For those of our customers who are Abaqus and fe-safe users, you may want to know about a recent software update.. This marks 
Abaqus 6.14 release. New features for 2016 include:
- Enhanced Contact
- Enhanced Materials and Elements
- Enhanced Interface and Useability
You can find out more about the features of Abaqus 6.14 in a new release webinar replay available on the SIMULIA Learning Community.
fe-safe 6.5 Release
fe-safe, fatigue analysis software specially for finite element models has also released its 2016 update. It 
features a number of improvements including:
- Improved fatigue analysis algorithm to comply with FKM Guidelines
- Improved ANSYS Workbench extension
- Automated weld analysis expanded to shell element models
- Enhanced project management
- Licensing changes
- Verity – improved through-node handling
- Improved surface element analyses in Pro-Mechanica
- Collapsed element handling
- Material search client integration
- New Manson-McKnight Octahedral fatigue algorithm
To learn more about this release and how it impacts you, contact your Adaptive account manager or send an email to info at adaptivecorp dot com and an Adaptive representative will be in touch shortly.