Q: Has the glycol package been updated in Aspen Plus V8.6 compared to Aspen Plus V7.3? A: The glycol package is an area of current research and improvement, but we did not deliver any changes specifically in Aspen Plus V8.6.
How do I do this? A: Generally, when you upgrade Aspen Plus files to a new version, a dialog box opens that will offer you the choice of keeping your existing properties or using the newest available properties. I want to use the binary interaction data of the glycol package of V8.6 with no other changes. I want to open and run this file in a glycol package of Aspen Plus V8.6. Q: I prepared a simulation flowsheet in a glycol package of Aspen Plus V7.3. V7, such as Kij's? A: We deliver updated property models on a regular basis please refer to the webinar slides and the What s New documentation for more details. Q: Are there significant thermo changes in V8 vs. How do you save results in V8? A: Input, Report, and History files can be generated from buttons on the home ribbon. Q: In V7 and prior, one could save results of A+ in.rep (report file). This will take you directly to the documentation covering new features and upward compatibility notes. Q: Do you still create documents explaining, what s new in Aspen Plus or Aspen HYSYS V8"? If so, where are they located? A: Yes, if you go to the Resources ribbon, click the What s New button.
Note that the most recent set of cumulative patches for Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS include a fix to make file start-up faster in situations where the license server is far from the user and/or the network is slow.ΔΆ Q: Was an "Undo" button introduced into Aspen Plus & Aspen HYSYS? A: Yes! There is a new Undo button available for certain flowsheet operations. For Aspen Plus, licensing changes lead to longer start-up times, but some time is saved during the simulation calculation. The improvements, however, do require more extensive graphic libraries to be loaded which take additional time. Q: Can you explain why V8 takes a lot of time to open? A: The new User Interface of Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS adds significant new capabilities, including support for multiple monitors and a richer workspace layout. Generally speaking, we are moving towards less frequent, more coordinated product releases in the future, although we may need to release individual projects off-cycle to maintain annual updates of design codes, cost basis and index factors, and updated property databases as they become available from third-party organizations. The products shipped together are guaranteed to interoperate with each other. While some products such as Aspen HYSYS and Aspen Plus were updated, other products such as Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating and Aspen Simulation Workbook were not updated. Why are not all parts of aspenone Engineering V8.6 of a consistent version number? A: The V8.6 DVDs included the newest available version of each product.
Aspen Exchanger Design & Rating (EDR), Aspen Simulation Workbook (ASW)).
Q: When installing V8.6, we get a number of software items that are still V8.4 (e.g. The new design makes it easier to find and fix problems.
In previous versions, this form was a floating dialog raised from the show status button on the forms toolbar. The new Status tab on the results forms has an icon showing status (OK, warnings, errors) and provides the text of the error or warning message. In V8, what is the equivalent that I can use to quickly check a models convergence? A: During the webinar, we showed that the status area moved to the lower left corner and now includes a show status button that brings up a form with hyperlinks that will take you to the status page of the model with errors or warnings. Q: In Aspen Plus V7.3, I could look in the lower right corner and see the blue results available, the yellow results available with warnings or with the red, results didn t converge.
Q: Is there any information on migrating from Aspen Manufacturing & Supply Chain (Aspen DMC Plus, Aspen Watch Performance Monitor, etc.) from V7.3 to V8? Do the same principals apply as shown here? A: The webinar was focused on Aspen Plus and Aspen HYSYS we did not cover the aspenone Manufacturing & Supply Chain products. Additional questions should be directed to AspenTech Support. 1 Convert from Aspen HYSYS or Aspen Plus V7.3 to V8 in Less than 30 Minutes Webinar Q&A This document summarizes the responses to questions posed before and during the webinar.