In addition to the regular product development that we do, we are always tinkering with something in the back room. It might be a customer request or suggestion, a tweak to existing functionality, or a whole new analysis method. In various stages of completion, this is what we are currently working on in the lab:
Work in Progress
FEXI3D : osteoporosis check for combined X-rays (with University of Queensland)
FEMfabric : Architectural stretched fabric roof design
Hydrostatic loading and boundary conditions, including viscosity
Back Room Projects
FEMdesigner+ : solids/surfacing front end for FEMdesigner
Squeezy : nurbs modeling add-on for Alibre design
Completed
Vertebroplasty contact analysis between bone and implant
FEXI 2D : osteoporosis check from X-rays
FADEC : piston design FEA Plugin for Thinkdesign and Hypercad
While there are no guarantees that any of this stuff will be incorporated into a product, we have generally been able to find a way to slipstream most of our back room development projects into product features. If there is something here that you are particularly interested in, or something that you don't see that would be valuable to you, please let us know!