Getting started

The import workflow at a glance

Importing an FMU of any type is made simple by the help of the FMU Import Assistant. Once imported, an FMU behaves as an ordinary Simcenter Amesim submodel:

Procedure

1. Use the FMU Import Assistant to select the FMU, create and compile an import submodel;

2. Drop the import submodel on the sketch, connect it to other components;

3. Change the parameters if necessary (including the step size for co-simulation), run simulation, and post-process the result variables.

Overview of the FMU Import Assistant

The FMU Import Assistant is started from the Interfaces > FMU import assistant menu (see figure below).

Figure 3: The Interfaces menu, showing the FMU import assistant entry

The assistant first asks for an FMU and a directory to store the import submodel (see figure below).

Figure 4: The FMU Import Assistant

It then asks for a C compiler (see figure below). The Generate> button starts the import of the FMU.

Figure 5: C compiler selection

The FMU is then imported and the import submodel is compiled (see figure below).

Figure 6: Successful import of an FMU

The import submodel is ready to be connected (see figure below).

Figure 7: Connecting the import submodel