AnyLogic developers don't need to envy iOS developers since they can now generate apps - unlimited runtime licenses - as easy as: file/save as. That's right, you can create a fully independent, self-running application on any OS that requires NO activation or registration on the part of your customers or co-workers. They don't need AnyLogic... just the ability to double-click! These apps include all the controls you designed for experiments as well as the ability to read/write data from external sources.
This is just one of the many features such as Team Licensing, 3D Applets, and others included in the new AnyLogic 6.7 which is, of course, completely FREE to all our registered users.
As you may know we recently released version 6.6 (allright, in case you don't know, look down about 6 column inches to the previous post!) but what you may not know is that most of the key features in this release were really our customers' ideas.
For years the System Dynamics community has been pointing out that some of our digramming was not exactly the same as what was being termed "classical system dynamics" -- aka "Jay didn't draw it that way".
Just a few months ago a customer was working on a traffic modeling problem and it was so intriguing we had to take notice.
So in the latter case we developed the Road Traffic Library and it is such a natural companion to our rail and pedestrian libraries that we knew we had the makings of a complete transportation, logistics, and supply chain smart object modeling suite. (As to the SD look-and-feel we hired ninjas to break into Dr Forrester's old boxes of notes in his attic so we could get all the arrows and stocks looking just right.)
But the point is: AnyLogic is under constant development and we are adding features and capabilities at a dizzying rate. If there is something you'd like to see in the application just tell us directly or use the tool's built-in feedback mechanism.
One of the things that makes our simulation modeling software different from some of our competitors such as Arena, Simio, or Flexsim is that we're a little more agile, a little quicker to react, and under constant development. Sure, we were not the first ones to have 3D simulation software but then our modeling is not limited to the physical world and material flow like these others. With its rich agent-based and system dynamics components AnyLogic is as likely to work in more abstract terms. Our models can include continuous variables, such as cash flow, or even esoteric ones such as workforce morale; more than the ubiquitous "boxes on conveyors" that are so common in the discrete event modeling world. In the world of simulation tools and simulation modeling AnyLogic really stands out as far as flexible simulation software goes.one of the reasons is because we listened to the people who actually do the modeling. Every new simulation release is heavily influenced by our customers feedback and from the insights we gain in our get support process.
Our new version 6.6, is a good example of this philosophy. We think the key to success is balancing the quality and depth of your simulation models with the speed and ease of your simulation modeling. As you watch the video you'll note that ever since we took the brave plunge to completely rewrite our product in Java/Eclipse we've been steadily improving our simulation software with two or three major releases every year. And having seen the roadmap I can tell you that trend will continue with AnyLogic 7 expected at the end of the year. So model often, model hard, and model in clever new ways, but don't forget to give us your feedback and ideas. You'd be surprised how quickly we can take them from a customer's casual remark to an integral part of the application.
