The Ventity Workspace

Menus

File Menu

Create, open, save and close models.

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New Model... : Create a new model

Open Model... : Open an existing model

Import and convert a Vensim model

Display the directory for the base folder where the model is located

Close Model: Close the existing model and return to the home screen

Save: Save changes to the currently open model

Save As... Save the existing model with recent changes under a new name

Save a copy of the current diagram as a png file

Edit Menu

Work with your most recent actions or with objects selected on the screen.

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Undo: Revert the most recent action

Redo: Redo the action that was last un-done with Undo

Cut: Remove the current selection and copy it to the clipboard

Copy: Copy the current selection to the clipboard

Paste: Copy the contents of the clipboard at the insertion point

Paste the clipboard contents as new items

View Menu

Open Ventity panels if they are not already showing.

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Model Overview: The Model Overview includes definitions, data, results, and analysis.

Diagram List: all of the diagrams used in the model

Entity Picker is used to select entities to display on graphs and results grids

Units: The Units panel checks dimensional consistency in equations and controls unit names.

Error List: Causes the error list panel to be displayed

The Style Chooser panel controls fonts, colors, and shapes on model diagrams.

The Console displays information about the current run.

Displays progress of current simulations

Equations Review: Table view of all model definition elements

Manage model results and select for export or review in tabular format .

Control display styles for chart output

A simplified diagram view intended for application presentation

Model Menu

Create or import new entity types, run the model.

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Set preferences for displaying warnings and for displaying detailed MACRO variables

Create a new entity type, MACRO, or Component

Import entity type definitions from another model. (also MACROs and Components

Run Model: Runs the model.

Help Menu

Get information about Ventity.

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View Help: Open the help file.

View and possibly update license information

About Ventity: Display copyright and version information.

Node Palette

The Node Palette appears at the top of any diagram window:

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Each node can be dragged onto a diagram to create a new variable, attribute, reference or annotation.

•Dragging the Stock, cloud , Auxiliary, Lookup, Attribute, or Trigger node to an entity's diagram creates a new property of that type for that entity.

•Clicking one of those items in the palette turns the cursor into a tool that adds that object. If you click on Stock, subsequent clicks on the diagram will add stocks to the entity type definition. Use the escape key (ESC) or click on a different tool in the palette to return to the normal cursor mode.

•The Link tool turns the cursor into a tool for drawing perpendicular links among variables or attributes. Use the escape key (ESC) to exit perpendicular link mode. (Curved arrows may be drawn without use of a special tool. Just float the cursor over the edge of the source node until it turns to a hand, then click and drag an arrow to the target node.)

•Dragging the Group node to an entity's diagram creates a hyperlink to a new, empty second diagram for the same entity type.

•Dragging Label, Notes, or onto a diagram adds, respectively, a large-font title or a text field for writing comments.

•The Chart node adds an embedded chart to a diagram. Embedded charts update automatically as runs are simulated.

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The node palette can be hidden or revealed with the show/hide palette button:

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