Ceetron GLview Inova 2018-10-24T15:50:09+00:00

Visual Toolbox Product

GLview Inova.

3D Visualization and post-processing for CFD & FEA simulation

GLview Inova is a powerful post-processor with advanced functionality for visualization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of FEA and CFD data.

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GLview Inova is the classic high-end post-processor from Ceetron, built on second generation technology. It has advanced functionality for visualization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of FEA and CFD data. Having served advanced CAE professionals for two decades, it is still a favorite tool amongst many users in the CAE community. We are therefore keeping GLview Inova up-to-date with CAE file readers, performing bugfix and minor upgrades, and we have added support for “One-click sharing” using Ceetron Cloud.

Multi-solver

GLview Inova has direct import Interfaces to most major CAE systems including, but not limited to: ANSYS, ABAQUS, FEMAP, I-DEAS, MSC.Marc, MSC.Nastran, NE/Nastran, NX Nastran, LS-DYNA, RADIOSS, PAMCRASH, FLUENT and CGNS.

Our file readers are continuously maintained, meaning that format revisions are implemented in GLview Inova within a reasonable time frame.

Two decades of hardening

GLview Inova has been continuously maintained for two decades. It is in use by hundreds for CAE professionals on an everyday basis. It has been optimized for engineering workflows in hundreds of major industrial firms. Which means that it is extremely stable and close to bug free (not an obvious thing in the software community).

Sharing, viewing and collaborating in the cloud

GLview Inova has been upgraded with cloud-based storage for today’s collaborative engineering workflows. Using the One-click sharing, you can share any model directly from GLview Inova through its “Send to Cloud” button. You can share the model with your engineering peers, whether in other disciplines, other offices, external service providers, or customers. GLview Inova’s One-click sharing can be configured to support public or private cloud infrastructures.

Other benefits

Multi-platform

GLview Inova is available on Windows and Linux platforms. GLview Inova can read result databases generated on Windows or Linux machines, regardless of which platform it runs on.

Multiple viewports

GLview Inova supports multiple viewports for easy multi-model comparison and analysis. Models from multiple solvers can then be easily compared.

Scripting

Many engineering workflows include repetitive, tedious, and document-centric procedures. GLview Inova offers high-level scripting functionality to automate such procedures, for increased productivity and reduced probability for process deviations.

2D plots

Reporting simulations results typically includes 2D plots. GLview Inova offers advanced functionality for creating 2D plots, for direct insertion into for example a Word reporting template.

Detailed specification

FILE IMPORT

  • Support for multiple result databases
  • Support for geometry and results in separate files
  • Ceetron VTF format (open ASCII, open binary, encrypted binary for Ceetron 3D Viewer)
  • Ceetron VTFx format (XML, zip, encryptable, and ASCII or binary)
  • In-house formats (customized import filter required)

SUPPORTED FILE READERS

  • ABAQUS: Binary post file (.fil, .odb) –Version 6.14 (except for Windows 32 bit version which supports 6.12-3)
  • ANSYS: Binary results files (.rst,. rth and .rfl), and input files (.cdb)– Version 17
  • CGNS: Binary output (.cgns)– Version 3.1
  • FEMAP: Neutral file (.neu)– Version 10
  • FLUENT: Binary output (.cas, .dat)– Version 14.5
  • I-DEAS: ASCII universal file (.unv)– IDEAS NX Series 11
  • LS-DYNA State Database (d3plot), Time History File (d3thdt), ASCII plot files– Version 943
  • MSC.Marc ASCII (.t19) & binary (.t16) –MSC. Marc 2007
  • MSC.Nastran: Binary output 2 files (.op2), input bulk data –MSC.NASTRAN 2010
  • NX Nastran: Binary output 2 files (.op2), input bulk data –NX/NASTRAN 11
  • PAMCRASH: Binary results database (.dsy)– Version 2004-2010
  • RADIOSS: Binary ModAnim file– Version 4.1

FILE EXPORT

  • One-click-sharing with the built.-in send to cloud feature
  • Export to VTF and VTFx file format for viewing with Ceetron 3D Viewer and the Ceetron 3D Plugin.
  • I-DEAS: ASCII universal file (.unv)
  • STL
  • VRML
  • Still image formats (BMP (Windows), JPG, PNG, EPS, GIF and TIFF and others).
  • Export of all visible views to one image
  • Video: Animated GIF, AVI and MPEG
  • Plot: Separated text files, VTF plot files

RESULTS

  • Powerful overview and selection of load cases and results to display.
  • Advanced result mapping and handling for efficient interpretation and analysis of results.

RESULTS PRESENTATION – SCALAR FIELDS

  • Support for multiple scalar fields.
  • Scalar results can be displayed as fringes (filled contours), contour lines and iso-surfaces
  • Mapped onto cut-planes, iso-surfaces, iso-volumes, particle traces or vectors
  • Result filtering
  • Predefined and user defined color legend. Each scalar field can have its own configurable scalar legend.
  • Display result values as text labels and show min/max using labels

RESULTS PRESENTATION – VECTOR FIELDS

  • Single or multiple vector fields in addition to displacements
  • Displayed as vector arrows
  • Filtering on components or absolute values.
  • Mapped onto iso-surfaces, cut planes and particle traces.
  • Scaling, coloring and draw style can be manipulated
  • Clamping

DISPLAY AND VIEWING

  • Very fast single state inspection
  • Multiple graphical viewports
  • Superimpose multiple models and results in one view
  • Powerful overview and selection of load cases and results
  • Context menu in 3D window
  • Intelligent model navigation
  • Zoom, rubber band zoom and walk navigation
  • Full screen view
  • Support for stereo projection
  • Remote visualization server (client server)
  • Support for SpaceBall from 3DConnexion

Operating system requirements

  • Windows 7/8/10, 32-bit and 64-bit
  • Red Hat Enterprise 5 and 6
  • Ubuntu 12.04

Licensing

License management

Version 10.0 of GLview Inova uses FlexNet Publisher.

AVAILABLE TYPES OF LICENSES

Two different types of licenses are available:

  1. Node locked license. With this type of license, one seat for GLview Inova is limited to be used on one specific computer. This type of license does not require a license server to be available and is a good option for users that need to have GLview Inova available when the computer is not connected to the company network.
  2. Floating license. With this type of license, one or more seats for GLview Inova is made available to a group of users by setting up a license server – any computer that can communicate with the license server will be able to request a seat for GLview Inova. The number of concurrent users will be limited by the number of seats that are available in the license file.

REQUIRED INFORMATION TO GENERATE A LICENSE FILE

For all types of licenses, technical information of the computer that will manage the license is required. The following is required:

  1. Node locked license. Host ID of the computer running GLview Inova
  2. Floating license. Host name or IP address and Host ID of the computer running the FlexNet license server

The Host ID of a computer is the MAC address of the (main) network card on the computer. If GLview Inova version 10.x is already installed on the computer, the Start-menu entry “Host ID for GLview Inova licenses…” will extract this information for you.

Please send us the requested information by e-mail to administration@ceetron.com and we will issue a license file.

Functional overview

GLview Inova is a post-processor for visualization, analysis, interpretation and presentation of FEA and CFD data.

  • Post-processing features for both structural mechanics and fluid dynamics
  • Support for very large models
  • Support for the free viewers Ceetron 3D Viewer and Ceetron 3D Plugin for MS Office
  • Support for the powerful VTFx file format
  • Very fast graphics, utilizing state-of-the-art graphics hardware for both single state inspection and animation
  • Support for multiple databases and views
  • Superimpose one view on another
  • Excellent model and results overview
  • Extensive set handling, including user defined sets
  • Interactive animations
  • Advanced feature extractions (cut planes, isovolumes, isosurfaces, particle traces)
  • Powerful 2D Plotting
  • Model queries (find/picking)
  • Model annotations (result value, coordinate, text, distance and angle)
  • Scripting functionality
  • Saving and loading of workspace
  • User defined legends
  • Support for Windows and Linux on both 32-bit and 64-bit platforms  ​

Direct file interfaces

Direct import interfaces to major CAE software systems, including:

  • ABAQUS
  • ANSYS
  • FEMAP
  • I-DEAS
  • MSC.Marc
  • MSC.Nastran
  • NE/Nastran
  • NX Nastran
  • PAMCRASH
  • RADIOSS
  • CGNS
  • FLUENT  ​

    Integration with in-house codes

    Integration of Glview Inova with in-house codes can easily be done in one of two ways:Through Export to the VTF or VTFx format, as done in the following applications:

    • Alsim by IFE
    • CAEFEM by Concurrent Analysis Corporation
    • Fedem by Fedem Technology AS
    • Octopus by Amarcon BV
    • Vista by SINTEF, and
    • WindSim by WindSim AS

    or by creating a direct reader in GLview Inova (as done for Forge by Transvalor S.A.)

    Additional options

  • Support for stereo projection
  • Remote visualization server application
  • Customization to meet special needs
  • Post-processing features for both structural mechanics and fluid dynamics

Release notes

Release: GLview Inova 10.0, released on 01.12.2015
New features

  • Updated third party file readers with new features and bug fixes, which includes:
    • Support for ANSYS 17
    • Support for ABAQUS 6.14 in the Windows version
  • Upload models to Ceetron Cloud
  • GLview Express has been replaced by Ceetron 3D Viewer
  • GLview 3D Plugin has been replaced by Ceetron 3D Plugin (Windows version)
  • Rubberband selection of parts
  • The RedHat version is now built with RedHat 6.6
  • Added support for global custom tools
  • Added support for annotated contour lines
  • Added support for isovolumes

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Bug fixes (not complete)

  • Made sure that displacement scaling is correct for cases appended to a VTFx file that contains cases with the same database
  • Fixed bug with multiple cross sections in each element block
  • Fixed problem with relative displacement values and ID mapping from VTF files
  • Fixed bugs related to result position result (“Element Results”)

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