This section provides a list of the most significant new capabilities and enhancements available in Abaqus 2016; refer to the table of contents for a complete list of new features.

Import analysis: 

• Import part instances multiple times in an Abaqus/Explicit analysis

General contact enhancements in Abaqus/Standard: 

• CAD-enhanced general contact
• Vertex-to-surface contact formulation

Particle methods: 

• Boundary behavior enhancements

Optimization enhancements: 

• Bead optimization
• Durability support for shape optimization

Abaqus/CAE usability: 

• Default font and symbol settings
• Linked viewports
• Model instancing enhancements
• Inserting cohesive seams in crack regions

Visualization and postprocessing enhancements: 

• Improved stress visualization in Abaqus/Standard
• Free body cuts
• View cuts

The remaining chapters in this guide provide details on these and other new features of Abaqus 2016. In addition to the enhancements listed here, most of the known bugs in Abaqus 6.14 are corrected.