CFDTool v1.11

CFDTool version 1.11 (Build 26.02.34)

• New improved GUI framework (optional)
  • Support for MATLAB 2025a and later
  • More responsive and efficient UI
  • Updated boundary/subdomain selection modes (with "select all")
• Mesh generation improvements for 3rd party mesh generators (Gmsh, Triangle)
• Update OpenCASCADE geometry engine to v7.9.3 (Windows + Linux)
• OpenFOAM solver stability improvements and fixes for dictionaries (chtMultiRegionFoam)
• Update SU2 Code CFD solver to v8.0.1 "Harrier"

Note that the "Source code.tar.gz/.zip" files are automatically generated by GitHub, and does not contain all files required to run the toolbox. These files should not be downloaded or used, unfortunately we haven't found a way to disable them.

CFDTool v1.10.5

CFDTool version 1.10.5 (Build 25.8.217)

• Graphics and UI performance improvements for large 3D models
• Update for FEniCS external solver
• Improved OpenFOAM API docstrings

CFDTool v1.10.4

CFDTool v1.10.4 (Build 25.7.195)

• Update OpenCASCADE geometry engine to v7.9.1 (Windows + Linux)
• Support for tabulated/interpolated equation/boundary coefficients
• Heat conduction example and tutorial for interpolated nonlinear thermal conductivity
• New setinf function (to set infinite values to specific number)
• Troubleshooting documentation solver section
• Minor bug fixes

CFDTool v1.10.3

CFDTool 1.10.3 (Build 25.2.45)

• Warning for MATLAB 2025a GUI incompatibility and performance
• Add checkbox toggle for flow mode automatic pressure contstraint
• Warning for incompatible (openfoam.org foundation) OpenFOAM installation
• Minor bug fixes

CFDTool v1.10.2

CFDTool version 1.10.2 (Build 24.10.332)

• OpenFOAM/SU2 add option to save casefiles on error
• GUI consistency improvements
• SU2 default to V2003m SST turbulence model
• Minor bug fixes

CFDTool v1.10.1

CFDTool version 1.10.1 (Build 24.10.294)

• Added categories to physics mode selection list
• Recommendation to use ESI openfoam.com (not openfoam.org)
• Minor bug fixes

CFDTool v1.10

CFDTool version 1.10 (Build 24.09.274)

• Unified UI with FEATool
• Physics mode for compressible high Ma number turbulent flows
  • Add tutorial model for supersonic compressible flow past a prism
• Updated OpenFOAM solver interface
  • Support coupled flow + heat transfer
  • Support for multiple subdomains
  • Support for chtMultiRegionFoam, buoyantBoussinesqFoam, and sonicFoam solvers
  • CFD script model support for the OpenFOAM solver
• SU2 support for turbulent compressible and high Ma flows
• Improved UI performance and responsiveness

CFDTool v1.9.6

CFDTool version 1.9.6 (Build 24.06.177)

• MacOS App OpenFOAM support (https://github.com/gerlero/openfoam-app)
• Removed averaging of initial conditions for boundaries shared between subdomains
• Improved performance of Robin boundary condition assembly
• Fix for 3D geometry plotting (identification and deduplication of shared boundaries)

CFDTool v1.9.5

CFDTool version 1.9.5 (Build 24.03.75)

• Support CSG formulas for robust (STL/OBJ) meshes
• New supersonic flow passed a wedge tutorial
• Change supersonic flow over bump tutorial to 3D
• Support HOME/Documents/MATLAB/.cfdtool/cfdtool.ini configuration
  • performance mex and mumps solver disabled by default
• Fix bug in geometry object rotation
• Minor fixes

CFDTool v1.9.4

CFDTool version 1.9.4 (Build 23.11.334)

• Fix Excel (xlsx) data export
• Add Data Export dialog box
  • Support custom data export expressions
  • Support custom data export coordinates
• Improved app startup and shutdown time