Here are some of the new features in version 8 :

• Enhanced Internet Licensing Options
  - Auto-release option, multi-seat option, online access/management to license state.


• OpenGL plots
  - New selectors for mesh, contour, and surface plots using OpenGL.


• Mesh Reconnect
  - Automatic mesh reconnection for moving meshes.


• Rotational Extrusion
  - Extrude in radial angle instead of in Z. Makes conversion of 2D cylindrical models to 3D a snap!


• Complex Eigenvalues
  - Solve models that produce complex eigenvalue solutions.


• Explicit Variables
  - Set any variable to an explicit expression in specific regions.


• SVG Graphics Export
  - Export any plot in Scalable Vector Graphics format.


• Generalized Periodicity
  - Periodic Map now allows variable exchange. Great for exchanging vector components.


• More Hyperbolic Functions
  - Addition of COTH, SECH, and CSCH hyperbolic functions.


• New Distance Function
  - Edge distance function to calculate the distance along a named path.


• New Utility Functions
  - New pseudo FLOOR and CEILING functions as alternatives to Max and Min, that provide a continuous derivative.


• Many Internal Improvements
  - Improved TRANSFER file format, improved error measure, improved parameter/equation summaries in debug file,
  and improved diagnostics for discontinuous Jacobians interfering with Newton convergence.