What's New in Version 2.1

New Version Features Summary

• Support for 3D mechanics modeling, including animation
• Support for the electrical machines library
• New publishing feature for creating interactive versions of your models with just a few clicks
• Possibility to start a simulation from steady state with the new steady state solver
• Support for Mac OS X Leopard

Modeling

• Improved components window makes 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

Extended Library Support

• New MultiBody library makes it now possible to include models of 3D mechanical systems, such as robots, satellites, or vehicles
• New Machines library is useful for modeling electrical machines

Simulation

• Support for the Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 compiler (including the free Express edition) on the Windows platform
• Start simulations from steady state using a steady state solver
• Run simulations in parallel using the ParallelSimulate [] command (requires Mathematica)

Documentation

• New publishing feature makes it possible to create interactive documentation of models in a format suitable for the web

Analysis

• Animation feature makes it possible to visualize 3D mechanical models
• Create FFT analysis of your simulation results