One of the toolbars provided by GoldSim at the top of the screen is the Element toolbar. Each button in the toolbar represents a different element category:
The steps involved to insert a new element using the context menu of the graphics pane The primary portion of the GoldSim interface, where the graphical depiction of the model is shown. are as follows:
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Left-click on the button corresponding to the element category of interest. A menu will be displayed showing all of the elements in that category:
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Left-click on the element type that you wish to insert. When you do so, the cursor will change and will look like this:
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Move the cursor to where you wish to place the element and left-click.
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The properties dialog for the element is displayed.
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Enter the properties for the element and press OK.
The element will be inserted in the graphics pane with its upper-left corner at the location of the cursor when you left-clicked.