• i. Copyright and Trademark Information
• 1. ModelCenter User Guide
• 2. Glossary
• 3. Example Files
• 4. ModelCenter Overview
  • 4.1. Applications of ModelCenter
  • 4.2. Benefits of ModelCenter
  • 4.3. ModelCenter Interface
  • 4.4. Using ModelCenter
  • 4.5. ModelCenter Concepts Overview
    • 4.5.1. ModelCenter Concepts: Components
    • 4.5.2. ModelCenter Concepts: Workflows
    • 4.5.3. ModelCenter Concepts: Variables
    • 4.5.4. ModelCenter Concepts: Component Tree
    • 4.5.5. ModelCenter Concepts: Analysis View
    • 4.5.6. ModelCenter Concepts: ModelCenter Remote Execution (MCRE)
    • 4.5.7. ModelCenter Concepts: Links
    • 4.5.8. ModelCenter Concepts: Schedulers
    • 4.5.9. ModelCenter Concepts: Geometry
    • 4.5.10. ModelCenter Concepts: Trade Studies
    • 4.5.11. ModelCenter Concepts: Project
• 5. Getting Started with ModelCenter
  • 5.1. Sample Problem Requirements
  • 5.2. Create a New Workflow
  • 5.3. Add ModelCenter Remote Execution Components to a Workflow
  • 5.4. Work with Components and Variables
  • 5.5. Link Components
  • 5.6. Saving the Workflow and Working with the Project
  • 5.7. Running a Parametric Study
  • 5.8. Adding an Excel-based Component with the Excel Plug-In
  • 5.9. More Workflow Building
  • 5.10. Performing a Design of Experiments (DOE)
  • 5.11. Performing an Optimization Study
• 6. Interface
  • 6.1. Server Browser
    • 6.1.1. How to Add a New Server to the Server Browser
    • 6.1.2. Server Browser Reference
  • 6.2. Workflow Views
    • 6.2.1. Analysis View
    • 6.2.2. Geometry View
    • 6.2.3. How to Change the View for the Current Window
    • 6.2.4. How to Open a New View
    • 6.2.5. How to Arrange View Windows
  • 6.3. Variables
    • 6.3.1. Inputs, Outputs, and Links
    • 6.3.2. Variable States: Valid and Invalid
    • 6.3.3. Naming Restrictions for Variables
    • 6.3.4. File Variables
      • 6.3.4.1. How to Save File Variables in Trade Studies
    • 6.3.5. Reference Variables
    • 6.3.6. Units Selection Dialog
      • 6.3.6.1. Units Selection Dialog Reference
  • 6.4. Component Tree
    • 6.4.1. How to Hide/Show Columns in the Component Tree
    • 6.4.2. How to Edit Values in the Component Tree
    • 6.4.3. How to Run Components from the Component Tree
    • 6.4.4. How to Reorder the Component Tree
    • 6.4.5. How to Change a Component's Name
    • 6.4.6. Component Right-Click Menu Reference
  • 6.5. Array Slicing
    • 6.5.1. How to Create a New Slice
    • 6.5.2. How to Use a Slice
  • 6.6. Link Editor
    • 6.6.1. How to Open the Link Editor
    • 6.6.2. Link Editor Reference
    • 6.6.3. Link Equations Reference
  • 6.7. Menus and Toolbars
    • 6.7.1. File Menu
      • 6.7.1.1. How to Create a New Workflow
      • 6.7.1.2. How to Open an Existing Workflow
      • 6.7.1.3. How to Save a Workflow
      • 6.7.1.4. How to Use "Save As" with a Workflow
      • 6.7.1.5. How to Close a Workflow
      • 6.7.1.6. How to Insert a Workflow into an Existing Workflow
      • 6.7.1.7. How to Export a Workflow
      • 6.7.1.8. How to View the Workflow's Properties
      • 6.7.1.9. How to Open a Recent File
      • 6.7.1.10. How to Open a Recent Trade Study
      • 6.7.1.11. How to Exit ModelCenter
      • 6.7.1.12. Model Properties Reference
        • 6.7.1.12.1. General Tab Reference
        • 6.7.1.12.2. Driver Tab Reference
        • 6.7.1.12.3. Remote Execution Tab Reference
        • 6.7.1.12.4. Logging Tab Reference
        • 6.7.1.12.5. Advanced Tab
      • 6.7.1.13. "Save As" Component Plug-In Dialog Reference
    • 6.7.2. Edit Menu
      • 6.7.2.1. How to Undo the Last Action
      • 6.7.2.2. How to Redo the Last Action
      • 6.7.2.3. How to Cut
      • 6.7.2.4. How to Copy
      • 6.7.2.5. How to Paste
      • 6.7.2.6. How to Delete
      • 6.7.2.7. How to Screen Dump
      • 6.7.2.8. How to Use the "Find" Feature
      • 6.7.2.9. How to Use the "Find Next" Feature
      • 6.7.2.10. How to Create a New Assembly
      • 6.7.2.11. How to Create a New Variable
      • 6.7.2.12. How to Link a Variable to the Top
      • 6.7.2.13. How to Sort Children
      • 6.7.2.14. How to Load From A File
      • 6.7.2.15. How to Save To a File
      • 6.7.2.16. How to Format Variables
      • 6.7.2.17. How to Use the Layout Feature
      • 6.7.2.18. Variable Properties Dialog Reference
        • 6.7.2.18.1. Select Class Dialog Reference
        • 6.7.2.18.2. String Form Reference
        • 6.7.2.18.3. Format Variable Dialog Reference
      • 6.7.2.19. File Variable Properties Dialog Reference
    • 6.7.3. View Menu
      • 6.7.3.1. How to Add Toolbars
      • 6.7.3.2. How to Remove Toolbars
      • 6.7.3.3. How to Customize Toolbars
      • 6.7.3.4. How to Add Windows
      • 6.7.3.5. How to Remove Windows
      • 6.7.3.6. How to Switch to Analysis View
      • 6.7.3.7. How to Switch to Geometry View
      • 6.7.3.8. Component Plug-in Mappings
        • 6.7.3.8.1. How to Open the Component Plug-in Mappings Dialog
        • 6.7.3.8.2. Component Plug-in Mappings Dialog Reference
      • 6.7.3.9. How to Turn Component Tool Tips On/Off
    • 6.7.4. Tools Menu
      • 6.7.4.1. How To Close All Trade Study Windows
      • 6.7.4.2. Class Conflicts
        • 6.7.4.2.1. How to Open the Class Conflicts Dialog
        • 6.7.4.2.2. How to Resolve Class Conflicts
        • 6.7.4.2.3. Class Conflicts Dialog Reference
      • 6.7.4.3. Remote Component Connections
        • 6.7.4.3.1. How to Open the Remote Component Connections Dialog
        • 6.7.4.3.2. Remote Component Connections Dialog Reference
    • 6.7.5. Component Menu
      • 6.7.5.1. Component "Run On" Feature
      • 6.7.5.2. How to Use the Component "Run On" Feature
    • 6.7.6. Project Menu
    • 6.7.7. Window Menu
    • 6.7.8. Help Menu
    • 6.7.9. Toolbars
      • 6.7.9.1. File Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.2. Standard Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.3. View Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.4. Navigation Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.5. Tools Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.6. Scheduler Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.7. Macros Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.8. Macro Record Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.9. Trade Study Plug-Ins Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.10. Publish Toolbar
      • 6.7.9.11. Toolbar Customization
        • 6.7.9.11.1. How to Open the Toolbar Customization Dialog
        • 6.7.9.11.2. How to Display a Toolbar
        • 6.7.9.11.3. Toolbar Customization Dialog Reference
  • 6.8. Delete and Remove
  • 6.9. ModelCenter MBSE Connector
    • 6.9.1. How to Open the ModelCenter MBSE Connector
  • 6.10. Preferences
    • 6.10.1. How to Open the Preferences Dialog
    • 6.10.2. Trade Studies Tab Reference
    • 6.10.3. Script Libraries Tab Reference
    • 6.10.4. Java Plug-Ins Tab Reference
    • 6.10.5. General Settings Tab Reference
    • 6.10.6. Links Tab Reference
    • 6.10.7. Logging Tab Reference
  • 6.11. Properties Editor
    • 6.11.1. How to Open the Properties Editor
    • 6.11.2. How to Edit Properties Using the Properties Editor
    • 6.11.3. How to Generate a Report from the Properties Editor
    • 6.11.4. Properties Editor Reference
  • 6.12. Large Data Monitor
    • 6.12.1. How to Open the Large Data Monitor from the Component Tree
    • 6.12.2. How to Use Arrays in the Large Data Monitor
    • 6.12.3. How to Resize an Array in the Large Data Monitor
    • 6.12.4. How to Set Values for File Variables with the Large Data Monitor
    • 6.12.5. Large Data Monitor Reference
  • 6.13. Smart Edit Bar
    • 6.13.1. How to Edit Using the Smart Edit Bar
    • 6.13.2. Smart Edit Bar Reference
  • 6.14. Quick Help
    • 6.14.1. How to Open Quick Help
    • 6.14.2. How to Pin and Unpin Quick Help
  • 6.15. Connections
    • 6.15.1. How to Open the Connections Dialog
    • 6.15.2. How to Edit a Connection
    • 6.15.3. How to Save or Cancel Changes to Connections
    • 6.15.4. Connections Dialog Reference
  • 6.16. Secure Connections
    • 6.16.1. How to Set MCRE for SSL Connections
    • 6.16.2. How to Create an SSL Connection to MCRE
    • 6.16.3. How to Set Up MCRE for SSH Connections
    • 6.16.4. How to Create an SSH Connection from ModelCenter
    • 6.16.5. How to Set Up SSH Connections to use SSH Keys
    • 6.16.6. How to Share Licenses When Using SSH Connections
  • 6.17. License Administration
    • 6.17.1. How to Set up Licensing with Other Ansys Products
  • 6.18. Input Variables Changed
    • 6.18.1. Input Variables Changed Dialog Reference
  • 6.19. Invalid Data Dialog Home
• 7. Available Components
  • 7.1. Component Plug-Ins
    • 7.1.1. ModelCenter Component Plug-Ins Framework
    • 7.1.2. The Component Plug-In "Run On" Feature
  • 7.2. Component Properties Dialog
    • 7.2.1. How to View and Change Component Properties
    • 7.2.2. Component Properties: General Tab
    • 7.2.3. Component Properties: Driver Tab
    • 7.2.4. Component Properties: Remote Execution Tab
    • 7.2.5. Component Properties: Logging Tab
    • 7.2.6. Component Properties: Advanced Tab
  • 7.3. Edit Component
    • 7.3.1. How to Open the Edit Component tab in the Component Tree
    • 7.3.2. How to Edit a Component in the Component Tree
    • 7.3.3. Edit Component Tab Reference
  • 7.4. Component Progress Window
    • 7.4.1. Progress Monitor Reference
  • 7.5. Common Components
    • 7.5.1. Functions
    • 7.5.2. Drivers
    • 7.5.3. Primitives
  • 7.6. Converger Tool
    • 7.6.1. How to Open the Converger Tool
    • 7.6.2. How to Add Variables to the Converger Tool
    • 7.6.3. How to Run the Converger Tool
    • 7.6.4. Converger Tool Reference
  • 7.7. Driver Components
    • 7.7.1. Custom Driver Components
    • 7.7.2. How to Set the Driver Component to Autorun
    • 7.7.3. How to Run the Driver Component in a Process Workflow
    • 7.7.4. How to Use a Script Component (Legacy) as a Custom Driver Component
      • 7.7.4.1. Custom Driver Component Script Example Reference
    • 7.7.5. How to Back Solve for a Value in a Workflow using a Driver Component
      • 7.7.5.1. How to Back Solve for a Value in a Workflow with a Driver Component Example Reference
  • 7.8. Geometry Components
    • 7.8.1. How to Show and Hide Geometry Variables
    • 7.8.2. Geometry Orientation and Color
    • 7.8.3. Geometry File Variables
      • 7.8.3.1. How to Create Geometry File Variables
    • 7.8.4. Geometry Types
      • 7.8.4.1. B-Spline Curve Geometry
      • 7.8.4.2. Node Geometry
      • 7.8.4.3. NURBS Geometry
      • 7.8.4.4. Quad-Facet Geometry
      • 7.8.4.5. Ruled Surface Geometry
      • 7.8.4.6. Skinned (Lofted) Surface Geometry
      • 7.8.4.7. Surface of Revolution Geometry
    • 7.8.5. Geometry Rendering Script
      • 7.8.5.1. How to Install a Custom Rendering Script
      • 7.8.5.2. How to Create a Custom Rendering Script for Beanshell
        • 7.8.5.2.1. BeanShell Rendering Script Template
        • 7.8.5.2.2. Plot3D BeanShell Rendering Script Example
      • 7.8.5.3. How to Optimize the Performance of a Beanshell Script
        • 7.8.5.3.1. BeanShell Rendering Script Template (for calling .jar file)
        • 7.8.5.3.2. Java Rendering Script Template
        • 7.8.5.3.3. Plot3D BeanShell Rendering Script Example (calls .jar file)
        • 7.8.5.3.4. Plot3D Java Rendering Script Example
  • 7.9. Process Components
    • 7.9.1. How to Use the Empty Component
    • 7.9.2. The Loop Component
      • 7.9.2.1. How to Open the Loop Component
      • 7.9.2.2. How to Use the Loop Component
      • 7.9.2.3. Loop Plug-In Reference
    • 7.9.3. If Component
      • 7.9.3.1. How to Use the If Component
      • 7.9.3.2. How to Edit Branch Expressions
      • 7.9.3.3. How to Set Inclusive Mode
    • 7.9.4. How to Use the Parallel Component
    • 7.9.5. How to Use the Sequence Component
  • 7.10. QuickWrap
    • 7.10.1. How to Create an Instance of QuickWrap
    • 7.10.2. How to Create an Instance of Standalone QuickWrap
    • 7.10.3. How to Add Variables
    • 7.10.4. How to Create Variables Manually
    • 7.10.5. How to Set Variable Properties
    • 7.10.6. How to Specify Array Values
    • 7.10.7. How to Add Bookmarks to QuickWrap
    • 7.10.8. How to Add Delimiters to QuickWrap
    • 7.10.9. How to Edit or Delete Delimiters and Bookmarks
    • 7.10.10. How to Wrap a Binary CAE File
    • 7.10.11. How to Set the Executable File Settings
    • 7.10.12. How to Use Script Mode in QuickWrap
    • 7.10.13. How to Create a New File Definition
    • 7.10.14. How to Specify a Default Configuration for the QuickWrap Plug-In
    • 7.10.15. Auto Import Variables Dialog Reference
    • 7.10.16. File Definition Reference
      • 7.10.16.1. Namelist Pattern
      • 7.10.16.2. Name-Value Pattern
      • 7.10.16.3. Statement Pattern
      • 7.10.16.4. Table Pattern
    • 7.10.17. QuickWrap General Tab Reference
      • 7.10.17.1. QuickWrap Script View Tab Reference
    • 7.10.18. QuickWrap Input File Tab Reference
    • 7.10.19. QuickWrap Output File Tab Reference
    • 7.10.20. QuickWrap File View Tab Reference
    • 7.10.21. QuickWrap Table View Tab Reference
    • 7.10.22. QuickWrap Data View Tab Reference
    • 7.10.23. QuickWrap Execute Tab Reference
      • 7.10.23.1. QuickWrap Run Commands Reference
    • 7.10.24. QuickWrap Menu Reference
    • 7.10.25. QuickWrap Toolbars Reference
    • 7.10.26. QuickWrap Variables Reference
    • 7.10.27. QuickWrap Variable Types Reference
  • 7.11. QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.1. How to Create an Instance of QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.2. How to Add Variables to QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.3. How to Create Variables Manually to QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.4. How to Set Variable Properties in QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.5. How to Specify Array Values in QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.6. How to Add Bookmarks to QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.7. How to Add Delimiters to QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.8. How to Edit or Delete Delimiters and Bookmarks in QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.9. How to Wrap a Binary CAE File in QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.10. How to Set the Executable File Settings in QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.11. How to Use Script Mode in QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.12. How to Create a New File Definition in QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.13. How to Specify a Default Configuration for QuickWrap (Legacy)
    • 7.11.14. QuickWrap (Legacy) Auto Import Variables Dialog Reference
    • 7.11.15. QuickWrap (Legacy) File Definition Reference
      • 7.11.15.1. Namelist Pattern
      • 7.11.15.2. Name-Value Pattern
      • 7.11.15.3. Statement Pattern
      • 7.11.15.4. Table Pattern
    • 7.11.16. QuickWrap (Legacy) General Tab Reference
      • 7.11.16.1. QuickWrap Script View Tab Reference
    • 7.11.17. QuickWrap (Legacy) Input File Tab Reference
    • 7.11.18. QuickWrap (Legacy) Output File Tab Reference
    • 7.11.19. QuickWrap (Legacy) File View Tab Reference
    • 7.11.20. QuickWrap (Legacy) Table View Tab Reference
    • 7.11.21. QuickWrap (Legacy) Data View Tab Reference
    • 7.11.22. QuickWrap (Legacy) Execute Tab Reference
      • 7.11.22.1. QuickWrap (Legacy) Run Commands Reference
    • 7.11.23. QuickWrap (Legacy) Menu Reference
    • 7.11.24. QuickWrap (Legacy) Toolbars Reference
    • 7.11.25. QuickWrap (Legacy) Variables Reference
    • 7.11.26. QuickWrap (Legacy) Variable Types Reference
    • 7.11.27. QuickWrap Legacy Dialog Reference
  • 7.12. VBScript Component
    • 7.12.1. How to Add a VBScript Component
    • 7.12.2. How to Use the VBScript Component
    • 7.12.3. How to Bulk-Edit Variables in the VBScript Component
    • 7.12.4. How to Use Array Variables in a VBScript Component
    • 7.12.5. VBScript Component Reference
    • 7.12.6. VBScript Component Edit Variables Reference
    • 7.12.7. VBScript Component Variable Format Reference
    • 7.12.8. VBScript Component Variable Types Reference
    • 7.12.9. VBScript Components More Properties Reference
    • 7.12.10. VBScript Objects
  • 7.13. Script Component (Legacy)
    • 7.13.1. How to Add a Script Component (Legacy)
    • 7.13.2. How to Create a Script Component (Legacy)
    • 7.13.3. How to Bulk-Edit Variables in the Script Component (Legacy)
    • 7.13.4. How to Use Arrays with the Script Component (Legacy)
    • 7.13.5. Script Component (Legacy) Examples
      • 7.13.5.1. How to Create a Script Component (Legacy) that Calls Excel
        • 7.13.5.1.1. Example Javascript Script Component (Legacy) that Calls Excel Reference
      • 7.13.5.2. How to Create a Script Component (Legacy) that Selectively Runs Components
      • 7.13.5.3. How to Create a Script Component (Legacy) that Displays Geometry
        • 7.13.5.3.1. Example Javascript Script Component (Legacy) that Displays Geometry Reference
      • 7.13.5.4. How to Create Hierarchies of Variables Using the Script Component (Legacy)
      • 7.13.5.5. How to Create a Script Component (Legacy) Using Javascript
    • 7.13.6. Script Component (Legacy) Reference
    • 7.13.7. Script Component (Legacy) Options Reference
    • 7.13.8. Script Component (Legacy) Variable Types Reference
    • 7.13.9. Script Component (Legacy) Advanced Properties Reference
    • 7.13.10. Script Component (Legacy) Methods Reference
    • 7.13.11. Script Component (Legacy) Objects Reference
    • 7.13.12. Script Component (Legacy) vars Objects Reference
    • 7.13.13. Script Component (Legacy) Error Handling Reference
  • 7.14. User Task Plugin
    • 7.14.1. How to Add a User Task Plugin to a Workflow
    • 7.14.2. How to Set Up the User Task Plugin
    • 7.14.3. User Task Plugin Reference
• 8. Trade Study Tools
  • 8.1. Parametric Study Tool
    • 8.1.1. How to Open the Parametric Study Tool
    • 8.1.2. How to Run the Parametric Study Tool
    • 8.1.3. Parametric Study Tool Reference
  • 8.2. Carpet Plot Tool
    • 8.2.1. How to Open the Carpet Plot Trade Study Tool
    • 8.2.2. How to Run the Carpet Plot Trade Study Tool
    • 8.2.3. Carpet Plot Tool Reference
  • 8.3. DOE Tool
    • 8.3.1. How to Open the DOE Tool
    • 8.3.2. How to Set Up and Run the DOE Tool
    • 8.3.3. Approximation Wizard
    • 8.3.4. DOE Tool Design Algorithms
      • 8.3.4.1. optiSLang Adaptive DOE
    • 8.3.5. DOE Tool Reference
      • 8.3.5.1. DOE Tool Design Table Reference
      • 8.3.5.2. DOE Tool Options Reference
  • 8.4. Optimization Tool
    • 8.4.1. How to Open the Optimization Tool
    • 8.4.2. How to Set Up and Run the Optimization Tool
    • 8.4.3. Algorithm Comparison Chart
      • 8.4.3.1. Broyden Algorithm
      • 8.4.3.2. PHX Optimizers
        • 8.4.3.2.1. Darwin Algorithm
      • 8.4.3.3. Non-gradient Optimizers
        • 8.4.3.3.1. Hooke-Jeeves Pattern Search
        • 8.4.3.3.2. Nelder-Mead Simplex with Bounded Variables
        • 8.4.3.3.3. NSGA II
        • 8.4.3.3.4. EVOLVE
      • 8.4.3.4. SwarmOps
        • 8.4.3.4.1. SwarmOps Differential Evolution (DE)
        • 8.4.3.4.2. SwarmOps Differential Evolution with Dithered Parameters (DESuite)
        • 8.4.3.4.3. SwarmOps Self-Adaptive Differential Evolution (JDE)
        • 8.4.3.4.4. SwarmOps Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO)
        • 8.4.3.4.5. SwarmOps Many Optimizing Liaisons (MOL)
        • 8.4.3.4.6. SwarmOps Pattern Search (PS)
        • 8.4.3.4.7. SwarmOps Local Unimodal Sampling (LUS)
        • 8.4.3.4.8. SwarmOps Random Sampling (RND)
      • 8.4.3.5. DAKOTA
        • 8.4.3.5.1. DAKOTA Asynchronous Parallel Pattern Search Algorithm (APPS)
        • 8.4.3.5.2. DAKOTA Coliny DIRECT Algorithm
        • 8.4.3.5.3. DAKOTA Coliny Evolutionary Algorithm (EA)
        • 8.4.3.5.4. DAKOTA Coliny Pattern Search (PS)
        • 8.4.3.5.5. DAKOTA Coliny Solis-Wets (SW)
        • 8.4.3.5.6. DAKOTA CONMIN Algorithm
        • 8.4.3.5.7. DAKOTA Multi-Objective Genetic Algorithm (MOGA)
        • 8.4.3.5.8. DAKOTA NCSU DIRECT
        • 8.4.3.5.9. DAKOTA OPT++ Finite Differences Newton (FDN)
        • 8.4.3.5.10. DAKOTA OPT++ Quasi Newton (QN)
        • 8.4.3.5.11. DAKOTA OPT++ Parallel Direct Search (PDS)
        • 8.4.3.5.12. DAKOTA OPT++ Polak-Ribiere Conjugate Gradient (PR)
      • 8.4.3.6. optiSLang
        • 8.4.3.6.1. optiSLang Covariance Matrix Adaptation Evolution Strategy (NOA2 - CMA)
        • 8.4.3.6.2. optiSLang Evolutionary Algorithm (NOA2 - EA)
        • 8.4.3.6.3. optiSLang Nonlinear Programming by Quadratic Lagrangian (NLPQLP)
        • 8.4.3.6.4. optiSLang One Click Optimizer (OCO)
        • 8.4.3.6.5. optiSLang Particle Swarm Optimization (NOA2 - PSO)
    • 8.4.4. Optimization Tool Reference
      • 8.4.4.1. Bulk Editor Reference
      • 8.4.4.2. Choose an Algorithm Wizard Reference
      • 8.4.4.3. Options Reference
      • 8.4.4.4. Additional Responses Reference
      • 8.4.4.5. View Output Reference
  • 8.5. Probabilistic Analysis Tool
    • 8.5.1. How to Open the Probabilistic Analysis Tool
    • 8.5.2. How to Set Up and Run the Probabilistic Analysis Tool
    • 8.5.3. How to Add the Probabilistic Analysis Tool to a Workflow
    • 8.5.4. Probabilistic Methods
      • 8.5.4.1. Monte Carlo
    • 8.5.5. Probabilistic Analysis Tool Reference
      • 8.5.5.1. Design Variables Distribution Reference
      • 8.5.5.2. Response Levels Reference
      • 8.5.5.3. Probabilistic Analysis Tool Options Reference
      • 8.5.5.4. Probabilistic Analysis Tool Output Reference
      • 8.5.5.5. Method Selection Wizard Reference
  • 8.6. Legacy DOT Optimization Tool
    • 8.6.1. How to Open the Legacy DOT Optimization Tool
    • 8.6.2. Legacy DOT Optimization Tool Reference
    • 8.6.3. Legacy DOT Optimization Tool Options Reference
  • 8.7. Data Explorer
    • 8.7.1. How to Use the Data Explorer and Plots
    • 8.7.2. Plot Types
      • 8.7.2.1. 2D Bar Plot
      • 8.7.2.2. 2D Line Plot
      • 8.7.2.3. 2D Scatter Plot
      • 8.7.2.4. 3D Scatter Plot
      • 8.7.2.5. Carpet Plot
      • 8.7.2.6. Contour Plot
      • 8.7.2.7. Histogram Plot
      • 8.7.2.8. Interaction Effects Plot
      • 8.7.2.9. Main Effects Plot
      • 8.7.2.10. Main Effects Summary Plot
      • 8.7.2.11. Parallel Coordinates
      • 8.7.2.12. Prediction Profiler Contour and XY Plots
      • 8.7.2.13. Scatter Matrix
      • 8.7.2.14. Variable Importance Plot
      • 8.7.2.15. Variable Importance Summary Plot
      • 8.7.2.16. Plot Types Reference
        • 8.7.2.16.1. Design Point Reference
        • 8.7.2.16.2. Pareto Designs Reference
        • 8.7.2.16.3. Pearson and Spearman Methods Reference
    • 8.7.3. Plot Options Menu
      • 8.7.3.1. Dimensions
      • 8.7.3.2. Constraints
      • 8.7.3.3. Objectives
      • 8.7.3.4. Values
      • 8.7.3.5. Series
        • 8.7.3.5.1. Series: Mode
        • 8.7.3.5.2. Series: Range/Bins
        • 8.7.3.5.3. Series: Style
        • 8.7.3.5.4. Series: Error Bars
        • 8.7.3.5.5. Series: Color Bar
        • 8.7.3.5.6. Series: Color Bar Ticks
      • 8.7.3.6. Layout
      • 8.7.3.7. Axes
        • 8.7.3.7.1. Axes: Range
        • 8.7.3.7.2. Axes: Lines
        • 8.7.3.7.3. Axes: Ticks
        • 8.7.3.7.4. Axes: Labels
        • 8.7.3.7.5. Axes: Spikes
        • 8.7.3.7.6. Axes: Layout
      • 8.7.3.8. Legend
      • 8.7.3.9. Plot Options Reference
        • 8.7.3.9.1. View Controls
        • 8.7.3.9.2. Color Picker
        • 8.7.3.9.3. Field/plus/minus/slider
    • 8.7.4. Data Explorer Menus and Toolbars Home
      • 8.7.4.1. File Menu Reference
      • 8.7.4.2. Chart Menu Reference
      • 8.7.4.3. Help Menu Reference
      • 8.7.4.4. Toolbar Reference
        • 8.7.4.4.1. Guided Search
          • 8.7.4.4.1.1. How To Use Guided Search
          • 8.7.4.4.1.2. Guided Search Reference
      • 8.7.4.5. Table Page
        • 8.7.4.5.1. How to Search the Data Explorer Table
        • 8.7.4.5.2. How to Sort the Data Explorer Table
        • 8.7.4.5.3. How to Add Runs to the Data Explorer Table
        • 8.7.4.5.4. How to Delete Runs from the Data Explorer Table
        • 8.7.4.5.5. How to Handle Failed Runs in the Data Explorer Table
        • 8.7.4.5.6. How to Export Data Explorer Results
  • 8.8. RSM Toolkit
    • 8.8.1. How to Open the RSM Toolkit
    • 8.8.2. How to Create an RSM using the RSM Toolkit
    • 8.8.3. How to View and Compare Response Surface Models
    • 8.8.4. How to Improve an RSM
    • 8.8.5. How to Add an RSM to the Workflow
    • 8.8.6. RSM Algorithms
      • 8.8.6.1. Polynomial
        • 8.8.6.1.1. Polynomial Model Options
      • 8.8.6.2. optiSLang Radial Basis Function Fast Surrogate Model
      • 8.8.6.3. optiSLang Radial Basis Function Surrogate Model
      • 8.8.6.4. optiSLang Kriging Surrogate Model
    • 8.8.7. RSM Toolkit Reference
    • 8.8.8. View Dialog Reference
  • 8.9. Trade Study Favorites
    • 8.9.1. How to Create a Trade Study Favorite
    • 8.9.2. How to Open an Existing Trade Study Favorite
    • 8.9.3. How to Delete a Trade Study Favorite
    • 8.9.4. Trade Study Favorites Reference
• 9. Advanced Features
  • 9.1. ModelCenter Remote Execution as a Service
    • 9.1.1. How to Create AppIDs for installed 32-bit COM Objects
    • 9.1.2. How to Create AppIDs for installed 64-bit COM Objects
    • 9.1.3. How to Configure each COM Application on the node
  • 9.2. PACZ Publisher
    • 9.2.1. How to Open the PACZ Publisher
    • 9.2.2. How to Use the PACZ Publisher
    • 9.2.3. PACZ Publisher Reference
    • 9.2.4. PACZ Generator Command Line Tools Reference
  • 9.3. Wrapping Codes
    • 9.3.1. How to Wrap Drivers or Trade Study Tools
    • 9.3.2. How to Wrap "Black Box" Analysis Tool/Transfer Function
      • 9.3.2.1. How to Wrap Command Line Interfaces
      • 9.3.2.2. How to Wrap API
    • 9.3.3. How to Wrap a Post-processing or Visualization Tool
  • 9.4. Plug-In Toolkit
    • 9.4.1. How to Open the Plug-In Manager
    • 9.4.2. How to Add a Plug-In through the Plug-In Manager
    • 9.4.3. How to Edit a Plug-In through the Plug-In Manager
    • 9.4.4. How to Add a Plug-In Sub-Category in the Plug-In Manager
    • 9.4.5. How to Remove a Plug-In Sub-Category in the Plug-In Manager
    • 9.4.6. How to Remove a Plug-In through the Plug-In Manager
    • 9.4.7. Registrationless Plug-Ins
      • 9.4.7.1. How to Add a Registrationless Plug-In
      • 9.4.7.2. How to View the Logs for a Registrationless Plug-In
    • 9.4.8. Plug-In Manager Reference
  • 9.5. Script Libraries
    • 9.5.1. How to Register a Script Library
    • 9.5.2. How to Use a Script Library
  • 9.6. Schedulers
    • 9.6.1. How to Select the Scheduler Mode
    • 9.6.2. What is the Script Scheduler?
    • 9.6.3. How to Open the Scheduler Script Editor
    • 9.6.4. Scheduler Menu and Toolbar Reference
    • 9.6.5. Scheduler Script Editor Reference
      • 9.6.5.1. Script Scheduler Objects
  • 9.7. Custom Data Types (Class Library)
    • 9.7.1. How to Open the Class Library Dialog
    • 9.7.2. How to Create a Custom Data Type using the Class Library
    • 9.7.3. How to Use Custom Data Types through the Class Library
    • 9.7.4. Class Library Dialog Reference
    • 9.7.5. Class Library File Format Reference
    • 9.7.6. Class Library File Example Reference
  • 9.8. Data Import Plug-In
    • 9.8.1. How to Open the Data Import Plug-In
    • 9.8.2. How to Import a File with the Data Import Plug-In
    • 9.8.3. Data Import Plug-In Reference
  • 9.9. Macro Facility
    • 9.9.1. How to Open the Macro Editor
    • 9.9.2. How to Record a Macro
    • 9.9.3. How to Create a Macro Manually
    • 9.9.4. How to Assign a Macro to a Button
    • 9.9.5. How to Edit an Assigned Macro
    • 9.9.6. How to Run a Macro
    • 9.9.7. Macro Example Using Excel
    • 9.9.8. Macro Editor Reference
    • 9.9.9. Macro Objects Reference
    • 9.9.10. Select a Macro to Run Dialog Reference
    • 9.9.11. Macro Button Properties Dialog Reference
    • 9.9.12. Macro Menu and Toolbar Reference
  • 9.10. Snapshot
    • 9.10.1. How to Create a Snapshot
    • 9.10.2. How to Restore a Snapshot
• 10. Other Tools
  • 10.1. ModelCenter API
  • 10.2. Debugging
    • 10.2.1. Component Debugging Reference
  • 10.3. Project Feature
    • 10.3.1. How to Enable the Project Feature
    • 10.3.2. How to Create a Design History
• 11. Release Notes
  • 11.1. 2025 R1 01/14/2025
  • 11.2. 2024 R2 07/10/2024
  • 11.3. 2024 R1 01/04/2024
  • 11.4. 2023 R2 07/06/2023
  • 11.5. 2023 R1 01/31/2023
  • 11.6. 2022 R2 07/15/2022
  • 11.7. 2022 R1.1 04/08/2022
  • 11.8. 2022 R1 01/31/2022
  • 11.9. 14.5.1 10/15/2021
  • 11.10. 14.5 09/24/2021
  • 11.11. 14.2.2 04/23/2021
  • 11.12. 14.2 01/29/2021
  • 11.13. 14.1 11/30/2020
  • 11.14. 14.0.1 09/01/2020
  • 11.15. 14.0 05/29/2020
  • 11.16. 13.5 11/22/2019
  • 11.17. 13.2 08/15/2019
  • 11.18. 13.1 11/16/2018
  • 11.19. 13.0 05/31/2018
  • 11.20. 12.0.3 01/12/2018
  • 11.21. 12.0.2 11/15/2017
  • 11.22. 12.0.1 06/14/2017
  • 11.23. 12.0 05/31/2017
  • 11.24. 11.2.3 07/06/2016
  • 11.25. 11.2.2 10/05/2015
  • 11.26. 11.2.1 03/30/2015
  • 11.27. 11.2 12/15/2014
  • 11.28. 11.1.1 07/18/2014
  • 11.29. 11.1 05/31/2014
  • 11.30. 11.0 02/28/2014
  • 11.31. 10.2.1 03/01/2013
  • 11.32. 10.2 02/26/2013
  • 11.33. 10.1.1 07/31/2012
  • 11.34. 10.1 06/08/2012
  • 11.35. 10.0.1 07/25/2011
  • 11.36. 10.0 05/16/2011
  • 11.37. 9.0.2 04/01/2010
  • 11.38. 9.0.1 01/25/2010
  • 11.39. 9.0 01/12/2010
  • 11.40. 8.0.7 09/18/2009
  • 11.41. 8.0.6 08/10/2009
  • 11.42. 8.0.5 07/24/2009
  • 11.43. 8.0.3 06/10/2009
  • 11.44. 8.0.2 05/30/2009
  • 11.45. 8.0.1 04/30/2009
  • 11.46. 8.0 01/08/2009
  • 11.47. 7.1.2 08/31/2007
  • 11.48. 7.1.1 80/10/2007
  • 11.49. 7.1 04/30/2007
  • 11.50. 7.0.3 11/17/2006
  • 11.51. 7.0.2 07/10/2006
  • 11.52. 7.0.1 06/26/2006
  • 11.53. 7.0 06/16/2005
  • 11.54. 6.1 01/30/2005
  • 11.55. 6.0.3 05/25/2004
  • 11.56. 6.0.2 04/21/2004
  • 11.57. 6.0.1 04/01/2004
  • 11.58. 6.0 03/26/2004