Altair Introduces Open Source and Free Basic Editions for Model-Based Development Offerings
September 12 2018 - 8:30AM
Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR) announces the release and immediate
availability of free Basic Editions of its Model-Based Development
suite and its open matrix language (OML) source code. To help
innovators everywhere accelerate the time-to-benefits from
Model-Based Development (MBD) and to make MBD more open and
accessible, Altair is taking the following steps:
- Building upon its strong reputation of providing
open-architecture simulation solutions by open-sourcing its
open-source computational programming language, OML. Interested
users and contributors can download the source code from the
OpenMatrix website.
- Introducing Basic Editions of its MBD suite of software
products – Altair Compose™, Altair Activate™, and Altair Embed™ –
available to everybody at no cost, with free training videos
available online via Altair’s open Learning Center. There are
no license fees, nor any subscription or maintenance fees.
The necessity for Model-Based Development is increasing as
today’s products and devices become increasingly complex with
interconnected systems involving mechanical, electrical, and
software components and sub-systems. However, adoption of MBD
has been heavily constrained to-date by simulation software tools’
licensing and cost structures as well as proprietary formats.
“From the beginning, Altair’s MBD solutions have involved open
standards like Python scripting, Modelica® modeling, and Functional
Mock-up Interface (FMI),” said Brett Chouinard, President of
Altair. “Altair is now open-sourcing its open matrix language – a
high-level, matrix-based numerical computing language – to
encourage interested scientists and engineers to expand the
language, add toolboxes, and employ it for their math modeling and
simulation tasks. Opening up our scripting language to the
worldwide community will allow us and our community members to
actively collaborative to keep up with the ever-increasing pace of
technology changes.” “Model-Based Development is a key enabler for
the most innovative product development organizations. Altair’s
bold move to lower the barrier-of-entry to usage and broaden the
community has the potential to significantly disrupt the systems
modeling and simulation market,” noted Don Tolle, Director of
Simulation-Driven Systems Development Practice at CIMdata. “We are
delighted to see Altair making its Model-Based Development
technology accessible to more engineers around the world by
open-sourcing their open matrix language and by making Basic
Editions of their software products available at no cost,” added
Professor Giancarlo Genta, Department of Mechanical and Aerospace
Engineering, Politecnico di Torino.
These highly capable Basic Editions have no limitations with
respect to model size and are available to everybody – including
students, course instructors, researchers, hobbyists, makers, and
engineers in industry. For example, the Basic Edition of Altair
Compose enables access to the entire open matrix language,
including bridges to Python, using the easy-to-use Compose
Integrated Development Environment (IDE). More advanced
features and professional support are available via Professional
Editions, which extend the Basic Edition capabilities by enabling
access to the valuable Altair HyperWorks™ CAE Readers – making it
easier to post-process, visualize, and perform mathematical
operations on data from CAE or physical tests. To learn more about
the open matrix language visit the OpenMatrix website. To download
free Basic Editions, visit https://www.altair.com/mbd2019/.
About Altair (Nasdaq:
ALTR)Altair transforms design and decision making by
applying simulation, machine learning and optimization throughout
product lifecycles. Our broad portfolio of simulation technology
and patented units-based software licensing model enable
Simulation-Driven Innovation™ for our customers. With more than
2,000 employees, Altair is headquartered in Troy, Michigan, USA and
operates 71 offices throughout 24 countries. Altair serves more
than 5,000 customers across broad industry segments. To learn more,
please visit www.altair.com.
Media Contacts Altair:
Corporate / Americas/ Asia Pacific Biba A. Bedi +1.248.614.2400
x 392 biba@altair.com
Altair Europe/ The Middle East/AfricaEvelyn Gebhardt +49
6421 9684351gebhardt@bluegecko-marketing.de
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