Creating a Time History Result Element

Lesson 4, page 4 of 14

Let's create the Time History Result A chart or table showing how a model variable changes with time. element that will display the pond volume over time.

Add a Time History Result Element:

  1. In the graphics pane The primary portion of the GoldSim interface, where the graphical depiction of the model is shown., right-click to open a context menu.
  2. Select Insert Element, Results, Time History Result:


    Once you've inserted the element, its Properties dialog will immediately open:

  3. In the Name field, type "Pond Volume" (unlike other elements The basic building blocks with which a GoldSim model is constructed. Each element represents a feature, pararamer, process or event in the model. in GoldSim, Result element An element that can be used to organize, analyze and display results. names can have spaces).
  4. In Description, type "Time history of pond volume".
  5. Press the Add Result... button.
  6. From the list displayed, select Pond and press OK.
  7. For that result item, change the Label to "Volume".

    The completed dialog should look like this:

  8. Press Close to close the dialog.

Let's run the model.

Run the Model:

  1. Click Run on the toolbar.

  2. When the model finishes running, a "Simulation Complete!" message is displayed. Press OK to continue. The model is now in Result Mode The state of a GoldSim model when it has been run and contains simulation results..
  3. Double-click on Pond Volume to view the result:

    A screenshot of a social media post Description automatically generated
    This is obviously not a very interesting result (since the value did not change over time). We will fix that shortly as we add more details.
  4. For now, let's just make one change here. Right-click anywhere in the chart and a context menu will appear.From the menu, select View | Show Legend to turn off the legend in the chart (as we don't need it):

  5. Close the Result element by pressing on the X.
  6. Press F4 to return to Edit Mode The state of a GoldSim model when it is being edited and does not contain simulation results..
  7. Press the Save button in the toolbar (or press Ctrl+S):