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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Hello SimVascular Community,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We have just released a new version: SimVascular-2017-06-18! Please see below for more information.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">We are looking forward to seeing many of you at the SB3C meeting in Tucson this week. Please attend our workshop on Wednesday afternoon at 1:30pm, and visit our booth in the exhibit hall, where we will be
available to answer questions and interface with users. We encourage you to download and install the new version prior to arriving at the workshop!
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Here is a summary of the improvements we made have since the last release. As always we encourage your feedback on our user forums.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">New Features:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">===========================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Installation on Linux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- We provide a deb package to install SimVascular, which is very similar to the way you install in Mac and Windows. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- A separate installer for svSolver is now provided. The user is required to install it for running simulations <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- SimVascular and svSolver are installed at /usr/local/sv/<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">2D Segmentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- There are two methods available for lofting preview. The default one is now NURBS-based, which provides a better lofted surface<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Useful info about the selected contour is shown in the status bar for reference. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">3D Segmentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- A new data type added for managing 3D segmentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- A method using colliding fronts is now provided to create 3D segmentation using starting and ending seeds.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Modeling<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- It is now possible to union 2D and 3D segmentation together when creating a PolyData model<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Only 2D segmentations are allowed when creating OpenCASCADE or Parasolid (internal / license holders only) Models<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- For the union of 2D segmentations, the user can use different lofting parameters of individual groups, or use a uniform set of parameters.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- You can now export cap face areaa for models from Data Manager <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Meshing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Adaptive meshing is available, based on simulation results from a single time step or multiple time steps<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Meshing with MeshSim is added (for internal MeshSim license holders only) <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Simulation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- You can now calculate flow rates and pressures at inlets and outlets during postprocessing, creating a single combined file or multiple files <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Minor Changes and Bug fixes<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">==========================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Version info<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- SimVascular version is displayed in the main window title and also in the About Dialog<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Please mention this version information when you raise questions in the community.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SV Path Planning<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- The tool icon is replaced with a distinct one <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- The duplicated path has a different path ID from the original one<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- fix crash while deleting points<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Legacy data importing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- fixed issue while a user tried to import contour groups in the legacy format<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- able to import both 2D/3D segmentation from the legacy formats<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">svSolver<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- fixed issue to avoid the failure of producing bct files for Wormersley profile in some cases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- fixed issue that inflow direction is not correct for some cases<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Documentation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">==============================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">The documentation website www.simvascular.org has been updated for new features.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">For Developers<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">=============================================<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Source Code<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- svSolver source code has been taken out of SimVascular, and has its own repository: github.com/SimVascular/svSolver<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Compilation<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- A top level cmakelists.txt is added to ease the compilation of SimVascular.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- Precompiled external packages are automatically downloaded during compilation.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- The whole compilation process takes ~10 mins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Distribution for Linux<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">- There are two options to create installers: deb package, and tar file<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt">SimVascular Development Team<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">_______________________<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Alison Marsden<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Associate Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Departments of Pediatrics and Bioengineering, and by courtesy of Mechanical Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Institute for Computational and Mathematical Engineering<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Vera Moulton Wall Center Faculty Scholar<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">Stanford University <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman"">amarsden@stanford.edu<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="https://cbcl.stanford.edu/"><span style="color:#0563C1">https://cbcl.stanford.edu/</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman""><a href="http://www.simvascular.org"><span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.simvascular.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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