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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

It is software that allows the development and integration and validates complex systems quickly and with a reasonable effort. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

Some tool windows do not have basic functions such as: select all, rename, sort, delete all (example Study Manager window).

It should be possible to disable component groups in the sketch window in order to test variants. Right now the solution is to either delete or connect the ports of the components or component groups in order to be able to advance to simulation.

There is no block that in a simple way you implement functionality using C, C++, python code

In some cases, the help is poor (exampleESCSDCDCU13, section Command signal saturation). In this section, I expect to see at least the parameter you have in the component (parameter view). Missed 90% related to saturation Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has allowed us to know the dynamic behavior of the power plant of some of our trains (SOC, Voltage, Current). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Juan, thank you for leaving this review and that you appreciate the efficiency of the software when building complex systems and understanding their dynamics. The feedback you give sounds very useful, have you been in contact with our support engineers already? I saw in the documentation there is a default value described for the component you mention, but if more clarification is needed it's best to directly contact our support engineers. Also for the python integration we have some options like the python editor app or the component SCRCALL01, but I'm not sure if you already have experience with that. I can also recommend our community website, our product managers are active there as well and it offers many knowledge-base articles like the one attached on integrating Python scripts in the sketch :)

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Simcenter Amesim Overview

What is Simcenter Amesim?

Simcenter Amesim is a leading integrated, scalable mechatronic system simulation platform that allows design engineers to virtually assess and optimize the systems’ performance. This will boost overall systems engineering productivity from the early development stages until the final performance validation and controls calibration. Simcenter Amesim is part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, the comprehensive and integrated portfolio of software and services from Siemens Digital Industries Software.

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Simcenter Amesim is a system simulation platform that allows design engineers to virtually assess and optimize the performance of multi-physics and mechatronic systems. It lets you create models rapidly and perform accurate analysis to boost overall systems engineering productivity from the early development stages until the final performance validation and controls calibration.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

- Focus on engineering, using the unmatched library with ready-to-use and validated multi-physics components
- Deliver accurate and actionable results in short deadlines with clear dashboards and other post-processing tools
- Use the scalability to make better decisions from the early design stages up to final performance validation and software calibration
- Build models based on bond graph theory to ensure physically correct simulations
- Easy and fast simulations using best-in-class solvers to adapt to any static and/or dynamic system condition
- Extensive documentation and support ensure a short learning curve, delivering usable results fast and a strong return on investment
- Improve collaboration and integrate system performance with your CAD, 3D CAE, control engineering and operations colleagues


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"Binding 1D simulation with physical testing to deploy digital twin"
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"Amesim for simulations and complex modelling!"
I could create all kinds of valves symbol from the library and run the simulation for my test lab project
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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

I could create all kinds of valves symbol from the library and run the simulation for my test lab project Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

Cost is high for the software and usually face integration issues Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

I had to work on one project which involved multiple hydraulic valves in test setup, this software helped me to draw it in simplest manner and i could do trial and errors of different input values of pressure temprature ranges to carry out my simulation to get desired results. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Pranoti, many thanks for your 5* review! It's great to hear that Simcenter Amesim delivered you the results you needed! If you need any help with integration with other tools, don't hesitate to reach out to our support engineers.

Yaswanth Y.
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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

multiple libraries and features for modeling systems and sub-systems, ability to develop custom component, drag and drop option for easy model development, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

limited features for modeling extremely niche topics such as secondary flow path Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Fuel systems modeling, power train modeling and shock absorber modeling Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Yaswanth, many thanks for your review!

Yashwanth D.
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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

The library of pre built submodels are quite comprehensive and enable the development of models involving different physics. The GUI, primarily the ease of plotting output variables is very handy and helps with the quick generation of results. The customer support is highly appreciable for their prompt responses and providing solutions for errors or suggestions for building/optimizing the models. What I also find really good is that ther are 2 updates released every year which includes imporovement to platform facilitites as well libraries which gives the confidence of using the state of the art tool for solving our problems. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

Although there is the possibility to do scripting of the models and also control them with a script, it is less intuitive in compariosn to some competitor tools like Matlab-simulink. Also, due to the relatively smaller user base, it is hard to find solutions to problems on open forums. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Amesim is used by me and my colleagues in the organization to model battery cells and systems to support the development activtities during the concept phase. This includes either as stand alone or in combination the electrical, thermal, mechanical, thermo-hydraulic, pneumatic and control systems. The tool is also used for Model in loop simulations to test software modules. Additionally, the models built with the tool help with the pre-sales activities. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Yashwanth, thanks a lot for your extensive review! It's great you like its features and our continuous commitment to develop and support Simcenter Amesim.

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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

It is able to speed up the design process thanks to:

- libraries which contain a high number of pre calibrated and validated models for a huge number of different physical domains.

- a modern platform which includes, among the others, tools for parameters optimization, import of CAD files, generation of ROMs, import/export of FMUs which allow to integrate Amesim with other software, tools for creating control logic (State Charts and Signal libraries). Stable and reliable numerical solver.

The tool has a high number of features, but this does not impact negatively the usability of the tool, which is easy to use.

The tool is flexible and can be applied to a huge variaty of problems in different industrial fields (aerospace, automotive, energy, oil&gas, food&beverage, and so on). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

Some libraries should be merged or optimized. For example multiple libraries for modelling fluids exist and it is not always trivial to interface them properly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Simcenter Amesim allow to create complex simulation of complex systems, involving different physical domains.

This is beneficial in order to get physical insight on the system one is designing since the early stage of the product development.

With Amesim we were able to test different architecture and individuate the most efficient one in terms of energy consumption. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Andrea, thank you for your review! It's great that you've been able to optimize energy consumption with Simcenter Amesim!

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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

I use Amesim every day for work and I really appreciate the ability to adapt Amesim to any context and almost any physical condition. This software gives you the freedom to generate infinite models with the level of detail you desire. The only limit is your imagination!

Also, I really appreciate Amesim's ease of implementation. You don't need to write your own code (although you can if you want to), and with just a few clicks you have a functional model. You can also integrate your personal FMU into your sketch using the proprietary tool with ease.

The software help page is also full of detailed demos and information about every single component. Additionally, the Customer Support is very efficient and kind if you need a hand! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

I don't appreciate the license manager, especially after the v.15 update. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

I rely on Amesim for simulating primarily fluid domain issues, whether they involve entire systems or individual components. It significantly reduces the time and effort needed to create and validate models, making them operational much faster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Riccardo, it's great to read this 5* review from an experienced user like you, thank you!

Christian N.
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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

- Versatile modeling for thermal hydraulics, mechanics and electrics domain

- Precise simulations for accurate analysis 1D fluid flows and dynamic behavoir over a very wide length scale

- Enhanced integration with the FMU/FMI Standard and other co-simulation interfaces would enable the combination of physics and control domains

- Work efficiently by integrating custom and standard libraries to one system component or modell Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

- Interface to Polarion (simulation task == test case) and/or Teamcenter interface for simulation Task handling/tracking (CAE - Task handling as a direct App/Interface in AMESim)

- Investment in training and collaboration with universities -> unfortunately, it is not currently being utilized there Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

- simulations for accurate analysis 1D fluid flows and dynamic behavoir over a very wide length scale very fast

- multiphysical problems in 1D are good to model/abstract -> regarding wide range of standard model-libraries Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Christian, happy to read your 5* review! You might find this blog interesting about Teamcenter Simulation combined with Simcenter Amesim, if you would like to learn more about this feel free to reach out to your local Siemens contact or our support engineers!

https://blogs.sw.siemens.com/simcenter/teamcenter-simulation-to-navigate-the-labyrinth-of-system-simulation-data/

It's also good to know there are numerous universities using Simcenter Amesim in their curriculum or in projects. If you have a university in mind where Simcenter Amesim could be beneficial we would be happy to get in contact with them and see if we can facilitate this!

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Thomas A.
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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

A lot of components and libraries to address various physics and business.

A performant and adaptative solver which doesn't need user to understand solvers numerics to get results.

A powerfull and easy to use graph and plots feature to post process simulation results.

A team of experts developping and improving the tool regularly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

Would love to have it cloud based with better collaboration features

Would love a better integration with requirement management tools (use Amesim to verify and validate requirements from Flow Engineering or Polarion for example)

Its time to improve the overall user interface and simplify workflows (4 modes to be merged / reimagined, dev of user components to be improved (see Modelon), libraries and components management to be reimagined, etc) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Support static sizing of the system (Hydrogen Aircraft) on defined sizing points.

Verify the overall performance of the system during specific missions (verify transient and interdependencies)

Support sizing of sub systems by going deeper in the modelisation and analyzing behaviors.

Anticipate and reduce test campaign duration by doing virtual testing Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Thomas, thanks a lot for your well-explained review and that you like its ease of use in modelling, solving and processing! Your feedback is very valuable and are area's we're constantly working on to improve, so hopefully next release(s) will include some of these points :)

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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

I use Amesim regularly, about twice a week. I use it mainly to carry out 1D physical models of engines and other naval systems. In general terms, it is easy to use thanks to the help and example models that are super useful. Additionally, the control library streamlines and facilitates integration. On the other hand, whenever I have had any problems, user support has been excellent, fast, and correct. Also, being able to export physical models in .fmu format greatly facilitates implementation in other software tools. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

The only problem I have observed is the number of errors in the hydraulic library. The main ones are:

The inability to correctly simulate zero flow sections.

The lack of robustness in thermohydraulic models.

The mass balance is also problematic in the T. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

Siemens bought the flowmaster software a few years ago. It might be useful to integrate it into AMESIM since the thermohydraulic library causes many problems (detailed in the product rating). Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Manuel, thanks a lot for your review and good to read you like the ease of use and the included libraries! As you experienced our support engineers are happy to help if needed, and if you would like to learn more about the thermohydraulic capabilities in Simcenter Flomaster and the connection with Simcenter Amesim don't hesitate to reach out to your local Siemens contactperson :)

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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

I have been using Amesim for four years now and I use it practically every day. What I really like about Amesim is the possibility of modelling different types of systems with great physical details. In terms of complexity, it is obvious that it requires time to get used to it, but when you learn the basics you realise it is quite user-friendly and the implementation of different real use cases is not that complex. It has a wide variety of libraries where you surely can find the component that you are looking for. On top of that, in case of any doubts, you can access the component help in order to look at the specific formulae it is using. If there are no components that represent the behaviour you are looking for, you may program it by yourself using C language.

In terms of automation, it is really simple to extract different variables from a simulation using python, making it way easier than other softwares.

In case you want to connect Amesim with other third-party software, the integration is quite easy.

Finally, the customer support is fantastic and I really do not have anything negative to say about it. They are always quick giving support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

I would suggest to improve certain libraries that perhaps could have additional components or additional solving methods for the equations. But in general, it is not a great problem. These problems appear when you have a great amount of experience and you want to take the models to another level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

System design, especially marine-related, predictive maintenance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hey Javier, I'm delighted to hear that you've been using Simcenter Amesim for several years now and that it has been such a valuable tool for your daily work. It's great to know that you find the software user-friendly and that the wide variety of libraries is supporting your modeling needs. I'm also pleased to hear that you've had a positive experience with our customer support team. We appreciate your feedback about the libraries and solving methods, new features and components are added to every new release so I hope the next release in spring this year will make Simcenter Amesim even better for you :)

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What do you like best about Simcenter Amesim?

1. A clear and logical interface, it gets better with each version; other 1D programs do not have this.

2. Extensive help

3.The ability to integrate with other programs helps, which also helps a lot, or closes the shortcomings of Amesim

4. Extensive number of libraries

5. An extensive number of libraries that made the work easier. The main designation of components is standardized, and people who did not know amesim could quickly figure it out

Amesim is a product with which my daily work is connected. Glad to see new updates and development of components. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Simcenter Amesim?

1. ! There is little information in the help specifying how and where this or that parameter comes from

2. ! Not an accurate description of how to set up communication with other software. As it turned out later, only the company’s support can tell you this. But after a month of trial and error I was able to set it up myself

3. ! There is a shortage of components that have to be described using other products Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is Simcenter Amesim solving and how is that benefiting you?

As part of her work, she created hydraulic models of cooling systems for various machines. I was also involved in debugging control systems, albeit in conjunction with Matlab. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Chiel Verhoeven of Simcenter Amesim

Hi Kristina, thanks a lot for your review! It's great to see you like the ease of use of Simcenter Amesim. I understand the points of improvement you suggest and I can strongly recommend you to contact our support engineers if needed, if only to save you a lot of time searching for the solution. Maybe you've already seen this, but we also have a community page with knowledge articles, active Siemens colleagues and other active users who are willing to help, see https://community.sw.siemens.com/s/topic/0TO4O000000MikSWAS/simcenter-amesim

Hope this helps :-)

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