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What's new in modeFRONTIER v. 4.3 2
Schedulers and Optimizers 2

New Features and Improvements 2
RSM algorithms 4
Improvements 4
The Design Space 4

New Features 4
The Workflow 6
New Features 6
Improvements 11
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What’s new in modeFRONTIER v. 4.3
modeFRONTIER 4.3 includes significant new features and
several enhancements of the existing components. The
highlights of the new and enhanced features available illustrate
how to take advantage of the new capabilities for existing
users.
In particular the enhanced modules include the following:
Schedulers and Optimizers

New Features New features have been added to the list of available
algorithms in the Scheduler and Optimizers:
and
Improvements NSGA-II
NSGA-II was entirely re-designed to support unordered discrete
variables for mixed-integer problems. New schemes have been
added:
• Controlled Elitism to increase uniformity distribution of
Pareto front.
• Variable Population Size for higher accuracy of
approximated Pareto front.
Figure 1. The new NSGA-II configuration panel

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• Steady State Evolution (MFGA), with an adaptive elitism
procedure for an efficient parallelization scheme.
External Schedulers Bridge

The External Schedulers Bridge lets the users integrate user-
defined optimizers with modeFRONTIER to enhance flexibility
and efficiency for specific optimization problems. A runtime
library to exchange data between modeFRONTIER and third-
party software tools (including MATLAB, Scilab and Octave) is
provided, thus custom optimization algorithms can be coupled
with modeFRONTIER.
Figure 2. External Schedulers Bridge
Parallel RSM
Parallel RSM training use multi-thread technology in the
FSIMPLEX and FMOGA-II algorithms.
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MOSA
Enhancements for the MOSA algorithm include:
• Support of unordered discrete variables.
• Steady-state evolution option.
Evolution Strategy
Support of unordered discrete variables for the Evolution
Strategy algorithm.
The Design Space

New Features New functions have been added to the Tools and Charts
available in order to make life easier for users when exploring
and assessing the data available in the Design Space tables:
New Correlation Matrix chart

The new Correlation Matrix chart is now provided with an
interactive threshold filter for selective visualization of correlation
matrix, with the inclusion of Pearson coefficient, Spearman,
Partial Correlation and Partial Ranking Correlation coefficients.
Figure 3. New Correlation Matrix chart
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RSM Multiple Function Plot
The RSM Multiple Function Plot for comparative display of
multiple RSM functions created and interactive moving sliders
to change input values and update the related RSM function.
Figure 4. RSM Multiple Function Plot
The Design Space Template

The Design Space Template which allows Design Space
visualization charts saving to a XML Template file for later reuse
in different projects.
Figure 5. Design Space Template
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The Workflow
New Features The Grid System
The Grid System powered by GridGain framework enables
modeFRONTIER for grid computing. This system lets
modeFRONTIER submit Workflow design evaluation jobs
across a local network, wait for the execution and retrieve the
results. The Grid System is available in beta version for the
UGS-NX, LabVIEW, ANSYS Workbench and SimulationX
nodes only.
Figure 6. The Grid Manager interface
ANSYS Workbench
The new ANSYS Workbench Direct Integration Node includes
the following features:
• Support of ANSYS Workbench v12.1.
• Handling of Input/Output Parameters defined in the
Workbench Parameter Set.
• Pre-processing macro functionalities available to detect
geometry failure, check mesh quality or similar.
• Post-processing macro functionalities available for
advanced assessment of results.
• Support GridGain system for distributed computing.
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Figure 7. The new ANSYS Workbench node interface
METAPost
The METAPost Direct Integration Node lets METAPost users
extract FEA responses for the optimization problem, by reading
the following quantities:
• Real Scalar History
• Real Vector History (X,Y history curve)
• Complex Vector History (Frequency, Magnitude and
Phase)
Figure 8. The METAPost Interface
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SimulationX
The SimulationX Direct Integration Node for coupling with
SimulationX software is used for design, analysis, and
optimization of complex systems: the interface available
enables parsing of inputs/outputs parameters to/from
Components and Connections, including scalar (e.g.
component/connection parameters), vector (e.g. output curves)
and matrix (e.g. Component Tables) data. The SimulationX
node supports GridGain system for distributed computing.
Figure 9. SimulationX interface
JMAG
The new JMAG Direct Integration Node supports JMAG
Designer and handles input scalar parameters for the Study
available as well as scalar output parameters.
Figure 10. JMAG interface
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Octave
The new Octave Direct Integration Node permits coupling with
the Octave software tool.
Figure 11. The Octave interface
SoC
The SoC Node allows easy integration into modeFRONTIER
optimization workflow of any System-on-Chip simulator that
follows the Multicube* specifications. The integration node
takes care of the design space introspection, automatic
workflow generation and simulator interaction.
Figure 12. The SoC interface
* Multi-objective Design Space Exploration of MultiProcessor-SoC

Architectures for Embedded Multimedia Applications. For more
information: www.multicube.eu
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LookUpTable
The LookUpTable (LUT) node which, for a given set of inputs
X=(X1,X2,...,Xn), and a reference sets of data (i.e. any table in
the Design Space), finds the nearest point to X, by returning the
array corresponding to the design of the dataset which best
matches X. Consequently, combined use of the LUT node and
SOM utility enables the users to use any SOM Table in the
Workflow to find the BMU in order to classify sets of data for
each iteration of the scheduler selected.
Figure 13. The LookUpTable node
Workflow Creation Wizard

The Workflow Creation Wizard which allows the users to
quickly and easily create basic Workflow patterns, including
Input/Output variables, vectors, application nodes and file
nodes.
Figure 14. The Workflow Creation Wizard

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Workflow Creation and Edit from Excel
The Workflow Creation and Edit from Excel now supports
import/export of variable settings for vector variables.
Custom Workflow Library

The Custom Workflow Library includes selective views of the
Workflow nodes library.
Figure 15. The Custom Workflow Library
Improvements
Major improvements of the existing features include:
• Ambient conditions available as input and custom unit
selection in the Flowmaster node.
• New license check option before the evaluation run
starts for the ANSA and GT-SUITE node.
• PRT and ASM versioning control in the ProEngineer
node.
• Timeout option available in the application script nodes.
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release 4.

What's new in modeFRONTIER v. 4.3 2

Schedulers and Optimizers 2

The Design Space 4

Schedulers and Optimizers

Figure 1. The new NSGA-II configuration panel

External Schedulers Bridge

Figure 2. External Schedulers Bridge

The Design Space

New Correlation Matrix chart

Figure 3. New Correlation Matrix chart

Figure 4. RSM Multiple Function Plot

The Design Space Template

Figure 5. Design Space Template

Figure 6. The Grid Manager interface

Figure 8. The METAPost Interface

Figure 9. SimulationX interface

Figure 10. JMAG interface

Figure 11. The Octave interface

Figure 12. The SoC interface

* Multi-objective Design Space Exploration of MultiProcessor-SoC

Figure 13. The LookUpTable node

Workflow Creation Wizard

Figure 14. The Workflow Creation Wizard

Custom Workflow Library

Figure 15. The Custom Workflow Library

modeFRONTIER® is a registered product of ESTECO Srl

modeFRONTIER AMERICA EUROPE ASIA

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