Key features in version 2.1
Version 2.1 of MathModelica comes with a simplified license scheme and several new features, including a new publishing feature, support for 3D mechanical systems and electrical machines. With version 2.1, MathModelica is now also available for Mac OS X Leopard.
Editions
Before version 2.1 there were three editions of MathModelica, namely MathModelica System Designer, MathModelica System Designer Professional, and MathModelica Lite.
With the release of version 2.1 the former two editions will be replaced by a single edition, namely MathModelica Professional Edition. For those of you that use the System Designer Professional edition today, everything will work just as before, but with new features added of course. Those of you that use the System Designer edition will be able to connect to Mathematica, provided that you have a Mathematica license.
Furthermore, MathModelica Lite will be replaced by the MathModelica Student Edition. This edition will be available for students only, but will on the other hand have a richer set of features and tools than the Lite edition.
Modeling
With the addition of the MultiBody library it is now possible to include models of 3 dimensional mechanical systems, such as robots, satellites or vehicles.
The new publishing feature makes it possible to create an interactive documentation of your models in a format suitable for the web. With just a few mouse clicks the documentation is generated with interactive model diagrams, model descriptions, variables, parameters, simulation results, etc, as shown in this example.
Other new modeling features include:
- The Machines library, useful for modeling electrical machines, has been added.
- The components window has been improved, making it possible to browse and modify components anywhere in the hierarchical model structure.
- Improved support to parameterize and redefine models using replaceable components.
- Copy and paste graphic items within or between graphical views.
- Avoid creating connections between incompatible components with the enhanced connection tool.
With the release of MathModelica version 2.1 we also release a new version of the BioChem library, version 1.0.
Simulation
Whenever simulating 3D mechanical systems it is important to be able to study its behavior in 3D. The new animation feature included in Simulation Center does not only make it easier to understand your models, but also to show your colleagues and customers your results.
Other new Simulation Center features include:
- Support for the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 compiler (including the free Express edition) on the Windows platform.
- Create FFT analyses of your simulation results.
- Start simulations from steady state using a steady state solver.
- Run simulations in parallel using the ParallelSimulate[] command (requires Mathematica).