As I write this AnyLogic 6.6 is being put on the www.xjtek.com download page. As usual our tireless developers have added a host of new features -- many of them suggested by our customers through the feedback surveys (so, thanks). But this release has something for everybody:
- System Dyanmics modelers. We have revamped the user interface to be more in line with the classical appoach. Now you can just draw dependencies and create your qualitative causal diagram and then come back to it and add formulas later. (There are also several diagramming and graphical improvements).
- Transportation modelers. We had the Pedestrian library. We recently added the Rail library. Now comes the new Road Traffic library where you can easily create complex and detailed vehicle flow simulations with drag/drop ease. Naturally you can combine all these libraries into a detailed transportation model. Can anyone say "urban planning", or "evacuation"; many applications! And because AnyLogic is the ONLY tool that allows you to combine multiple simulation paradigms you can construct huge models by using discrete event or system dynamics components to handle parts of the system and lower your computational demand.
- Agent developers and learners. Our new Modeling Wizard makes creating agent populations a matter of grabbing the Agent Population object and dropping it onto the design environment. Don't let all this power go to your head.
- People who like to share ;-) Everything is social networks now so, in addition to our web Forum and LinkedIn groups we have launched Runthemodel.com a new site where you can upload and share your models with a single command. Want to post your latest work for your team's review? Want to build a killer portfolio to impress your clients? Looking for a new job in modeling? Or do you just want to show off? Runthemodel.com is an easy and elegant solution. We plan to run contests and evolve this platform in many ways. It's still in Private Beta but you can check it out now: Runthemodel.com
- Techies. Well, most of our readers are techies, technically, so they'll all be happy to hear about these great features: automatic Units checking and reporting, integration with ExpertFit, new example models and how-to models, more collection types... there's a list you see. Why not download the New Features list and go through them in detail?
- People who speak other languages! That's right, AnyLogic is now available in German and Chinese (in addition to Italian, Russian, and English). What a small world we have.
- Academics. It wouldn't be right to leave them out, would it? USB dongle activation is a new feature for University Researcher and Educational licenses. And we have added the Rail library to the Educational version to encourage students to build rail models and help us explore the possibilities. Consider it a graduation present.
The Windows version is available for download on the website - the wizard will lead you through a one-step uninstall of previous version and replacement. "Update available" notices will be pushed to AnyLogic users upon application launch starting in a few days. Mac and Linux versions will follow soon. If you're a lapsed customer just give us a call and we'll extend some maintenance amnesty so you won't have to miss out on all the above. If you're a simulation professional but haven't checked out AnyLogic (as if!) then follow these links or contact our US office for a no-pressure demo or webinar.
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