Introduction

This manual describes Simcenter Amesim™ software used on Linux workstations and on PCs with a Windows 10 or a Linux operating system. Most of the time the description is exactly the same for both environments. However, when it is necessary to have separate text for each environment, the Linux description is given first and the Windows description follows, as shown below:

Using Linux: Description for Linux environments.
Using Windows: Description for Windows environments.

Organization of this manual

• Getting started section is a guide to get you started in the use of Simcenter Amesim with standard components and submodels. It is essential that new users read this section and do the exercises. This will take between 1 and 2 hours. After this you should be able to do basic simulation work using Simcenter Amesim.

• Advanced examples section contains advanced examples. There you will be introduced to more complex functions such as stabilizing runs, batch runs and locked states.

In addition you should also refer to the Simcenter Amesim - Reference manual for features not fully covered in this Tutorial manual.

Getting Simcenter Amesim demonstration examples

Simcenter Amesim demonstration examples

For some of the tutorials in this manual you will use demonstration systems provided for you. The procedure to obtain a demo system is as follows:

1. Use Help > Get demo to produce the Choose demo dialog box.

Figure 1: Help menu

The demonstration examples are arranged in folders or directories according to the domain that they cover. You require the Tutorials domain.

2. Open the Tutorials folder.

3. Select one of the tutorials.

4. Click on Copy and open.

5. Simcenter Amesim allows you to get as many demo systems as you want so when you have opened all the demo systems you require, close the Choose demo dialog box by clicking on Close.