Itasca PFC Suite 6.00.13

Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. has launched PFC Suite 6.0. This new version provides major enhancements for modeling capabilities, software interoperability, and updated graphics.

Particle Flow Code (PFC) is a general purpose, distinct-element modeling (DEM) framework that is available as two- and three-dimensional programs. PFC Suite includes both PFC2D and PFC3D or PFC2D is also available separately. PFC simulates synthetic granular and solid materials as an assembly of variably-sized, rigid particles (disks/spheres, rigidly connected “clumps” of disks/spheres, and/or convex polygons/polyhedra). Material behavior depends on particle-interaction (contact) laws, including at a distance, that update each particle’s movement and rotation and, depending on the contact model, if any particle bonds have yielded or failed. PFC includes 12 contact laws and users may create new contact laws using the C++ Plug-in. FLAC3D Components like zones and structural elements, can be loaded* into PFC 6 to combine the power of DEM and continuum modeling in the same program. While designed with geomechanical and material process engineering in mind, as a general framework PFC has been used beyond these fields in simulations of carbon nanotube mechanics, molecular dynamics, heart cell behavior, 3D printing, tool design, and magnetic materials, to name a few.

The following are some of the new capabilities that have been added to Version 6.0:

- 2D/3D convex rigid blocks
- Bonded Block Models (BBM)
- PFC3D/FLAC3D Interface coupling logic, including structural support elements (beams, cables, and shells)
- PFC3D/FLAC3D overlapping-domains coupling logic
- Generic adhesive contact model
- Soft contact model
- Results files
- A revised material-modeling support package for PFC 6
- PFC 5.0 to PFC 6.0 save file export
- PFC 5.0 to PFC 6.0 data file converter
- Rendering Engine Upgrade
- Visual Studio 2017 and Intel 2017 support
- Update to Python 3.6


About PFC (Particle Flow Code). PFC (Particle Flow Code) is a general purpose, distinct-element modeling (DEM) framework that is available as two- and three-dimensional programs (PFC2D and PFC3D, respectively). PFC Suite includes both PFC2D and PFC3D. PFC2D can also be purchased separately.

PFC models synthetic materials composed of an assembly of variably-sized rigid particles that interact at contacts to represent both granular and solid materials. PFC models simulate the independent movement (translation and rotation) and interaction of many rigid particles that may interact at contacts based on an internal force and moment. Particle shapes can include disks in 2D, or spheres in 3D, rigidly connected “clumps” of disks in 2D, or spheres in 3D, and convex polygons in 2D or polyhedra in 3D. Contact mechanics obey particle-interaction laws that update internal forces and moments. PFC includes twelve built-in contact models with the facility to add custom C++ User-Defined Contact Models (UDMs).

Python is a general purpose, open-source programming language with good support for scientific and numerical programming. Fully documented, Python has been extended to allow PFC distinct element models (DEM) to be manipulated from Python scripts.


About Itasca Consulting Group, Inc. Itasca is a global, employee-owned, engineering consulting and software firm, working primarily with the geomechanics, hydrogeological and microseismics communities. We solve problems in many industries including mining, civil engineering, oil & gas, manufacturing and power generation. Itasca is headquartered in the USA, with subsidiary offices in Minneapolis and Denver, and offices globally.

Product: Itasca PFC Suite
Version: 6.00.13
Supported Architectures: 32bit / 64bit
Website Home Page : www.itascacg.com
Language: english
System Requirements: PC*
Size: 554.8 mb