Release notes
Experience the Next Generation of Cadmould: Cadmould Flex
What’s New in the Latest Cadmould Release
What’s new?
Cadmould Flex is by far the most transformative release to date – not just incremental improvements, but a step-change in capabilities and positioning. It has approximately 35% more total changes than previous versions, 4× more major new features than V18.0, and it’s the first release to combine deep technical improvements with enterprise capabilities and UX innovations. The latest Cadmould release delivers a powerful upgrade to both capability and user experience. From secure user-based accounts and realistic surface graining to high-performance remote simulations and a redesigned cockpit interface, this version focuses on smarter workflows and faster results. Enhanced solver performance, intuitive UI refinements, and expanded automation options ensure that simulation, analysis, and collaboration are more efficient than ever - helping you move from idea to insight with unprecedented speed and clarity.
New Features
This release introduces user-based accounts with secure login via One-Time Password (OTP) and email. The previous simcon.enc licensing system has been fully removed.
A major highlight is the new Authentic Surface Graining feature, which allows users to visualise shrinkage, warpage, sink marks and similar defects directly on textured meshes. This provides a realistic “as-produced” surface appearance, enabling clearer communication with non-technical stakeholders. Multiple surface textures can be easily compared side by side.
The new OnPrem-HPC functionality enables simulations to be run remotely on a company’s own server infrastructure. The Live-View Mode allows users to attach or detach from running simulations. In detached mode, interim results can be inspected as if the simulation had already finished, enabling evaluation in parallel with computation. A Job Management Dashboard provides a web-based overview of queued and running jobs as well as live server load monitoring.
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On-Prem Job Dashboard: Monitor running simulations, manage queued tasks, and keep full control over server activity and project progress.
User Experience & UI
Several improvements have been made to enhance usability and workflow efficiency. Loading bars are now displayed for time-consuming steps such as meshing and project loading. All major dialogs — including the CAD Importer, Mesh Repair, Mesh Explorer and VARIMOS Virtual — now feature a full-screen mode.
The previous Project Overview has been replaced by the new Cockpit, which allows users to manage multiple projects in a single table view. Columns are fully configurable and saved per user, including the VARIMOS mother/child project hierarchy. Projects can be opened via double-click, and safe duplication prevents accidental overwrites.
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Project Overview: Manage multiple projects and VARIMOS variants in one view, with personalized settings per user.
Fibre visualisation has been reworked to display orientation lines and degree in a single view, compatible with any colour scale. Mesh Repair now includes mesh quality information for better control during preparation.
Minor changes such as gate location adjustments no longer reset process, material or wall-temperature configurations, eliminating unnecessary reconfiguration steps. The outdated Mould dialog has been removed entirely.
The workspace has also been visually refined with anti-aliasing enabled and a reorganised information cluster at the top-left corner. Screenshot handling is simplified — a single Save Image button replaces multiple options, and pressing Ctrl+C now copies the current workspace view directly to the clipboard.
Simulation & Solver
The solver has been significantly optimised for both performance and functionality. A new 3D-V fibre calculation supports reinforced materials and enables direct comparison with CT-scan data, including animation of fibre reorientation.
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3D Fiber Orientation: Fully volumetric calculation and visualization of fiber alignment, enabling precise validation against CT data.
Results can now be overlaid on 3D runner segments (for example, to visualise pressure loss). Parallelisation improvements have accelerated filling, packing, and T-Box simulations, achieving up to 30% faster filling and 2x faster T-Box performance.
The 3D-V solver now supports inlays with realistic thermal interactions. Residual stress results have been simplified from twelve tabs to just two categories — Von Mises and Hydrostatic stresses — for more intuitive interpretation.
CAD Import
A new naming option has been added to the CAD Importer. Users can now choose whether imported parts are named according to their CAD part name or their parent layer name. This is particularly useful for assemblies with complex structures.
Performance & Stability
GPU utilisation has been optimised so that Cadmould now takes full advantage of common graphics cards when handling large models. Users are advised to ensure that Cadmould is configured to use their GPU in system settings.
Additionally, the Hoops Exchange component has been updated to the 2025 version, improving import reliability and overall software stability.
New Features
This release introduces user-based accounts with secure login via One-Time Password (OTP) and email. The previous simcon.enc licensing system has been fully removed.
A major highlight is the new Authentic Surface Graining feature, which allows users to visualise shrinkage, warpage, sink marks and similar defects directly on textured meshes. This provides a realistic “as-produced” surface appearance, enabling clearer communication with non-technical stakeholders. Multiple surface textures can be easily compared side by side.
The new OnPrem-HPC functionality enables simulations to be run remotely on a company’s own server infrastructure. The Live-View Mode allows users to attach or detach from running simulations. In detached mode, interim results can be inspected as if the simulation had already finished, enabling evaluation in parallel with computation. A Job Management Dashboard provides a web-based overview of queued and running jobs as well as live server load monitoring.
On-Prem Job Dashboard: Monitor running simulations, manage queued tasks, and keep full control over server activity and project progress.
User Experience & UI
Several improvements have been made to enhance usability and workflow efficiency. Loading bars are now displayed for time-consuming steps such as meshing and project loading. All major dialogs — including the CAD Importer, Mesh Repair, Mesh Explorer and VARIMOS Virtual — now feature a full-screen mode.
The previous Project Overview has been replaced by the new Cockpit, which allows users to manage multiple projects in a single table view. Columns are fully configurable and saved per user, including the VARIMOS mother/child project hierarchy. Projects can be opened via double-click, and safe duplication prevents accidental overwrites.
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Project Overview: Manage multiple projects and Varimos variants in one view, with personalized settings per user.
Fibre visualisation has been reworked to display orientation lines and degree in a single view, compatible with any colour scale. Mesh Repair now includes mesh quality information for better control during preparation.
Minor geometry changes such as gate location adjustments no longer reset process, material or wall-temperature configurations, eliminating unnecessary reconfiguration steps. The outdated Mould dialog has been removed entirely.
The workspace has also been visually refined with anti-aliasing enabled and a reorganised information cluster at the top-left corner. Screenshot handling is simplified — a single Save Image button replaces multiple options, and pressing Ctrl+C now copies the current workspace view directly to the clipboard.
Simulation & Solver
The solver has been significantly optimised for both performance and functionality. A new 3D-V fibre calculation supports reinforced materials and enables direct comparison with CT-scan data, including animation of fibre reorientation.
3D Fiber Orientation: Fully volumetric calculation and visualization of fiber alignment, enabling precise validation against CT data.
Results can now be overlaid on 3D runner segments (for example, to visualise pressure loss). Parallelisation improvements have accelerated filling, packing, and T-Box simulations, achieving up to 30% faster filling and 2x faster T-Box performance.
The 3D-V solver now supports inlays with realistic thermal interactions. Residual stress results have been simplified from twelve tabs to just two categories — Von Mises and Hydrostatic stresses — for more intuitive interpretation.
CAD Import
A new naming option has been added to the CAD Importer. Users can now choose whether imported parts are named according to their CAD part name or their parent layer name. This is particularly useful for assemblies with complex structures.
Performance & Stability
GPU utilisation has been optimised so that Cadmould now takes full advantage of common graphics cards when handling large models. Users are advised to ensure that Cadmould is configured to use their GPU in system settings.
Additionally, the Hoops Exchange component has been updated to the 2025 version, improving import reliability and overall software stability.
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