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 are as follows:
1. 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:
2. Left-click on the element type that you wish to insert. When you do so, the cursor will change and will look like this:
3. Move the cursor to where you wish to place the element and left-click.
4. The editing dialog for the element is displayed.
5. Enter the properties for the element and press OK.
6. The element will be inserted in the graphics pane with its upper-left corner at the location of the cursor when you left-clicked.