According to the manufacturer, this version of the software (formerly known as LMS Imagine.Lab Amesim™) offers significantly more user-friendliness and better integration into the overall development process, thereby increasing the productivity of system simulations. Two new products, Simcenter Webapp Server and Simcenter Embedded Software Designer, expand the Simcenter portfolio with even more functions for system simulation. New versions of Simcenter System Synthesis and Simcenter Sysdm facilitate the creation of architectures for system simulation and model management. With these additions to the Simcenter™ portfolio, a robust suite of simulation software and test solutions, engineers can create accurate designs earlier in the development process. This shortens development cycles and ensures more successful products.

Simcenter Amesim, an integrated, scalable platform for system simulation, enables the virtual analysis and optimization of mechatronic systems throughout the entire development cycle. Thanks to ready-to-use multidisciplinary libraries as well as application- and industry-oriented solutions, models can be created quickly and precise analyses performed. Simcenter Amesim supports Functional Mockup Interface (FMI) and Modelica®. The solution integrates with major CAE, CAD and control software packages as well as other Simcenter solutions and Teamcenter® software. Thanks to this flexibility, it can be easily integrated into a wide range of company processes. The latest version offers significantly optimized workflows for model creation. In addition, the user interface has been completely redesigned for a more ergonomic design and increased productivity through standardization with other Simcenter solutions.

"Thanks to the flexibility of the Siemens PLM Software team, the new capabilities in Simcenter Amesim allow us to more efficiently create models and analyze siphon effects in our fuel system," said Michael E. Herbstreit, Associate Technical Fellow, Engineering Platform Systems at The Boeing Company.

Simcenter Amesim supports new applications for current industry topics such as fuel efficiency, emissions reduction and electric mobility. For the automotive industry, the latest version of Simcenter Amesim includes advanced functions for the calculation of emissions in real driving conditions, the modeling of valve train and lubrication system, the prediction of the heat exchanger in the engine compartment as well as the development of battery and electric motor in coupling with the Simcenter STAR-CCM+® software. This version also offers new functions for the electrification of aircraft and for the development of drive and fuel systems in the aerospace industry. For industrial machines, the latest version includes a tool that enables early integration of control validation via connections to various real and virtual programmable logic controllers (PLCs) from Siemens or third-party suppliers.

"Our partnership with Siemens PLM Software offers us proven flexibility and efficiency in creating new component models with Simcenter Amesim, for components that are at the heart of innovative trends such as thermal management in the vehicles of tomorrow," explains Jérémy Blandin, Head of 1D Simulation in the Research and Development department at Valeo Thermal Systems.

This version of Simcenter Amesim supports integration across the entire Simcenter portfolio. Users now benefit from the integrated STAR-CCM+ technologies to create more accurate models in the early stages of development when working on thermal management applications in the engine compartment or passenger compartment. Automotive manufacturers can now use CAD import functions for the development of multi-body systems and volumetric pumps, as well as for torsional vibration and engine cooling applications. In the aerospace industry, these functions can be used for air conditioning, landing and fuel systems.

The use of system simulation can be extended to enterprise level with the new Simcenter Webapp Server, which will be available later this year. With web-based access and predefined parameterization for system models in user-specific graphical user interfaces, the Simcenter Webapp Server significantly simplifies workflows in the development of mechatronic systems. This makes it easier to use system simulation throughout the company. The Simcenter Webapp Server supports project engineers with system integration functions and provides technical sales staff with direct access to the performance evaluation of mechatronic products. The solution is fully compatible with Teamcenter Active Workspace: web applications can be stored in Teamcenter and executed directly by users with Teamcenter Active Workspace.

Integrated electronics and intelligent software continue to ensure innovative strength and product differentiation. With the newly developed Simcenter Embedded Software Designer, the concept of the digital twin is to be extended to software development. With this architecture-oriented, model-based environment for software development, software engineers can easily create specifications for the implementation, integration and verification of software code. Simcenter Embedded Software Designer can bridge the gap between software modeling and coding, improving software quality and increasing productivity through improved traceability and reuse of software modules.

Simcenter System Synthesis supports simulation architects and project engineers in dealing with an increasing number of variants and configurations. This integration environment provides efficient post-processing capabilities to enable users to create heterogeneous architectures for system simulation from available models and evaluate system performance productively and interactively. The latest version of Simcenter System Synthesis will be available later this year with new and improved architecture creation capabilities.

Simcenter Sysdm, a tool-independent environment for managing system simulation data and models, enables efficient collaboration, greater efficiency and improved simulation quality. The latest version of Simcenter Sysdm offers new features for lifecycle customization and model capture as well as client-server configuration.

"This latest version of our system simulation solutions not only provides enhancements to support our customers who are developing the products of tomorrow. It also strengthens integration with other Simcenter solutions, creating a comprehensive simulation and test suite for innovation at every stage of product development," said Jan Leuridan, Senior Vice President of Simulation and Test Solutions at Siemens PLM Software.

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