Release Notes
January 2025
TaniqWind Pro v1.08
What’s New?
New layup estimator based on netting theory for pressure vessels has been introduced. Allowing users to estimate the required number of helical and hoop layers for a pressure vessel, given the target burst pressure.
New AllLoops repetition tag has been added to the Post‐Processor. Allows position data for each winding loop to be written separately
Improvements
Improved workflow to generate machine paths and trajectories
Faster software start‐up
Scrolling enabled in panels displayed on screens with low resolution
Renaming of nodes made easier
Product node shows 2D layer profiles by default when node is selected
Bug Fixes
Added indexing check to equation parsing in post‐processor
Corrected machine orientations for transition paths
Fixed bug causing profile buildup panel doing nothing
Other minor bug fixes
Layup estimator panel
Example of AllLoops repetition tag with LoopNo introduced to enhance functionality
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What’s New?
Machine movement in concave mandrel regions can be significantly smoothed using a new path bridging correction technique.
Improvements
Added buildup void factor warnings to the 2D-axisymmetry and 3D FEA export panels
Enhanced example machines
Enhanced transition path functionality
Reduced opening time for the Motion Profile panel
Corrected gr unit symbol to g and updated linear density descriptions
Bug Fixes
Resolved compatibility issue with older TaniqWind Design versions
Resolved Motion Profiling bug
Resolved dongle connections issues after sleep mode
Fixed error in machine path filtering for double points
Corrected blocking issue with envelope and constant tension machine paths
Improved handling of motion profile errors
Enforced positive friction values in the Transition Path panel
Prevented interruptions during table sorting
Other minor bug fixes.
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What’s New?
Visualize bridging of a path over concave profile regions.
Support switch between Metrics and Customary unit systems for design and analysis.
Improvements
Streamlined product loading when unknown materials exist in the loaded product.
Path creation option reordered for faster design generation.
Parameter values of material models required FEA export are required before saving the material.
Warning displayed for irreversible actions.
Bug Fixes
Fixed a disappearing of payout geometry when changing payout definitions of a machine.
Editing of machine paths properly blocked when using smart filtering.
Fixed friction path calculation to avoid creation of long paths.
Fixed failed product loading if the associated machine contains unlicensed features.
Fixed irregular behavior of 2D plots when selected after 3D plots.
Fixed writing in wrong unit of relative yaw/twist coordinates for robotic tool axes.
Other minor bug fixes.
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What's New?
Support free grouping of layers for bulk operation of assigning materials, and computing machine paths and trajectories.
Support setting product‐dependent winding speed in post‐processor definition files.
Improvements
More informative interface for generating a coverage path.
Enable users to define certain robot geometry parameters as negative or zero.
Uncombine option removed from context menu when no longer applicable.
Remove irrelevant settings in the panel for creating a new general layer.
Bug Fixes
Updating the license from within the software no longer shuts down the software.
Visualization and computation in Hoop Path panel made more robust.
Creating a buildup profile from a profile reaching zero radius is now more robust.
Fixed production computation issues when using a CNC machine with reduced degrees of freedom.
Fixed error that blocks the creation of an offset profile.
Editing the filtering condition of a single machine path now works correctly.
Improve input parsing robustness in panels.
Ensure correct visualization of payout axis rotation direction.
Other minor bug fixes.
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What's new?
Updated hoop path panel to support creating multiple hoop passes at once.
Added context menu option to path node to delete all path nodes in the layer at once.
Enabled machine path parameters setting and computing for all layers at once.
Added support for robot to motion profiling.
Added velocity and acceleration as parameters of the robot TCP position, orientation, mandrel axis and track.
Improvements
Improved orientation cut‐off when using combination of yaw and twist to minimize shear and/or twist in the material.
Limited support of certain yaw settings for robotic machines to ensure computational integrity for orientation.
Stop supporting using only the yaw axis on the tool.
Stop supporting trajectory orientation settings using twist orientation with extra yaw axis.
Upgraded to MATLAB Runtime version R2024a.
Added footnote to error dialog box for sharing files.
Bug Fixes
Fixed axis resolution sign in robot extra axis panel in the machine library.
Fixed displayed tape width for multiple tapes per bundle in simulation and suspended tape plot.
Other minor bug fixes.
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What's New?
Plot options that shows shear, twist, twist per meter and tape for trajectories.
Support for floating software licenses.
Improvements
Polynomial approximation to path coverage plot.
Support for triangular elements for shell export.
Proper error handling to motion profile panel in case orientation out of bounds.
Removed Export button from toolbar Home tab.
Project saving process abortable with no TPA created.
Improved check between existing paths and edited materials when closing material libraries.
Better functionality to contact Taniq and sending error reports.
Updated motion profile panel to delay computation of a layer when opening the panel.
Updated motion profile panel to disable controls for non‐existing axes.
Updated check for profile validity when loading from file.
Updated robot reachability check to include track within limits check.
Bug Fixes
Updated preferences panel to check whether user has write access to set folders.
Fixed ellipses from .dxf file to be loaded incorrectly in some cases.
Fixed profile corner rounding to fail for some cases.
Fixed trajectory filtering showing a duplicate point error in some cases.
Fixed object reference counter not to be reset when looping through objects with repetition tag.
Other minor bug fixes.
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What's New?
Option to initialize the material of a new layer material from the previous layer.
Display winding position, velocity and acceleration of individual CNC axes of the current design.
Support user geometry for the payout element of the tool for both CNC and Robots.
Improvements
Consistency and clarity of FEA export panel plots.
Contact Taniq button added for directly emailing Taniq for support.
CNC post‐processor example based on a Siemens controller added to CNC_4AxisEye_cnc2To4Axis.tmsd.
Bug Fixes
Minor bug fixes.
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What's New?
Start winding position is now indicated in 3D plot of the selected path.
Mandrel is visualized at location defined by axial offset in the machine 3D plot.
Support winding with multiple units per bundle.
Buildup profile computation supports user defined polynomial smoothening in the turn‐around zones.
Improvements
HyperWorks
Nominal winding angle of a ply now uses the angle at the reference position of the corresponding path.
Correct unit conversion implemented.
Improved uniformity of the mesh seed.
Added a warning when mesh size is larger than the tape width.
Abaqus
Improved uniformity of the mesh seed.
Added a warning when mesh size is larger than the tape width.
HyperWorks 3D solid export
Supports exporting the design using 3D solid elements for Hyperworks.
Abaqus 2D‐axisymmetric and 3D solids export
Supports exporting the design using 2DA and 3D solid elements for Abaqus
Bug Fixes
HyperWorks
Fixed incorrect drape angle and thickness assignment when the winding angle of the ply does not start at 90 deg.
Abaqus
Fixed incorrect drape angle and thickness assignment when the winding angle of the ply does not start at 90 deg when using tow‐tracking.
Fixed incorrect drape angle assignment by correctly considering the tape width when using axisymmetric option.
HyperWorks 3D solid export
Fixed a known issue where the meshing process is unstable in concave product sections (e.g. connection between the vessel and the boss).
Abaqus 2D‐axisymmetric and 3D solids export
Fixed a known issue wh the meshing process is unstable in concave product sections (e.g. connection between the vessel and the boss).
Other minor bug fixes.