Lesson 3 Summary

Lesson 3, page 12 of 12

That's it for Lesson 3. Let's recap what you learned:

• GoldSim has two sections to its window: the graphics pane The primary portion of the GoldSim interface, where the graphical depiction of the model is shown. and the browser A view of a GoldSim model in which elements are displayed in a tree, and organized either hierarchically, or by type..
• You can open and close the browser using the Browser button on the toolbar. GoldSim commands can be accessed using the menu, toolbars, or context menus.
• Elements The basic building blocks with which a GoldSim model is constructed. Each element represents a feature, pararamer, process or event in the model. are added to the graphics pane by right-clicking on an empty section of the graphics pane, and selecting the appropriate element from the context menu.
• Element inputs, outputs and settings are specified in the element's Properties dialog, which can be displayed by double-clicking on the element's icon.
• The Simulation Settings dialog can be displayed by pressing F2, or by pressing the Simulation Settings button in the toolbar. The Simulation Settings dialog allows you to adjust properties such as the length of the simulation, the length of the timestep, and the number of realizations.
• A model is run by pressing F5 or pressing the Run button in the toolbar.
• After a model is run, it is in Result Mode The state of a GoldSim model when it has been run and contains simulation results..You cannot change the structure of the model or any of the input values while in Result Mode (otherwise the results would be inconsistent with the model).
• Results can be viewed by right-clicking on an element, or double-clicking on a Result element.
• You can return to Edit Mode The state of a GoldSim model when it is being edited and does not contain simulation results. from Result Mode by pressing F4, pressing the Edit Mode button.