Software facilitates mechanical system modeling, simulation.

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DynaFlexPro v3.0 is a Maple(TM) package used to model and simulate the kinematics and dynamics of mechanical multibody systems. Project Manager guides users through model development via step-by-step instructions, buttons, and dialog boxes, while Equation Builder Assistant walks users through process of converting model description to kinematic and dynamic equations. Software also offers ability to select base coordinate system to which other system reference frames are mapped.



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DynaFlexPro 3.0



Major user interface enhancements announced to DynaFlexPro, the Maple based design tool for mechanical system modeling and simulation

New usability features dramatically reduce learning curve

Maplesoft(TM), the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics, announced today the release of DynaFlexPro 3.0, a Maple(TM) package used to model and simulate the kinematics and dynamics of mechanical multibody systems. Significantly enhanced usability features make this release relevant to a wider range of engineers.

Some of the new features include:
o A new Project Manager user interface that guides users through the model development process with step-by-step instructions, buttons, and dialog boxes
o A Model Development Guide, which is a step-by-step guide to creating new models and generating the model equations
o An Equation Builder Assistant that walks users through the process of converting the model description to kinematic and dynamic equations that describe the motion of the system
o The ability to select the base coordinate system to which the other system reference frames are mapped, even if users are not familiar with graph theory

"Unlike other multibody design tools that use purely numeric solvers, DynaFlexPro generates solutions that are concise and numerically efficient for real-time implementation, at a fraction of the cost of other similar tools," said Paul Goossens, Director of Commercial Markets, Maplesoft. "The latest usability features enable users to produce models of complex mechanical systems without knowing anything about linear graph theory or the Maple command syntax."

DynaFlexPro ModelBuilder, a graphical model development interface, facilitates the rapid creation of system models using blocks, lines, and drop-down menus. DynaFlexPro combines graph theory with engineering mechanics in algorithms that automatically generate the system equations from a system model, and highly-optimized simulation code for real-time and hardware-in-loop applications.

Designed by MotionPro Inc., and launched under the MapleConnect(TM) Premier program*, DynaFlexPro uses Maple, a powerful and intuitive tool for solving complex mathematical problems and creating rich technical applications, to symbolically generate the equations of motion for the mechanism. The robust computer algebra technologies in Maple create efficient sets of system equations in a symbolic form, which facilitates viewing, physical insight, and sharing. This symbolic approach not only assists in the design, optimization, simulation, and control of complex engineering systems, it is also suitable for teaching mechanical system design.

DynaFlexPro was designed to overcome issues with cumbersome, slow, and error-prone numeric-based mechanical analysis tools. DynaFlexPro allows engineering product developers to optimize, simulate, and control their designs to reduce prototyping time and bring their products to the market faster.

About MotionPro Inc
MotionPro Inc. was co-founded by Dr. John McPhee, P.Eng., and Patricia Shaw, P.Eng. MotionPro develops and markets the DynaFlexPro software for analyzing the motion of complex mechanical systems. MotionPro also helps their customers to develop customized models, including real-time dynamic analysis and optimized designs, of their engineering systems. For further information about MotionPro and its products, please contact sales@motionpro.ca.

About Maplesoft
Maplesoft is the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics. Its product suite reflects the philosophy that given great tools, people can do great things. Maplesoft has transformed the way engineers, scientists, and mathematicians use math, enabling them to work better, faster, and smarter.

Organizations around the world have applied Maplesoft solutions in nearly every technical field including engineering design, operations research, scientific research, and financial analysis. Maplesoft's commercial customer base includes Allied Signal, BMW, Boeing, DaimlerChrysler, DreamWorks, Ford, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Lucent Technologies, Motorola, Raytheon, Robert Bosch, Sun Microsystems, Toyota, and Tyco.

Maplesoft offers powerful and easy-to-use tools that save time and reduce errors.
o Maple solves complex mathematical problems and creates rich technical documents
o Maple Toolbox for MATLAB® combines the best in symbolic and numeric computation to develop mathematical solutions
o BlockBuilder(TM) for Simulink® is a First Principles physical modeling environment that offers automated export to Simulink
o BlockImporter for Simulink is a Maple add-on tool that allows you to import a Simulink model into Maple and convert it to a set of mathematical equations.
o MapleNet(TM) allows users to publish live Maple documents on the Web
o The Professional Toolbox Series provides domain-specific tools that focus the core Maplesoft products on discipline-specific applications

Visit www.maplesoft.com to learn more.

For more information please contact:
Tina George
Maplesoft
tgeorge@maplesoft.com
+1 519 747 2373 ext 352

* The MapleConnect Premier products offer easy-to-use application-oriented toolboxes to Maple users to aid the development of advanced design solutions. Fully endorsed and tested by Maplesoft, MapleConnect Premier products are developed by well-established companies in their fields, and provide essential productivity tools that focus the power of Maple on tasks carried out by their target users.

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