphics performance improvements<\/B><BR \/><BR \/>Graphics performance improvements \u2013 with more efficient graphics storage and added support of OpenGL shader functionality \u2013 have been introduced into version 11.1 and have demonstrated a performance improvement by a factor of 5X in testing.<BR \/><BR \/>\u201cATA uses Femap with very large finite element models.&nbsp;The 11.1 release significantly improves performance across the board with some tests revealing a 5x graphics performance improvement, making Femap an even more powerful tool for analysis.\u201d<BR \/><BR \/><I>Paul Blelloch, Director, Aerospace Analysis, ATA Engineering, Inc.<\/I><BR \/><BR \/><B>Postprocessing<\/B><BR \/><BR \/>The efficient results data access method through attached data files has been extended to include Nastran XDB formats. Femap\u2019s charting capability includes extended data series type support and improvements to the data series dialog display. The free body capability includes a new validation tool to verify the presence of requested values in the results set.<BR \/><BR \/><B>NX Nastran integration<\/B><BR \/><BR \/>Femap 11.1 ships with NX Nastran 9 and extends support of NX Nastran to provide closer integration between the pre- and postprocessor and solver particularly with: extended design optimization capabilities, additional dynamic response output quantities, and initial support for the pyramid element. Watch the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/velocity\/femap\/version-11\/index.shtml#lightview%26uri=tcm:1023-215447%26title=Femap%2011.1%20-%20Nastran%20Integration%26doctype=.flv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">NX Nastran integration demo<\/A>.<BR \/><BR \/><B>Customer driven enhancements<\/B><BR \/><BR \/>As with any release of Femap there are numerous customer driven enhancements that extend and improve a variety of Femap capabilities. This release adds: a new data surface type\u2026 extensions to the tool checking commands\u2026 an extended Group Generation command\u2026 load set combination enhancements\u2026 find out more by watching the new <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/velocity\/femap\/version-11\/index.shtml#lightview%26uri=tcm:1023-215448%26title=Femap%2011.1%20-%20Customer%20Enhancement%26doctype=.flv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">customer driven enhancements demo<\/A>.<BR \/><BR \/>You can find out more about this release in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.plm.automation.siemens.com\/en_us\/products\/velocity\/femap\/version-11\/index.shtml#lightview%26uri=tcm:1023-214689%26title=What&#039;s-New-in-Femap-11.1-Fact-Sheet-37292%26doctype=.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Femap 11.1 Fact Sheet<\/A>, on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.siemens.com\/plm\/femap11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Femap 11.1 website<\/A>, and the <a href=\"http:\/\/community.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Femap\/ct-p\/Femap\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">Femap Community site<\/A>.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the wake of the very well received Femap version 11 I\u2019m pleased to announce that version 11.1 has now been released to manufacture, which means it\u2019s also available for download. 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