Agenda EnSight 9 New Features and Functionality · 2018-06-14 · EnSight 9 New Features and...
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1 EnSight 9 New Features and Functionality Martin J. Faber, Sales Manager CEI Detroit Office Computational Engineering, International Agenda • Purpose of CEIViz08 • Educate distributors and users • Introduce 9.0 release • Give guidance on product direction • Make distributors more successful in their sales opportunities • Make users more successful in their usage • Make personal connections between users, distributors, sales, and developers 20 years of development mostly dedicated to High Performance Computing CEI “wins” the high ground Scalability Performance Features Support Current State, Future Directions Desktop Characteristics • Modest problem size – scaled to fit resources available • Occasional EnSight user –Not willing or able to invest much time in really learning system –And probably forgets much between each session • Is only using a single, usually commercial, solver. Other’s in his department/company may be using other solvers • He uses the post processor bundled with the solver on a regular basis Current State, Future Directions When compared to his current solution, desktop users demand one or more (usually more) of the following: • Better performance • Better features • Better productivity • Lower Cost • Something “special” – Software – Better support, etc. Current State, Future Directions Performance – Historically a strong area for us • But desktop architecture is going multi-core – Graphics performance highly dependent on taking advantage of new capabilities • Pixel shaders, auxilliary frame buffers, multi-pass rendering techniques, multiple graphics cards, etc. – Running parallel needs to be automatic/easy • SoS capability of auto decomposing is a good step. Need to extend to all data readers/formats Current State, Future Directions
Transcript of Agenda EnSight 9 New Features and Functionality · 2018-06-14 · EnSight 9 New Features and...
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EnSight 9 New Features and Functionality
Martin J. Faber, Sales Manager CEI Detroit OfficeComputational Engineering, International
Agenda
• Purpose of CEIViz08
• Educate distributors and users
• Introduce 9.0 release
• Give guidance on product direction
• Make distributors more successful in their sales opportunities
• Make users more successful in their usage
• Make personal connections between users, distributors, sales, and developers
20 years of development mostly dedicated to High Performance Computing
CEI “wins” the high ground
Scalability
Performance
Features
Support
Current State, Future Directions
Desktop Characteristics• Modest problem size – scaled to fit resources
available• Occasional EnSight user
–Not willing or able to invest much time in really learning system–And probably forgets much between each session
• Is only using a single, usually commercial, solver. Other’s in his department/company may be using other solvers
• He uses the post processor bundled with the solver on a regular basis
Current State, Future Directions
When compared to his current solution, desktop users demand one or more (usually more) of the following:
• Better performance
• Better features
• Better productivity
• Lower Cost
• Something “special”– Software
– Better support, etc.
Current State, Future Directions
Performance
– Historically a strong area for us
• But desktop architecture is going multi-core
– Graphics performance highly dependent on taking advantage of new capabilities
• Pixel shaders, auxilliary frame buffers, multi-pass rendering techniques, multiple graphics cards, etc.
– Running parallel needs to be automatic/easy
• SoS capability of auto decomposing is a good step. Need to extend to all data readers/formats
Current State, Future Directions
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Features– Another historical strength
• Few users are even aware of full capability
– We will continue adding capability. But this will NOT be highest priority near term since it is not a weakness
– 8.2 released (Aug. 2006) a large number of new features over time.
• 160 enhancements from initial release– Many minor, Many involving readers etc.
– In future we wish to limit feature enhancements to more significant releases
Current State, Future DirectionsProductivity (ease of use)
– Not historically our strength outside of features/performance
– New/occasional users must be able to use much of our features/products with little or no training
– Features used often need to be the easiest to use– Our user interfaces must be consistent with other
products the user may be using. Not just other CAE tools but consistent with web browsers, powerpoint
– All users on the planet know how to use a Windows box. CEI GUI design will in the future use Windows standard look/feel
– Different skill set between HPC and Desktop prospect
Current State, Future Directions
Current State, Future Directions
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EnSight 9
Daniel R. Schikore, Vice PresidentComputational Engineering, International
Outline
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• EnSight 9• What is it?
• EnSight 9 Beta Release
What is EnSight?
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• Plotting package• Data analysis tool• Animation engine• Pretty picture maker• FEA post-processor• CFD post-processor• Medical graphics tool• Oil/Gas Tool• Interactive graphics• Batch graphics• Embedded component
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EnSight 9
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• Same License Manager• Co-exists with 8.2
• New Desktop Icons / Command-line Launch• Command-language compatible• Scenario files backward compatible• GUI largely unchanged
EnSight 9
• A concentrated effort involving• Usability• Extensibility• Capability
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EnSight 9 Usability
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• Left-click selection / Part highlighting
EnSight 9 Usability
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• Right-click context sensitive menus
EnSight 9 Usability
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• “Click-n-go” interaction
EnSight 9 Usability
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• Annotation• Right-click• Click-n-go
• Tools• Right-click
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EnSight 9 Usability
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• Integrated Support Tool
EnSight 9 Extensibility
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EnSight 8 EnSight 9
Command Language Python
Console Input Graphical Input
Socket Interface Integrated Interpreter
• Trends:
EnSight 9 Extensibility
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• Python APIs• Menus• Tools• GUIs
EnSight 9 Extensibility
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• Third generation Reader API• Easier to develop a reader• Heavy lifting is done by EnSight• API 1 & 2 are still supported!
• EnSight Gold Output API• Stand-alone C library• Freely available
EnSight 9 Extensibility
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• EnSight Gold Output API• Stand-alone C library• Freely available
EnSight 9 Capability
Sep 23-25, 2008 24
• Raising of limits on• Parts• Variables• Frames
• Export to JT format
• Element-blanking enhancements
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EnSight 9 Capability
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• MPI (Message Passing Interface) Support for Linux and (soon) Windows• Launch with “mpirun”• Tuned, native network drivers
EnSight 9 Capability
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• Export to JT Format
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• New Element Blanking Options
EnSight 9 Capability
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• Reader updates• CAD formats
• Parasolid, Solidworks, Unigraphics
• Exodus II• Abaqus 6.8• Fluent
EnSight 9 Framework
Sep 23-25, 2008 29
• CEI Apex 2.0• Python 2.5• Qt 4.4• PyQt 4.4• Mesa 7.0
EnSight 9 Platforms
Sep 23-25, 2008 30
• Windows, Mac OS X, Linux (Client/Server)• AIX (Server)
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EnSight 9 Beta
Sep 23-25, 2008 31
• Available this week!• Bugs/Feedback to [email protected]
• Stop by the demo area and try it yourself!
EnSight 9 Release
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• November 2008
• Part Selection• Highlighting• Context-sensitive menus• Click-n-go• Alternate User Interfaces• Powerful Python scripting• MPI• Updated reader support
EnSightCFDDiscipline Focused GUIs
formerly known as theChameleon Project
Current Components
Sep 23-25, 2008 34
• Main Window(Basic menus, Docking areas, Large main data view)
Tear off of the graphics viewComponents(cont)
Sep 23-25, 2008 35
Variables Task Selector PanelWhat variable am I interested in and how do I want to view it
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Questions?
