v2.6

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Date: 24-Sep-13

  1. Fixed a bug which prevented the Controller Variable specification type from being enabled, when TEMPERATURE is the free variable.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.14 

Date: 30-Jul-13

  1. Fixed a problem that could cause parts to be scaled twice when inserted into a drawing.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.13 

Date: 28-Jun-13

  1. Made a number of improvements to allow more flexible user-defined compound creation (with and without molecular weight and/or formula).
  2. Fixed a problem that affected the loading of Startup Dynamic Profile data.
  3. Fixed a bug related to the deleting a variable and existing formats.
  4. Improved retension of current settings for controllers when editing.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.12 

Date: 30-Apr-13

  1. Fixed a bug which prevented distinguising between saved Print View names, such as P1 P11 P111 etc.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.11

Date: 01-Apr-13

  1. Fixed a bug which could result in a stream definition becoming corrupt when edited.
  2. Fixed a problem which could cause inserted drawing parts to not be scaled properly when converted between inches to milimetres.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.10 

Date: 06-Mar-13

  1. Fixed a bug which could result in an exception error if there are duplicate specifications on a line.
  2. Fixed a possible divide by zero error in MIXTANK if AREA is set to zero and PRESSURE is a stream variable.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.09 

Date: 27-Feb-13

  1. Added fourth phase category (SOLUBLE) to the compound editor to be used when creating equations for DENSITY, VISCOSITY and Heat Capacity (Cp). Also, corrected the importation of v2.5 XML for these properties. Also set SUSPENDED and FIBER catergories to use the SOLID equation for those properties.
  2. Add an error message that is presented when the Mother compound of a derived or other variable no longer exists.
  3. Added a new zoom argument to the HTML command named zoomGroup.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.08

Date: 18-Feb-13

  1. Fixed a problem with Minbound and Maxbound ranges when importing XML overrides for Boiling Point Rise (BPR) into the Compound Editor.
  2. Fixed a problem with the HEADER unit that could cause an exception error if the unit inlet flow is zero.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.07 

Date: 14-Jan-13

  1. Enhanced the visual locator (cursor) for tools such as Locate Point ID (and others) which became hard to see with the introduction of the new white background and corresponding color scheme.
  2. Fixed a problem that could cause an access violation error when deleting a Typical_Pressure_Drop specification.
  3. Fixed a long-standing bug which prevented stream estimates (for variables that contain spaces in their names) from being loaded in simulation mode.
  4. Fixed a bug which caused Interpolation based stream derived variables to be corrupted in the Stream Definition Wizard.
  5. Fixed a bug which caused the OPC Data Access Variable List to never enable the Finish button when remote variables are being selected.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.06 

Date: 04-Dec-12

  1. Fixed a problem with RELAY and SEQUENCE units which could cause them to not reset completely when Simulation > Reset is selected.
  2. Correct a bug which caused ‘smart’ default values for component estimates in the SDEF wizard, to always display the default values for liquids.
  3. Fixed a problem which caused the selected free variable to be ignored when a Table of Interpolation specification is being created.
  4. Corrected a problem that could cause a stream definition to become corrupted when editied, if it was copied from a drawing using inches, to a drawing using milimetres for drawing units of measure.
  5. Fixed a bug that caused simulation results to not be displayed correctly when Simulation > Run Single Units is used.
  6. Fixed a problem that could cause text that was removed from a polygon to reappear when after it was deleted.
  7. Corrected a problem that could cause the Save Start File options to be turned off when they should be enabled.
  8. Restored the ability to add square brackets[] to the name of a user-defined ION, eg. Na[Fiber]

New Release Version No. : 2.6.05

Date: 31-Oct-12

  1. Fixed a problem that caused Boiling Point Rise (BPR) to calculated incorrectly.
  2. Fixed a problem that caused unnecessary file updates if specification mode was aborted by the user.
  3. Fixed a bug which could cause open charts to be ‘forgotten’ if the file was updated after the user aborted from specification mode.
  4. Fixed a problem that caused the [Next] button to not be activated in the Stream Definition (SDEF) wizard.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.04

Date: 19-Sep-12

  1. Fixed a problem that prevented the initiation of DDE/COM communication, when a link was copied and pasted from Runtime versions of CADSIM Plus to programs such as Excel.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.03 

Date: 10-Aug-12

  1. Fixed a problem that prevented the use of characters such as ‘_’ and ‘+’ in COM variable names.
  2. Fixed a problem which prevented scrolling of the list of variables in the COM dialog box.
  3. Added a condensing=false optional keyword to the TURBINE unit to assist dynamic data reconciliation model convergence. Keyword prevents condensing of steam into water in the TURBINE outlet stream.

New Release Version No. : 2.6.02 

Date: 01-Jun-12

New release of CADSIM Plus. Includes the following new and improved features:

Installation:

Updated Windows Installers now allow CADSIM Plus to be installed for All Users of a workstation. In addition to placing program shortcuts in all user’s Start menus and on their desktops, the installer performs the following actions:

+ Places registry entries under HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE and copies those entries to HKEY_CURRENT_USER if none are found there when CADSIM Plus is run for the first time in the current user’s profile. This allows CADSIM Plus to find all of its constituent parts and settings under any user profile.
+ Places a full copy of all of the sample drawings, sample parts and user settings files (My CADSIM folder and contents) into the installing user’s Personal Folder, as well as in the Common Files Folder (eg. c:\Program Files\Common Files\Aurel Systems\CADSIM Plus\My CADSIM). The first time that CADSIM Plus is run in a new user’s profile, it will prompt the user to copy the contents of the My CADSIM folder to the current user’s Personal Folder. This gives each user their own custom settings and copies of the sample drawings and parts.
+ A new menu item has been added (File > Copy sample drawings & parts…) which performs the My CADSIM folder copy operation on demand.
+ The optional HyProc Physical Properties Database has been moved to the Common App Data Folder (eg. c:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Application Data\Aurel Systems\CADSIM Plus\DB). This folder is set up to be shareable and writable by all users on a workstation. This prevents the database file from becoming virtualized (and duplicated) to local user’s Personal Folders under Windows 7.

Charts:

+ Add user-defined titles to multi-variable charts
+ Right-click variables in runtime unit and stream information dialog boxes to quickly create a new chart or to add a new variable to an existing chart

User-created Compounds and Chemical Properties Overrides:

+ New compound editor for overriding the chemical properties of CADSIM Plus Standard and optional HyProc libraries of compounds
+ New compound editor can also be used to create user-defined chemical compounds with user-defined names

Notes:

+ The new compound editor replaces and enhances the former physical properties override mechanism that was available in v2.4 and v2.5 of CADSIM Plus.
+ The compound editor automatically generates all of the XML code required to create overrides (you no longer have to edit the XML manually) and that XML code is automatically included in the current drawing file.
+ You can also export/import overrides and new compounds into other CADSIM Plus drawing files.
+ In addition, you can now create new compounds as well as override the properties of existing compounds.

Dynamic Data Reconciliation (DDR):

+ Added new Kalman and Haar Wavelet filter types to DDR measurements
+ Improved DDR convergence performance and reliability
+ Added ability to allow over-specification of the Header unit to assist DDR convergence

New & Improved Standard Library Unit Modules:

+ Improved Tank (Chest) unit now includes chemical reactions, ability to solve local dynamic recycle loops and new height calculations for cylindrical, spherical, conical and vertical tank shapes
+ New Recycle unit provides dynamic correction of recycled mass and energy flows
+ Improved Transport Lag unit is to provide new calculated mass variables
+ Improved PID Controller to allow connection to other units via Signal streams

HyProc Library (optional):

+ New (with optional HyProc library) Winn-Underwood-Gilliland (WUG) shortcut distillation column for rapid column prototyping
+ Improved Vapour-Liquid Equilibrium (VLE) calculations

HyProc Physical Properties Database (optional):

+ Added approximately 1500 new chemical compounds to the optional HyProc database of chemical compounds

Automation / Optimization:

+ New methods and technologies implemented to enhance opportunities for process integration using CADSIM Plus runtime tools and features
+ New CADSIM Optimizer launches and controls CADSIM Plus to produce targeted optimized specification scenarios for a process model

New Example Bleach Plant Towers Model:

+ New bleach plant model located in My CADSIM\Samples\Fiber\Bleach Plant Tower Example folder (note, requires the optional Fiber Library to be installed).

New Release Version No. : 2.6.01