Release Date: December 2024

Major Version: ADINA 2024

Version Number: 24.00.01.13

Product Version Naming Convention

Product versioning for Bentley Systems is now based on the calendar year of the major release according to software industry practice. This is the second major ADINA release following the new standard. 

Download and Installation Instructions

Installation files for current and past ADINA releases can be downloaded from the Bentley Software Downloads page. After signing-in, the ADINA installers can be located by searching for ADINA. Windows and Linux installers are listed separately. 

Notes for all programs and tiers

Changes in licensing

ADINA is still licensed in 3 tiers, ADINA, ADINA Advanced and ADINA Ultimate with an optional ADINA Parasolid Modeler interface that works with any tier.

ADINA 2024 installs the Bentley CONNECTION Client 24.01 for user authentication on Windows. 

Security advisory

Bentley is committed to continuously investigating and rectifying security vulnerabilities affecting its products and services. Regular checks and updates are a part of our release process. 

Table of supported platforms

Platform	Operating system	Fortran compiler	Intel MKL lib.
Windows	Windows 8, 8.1, 10, 11	Intel Fortran Compiler Classic, version 2022.1.0	MKL 2022.1.0
Linux	Linux kernel 5.4 and higher, glibc 2.31 and higher	Intel Fortran Compiler Classic, version 2022.1.0	MKL 2022.1.0

1. All program versions are 64-bit, using the x86_64 architecture. The Intel 64 and AMD64 implementations of the x86-64 architecture are supported.
2. The CPU must support the AVX extensions to the x86_64 instruction set architecture. Most Intel and AMD CPUs released after 2011 contain these extensions.
3. The following Linux distros comply with the minimum operating system requirements for Linux. Distros earlier than the ones below cannot be used with ADINA:
   • Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
   • openSUSE 15.4
   • Centos Stream 9
   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
4. The Linux computer must have Firefox and libssl.so.1.1 installed, otherwise the Linux installation will abort. Firefox and libssl.so.1.1 are used for Linux licensing. Instructions for installing Firefox and libssl.so.1.1 are distro-dependent. libssl.so.1.1 is a system library used with OpenSSL 1.1.1.
5. ffmpeg is also required to create animations. Install the latest ffmpeg from your distro's repository.

Enhancements & Corrections

This version corrects some significant errors, described below. We know errors are disruptive, we apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

AUI

[1530831] The Right-click - Display function in AUI Model tree did not work properly for Radiosity Groups. AUI could display incorrect radiation surface.

[1512812] Can't select 3D-Iterative solver in AUI. This bug causes the Solver to show Sparse even though 3D-Iterative is selected. It only affects the dialog box behavior as the command is actually executed correctly.

[1505081] On Linux, in the Graph - List dialog box, the AUI did not list the correct user data when switching graph plot name or when clicking P button to pick a graph from the view.

[1556174] In the Meshing - Element Data dialog, the Apply Constraint drop-down did not function properly. If you type something on the cell then the drop-down worked.

[1550367] Invalid splitting of cohesive interface when attached element had a single layer element. 

[1512466] Incorrect datafile for connected cohesive interface when option CONTACTSURFACE=YES was used.

[1536360] Various improvements were implemented to improve the performance and consistency of the MESH-QUALITY command.

Structures

[1495977] Incorrect reaction forces in models with rigid links or constraints. When external loads (forces, pressure, etc.) were applied on constrained DOFs and these loads use different time functions, if prescribed displacements were applied on corresponding master nodes, then calculated reactions were incorrect.   

TMC

[1525145] In TMC one-way coupling analysis, the program should stop when the temperature is outside the range specified in the input file. However, the default time integration method (Bathe Method) did not stop.

Transors

[1547602] Incorrect values for G0 data in spring elements properties for CGAP (Gap Element Connection) using Nastran command when CID is not specified.

Available documentation

The following documents are installed with ADINA. Updates were made for the new and updated commands throughout. These documents are installed as pdf files and linked through a Table of Contents file from the program Help menu. On some Linux Distros, using linked pdf files is prohibited, in which case the documents can be accessed directly from the \docs subdirectory. 

ADINA Handbook

ADINA User Interface Command Reference Manual (CRM)

ADINA Primer

New Primer “Problem 71: Stability analysis of an L-shaped plate subjected to force loading” using 6DOF shell elements introduced in version 2024

New Primer “Problem 72: Partially restrained moment frame under gravity and pushover loads”

Theory and Modeling Guide (TMG)

Volume I: ADINA Solids & Structures
Volume II: ADINA Thermal
Volume III: ADINA CFD & FSI
Volume IV: ADINA EM

ADINA Verification Manual

New problem B.133 Stability analysis of an L-shaped plate subjected to force loading

ADINA-Nastran Interface Manual

TRANSOR for FEMAP Users Guide