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knowledge-based engineering
modeling framework.
AML enables multidisciplinary modeling and integration of the entire
product and process development cycle.
No other commercial framework or development environment provides
the full range of capabilities that AML includes out of the box.
In the design
and analysis phases,
geometry
is often the
center of a product's definition. AML provides a geometry-centric
environment with support for both manifold and non-manifold solid,
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Computation in
AML is innately
demand-driven,
utilizing automatic
dependency tracking
between objects and properties to compute only that which is required.
As a result, AML makes the most of the computing resources that
are available.
AML enables
generative modeling, which leaps beyond the present
CAD/CAM/CAE approach to integrated design and analysis
processes. In a generative modeling environment,
knowledge of the engineer's tools and the intricacies associated
with executing them is captured within a modeling language.
This empowers the engineer to search a broader set of product
design configurations, rather than being limited to simple
parameter changes.
AML provides methods for automating
finite element modeling and
mesh generation
based on either native or imported geometry, including both
structured and unstructured approaches. Interfaces to pre-
and post-processors and solvers including MSC.Patran©,
Nastran, ANSYS©,
LS-DYNA©, MARC©, STAAD©, and
ROBOT©
are available.
A complete
mathematical modeler is built into AML, providing access
to logical operators, mathematical functions, matrix
manipulation, and looping constructs.
Pre-defined classes are provided to
quickly create custom interfaces to ODBC-compliant
databases utilizing SQL.
Integration to third-party
applications is accommodated through a number of standard
methodologies, including shared memory, pipes, TCP/IP sockets,
file transfer, and foreign functions (C and Fortran).
Options are available within AML for
import and export to industry-standard file formats, including
IGES, STEP, STL, and DXF.
Built-in XML export
capability enables a state model of the AML object hierarchy and
geometry to be automatically exported to an XML file, which is
viewable using TechnoSoft's AML Viewer. The available "Net
Conference" mode enables real-time collaboration among team
members across local and global computer networks.
A suite of graphical user
interface (GUI) classes is provided to allow developers to
create customized front-ends to their AML applications. In
addition, a visual GUI-builder can be used, making it
easier to layout forms and controls, and assign their associated
methods and properties.
AML provides native support for
multiple operating systems (including Microsoft Windows, SGI,
HP, IBM, and Sun), parallel processing, and cross-platform
distributed computation.
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