Scripting is programming at the command level. An example of a command would be "SUM" in a spreadsheet application. Menus and icons are the typical ways to access these commands. Scripting is an alternative approach with its own unique strengths.
For users unfamiliar with this type of programming, Infolytica offers simplified scripting and a Script Recording Tool. Novice programmers can quickly learn and use the basic techniques to expedite their design process however experts are only limited by their imagination.
With the aid of scripting, users can extend the functionality of Infolytica products in three important ways:
Automate
- Making variations and/or rapidly build models
- Varying model parameters
- Automatically probing and graphing of simulation results
Customize
- Simulate with user defined settings
- Add user defined event handling
- Run application in batch processing mode
Interoperability
- Link to a spreadsheet program for graphing and calculations
- Transfer simulation results to another simulation program for multi-physics analysis
- Link to a word processor for automatic report generation
Learn more about Scripting
- Technical details on scripting with Infolytica software »
- Leveraging the power of scripting: a detailed example »
- Free Add-On scripts and forms
- What is Interoperability?
- Scripting, Optimization and MagNet
by Kash Rashid
Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine
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