Maplesoft MapleSim 2016.2 simulation software

Maplesoft has released MapleSim 2016.2, a system-level modelling and simulation platform used by engineers to reduce development time and gain insight into system behaviour. The latest release provides tools that increase engineering design productivity during model development, as well as significant additions to toolchain connectivity that offer even greater cross-tool compatibility and opportunities for co-simulation.

To support engineering design productivity, MapleSim 2016.2 provides live simulations that let engineers see results as the simulation is running so they can track progress and investigate unexpected results immediately. Other improvements include a 3D overlay for comparing simulation visualisations, which makes it easy to see changes in the behaviour of the model under different conditions, and tools for revision control that facilitate large projects involving multiple engineers working on the same model.

The release also includes significant enhancements to toolchain connectivity. In addition to exporting models to the internationally recognised FMI standard, MapleSim now also supports direct import of models created in other FMI-compatible software for both model exchange and co-simulation. Models exported by FMI-compatible modelling tools can be easily imported into MapleSim and used like any other model or subsystem. In this way, engineers can immediately leverage models developed using other software while taking advantage of the modelling and analysis tools of MapleSim when developing their system-level designs. For dynamic models involving multiple simulation tools, MapleSim now allows engineers to seamlessly connect models that run in other tools into their MapleSim system-level simulations.