The Flomotion application window has been retired and replaced with the new Visual Editor application window.
A new look and feel with increased usability and a range of new features.
A standalone version of the Visual Editor, ‘SAVE’, is also available. This full functionality application is provided
free of charge and is unlicensed. It is recommended that this viewer is used to present simulation results to both internal
and external clients.
A Japanese translated version of the Visual Editor GUI can be activated. The text shown in the menus, node tree and property
sheets is translated and only English text entry is supported.
Enhanced Geometry and Physical Models
Conjugate heat transfer in Collapsed Cuboids
In plane conduction in collapsed cuboids, and SmartParts comprised of collapsed cuboids, can be activated via [Solve/Overall Control…]
in the Project Manager. This may result in faster solutions due to the reduction in grid cell count.
Heat Pipe SmartPart
A heat pipe is characterized by an effective thermal resistance and a maximum heat flow. These values are obtained from manufacturers supplied data.
The heat pipe geometry is constructed from one or more Network Cuboid objects.
Network Assembly
Any arbitrary conduction network can be defined including thermal resistances between nodes and thermal capacitances at the nodes to enable
transient response to be accurately modeled.
Optimization
Response Surface Optimization (RSO)
As an alternative to Sequential Optimization, a Response Surface Optimization (RSO) capability, is now provided via [Scenario/Optimize…]
in the Command Center application window.
After a Design of Experiments (DoE) has been created and solved in the Command Center application window, an RSO can be run.
This quick calculation results in a curve fitted to all defined output variables and the cost function. This curve can be viewed
in either a 2D or 3D Chart window to enable easy determination of the sensitivity of design goals to changes in the model definition.
In addition to this, the global optimum location of the cost function is automatically set as a new scenario project in the Command Center.
This can then be solved to confirm the global optimum:
FLO/MCAD
DXF Import
ASCII DXF files can now be imported into FLO/MCAD. 2D face and 1D edge entities are recognized. This provides an alternative interface approach for
importing EDA data describing the metallic construction of PCBs.
Supported Operating Systems
The following Windows Vista Editions are supported by V7:
