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Wolfram SystemModeler Changelog

What's new in Wolfram SystemModeler 5.1

Mar 10, 2018
  • New Wolfram Language interface, with expanded and streamlined capabilities
  • Share, collaborate and present models and analytics notebooks with any Wolfram Language user
  • New, more informative typesetting of system models in the Wolfram Language
  • Easily make important parameter and variable settings available at the top level in a hierarchical model
  • Parameters that do not affect the model in its current configuration can now be disabled
  • Parameter and variable descriptions can now be edited directly in the parameters tab
  • Experiment with and change parameters for built-in example models
  • Improved model search with grouped search results and filters

New in Wolfram SystemModeler 5.0 (Mar 10, 2018)

  • A completely revamped engine
  • Fully redesigned model icons for improved clarity, readability and presentability
  • New Media built-in library simulates flow and phase changes of liquids and gases
  • New Noise built-in library adds realism to simulations with reproducible noise generation
  • Improvements to import and export with the latest FMI standard (2.0) allows interoperability with more tools than ever before
  • Support for replaceable classes, allowing easy switching of submodels such as engines, tires, etc.
  • Components can now be tracked individually in versioning control systems by allowing packages to be split into multiple files
  • Significantly improved simulation performance for data-heavy models, including models using the Media library
  • Interactively browse hundreds of complete model examples using WSMExamples
  • Programmatically optimize or modify parameters using WSMParametricSimulateValue

New in Wolfram SystemModeler 4.3 Build 11 (Oct 19, 2016)

  • Collaboration - Improved collaboration, with the ability to save models with all resource dependencies and predefined automatic model plots.
  • Model Analytics - Extended model analytics, with model summaries, model drilldowns and predefined model analysis tasks.
  • Performance Improvements - Performance improvements across the board, with faster model compilation, model search and model simulation.

New in Wolfram SystemModeler 4.2 (Oct 19, 2016)

  • Performance - Improved core technology, compiler, and 64-bit Windows version allow for faster model compilation and larger models.
  • Usability - Parameters and variables can be changed in specialized editors, including an array editor, color picker, and more.
  • Integration - Automatically create models from any data source or digital filter with the Wolfram Language. Simulation results are retrieved faster and plots are more accurate.

New in Wolfram SystemModeler 4.1 Build 13 (Mar 31, 2015)

  • FMI—STANDARDIZED MODEL IMPORT:
  • Import models from other types of modeling and simulation tools with the standardized Functional Mockup Interface (FMI).
  • Functional Mockup Interface (1:43)
  • RELIABILITY:
  • Mathematica's complete suite for reliability analysis, with functionality for reliability block diagrams, fault trees, and importance measures, can now be used with SystemModeler.
  • Reliability (1:22)
  • MODEL DEVELOPMENT:
  • Strengthened unit support and handling lets you input and display in the unit system of your choice. Copy and paste components among models.
  • Usability (1:05)
  • Model Libraries
  • LIBRARY STORE:
  • All model libraries are verified for SystemModeler and are automatically installed, for both free and paid libraries. Continuously updated with additional libraries. »
  • NEW ADD-ON LIBRARIES:
  • The Library Store contains modeling libraries in new and important areas, including hydraulic, cooling, social, and biochemical systems. »
  • Updated & New Built-in Libraries:
  • SystemModeler comes with the updated Modelica Standard Library, including support for digital circuits, fast models for electrical and magnetic circuits, and heat tracking in mechanical systems. »
  • Connectivity & Deployment
  • FMI—STANDARDIZED MODEL EXPORT:
  • Deploy models with the standardized Functional Mockup Interface (FMI) for immediate use in a large number of tools.
  • INTERACTIVE SIMULATION CONTROL:
  • Connect to a running real-time simulation from Mathematica; add controllers such as sliders and gamepads; and see real-time plots, gauges, and other animations.
  • Interactive Simulation Control (0:43)
  • User Interface & Documentation
  • NEW DOCUMENTATION CENTER:
  • The new Documentation Center makes it easy to browse and search all product and library documentation. Extensive cross-linking makes it easy to go from components to examples and more. Text and video tutorials, including the Modelica by Example book, make it easy to learn, whether you are a beginner or an advanced user. Documentation Center
  • IMPROVED MODEL CENTER:
  • The new presentation mode makes Model Center a stronger showcasing environment with full drill-down and live edit capability. Several improvements to workflows, including incremental search of model classes, tabbed model parametrizations, and direct simulation, make modeling more efficient.
  • Improved Modeling Workflow (1:32)
  • Presentation Mode (1:06)
  • IMPROVED SIMULATION CENTER:
  • Simulation Center has improved performance and workflows, including faster model compilation and concurrent simulation support. Selecting objects in 3D animations now shows variables and parameters, and you can copy simulation results directly with one click on a Mathematica icon.
  • Improved Simulation Workflow (1:09)
  • Linux Support
  • JAPANESE LOCALIZATION:
  • SystemModeler is now available with a fully localized user interface and full translated documentation.
  • 64-BIT:
  • SystemModeler is now available in 64-bit versions for Mac and Linux.
  • Integration with Mathematica
  • PROGRAMMATICALLY CREATE MODELS:
  • Automatically create models from equations or control system models. Create structured models by connecting existing components. Or combine both approaches and create components from equations and interfaces and connect them in hierarchies. Cam Design »
  • MODEL DIAGRAMS:
  • SystemModeler objects now use model diagrams as their visual representation. Diagrams either show the structure of connected models or an icon. Diagrams can be used together with other graphics, and they can be animated to show system behavior.
  • Tank Example »
  • STREAMLINED WORKFLOW:
  • Use model diagrams to represent your models throughout Mathematica. Automatically use experiment settings for simulations. Other improvements include automatic plot legends, user assistance integration, and more.
  • Key New Mathematica Features for SystemModeler
  • By using SystemModeler and Mathematica together, you get state-of-the-art modeling and technical computing as an integrated system.
  • ENHANCED CONTROL SYSTEMS:
  • Model a plant in SystemModeler, design a controller in Mathematica, and automatically put them together. The control system functionality has been enhanced to include automatic PID tuning and support for DAE plant models, as well as delays in plant models and full nonlinear control capabilities. PID, Descriptor, and Delay Control | Nonlinear Control
  • Mathematica Support for Hybrid and Differential Algebraic Equations
  • New hybrid and DAE solving capabilities mean that a greater range of SystemModeler models can now be solved in Mathematica. Hybrid Differential Equations | Enhanced Calculus
  • NEW VISUALIZATION METHODS:
  • Connect simulations to a full suite of highly customizable gauges. And with legends and themes, simulation visualizations will look sharper and better communicate results. Legends | Gauges | Themes
  • SIGNAL PROCESSING:
  • Refine your simulation results with Mathematica's extensible platform for signal processing, including standard analog and digital filters. Signal Processing
  • RELIABILITY ANALYSIS:
  • Complement models from SystemModeler with a complete suite for reliability analysis, including reliability block diagrams, fault trees, standby models, and importance measures. Reliability
  • TIME SERIES:
  • Use automatic estimation of time series models from data and forecasting as input to simulation models, or use simulation results as input to forecasting models. Time Series Data | Time Series Models