File import

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

Direct file readers

• ABAQUS: Binary post file (.fil, .odb)
• ANSYS: Binary results files (.rst,. rth and .rfl), and input files (.cdb)
• I-DEAS: ASCII universal file (.unv)
• LS-DYNA: State Database (d3plot), ASCII plot files
• MSC.Marc ASCII (.t19) & binary (.t16)
• MSC.Nastran: Binary output 2 files (.op2), input bulk data 
• NE/Nastran: Binary output 2 files (.op2), input bulk data
• NX Nastran: Binary output 2 files (.op2), input bulk data
• RADIOSS: Binary ModAnim file
• PAMCRASH: Binary results database (.dsy)
• CGNS: Binary output (.cgn)
• FLUENT: Binary output (.cas, .dat)

File export

• Export to VTF and VTFx file format for viewing with GLview Express and the GLview 3D Plugin.
• 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.
• Model and result information: HTML export
• 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 results

• 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, 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

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

Model queries

• Show scalar/vector results in labels when picking
• Continous picking
• Powerful search functionality for identification of critical model information (i.e. local min/max points, model and result discontinuities, etc.)
• Advanced picking for enhanced interactive selection and querying.
• Detailed information on selected items.

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

Animation

• Easy animation setup.
• Interstate interpolation.
• Mode shape animation.
• Scaled real time animation.
• Particle Trace animation.
• Flipbook animation

2D Plotting

• Multiple 2D plots.
• Plotting of variables directly from result database.
• Time history plots of any variable at a node.
• Plotting of one variable against another.
• Plotting of variables along lines and curves on the geometry.
• Export of plot data

Element sets

• Load set specifications available in the result file.
• User defined sets
• Combine sets by set operations (union, intersection, subtraction).
• Show sets by color-coding.
• Enable/disable display of all the elements in a set.

Feature extraction

• Advanced particle tracing
• Multiple iso-surfaces.
• Mapping of scalar and vector result onto iso- surfaces.
• Multiple cutting planes
• Mapping of user selectable scalar and vector results onto cutting planes.
• Regular Grid Vectors on Cutting Planes.
• Model Clipping

Annotation

• Textual annotation (results, coordinates or text)
• Interactive distance measuring and labeling on the 3D scene
• Interactive angle measuring and labeling on the 3D scene

Presentation and collaboration

• Support for free 3D viewers
• Export of model, results, feature extractions and annotations to portable file format
• File size reduction techniques (selected results, only visible sets/parts, polygons only ++)
• Security through password protection and data encryption
• Secrecy through relative result values
• Support for multiple cases

User automation

• Fully implemented script language.
• "Record" functionality for creation of reusable script files ("command logging")
• Save and load current workspace

Supported platforms

• Windows and Linux platforms
• 32-bit and 64-bit versions
• Localized versions available on request