Kratos Multiphysics 7.0

Core Changes

Features

• New Model class has been added which stores all model parts #2417 #3211 #3730 #3835
• Adding HasNodalSolutionStepVariable to ModelPart #2298
• Exposing geometry of Elements/Conditions in python #2969
• Adding merge to data value container #3134
• Added new File and Stream Serializers #3233

Improvements

• Adding large amount of tests in c++ and python
• AnalysisStage improvments #2135
• Several improvements in geometries #2355 #2386 #3105 #3621 #3531 #3796
• Enhancing constraints #2967 #2897 #2896
• Fixing norm in residual criteria #2976
• Improving error messages #2095
• Improving nodal data checks #2091
• Reducing use of boost classes #2162 #2189 #2676 #2675 #2987

Api Changes

• ModelPart no longer has a default constructor and must be created through the model #2417 #3835
• Many methods in the core are now marked as explicit #2542 #2527 #3602
• Python level mpi-collectives now are now divided into int and float variants #3051
• Mapping Application has been rewritten #3108
• pGetDof is now a const method that returns a const iterator #3122
• AreaNormal function has been renamed to Normal #3123
• AdjointFluid Application has been removed and its functionality has been ported to FluidDynamics #3153
• DEM Application strategies now require a new Parameters argument to acomodate CUDA #3172
• Many methods in the DEMApplication python api are now private #3832
• mpi_communicator now uses the new Stream Serializer #3233
• UpdateTimeInModelParts now has a new bool parameter to toggle the print #3298
• FluidDynamic Application embedded solvers have been unified under a common API #3303
• Mpi flags behavior has been normalized and deprecated functions removed #3347
• CustomResponse function now requires a ModelPart #3541

Deprecations

• line_2d.h #2076
• Old-style methods of the constitutive law #3420
• WorkingSpaceDimension method from conditions and elements #2997