3.1.68                            Simulation | Play

 

Description:

-         If the model in the active canvas is in the ?ginitialized?h or ?gpaused?h state, the command starts the simulation.

-         The accuracy and length of simulation are controlled by the Sampling interval and the Simulation time which are properties of the model. You can set these parameters in the Simulation Settings dialog.

-         For a new canvas, the Sampling Interval and the Simulation Time are initialized on the base of user preference settings. See Preferences for more details.

-         The speed of simulation is roughly 1pt per 1 sec.

-         The Current speed setting in the Simulation Settings dialog is not relevant for simulations started with the Play command.

-         Other simulation options, e.g., Enhanced firing, are used according to the settings in the user preferences. (The Enhanced firing should be always on in CI3.0. The option remains for backward compatibility with the previous versions of Cell Illustrator and will be removed in future releases.)

-          Process firing and changes of entity values are shown in the canvas during the simulation.

-         The status of a simulation run is displayed at the bottom of the CI main window.

-         If there are any charts defined for the model, one or more Chart Windows are opened when the command is executed. The charts are periodically updated as the simulation runs. You can define new charts in the Chart Settings dialog.

-         Only the active canvas is available in the workspace. All other canvas windows are temporally closed in order to avoid inconsistent states.

-         The simulation stops when: (1) the user has executed the Simulation | Stop and Initialize  command, or (2) the user has executed the Simulation | Pause  command, or (3) the simulation time has reached the value specified (in pt units) by the Simulation time setting in the Simulation Settings dialog.

-         Only one simulation at a time can be executed.

-         If the canvas has been edited since the last save operation, the Save Modified File prompt will be displayed before the simulation starts

 

Constraints:

-         At least one canvas is opened in the workspace

-         The model in the active canvas is not in the ?gsimulation end?h state