Introduction

Simcenter Excel add-in This manual introduces the Excel Add-In in Simcenter Amesim™ software.

Office applications from Microsoft have conquered the desktops of engineers at the workplace in industry and research. Excel is widely used for analyzing data from measurements and simulations or for running more or less complex technical calculations. Ease of use, low costs and general availability make it the open toolbox among an engineer’s many software tools. Taking this development into account, Simcenter Amesim has integrated various interfaces into its products since the very beginning to ensure a seamless exchange of data between its simulation software and the Office platform. Support for data exchange via the clipboard is as much a part of Simcenter Amesim as the integrated Excel® interface. The latter, much like its equivalent in the Office applications, offers a powerful tool for automating work steps and exchanging data.

Figure 1: Excel® / Simcenter Amesim workflow