v3.8.0

What's Changed

• Fix issues with nonlinear problems when using MPhys wrapper by @A-CGray in #268
• Adding capability to write multiple failure values to f5 file by @timryanb in #321
• Mphys helper functions by @A-CGray in #323
• Adding version upperbound for mpi4py by @timryanb in #326
• Fix make complex_interface by limiting setuptools version by @sean-engelstad in #327
• Remove deprecated caps2tacs OpenMDAO Component by @sean-engelstad in #328
• Update upload-artifacts action version by @A-CGray in #329
• Add docs section on HPC installation by @A-CGray in #322
• Blade stiffened shell improvements by @A-CGray in #319
• Missing commit from blade-stiffened shell improvements PR by @A-CGray in #332
• Update mach tutorial wing benchmark values by @A-CGray in #333
• Use dependabot to keep github actions up to date by @A-CGray in #330
• Bump the github-actions group with 4 updates by @dependabot in #335
• Gaussian Process Buckling Constraints in Blade Stiffened Shell Constitutive Subclass by @sean-engelstad in #311
• Add TACSMeshReader support for 16 and 25 node quad elements by @A-CGray in #338
• Bump the github-actions group with 2 updates by @dependabot in #339
• Updating Mphys wrapper for 2.0 update by @timryanb in #315
• Making mpi4py 3.1.5 new minimum version for build by @timryanb in #337
• Version bump 3.8.0 by @timryanb in #342

New Contributors

• @dependabot made their first contribution in #335

Full Changelog: v3.7.2...v3.8.0

v3.7.2

What's Changed

• Adding 2.0.0 version upperbound for mphys by @timryanb in #312
• Conda deploy fix by @timryanb in #313
• Fixing errors caused by icpx compilation by @A-CGray in #316
• Update test_trans_beam FD step size by @A-CGray in #317

Full Changelog: v3.7.1...v3.7.2

v3.7.1

What's Changed

• Displacement Control Fix and Complex Step option for G matrix in Buckling Parametric Study by @sean-engelstad in #304
• Fixing bug with Jacobian update that slowed down StaticProblem solve procedure by @timryanb in #309
• Bumping to version 3.7.1 by @timryanb in #310

Full Changelog: v3.7.0...v3.7.1

v3.7.0

What's Changed

• Mphys tweaks by @A-CGray in #282
• Exploded views demo in caps2tacs by @sean-engelstad in #285
• Fix bug in caps2tacs when DV_dict is None. by @bburke38 in #290
• Allow setting inactive thickness variables in caps2tacs. by @bburke38 in #292
• Adding ability to tag node ids in MPhys TacsBuilder by @timryanb in #287
• Removing support for Python 3.8 by @timryanb in #289
• Modifying BladeStiffenedShellConstitutive class to require fewer inputs by @timryanb in #286
• Composite Materials in caps2tacs by @sean-engelstad in #266
• Adding random generator seed to all pytacs/mphys tests by @timryanb in #302
• Accept Element Callbacks in caps2tacs + Adapt Mach Wing Example by @sean-engelstad in #300
• Adding M1 Mac runner to conda deploy CI by @timryanb in #303
• temporary fix for mphys break by @timryanb in #306
• Fix Nan in Blade Stiffened Shell Constitutive Model by @sean-engelstad in #307

Full Changelog: v3.6.0...v3.7.0

v3.6.0

What's Changed

• Fix nonlinear examples by @A-CGray in #263
• Splitting CI Deployment Runners by @timryanb in #264
• Adding composite optimization example by @timryanb in #265
• Add ability to animate shape variables to a gif in caps2tacs by @sean-engelstad in #267
• Corrections to Caps2tacs docs and support for funtofem shape variable animations by @sean-engelstad in #269
• Adding recommendation to use mamba install to install tacs in docs by @timryanb in #272
• Change METIS_LIB path in Makefile.in.info by @bburke38 in #274
• caps2tacs - Parallel Instances of tacsAIMs for huge speed up of post_analysis() for shape optimization by @sean-engelstad in #276
• Initialise random number generator in _checkNonlinearity by @A-CGray in #278
• Suppress print statements mode in caps2tacs by @sean-engelstad in #280
• Setting c++ compiler standard to c++11 by @timryanb in #275

Full Changelog: v3.5.0...v3.6.0

v3.5.0

What's Changed

• Conda numba build fix by @timryanb in #239
• Fix local node ID conversion in getLocalNodeIDsForComps by @A-CGray in #241
• Minor fix for when getLocalNodeIDsForComps is called in parallel by @timryanb in #242
• Adding density to getMaterialProperties method by @timryanb in #244
• Allowing user to Initialize pyTACS from pynastran BDF object by @timryanb in #245
• Caps Thermal Properties and Structural Mesh Morphing by @sean-engelstad in #247
• Fix printing of complex values in blade stiffened shell testing functions by @A-CGray in #253
• add orthotropic material properties for use in funtofem+caps2tacs by @sean-engelstad in #254
• TacsBuilder init refactor by @timryanb in #255
• Making it easier to define orthotropic properties using MaterialProperties class by @timryanb in #252
• Adding element offsets to shell and beam elements by @timryanb in #250
• Adding warning to MaterialProperties for invalid keyword args by @timryanb in #258
• Document Caps2tacs Interface by @sean-engelstad in #259
• Adding mphys docs by @timryanb in #257
• Adding info on number of nodes to each element docstring by @timryanb in #256
• Adding 2.0 version upperbound for numpy in setup.py by @timryanb in #260
• Add nonlinear shell elements and solver by @A-CGray in #193

Full Changelog: v3.4.0...v3.5.0

v3.4.0

What's Changed

• pinning against metis 5.1.0 by @timryanb in #234
• Add helper scripts for creating and deleting large numbers of tecplot files by @A-CGray in #225
• Adding smeared composite constitutive class by @timryanb in #221
• Adding get_tagged_indices method to mphys builder by @timryanb in #232
• Add dictionary input for setting aflr4AIM options. by @bburke38 in #236
• cython 3 compatibility fixes by @timryanb in #231

Full Changelog: v3.3.1...v3.4.0

v3.3.1

What's Changed

• Add method to get output parameters from ESP/CAPS through tacsAIM by @bburke38 in #209
• pyTACS docstring cleanup by @timryanb in #210
• Fixing issue with mpi4py build requirement on Python 3.11 by @timryanb in #215
• Fixing more pyTACS docstrings by @timryanb in #211
• Add methods to mphys interface for getting DV bounds and scaling factors by @A-CGray in #218
• Modify Tsai-Wu to work with safety factors by @A-CGray in #203
• Adding buckling eigenvalue solver by @timryanb in #213
• Fixing ESP install in CI by @timryanb in #222
• Removing Python 3.7 from conda build by @timryanb in #224
• Unit testing tolerance improvements + Von Mises sensitivity fix by @A-CGray in #216
• Add bladeStiffenedShell constitutive model by @A-CGray in #212
• Breaking mphys script into multiple by @timryanb in #220
• BladeStiffenedShellConstitutive and documentation improvements by @A-CGray in #226
• Adding PanelLengthConstraint class to docs by @timryanb in #227
• Require cython<3.0 by @A-CGray in #228

New Contributors

• @bburke38 made their first contribution in #209

Full Changelog: v3.3.0...v3.3.1

v3.3.0

What's Changed

• Integration with ESP/CAPS using caps2tacs Wrappers by @sean-engelstad in #180
• Add __init__ method to BaseUI for setting up pyTACS options/comm by @A-CGray in #187
• Add methods for retreiving number of iterations and residual norm from KSM linear solvers by @A-CGray in #185
• Adding warnings for invalid beam/shell ref axes by @timryanb in #191
• Truncating PBAR shear correction value by @timryanb in #189
• Fixing pymeshloader bug involving unsorted BDF files by @timryanb in #192
• Separate problem names/workdir for Caps unittests by @sean-engelstad in #196
• Time spectral finite-element implementation by @gjkennedy in #194
• Wrapper for AFLR4 AIM in Caps2tacs by @sean-engelstad in #197
• Fixing face inconsistencies in LinearHex element by @timryanb in #199
• Updating crm_opt example to work with current API by @timryanb in #201
• Adding BDF writer to pyTACS by @timryanb in #198
• Fixing issue with writeBDF in parallel by @timryanb in #204
• Adding constraint classes to pyTACS by @timryanb in #202
• Minor docstring update by @timryanb in #208

Full Changelog: v3.2.1...v3.3.0

v3.2.1

What's Changed

• Black 23.1 update by @timryanb in #179
• Adding Windows instructions to docs by @timryanb in #183
• Updating mphys wrapper to use new convention (OpenMDAO 3.25+) for parallel derivatives by @timryanb in #163
• Version bump to 3.2.1 by @timryanb in #184

Full Changelog: v3.2.0...v3.2.1