# A new developer/preview PrePoMax version v2.2.1 has been released **URL:** \ **Category:** News\ **Created:** [October 16, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089 "2024-10-16T19:04:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Matej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@Matej](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Matej)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 7:04pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/1 "2024-10-16T19:04:42Z")
A new release version of the PrePoMax contains the following FEM features: - added support for defeaturing CAD parts: Geometry → CAD Part → Defeature - a much faster exporter for hydrostatic pressure loads into .inp file - bug fixes And the following user features: - bug fixes [https://prepomax.fs.um.si/downloads/](https://prepomax.fs.um.si/downloads/) ---
**Author:** ![Matej](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@Matej](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Matej)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 7:05pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/2 "2024-10-16T19:05:51Z")
The defeaturing capability uses the OpenCascade function exposed through the Gmsh API. The feature is described in [3D Model Defeaturing - Forum Open Cascade Technology](https://dev.opencascade.org/content/3d-model-defeaturing) Its integration is very basic, and after every defeature command, the old geometry is replaced by the new one without the option to go back a step. ![Defeature](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/free1/uploads/prepomax/original/2X/d/d39d252c0ed876db69be21f4937e22a217f6b169.gif) ---
**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2024, 7:19pm UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/3 "2024-10-16T19:19:37Z")
Great. FreeCAD also has this tool and it’s surprisingly powerful: [FEM Geometry Preparation and Meshing - FreeCAD Documentation](https://wiki.freecad.org/FEM_Geometry_Preparation_and_Meshing#Geometry_simplification) ---
**Author:** ![lucas\_bueno](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/lucas_bueno/32/1168_2.png) [@lucas\_bueno](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/lucas_bueno)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 12:12am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/4 "2024-10-17T00:12:02Z")
This is a really amazing feature! Thank you! ---
**Author:** ![arnie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba9def/32.png) [@arnie](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/arnie)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 5:34am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/5 "2024-10-17T05:34:58Z")
Wow ! Thanks @Matej Now I just need a cutting/splitting (plane) tool - No pressure 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![synt](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/synt/32/4658_2.png) [@synt](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/synt)\ **Post date:** [October 17, 2024, 6:07am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/6 "2024-10-17T06:07:15Z")
it’s a great and amazing when seeing basic CAD operation inside PrePoMax, maybe boolean operation and solid partition is possible in the future. ---
**Author:** ![Rishabh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ea5d25/32.png) [@Rishabh](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Rishabh)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2024, 9:18am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/7 "2024-10-18T09:18:38Z")
This is amazing. Thanks a lot. It would be really helpful to have this tool. As @synt already mentioned, it would be great to have a splitting tool and may be a bit easy approach than transfinite or extrude/revolve operation to create structured hex mesh ---
**Author:** ![Lucioing\_61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/958977/32.png) [@Lucioing\_61](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/Lucioing_61)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 8:48am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/8 "2024-10-29T08:48:24Z")
Hello! It seems the download is out of order… Maybe is the server down? L. ---
**Author:** ![FEAnalyst](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/prepomax.discourse.group/feanalyst/32/688_2.png) [@FEAnalyst](https://prepomax.discourse.group/u/FEAnalyst)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2024, 8:54am UTC](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/a-new-developer-preview-prepomax-version-v2-2-1-has-been-released/2089/9 "2024-10-29T08:54:31Z")
It’s explained here (and download is available in the reply below): [PrePoMax website](https://prepomax.discourse.group/t/prepomax-website/2108)