PPView v1.1.0 (2026-02-12) new features and bug-fixes:

Added export and import functionality for settings file under Settings > Other Settings.
Fixed an issue where the hiPsi running monitor failed to execute properly on macOS and Linux versions.
Fixed an issue where the kpp file editor failed to execute properly on the macOS version.
Significantly improved the refresh speed of calculation results.
Added support for displaying cropped crack surfaces for 3D boundary cracks: Settings > Crack Display Style > Only show crack surface within the model (for 3D boundary cracks).
Added the following tools under Tools > Other Tools:
- Plot User Defined Points
- Highlight User Specified Elements
- Highlight User Specified Nodes
Optimized GIF animation generation. Added a GIF size scaling factor, configurable in the Animation Settings.
Added model color settings: cyan, yellow, green, pink, purple, red, grey, blue.
Added the following display options under Settings > Crack Display Style:
- Show Numbering of Initial Cracks (for 2D)
- Show Numbering of Initial Crack Coordinate Points (for 2D)
- Show Numbering of Initial Polygonal Cracks (for 3D)
- Show Numbering of Initial Polygonal Crack Coordinate Points (for 3D)
Bug fixes for PhiPsi Solver.
- Fixed an issue where the tolerance was too small in Tool_Dis_Point_to_3D_Tri.F and Tool_Dis_Point_to_3D_Tri_only_Dis.F90, causing failure in calculating the distance from a point to a 3D triangle when elements were very small.

PPView v1.0.42 (2026-01-25) new features and bug-fixes:

The PhiPsi solver has been updated to version 1.58.
- Added the capability to compute stress intensity factors for 3D problems using the interaction integral method. Set the keyword *Key_SIFs_Method to 2.
- Bug fixes.
Added an auto-refresh feature for simulation results: Settings > Other Settings > Automatically Refresh the Simulation Results. When enabled, PPView will automatically read the latest results from the PhiPsi solver every 10 minutes, eliminating the need for users to manually click the Refresh button.
Added keyboard shortcut help in the menu bar under Help > Keyboard Shortcuts.
Added options to rotate the view by 5 degrees around the X, Y, and Z axes.
The toolbar now includes an "Enable Feature Line Mode" button. When enabled, the model will be rendered using feature lines instead of the finite element mesh.
Added opacity control: Settings > Miscellaneous > Model Opacity - for adjusting model transparency.
Bug fixes.

Added the ability to draw deformed 2D cracks: Settings > Plot Gauss Point Results instead of Nodal Results (2D).
Added a UI language setting with support for English and Chinese: Settings > Language.
Added pure white, pure black, and pure gray background color options.
Image export now supports more form.
Added a colorbar location setting: Settings > Colorbar Location.
Added support for rendering 2D Gauss points: Settings > Show Gauss Points (2D).
Added support for plotting Gauss point data in 2D contour plots: Settings > Plot Gauss Point Results instead of Nodal Results (2D).
Bug fixes.

New features added for KPP file editor. Now you can check syntax in the KPP file editor by clicking the Syntax Check button.
The PhiPsi solver has been updated to 1.56.13.

The function of importing geometric model (*.step file) and meshing is added.
Added gravity settings window.'
Added 'Select Nodes' and 'Select Elements' function. Right-click in the main window and choose 'Select Nodes' and 'Select Elements'.
Bug fixes.

Supports defining a path and plotting curves along the path. Right-click in the main window and choose 'Create a Path'. Right-click in the main window and choose 'Stop Picking' to end the path creation.
Bug fixes.

View of software update history is now supported: Toolbar > Help > View Change Log of PhiPsi Solver and Toolbar > Help > View Change Log of PPView.