January 2026 critical fixes
January 2026 fixes were published on 20 January 2026. All critical fixes listed here were fixed for versions 2512.3 and 2506.7 unless otherwise noted.
Bug 116911: Different results may be obtained between the finite volume and finite element methods for co-simulation convective loads with thermal streams
During co-simulation runs involving thermal stream loads referenced through co-simulation interface simulation objects, accessible via the Activates the Convective Load Co-simulation Interface for thermal-structural analysis early access feature in Simcenter 3D, a solver defect may lead to incorrect results when using either the finite volume method or the finite element method. As a consequence, key outputs such as convection coefficients, mass flows, and temperatures may be inaccurate.
Bug 117560: Different results may be obtained between the finite volume and finite element methods for co-simulation convective loads with thermal voids
Fixed versions: 2512.3
During co-simulation runs involving thermal void loads referenced through co-simulation interface simulation objects, accessible via the Activates the Convective Load Co-simulation Interface for thermal-structural analysis early access feature in Simcenter 3D, a solver defect may lead to incorrect results when using either the finite volume method or the finite element method. As a consequence, key outputs such as convection coefficients and temperatures may be inaccurate.
Bug 119383: The parallel thermal solver with the finite element method may produce incorrect temperatures for radiation when multiple processors are used
This issue occurred when running radiation analyses with the finite element method in parallel using multiple processors. The problem does not affect the finite volume method, and parallel performance support for the finite element method remains a work in progress. The defect could lead to incorrect temperature results or linear solver instabilities, particularly at the preconditioner level. This fix ensures stable factorization in the parallel linear solver preconditioner and delivers consistent thermal results across all parallel configurations.
