Awesome Modelica

A curated list of Modelica libraries, tools and resources.

Contribution Guide   

Modelica is a non-proprietary, object-oriented, equation based modeling language to conveniently model complex physical systems containing, e.g., mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic, thermal, control, electric power or process-oriented subcomponents.

See the official Modelica website for the official specification and more information about the Modelica Language.

Tags

A list of tags to help guide the reader based on Modelica experience.

• 🐣 | Recommended for those new to Modelica.

Contents

• Awesome Modelica
• Tags
• General
  • Modelica Conferences
  • Modelica Language
  • Functional Mockup Interface
  • Coding Style Guides
  • Libraries
  • Community
  • Books
  • Blogs
  • Videos and Tutorials
• Tool Specific
  • Dymola
  • Modelon Impact
  • OpenModelica
  • SystemModeler

General

Resources of a nature more generally helpful to the Modelica community.

• Official Modelica Association Homepage by the Modelica Association | The main website for Modelica. Good for announcements, conference proceedings, news, etc.

Modelica Conferences

• Modelica Association Conferences | Primary conference series for the Modelica community.

Modelica Language

Language specific resources.

• Modelica Specification Github by the Modelica Association | Defines the Modelica modeling language.
• Modelica Web Reference by Michael Tiller | A cheatsheet for the Modelica language | 🐣

Functional Mockup Interface

Resources relating Functional Mockup Interface (FMI) and Functional Mockup Units (FMU).

• Awesome FMI Github | A curated list of FMI libraries, tools and resources.
• FMPy Github by Dassault Systemes | FMPy is a free Python library to simulate FMUs. | 🐣
• PyFMI Github by Modelon | PyFMI is a package for loading and interacting with FMUs.

Coding Style Guides

• LBNL Style Guide | Concise recommendations for how to organize your Modelica code.

Libraries

Library resources for the general audience.

• Modelica Standard Library | The official free (standard conforming) library from the Modelica Association.
• Modelica Github Repositories | List of 3rd party Modelica libraries on Github.

Community

Resources for news, help, collaborations, etc.

• Modelica Discord Channel | Discord server for Modelica and Modelica related technology and topics.
• Modelica StackOverflow | The Modelica tag for Q&A. | 🐣
• Modelica Twitter | Official twitter for the Modelica Association.
• Modelica Insider Twitter | Unofficial news about the Modelica language, Modelica usage and Modelica tools.
• Modelica LinkedIn | LinkedIn group for Modelica
• Modelica Reddit | Reddit group for Modelica

Books

Published material (physical or web-based) for coming up to speed on Modelica.

• Modelica Association book list | A list of material managed by the Modelica Association.
• Modelica By Example by Michael Tiller | A web-based textbook for Modelica | 🐣
• Principles of Object-Oriented Modeling and Simulation with Modelica 3.3: A Cyber-Physical Approach by Peter Fritzson | A thorough textbook on the Modelica langauge with many helpful examples.
  • PDF download for those who may have access
• Multi‐Physics Modeling of Technological Systems by Budinger, Hazyuk, & Coïc | Multidomain technological systems text using Modelica for most of the examples.
  • PDF download for those who may have access

Blogs

More informal knowledge sharing avenues.

• Claytex Blogs by Claytex | Tips and ideas for solving problems with Modelica from a leader in Modelica technologies.
• All About Modelica by Marco Bonvini | An introduction describing what is Modelica. | 🐣
• Modelon News Blog by Modelon | Tips and ideas for solving problems with Modelica from a leader in Modelica technologies.

Videos and Tutorials

Media (e.g., video, audio, powerpoint, etc.) for learning and using Modelica.

• Modelica & TRANSFORM Tutorials by Scott Greenwood | YouTube channel for general Modelica tutorials and TRANSFORM library tutorials.

Tool Specific

Resources more specific to indivdual tools and vendors. Tools will be presented in Alphabetical order.

Dymola

A commercial modeling and simulation environment by Dassault Systèmes®. Official website

Community

• LinkedIn | Official LinkedIn group for Dymola.
• Dymola StackOverflow | The Dymola tag for Q&A.

Installation Guide

• Official Guide - View the current manual provided with your Dymola distribution
• Unofficial Guide - Go to the installation folder in this repo and choose the pertinent Dymola version.

Modelon Impact

A commercial modeling and simulation environment by Modelon®. Official website

Community

• LinkedIn | Official LinkedIn group for Modelon Impact.

OpenModelica

An open source modeling and simulation environment by the Open Source Modelica Consortium (OSMC). Official website

Community

• Twitter | Twitter for OpenModelica.
• StackOverflow | StackOverflow for OpenModelica.
• Official Forum | Forum for OpenModelica.

Videos and Tutorials

• Modelica Tutorials using OpenModelica | Interactive tutorials for beginners | 🐣

Books

• WebBook | Webbook for OpenModelica.

SystemModeler

A commercial modeling and simulation environment by Wolfram®. Official website

Community

• Official Forum | Official Wolfram community Q&A forum for SystemModeler.
• SystemModeler StackOverflow | The SystemModeler tag for Q&A.