Product updates
Changelog
New features, accuracy improvements, and fixes shipped to PV Cloud. Most recent first.
A redesigned workspace, top to bottom
The nozzle design tool has a cleaner, faster interface built around how the work actually flows: project, materials, geometry, loads, then results. Load cases now live in clear cards you can switch between, and each field highlights the matching arrow in the 3D model as you type. The landing and pricing pages were rebuilt to match, and the whole site now works properly on phones and tablets.
Links now preview properly
Sharing a PV Cloud link on LinkedIn, X, or in chat now shows a proper preview image and description instead of a bare URL. Nothing about the calculations changed.
Sharper 3D nozzle viewer
Section cuts and junction intersection curves are now computed from the exact shell geometry instead of approximations, and visual clutter around the model was removed so the shape reads clearly. Load arrows were corrected so longitudinal and circumferential forces and moments point the right way, and focusing a load field now highlights just that load in the view.
Independently verified calculations
We ran the nozzle engine side by side with independent finite-element reference software across more than 2,000 cases and reconciled every meaningful difference. Alongside that, a full unit-handling audit traced every value from input to report to confirm the units are correct end to end. Where we found discrepancies we corrected them, so results now line up more closely with the reference across the full range of geometries and load cases. Every equation is still shown in the report so you can check the work yourself.
PDF reports generate about 5x faster
Report generation was reworked so a standards-compliant PDF comes back in a fraction of the time it used to take. Figure rendering and caching were the biggest wins, along with tighter handling of large payloads. You get the same detailed report, just much sooner after hitting generate.