3DEC Next Version Roadmap

Last updated: Mar 04, 2019

Finished Features

3DEC is now a module to enable future coupling with other framework codes (FLAC3D and PFC)
Groups and extra variables for all objects
Updated to new tool set (Visual Studio 2017, QT5, Intel compilers 2017)
Version 5.2 merge to Version 6.0
Addition of "face blocks" allows for the creation of concave blocks. Imported tet blocks can be turned into zones for more efficient execution of Griddle meshes.
Zone models can now be used with higher order tets
Eternally compatible save and restore
Cutting with imported geometry (DFN)
New commands and FISH similar to FLAC3D
Conversion tool to convert Version 5.2 data files to Version 6
Python integration
FISH intrinsics for all quantities
Import/export grid files, similar to FLAC3D
Generation of blocks and zones from surface meshes using CM2 libraries

Currently in Development

New plot item paradigm - similar to FLAC3D
Multithreaded FISH
Robust identification and handling of bad block geometries
Electronic manuals with printed User's Guide (30%)
MPI
Voronoi blocking

Planned, Not Yet in Development (in rough order of priority)

Faster, better zoning using Griddle zoning algorithms
Improved multi-threading
Model pane as in FLAC3D
- visual grouping of model objects
Carter leakoff
Unsaturated flow

Best Guess Development Timeline: Beta 2019-Q3 ; Pre-Release 2019-Q4 ; Release-2020-Q2

These dates are projections, not promises, and are subject to change.
Information on this page should not be shared with customers until the code is in Pre-Release.

About this Roadmap

Items on the "Complete" list are shown in order of completion (earliest first). Items on the "In Development" list are shown in order of likeliest completion (soonest at the top). Items on the "Planned" list are shown in order of priority (top of the list will be next to move to the "In Development" list). There is no guarantee that all items in the "Planned" list will make it to the final release version of the code.

This roadmap is provided for information about the state of development only. It should not be shared with customers in any way until the code is at the pre-release stage.

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