PFC 6 Now Available as Pre-Release
PFC, Version 6.0, is now available as a pre-release. This new version provides major enhancements for modeling capabilities, software interoperability, and updated graphics. The following are some of the new capabilities that have been added to Version 6.0:
- 2D/3D convex rigid blocks
- Bonded Block Models (BBM)
- PFC3D/FLAC3D Interface coupling logic, including structural support elements (beams, cables, and shells)
- PFC3D/FLAC3D overlapping-domains coupling logic
- Generic adhesive contact model
- Soft contact model
- Results files
- A revised material-modeling support package for PFC 6
- PFC 5.0 to PFC 6.0 save file export
- PFC 5.0 to PFC 6.0 data file converter
- Rendering Engine Upgrade
- Visual Studio 2017 and Intel 2017 support
- Update to Python 3.6
- Dynamic input wizard to assist with pre-processing dynamic signals