<s>
SimulationX	B-Application
is	O
a	O
CAE	O
software	O
application	O
running	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
for	O
the	O
physical	O
simulation	O
of	O
technical	O
systems	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
developed	O
and	O
sold	O
by	O
ESI	B-Application
Group	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
mid	O
1980s	O
,	O
VEB	O
Mikromat	O
in	O
Dresden	O
(	O
Germany	O
)	O
developed	O
a	O
program	O
for	O
DOS	B-Device
to	O
design	O
controlled	O
feed	O
axis	O
systems	O
and	O
to	O
perform	O
hydraulic	O
calculations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1993	O
,	O
ITI	O
GmbH	O
,	O
founded	O
by	O
former	O
Mikromat	O
employees	O
in	O
1990	O
,	O
introduced	O
a	O
simulation	O
tool	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
designed	O
for	O
dynamic	O
calculations	O
of	O
drive	O
systems	O
:	O
ITI-SIM	O
1	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2002	O
,	O
the	O
newly	O
developed	O
application	O
SimulationX	B-Application
,	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
object-oriented	O
description	O
language	O
Modelica	B-Application
,	O
was	O
introduced	O
to	O
the	O
market	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
By	O
the	O
year	O
2007	O
,	O
ITI-SIM	O
(	O
then	O
in	O
version	O
3.8	O
)	O
had	O
been	O
completely	O
replaced	O
by	O
SimulationX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
the	O
beginning	O
of	O
2016	O
,	O
ITI	O
belongs	O
to	O
the	O
ESI	B-Application
Group	I-Application
and	O
now	O
operates	O
under	O
the	O
name	O
ESI	O
ITI	O
GmbH	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Simulation	O
models	O
are	O
created	O
on	O
the	O
basis	O
of	O
a	O
discrete	B-Algorithm
network	O
approach	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
These	O
sub-systems	O
are	O
represented	O
by	O
preconfigured	O
or	O
custom	O
model	O
elements	O
organized	O
in	O
domain-specific	O
and	O
custom	O
model	O
libraries	B-Library
.	O
</s>
<s>
Models	O
can	O
be	O
created	O
either	O
through	O
the	O
graphical	O
user	O
interface	O
or	O
by	O
using	O
Modelica	B-Application
command	O
lines	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Model	O
libraries	B-Library
can	O
be	O
obtained	O
as	O
modular	O
packages	O
from	O
the	O
software	O
producer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
are	O
various	O
libraries	B-Library
available	O
with	O
basic	O
models	O
for	O
the	O
corresponding	O
physical	O
domains	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
libraries	B-Library
with	O
advanced	O
models	O
for	O
specific	O
applications	O
and	O
industries	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Modelica-based	O
third-party	O
and	O
custom-built	O
libraries	B-Library
can	O
also	O
be	O
integrated	O
into	O
SimulationX	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimulationX	B-Application
libraries	B-Library
include	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
SimulationX	B-Application
supports	O
the	O
Modelica	B-Application
modeling	O
language	O
to	O
simulate	O
individually	O
created	O
,	O
realistic	O
(	O
sub	O
-	O
)	O
models	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Models	O
of	O
the	O
Modelica	B-Application
Standard	O
Library	O
or	O
the	O
ones	O
purely	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Modelica	B-Application
language	O
definition	O
can	O
be	O
executed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimulationX	B-Application
provides	O
open	O
,	O
comprehensive	O
CAx-interfaces	O
to	O
external	O
programs	O
for	O
different	O
purposes	O
and	O
applications	O
,	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
CAE	O
(	O
VehicleSim	O
(	O
CarSim	B-Application
,	O
BikeSim	O
,	O
TruckSim	O
)	O
)	O
,	O
CAD	B-Application
(	O
Solid	B-Algorithm
Edge	I-Algorithm
,	O
Unigraphics	O
/	O
NX	O
,	O
SolidWorks	B-Application
,	O
Creo	B-Algorithm
Elements/Pro	I-Algorithm
,	O
Autodesk	O
Inventor	O
,	O
CATIA	B-Algorithm
V5	I-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
CAM	O
,	O
Computer-aided	O
optimization	O
(	O
e.g.	O
</s>
<s>
Isight	O
,	O
modeFRONTIER	B-Algorithm
,	O
Optimus	B-Algorithm
,	O
optiSLang	B-Language
,	O
OptiY	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
FEA/FEM	B-Application
(	O
Abaqus	B-Algorithm
,	O
Ansys	B-Application
,	O
COMSOL	B-Algorithm
Multiphysics	I-Algorithm
,	O
MSC	B-Application
Nastran	B-Algorithm
)	O
,	O
CFD	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Co-Simulation	O
provides	O
a	O
general	O
interface	O
which	O
can	O
be	O
used	O
to	O
link	O
SimulationX	B-Application
to	O
CAE	O
tools	O
with	O
predefined	O
setups	O
for	O
particular	O
realizations	O
(	O
MSC.Adams	B-Application
,	O
SIMPACK	O
,	O
MATLAB/Simulink	O
,	O
Fluent	O
,	O
Cadmould	O
etc	O
.	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
coupling	O
ensures	O
the	O
data	O
exchange	O
between	O
the	O
tools	O
and	O
the	O
simulation	B-Application
software	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
COM	B-Application
interface	O
allows	O
communication	O
between	O
SimulationX	B-Application
and	O
other	O
Windows	B-Application
applications	I-Application
for	O
user-defined	O
batch	O
runs	O
,	O
embedded	B-Application
simulation	I-Application
,	O
parameter	O
studies	O
,	O
or	O
optimizations	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code-Export	O
features	O
support	O
the	O
generation	O
of	O
C	O
source	O
code	O
for	O
seamless	O
model	O
integration	O
,	O
Hardware-in-the-loop	B-Application
(	O
HiL	O
)	O
applications	O
and	O
Rapid	O
Control	O
Prototyping	O
,	O
Functional	O
Mock-up	O
Virtual	B-Architecture
Machine	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
connection	O
of	O
SimulationX	B-Application
to	O
real-time	B-General_Concept
testing	O
and	O
simulation	O
platforms	O
such	O
as	O
LabVIEW	B-Application
,	O
NI	O
VeriStand	O
,	O
dSPACE	O
,	O
ETAS	O
LABCAR	O
,	O
and	O
SCALE-RT	O
heavily	O
increases	O
the	O
productivity	O
in	O
the	O
design	O
cycle	O
and	O
shortens	O
time-to-market	O
of	O
new	O
products	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimulationX	B-Application
supports	O
the	O
creation	O
and	O
import	O
of	O
Functional	O
Mock-up	O
Units	O
defined	O
by	O
the	O
Functional	B-Application
Mock-up	I-Application
Interface	I-Application
standard	O
(	O
development	O
started	O
by	O
the	O
MODELISAR	B-Application
project	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimulationX	B-Application
is	O
used	O
for	O
designing	O
,	O
modeling	O
and	O
analyzing	O
the	O
dynamic	O
behavior	O
of	O
complex	O
mechatronic	O
systems	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
for	O
virtual	O
tests	O
in	O
many	O
industries	O
,	O
research	O
and	O
education	O
including	O
the	O
automotive	O
sector	O
,	O
railway	O
and	O
shipbuilding	O
,	O
heavy	O
machinery	O
and	O
mining	O
,	O
power	O
generation	O
and	O
building	O
technology	O
,	O
aerospace	O
and	O
defense	O
,	O
mechanical	O
engineering	O
,	O
medical	O
engineering	O
,	O
oil	O
and	O
gas	O
,	O
precision	O
instruments	O
and	O
home	O
appliances	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
consumer	O
electronics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SimulationX	B-Application
is	O
widely	O
used	O
in	O
education	O
and	O
research	O
worldwide	O
.	O
</s>
