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Release history |
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5.7.0 |
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NEW Tyre model import from Pacejka coefficients |
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NEW Engine.NoEnvCompensation addded to disable
air density compensation model |
Useful if using an already corrected engine
model |
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FIX General small bugs, UI improvements, help
text edits |
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FIX Spurious edit change notifications reduced |
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FIX Incorrect ARBX_* channel units |
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5.6.4 |
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Rebuild to fix problem with Help files |
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5.6.0-5.6.3 |
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This is a major upgrade that improves many
aspects of the simulation especially in corner speed solving |
Lap times will change. |
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CHANGE App Release Date now 2013/9/1 |
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NEW Increased number of change gears from 7 to
10; only 8 supported by UI, others accessed via API |
NOTE Change to Gearbox.EALGears public enum
breaks AeroLapCalc2 binary compatibility |
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NEW Array of SimEvent.SSGeneralValues for solver
(controls cornering improvements) |
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FIX Copy matching components from F to R as well
as between corners |
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FIX Small bugs in gearbox error messages and UI |
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FIX Cornering invalid lower bound detection |
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FIX Bug that overwrote other environment
properties on pressure/altitude change |
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FIX Use of on-disk rather than in-memory bump
rubbers for bump rubber gap display |
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FIX Units issues:
- mass units not being written to units.dat
- pressure and temperature units being reset when opening event with no
units.dat file
- not recognising "in H2O" or "in Hg" pressure units |
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FIX Rear bump steer being ignored |
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5.5.0-5.5.3 EXPERIMENTAL |
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private release |
This is an experimental release on restricted
availability. Lap times will change. |
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5.4.8 |
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FIX Track problems when moving start segment
from default |
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NEW Data can be exported in different formats
(CSV and new Toolbox text format) |
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NEW Added SPA channel (air speed on car, equal
to ground velocity + wind velocity) |
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CHANGE Changed sign of XAN to match XA |
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NEW choice of base (speed/time/distance) and format
for auto-export files |
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NEW Option for unique auto-export file names |
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NEW Bump rubber gap is displayed in UI |
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5.4.7 |
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CHANGE AppReleaseDate now 2013.01.01 |
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NEW New OEM licensing option added |
Applies only to customers of that OEM |
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FIX Tyre FZ values must all be > 0 (previous
only checked for monotonic increasing) |
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FIX Added EngineLetState to ExternalDlls |
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5.4.6 |
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FIX Throttle back-interpolation could be
inaccurate |
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CHANGE Engine braking better handled when
evaluating available braking grip |
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FIX Assorted minor state calculation fixes and
improvements |
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FIX Bugs with tyre loaded radius variation with
camber |
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FIX Torque/throttle calculations when using CVT |
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CHANGE OEM engine encryption added |
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CHANGE No longer raises msgbox with error if
event history contains events with different name |
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FIX UI bug in track segment diagnostic display
(displayed CzF values for CzR/Cx) |
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5.4.4-5.4.5 |
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FIX Inventory ARB value was always 0 when
torsional rate required |
All ARB rates now torsional not linear, before
linear was used when Fixed Values used for Suspension |
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FIX Rack Ratio was only correct when
displacement units were mm |
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CHANGE AppReleaseDate now 2012.06.01 |
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5.4.4 |
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FIX Inventory ARB value was always 0 when
torsional rate required |
Worked OK when linear rate required |
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5.4.3 |
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FIX Floating master licence flag now honoured |
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FIX Centre strut force was not resolved through
side strut velocity ratio |
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FIX Export could fail |
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5.4.2 |
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NEW Export can now be with constant distance
interval, or constant time interval, in addition to previous variable
segment based distance export |
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NEW Restrictions on DLTS customers creating
Suspension Variable, Aero Variable and Tyre components removed |
Only applies to DLTS users |
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NEW Added engine power limit to DLTS licence |
Only applies to DLTS users |
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5.4.1 |
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NEW Added anti-roll bar force transfer channels ARBX_F/R |
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NEW Added anti-roll bar deflection channels ARBI_F/R |
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5.4.0 |
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NEW Added external engine model OEM licensing
option |
Note! External engine interface 2.0 no
longer supported, replaced by 2.1
Note! New licence is required to use HPD engine model |
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FIX Incorrect camber and rack travel
interpolation fixed |
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NEW Tyre loaded radius channels TLR_* added |
Info was available from tyre deflection channel
and unloaded radius |
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CHANGE Reinstated ability to read old EXTENDED
1.2 format AeroVariable files generated by AeroContour |
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5.3.7 |
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FIX Additions for ExtGeneric |
customer specific |
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FIX Incorrect throttle reported on over-run (lap
time not affected) |
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5.3.6 |
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FIX Brake roll off rate could be
integrated wrongly under some circumstances, causing disjoint brake
application rates |
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NEW Option in the UI to plot Suspension
Variable graphs against rack travel or strut length |
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5.3.5 |
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FIX Convergence could be erroneously
detected when finding corner speed |
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FIX Downshift rpm might be not honoured during
braking when there are additional corner segments nearby |
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5.3.3-4 |
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NEW Additional functions for team-specific
external generic dll |
Does not apply to general users |
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CHANGE History no longer discarded when opening
event from the same project folder as the last |
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NEW LDIS is now pre-calculated and made
available to external dlls in PartialState |
Applies only to external dll users |
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NEW Q* channels are made available to external
dlls in PartialState |
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FIX Error when exporting channels with imported
channels |
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5.3.2 |
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NEW Minimum allowed corner speed is now user
configurable |
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5.3.1 |
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NEW Max rpm can be specified for top gear
independent of max engine rpm |
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FIX Old Susp Variable files now correctly
upgraded to latest version |
SUSPVAR 1.1 upgrades to SUSPVAR 2.2 |
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5.3.0 |
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NEW Anti-roll bar is now fully non-linear
function of strut length and rack travel |
Important! See application release note for
details of data upgrades |
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5.2.2 |
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FIX Occasional possible "Data Changed" warning
on exiting AeroLap |
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5.2.1 |
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CHANGE Engine Power and Engine Energy channels
(EE, EP) now found even when decelerating |
This allows negative engine power values |
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FIX UI issues when using external tyre model |
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5.2.0 |
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NEW Additional TRR_* Tyre Rolling Radius
channels added |
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NEW External Generic DLL interface released |
Requires special licence |
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CHANGE Gear changes during braking phase now
always honour down-change RPM |
Down-changes will tend to occur later |
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CHANGE Gear choice at corner apex revised to fit
in with revised braking phase strategy above |
Apex gears may be higher than before |
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FIX Power is now always removed as soon as a
gear change is initiated |
De-clutch was one time step out of phase |
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CHANGE Overall gear ratio is now reported as 0
during gear changes |
No effect on time |
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FIX Too low an apex gear could be chosen |
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FIX Power could be removed due to anticipated
gear changes that didn't occur |
Was rare |
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5.1.9 |
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NEW GR overall gear ratio channel
added |
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FIX Bump Rubber component tables could not be
pasted in |
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5.1.8 |
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NEW TRR_* tyre rolling radius output channels
added |
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5.1.7 |
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FIX Error when redimensioning blank Engine
module Torque data table in UI |
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5.1.6 |
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FIX Suspension Inventory file arb values not
handled when written with comma decimal separators |
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CHANGE Suspension Inventory spring/arb values
can now be 0 |
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NEW Encrypted files have added MODEL, YEAR
fields for easier debugging |
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5.1.5 |
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Application Release Date now 01/01/2011 |
Check your licence before upgrading |
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FIX Suspension Inventory file spring values not handled when
written with comma decimal separators |
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FIX Could fail to solve when fixed suspension
component used |
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FIX WTOffset fields in Aero module editor would
not accept decimal separator |
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FIX 0 length element check in Track did not
always work as expected |
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FIX Wind Speed column units in Track editor not
converted to user units (assumed to be m/s) |
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FIX Distance column in Track Profile editor was
read only |
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CHANGE Widened drop downs in Suspension module
editor and added tooltips |
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