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Ansoft Releases Free Version of Maxwell® Software
PITTSBURGH - October 24, 2002 - Ansoft Corporation (NASDAQ: ANST) today launched a new campaign to expand the use of its electromagnetic and electrostatic simulation software by offering a free subset of the company's commercially available Maxwell 2D.
The software, marketed as Maxwell SV, contains advanced 2D electric fields, AC/DC magnetic fields, and eddy-current solvers that engineering design professionals, professors, and students use to design components such as sensors, actuators, motors, and transformers.
"When I founded Ansoft 18 years ago, I believed that electromagnetic field simulation would become increasingly important to mainstream electrical design," said Zoltan Cendes, Ansoft's Chairman and Chief Technology Officer. "That vision is truer today than ever before. And we're accelerating this trend by offering a free version of software that is already widely used in the industry. I fully expect that many more practicing engineers will download the software for their daily work."
With the free download, users around the world have access to premium electronic design automation (EDA) software that can calculate electrical quantities, including force, torque, inductance, capacitance, and resistance. The software also features a graphical post processor for field visualization.
Maxwell SV's key features include:
2D Electric Field Simulation
2D DC Magnetic Field Simulation
2D AC Magnetic Field Simulation
Graphical 2D Modeler and Post Processor
Automatic, Adaptive Meshing
Material Database
DXF/DWG File Import
"My students and I have used Maxwell software for more than three years, and we eagerly await the release of the new student version," said John Brauer, Adjunct Associate Professor at the Milwaukee School of Engineering's Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. "We use the software to find electrostatic fields in printed circuits, to compute inductances of coils, and to find magnetic fields and forces of solenoid actuators. Maxwell's accuracy is impressive, and my students can learn to use the program in less than an hour."
To download Maxwell SV and related documentation, go to www.ansoft.com/maxwellsv. Please note that the software is not supported.
About Maxwell 2D
Ansoft's Maxwell 2D Field Simulator is a comprehensive, easy-to-use software tool for design problems requiring an accurate, two-dimensional representation of electric or magnetic field behavior. Maxwell 2D quickly obtains critical device parameters, such as force, torque, induction, and saturation effects from the physical design information on PCs and UNIX workstations. For more information on Maxwell 2D, please visit www.ansoft.com/products/em/max2d.
About Ansoft
Ansoft is a leading developer of high-performance electronic design automation (EDA) software. Engineers use Ansoft software to achieve first-pass system success when designing mobile communication and Internet-access devices, broadband networking components and systems, integrated circuits (ICs), printed circuit boards (PCBs) and electromechanical systems. Ansoft markets its products worldwide through its own direct sales force and has comprehensive customer-support and training offices throughout North America, Asia and Europe. To learn more, please visit www.ansoft.com.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Mark Ravenstahl
TEL: 412.261.3200
FAX: 412.471.9427
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