Mechanical Dynamics Releases Easier-to-Use Version of ADAMS Virtual Prototyping Software; New Interface and Integrated Functionality Are Key Enhancements
17 July 1997
Mechanical Dynamics Releases Easier-to-Use Version of ADAMS Virtual Prototyping Software; New Interface and Integrated Functionality Are Key Enhancements
ANN ARBOR, Mich., July 17 -- Mechanical Dynamics, Inc.
today began customer shipments of a new release, Version 9.0,
of its flagship ADAMS mechanical system simulation software -- an enhanced
package that, according to the company, promises to make virtual prototyping
technology significantly easier for users to apply.
Mechanical Dynamics pioneered the field of mechanical system simulation,
and has remained focused on this technology since its founding in 1977.
Engineering teams use the company's ADAMS software to create and test "virtual
prototypes," realistically simulating on their computers the full-motion
behavior of complex mechanical system designs. With ADAMS, users can quickly
explore multiple design variations, testing and refining their designs until
optimizing system performance. This can help reduce the number of costly
physical prototypes, improve design quality, and significantly shorten product
development cycles.
Chief among ADAMS 9.0's enhancements is a new graphical user interface,
which conforms to the industry-standard Motif and Windows conventions and
features a toolbox, icons, and menus similar to those of other leading desktop
computer-aided design, manufacturing, and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) software.
"Users who are already familiar with these programs should quickly become
productive with ADAMS 9.0," says Patrick R. Turner, Mechanical Dynamics' vice
president of product development.
ADAMS 9.0 further improves on previous versions of the software by
providing all of its functionality within a single, cohesive simulation
environment. "Users can freely move among the software's utilities with
point-and-click, drag-and-drop simplicity," says Turner. "There's no need to
enter a distinct set of commands to initiate each new modeling, solution, or
visualization task, as was required with earlier ADAMS versions."
According to Turner, ADAMS 9.0's improved ease of use and integrated
functionality should help broaden the market for virtual prototyping
solutions. "By simplifying and integrating the tasks of mechanical system
simulation," he says, "this new release can help extend the time-saving, cost-
cutting, and quality-improving advantages of virtual prototyping to a much
wider range of applications. Our customers should find it easier to apply
ADAMS not just in the traditional engineering analysis phase, but everywhere
from initial design concept through design refinement and testing."
ADAMS is the world's most widely-used mechanical system simulation
software. Engineering teams from nearly every manufacturing industry --
including automotive, defense, aerospace, aircraft, off-highway equipment,
rail, shipbuilding, industrial machinery, mechatronics, biomechanics, and
sports equipment, among others -- currently rely on the software.
ADAMS runs on leading engineering computing platforms, including high-
powered Unix-based workstations and Intel Pentium-driven PCs running Microsoft
Windows 95 and Windows NT.
Additional information about Mechanical Dynamics can be obtained by
writing to the company at 2301 Commonwealth Boulevard, Ann Arbor, Michigan
48105. Phone: 313-994-3800. Fax: 313-994-6418. E-mail: info@adams.com.
World Wide Web: http://www.adams.com.
SOURCE Mechanical Dynamics, Inc.