5. General

The following general enhancements were made at Release 2025 R2:

  • Store Results At Preference. You can now change the default setting of the Store Results At property (Analysis Settings > Output Controls) using the new Store Results At preference contained in the Output Controls (Static and Transient) category of the Analysis Settings and Solution category of the Options dialog.

  • Invert Visibility: This option now has an associated hotkey combination for its use: Ctrl+I. From either the Geometry window or an object in the Outline, this feature enables you to hide all currently displayed bodies and display all currently hidden bodies.

  • Automatically Backup Mechanical Projects. When you open Mechanical independently, there is a new Options dialog preference, Backup Project Before Save. Active by default, this preference instructs the application to create a backup folder of all simulation files prior to saving the simulation to make sure that you do not lose any data in the event of an error during the process of saving your project. This preference is available in the new dialog category Project Management.