PLUTO 3.1.0 has been released and is available for download at the PLUTO website

Version 3.1.0 provides several improvements/optimizations together with a few bug fixes.

Here is a list of what is new in PLUTO 3.1.0:

• Improved AMR support and compatibility with the latest Chombo release (Chombo 3.0)
• ArrayLib should be recompiled in order to allow large number of processors (> 16,000);
• introduced the -xres command flag;
• introduced the x1jet, x2jet, x3jet for jet propagating in any direction and dimension (replacing the old -jet switch);
• introduced the new SHEARINGBOX module;
• introduced the new FINITE_DIFFERENCE module;
• improved IDL DISPLAY routine with lft,rgt, bot and top;
• improved IDL PLOAD routine for reading large datasets;
• FLUX_CT has been changed to "CONSTRAINED_TRANSPORT". This is automatically corrected by running python setup.py.
• improved GLM_MHD/CTU and finite difference (FD) implementation.
• Cooling: cooling function names have been changed from RAYMOND, NEQ to SNEq, MINEq;
• VECTOR potential: CT_VEC_POT_INIT changed into USE_VECTOR_POTENTIAL and also generalized to cell-centered MHD;
• time step computation has been modified by replacing min(dx)/max(lambda) --> min(dx/lambda). This yields larger time step on curvilinear grids;
• Improved Gnuplot visualization capabilities;
• introduced new reconstruction schemes (LimO3 and WENO3) in the finite volume formulation (FV);
• Bug fixes and optimizations in the Thermal Conduction module;
• Viscosity is now compatible with STS integration.
• improved portability when restarting from .dbl files.