Copying Pathways Between Models

In many cases, you may wish to create different portions of your model in different model files.  For example, one individual may be working on one part of your model (a particular subsystem), while another is working on a different subsystem.  At some point, you would then want to combine the various subsystems into a single model file.

GoldSim allows you do so by simply opening two instances of GoldSim (each with a different file), copying the desired element (including entire Containers) to the clipboard, and then pasting it into the other model. 

When you are copying and pasting pathways in this manner, however, there is an important limitation that GoldSim imposes that you must be aware of:  You should only copy pathways between models if the two models have identical species

   Warning: GoldSim will actually allow a pathway copy/paste operation if the species lists in the models have the same number of items.  GoldSim does not automatically check to see of the items are identical.  It is strongly recommended, however, that you ensure that the species lists are identical before copying and pasting pathways between models.

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