Altair ConnectMe 2019 Release Notes

New Features

Support new products in HyperWorks v2019 suite
ConnectMe recognizes all of the new products released in HyperWorks v2019, including:
  • Activate
  • Compose
  • HyperLife
  • HyperWorks X
  • Inspire
  • Inspire Cast
  • Inspire Extrude Metal
  • Inspire Extrude Polymer
  • Inspire Form
  • VWT for ultraFluidX
  • SimSolid
Support Altair Partner Alliance (APA) products
The Altair Partner Alliance (APA) gives you access to a broad spectrum of complementary software products using your existing HyperWorks Units (HWUs) at no additional cost. ConnectMe 2019 detects and supports the following APA products installed on the local machine:
  • MapleSoft by Maple. Including Maple, MapleSim, and MapleSim CAD Toolbox
  • DesignLife by nCode
  • FEMFAT by Magna Powertrain
  • MADYMO by TASS International
  • Optenni Lab by Optenni
  • AFDEX by MFRC
  • CADdoctor by Elysium
  • Stress Check by ESRD
  • TAITherm By ThermoAnalytics
  • Material SnR by Ziegler Instrumental
Alternative way to update HyperWorks Solvers, HyperWorks Desktop, and Feko + WinProp
ConnectMe provides two ways of updating these products installed on the local machine. A new incremental auto update option has been added to allow users to retrieve the latest updates without downloading the packages. This option is only available with a valid ConnectMe license.
Change start-in directory for HyperMesh and HyperWorks Desktop products
ConnectMe now provides an option to change the start-in directory for HyperMesh and HyperWorks Desktop products to a user-defined location.
Support for solidThinking Units licensing system
Starting in version 2019, ConnectMe supports both HyperWorks Units and solidThinking Units based licensing systems.

Enhancements and Bug Fixes

Help
Implemented new Help system
Start
Fixed missing icon for Inspire 2018 and its updated version.
Update
Fixed update detection and notification for installed Altair Partner Alliances products.
Fixed messages related to APA products and updates.
ConnectMe in System Tray
Fixed recent products menu option for ConnectMe in the System Tray.

Known Limitations

Materials Database
The Materials Database is a web application and will show no updates. The Materials Database must be installed with the same HyperWorks directory and Project directory or it cannot be managed by CME.
Licensing
ConnectMe does not recognize changes to the license path outside of ConnectMe while it is running. If the environment variable is changed while ConnectMe is running it will need to be restarted.