Powersim Studio 9 Features - Version History

Find the full list of Service Releases and Feature Packs launched for Studio 9.

Studio 9 Service Release 1
Studio 9 Major Release

Powersim Studio 9 Service Release 1

Released February, 2012.

The first service release of Studio 9 contains one improvement and some bug fixes.

Improvements:

Since Studio 9 requires at least Windows XP with ServicePack 2, the Database Dataset now uses a more up-to-date version of the "Microsoft Data Access Components" (MDAC 2.8 instead of MDAC 2.5).

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a problem regarding Far East languages that could cause characters to overlap in the definition field of the Variable Definition property page.
Fixed a problem introduced in Studio 9 that prevented the information provided in the Summary page of the Project Information dialog from being properly saved.
Changed the default data provider used when connecting to Oracle databases in the Database Dataset. The new data provider also works with the 64-bit platform version of Powersim Studio.
Fixed a problem that caused drop-down fields in vertical toolbars to become empty. The same problem could in some cases also cause undetermined behavior.

Powersim Studio 9 Major Release

Released January, 2012.

The first release of Powersim Studio 9 supports a new platform, introduces a new edition, and contains a number of new features as well as some improvements and bug fixes.

64-bit Platform Version:

A new platform version of Powersim Studio targeting 64-bit Windows is now available, allowing for larger models and increased simulation performance.

Premium Edition:

Powersim Studio 9 introduces the Premium edition targeted towards customers working with very large models.

Features:

A presentation in Powersim Studio can now be augmented with up to four windows with HTML content, called Presentation Sidekicks. The sidekick windows allow you to add new visual elements and more dynamics to your presentations.
You can now change the position of a legend for a Time Graph or Chart control.
It is now possible to import values to start-up variables through datasets.
In the Premium edition of the 64-bit platform version the maximum number of elements per variable can now be increased to a maximum of 10,000,000 elements.
You can now create effects for series variables.

Improvements:

Powersim Studio now conforms to the Unicode standard, with benefits for text input/output in Far East languages, multi-lingual projects, and integration with other applications.
It is now possible to have up to 1,000,000 runs in a simulation.
The amount of memory used to store all elements of all variables in the active simulation is now displayed in the Statistics page of the Project Information dialog.
The user interface of Studio has undergone a facelift. The icons in toolbars, menus, and the various windows of the application are now true color icons.

Bug Fixes:

Fixed a problem that prevented an error message from being shown when the INITIF function was used in a variable with the transfer direction set to "in" or "in-out"'.
Fixed a problem that caused the INITIF function to not work properly if the first parameter was an array and the second parameter was a scalar. The following definition now works as intended: "INITIF(FOR(r = RUNRANGE| r = RUNINDEX AND TIME = STOPTIME), X)" where X is a scalar, making it easy to capture the final value of a variable over all runs.
Fixed a problem that caused Studio to consider all periods to be of the same length in flow calculations involving average series variables. The problem occurred for Gregorian-calendar simulations with period length based on months, quarters, or years, and for Fiscal-calendar simulations with period length based on months.
Fixed a problem that caused undetermined behavior when using an auto report for a variable with transfer direction set to "in" and with dimensions based on a dynamic enumeration range. This problem occureed when the number of elements in a dynamic dimension was reduced during reset of the simulation.
Fixed a problem that could cause the Studio Dataset to read and write incorrect values when used with derived units of measure.
Fixed a problem that could cause Studio to not reflect changes in an Excel file used with XLDATA and XLRANGE. This occurred only when the Excel file was opened invisibly by Studio.
Fixed a problem that could cause the user to inadvertently restore permanent start-up variables even if the simulation was not in the initial state.
Fixed a problem that caused an invalid text to be displayed in the Categories dropdown of the Function Wizard.
Fixed a problem that could cause undetermined behavior when creating a Database Dataset with variables using dynamic enumeration ranges.
Fixed a problem that prevented use of index variables on dynamic ranges in Private Diagrams.
Fixed a problem that prevented the minor interval of a Time Axis from being saved when the major interval was automatic.
Fixed a problem that sometimes could cause undetermined behavior when a hidden parameter of a Time Graph or a Chart was shown again.
Fixed a problem that sometimes caused the Time Table control to prevent updates of the surrounding area in the containing diagram.
XLRANGE and XLDATA can now import data from XML files even when the deprecated Office Web components are not present.
Fixed a problem that caused the NUMERICAL function to not work correctly when used with an alias to a dynamic range.
Fixed a problem that prevented the Copy Value action from being used to copy values to a permanent series variable.
Fixed a problem that could cause Gauge controls with chord-based dials to be incorrectly displayed when the dial's fill was set to "No Fill".
Fixed problems with the display of file sizes in the Size field in the General page of the Project Information dialog.
Fixed a problem that caused the Elements column of the Equations Window to not be updated when a dynamic range was changed.
Fixed a problem that caused the "Import from Text File" command in the Value property page to not work when importing values from an ANSI text file (non-Unicode).
Fixed a problem that caused the New Project wizard to set time unit names in the previous default language rather than in the language specified in the wizard.
Fixed a problem that caused undetermined behavior when exporting an effect to Excel using the "Write Value to Excel" action and the effect did not yet have any results available.
Fixed some problems with the TRIANGULARINV and TRIANGULARDIST functions. These problems mainly occurred when peak was zero and also equal to minimum or maximum, and when minimum and maximum implied no spread.
Fixed some problems with the NORMINV and NORMDIST functions. These problems mainly occurred when mean was zero and also equal to upper limit or lower limit, and when upper limit, lower limit, or standard deviation implied no spread.