Starting Simcenter Amesim

Using Windows

• Select Simcenter Amesim from the Start menu: All Programs > Simcenter Amesim <version number> > Simcenter Amesim, or
• Double-click on the Simcenter Amesim icon on your desktop.

Note: You can configure Windows so that Simcenter Amesim starts automatically when you double-click on a system file (.ame file) in Windows Explorer. To do so, refer to the setup procedure in the Installation Notes.

Using Linux

In a suitable window, change to the directory where you wish to work and type:

/opt/Siemens/Simcenter_Amesim_2511/AMESim

(assuming Simcenter Amesim is installed under the folder /opt/Siemens/Simcenter_Amesim_2511/).

The Simcenter Amesim main window opens.

Note: To start Simcenter Amesim in Chinese, refer to "Starting Simcenter Amesim in Chinese".

Other ways to start Simcenter Amesim

• Start Simcenter Amesim from the command line, adding a model name in the argument:

  AMESim C:\AMETest\MyModel.ame
  

• Open another model in the same instance of Simcenter Amesim:

  AMESim C:\AMETest\MyNewModel.ame
  

• Open a model in a different instance of Simcenter Amesim using --multi:

  AMESim --multi C:\AMETest\MyModel.ame