Setting the Basic Time Options

The Time tab of the Simulation Settings dialog is used to specify the time options for the simulation:

There are four primary things that you specify from this dialog:

• The time basis and simulation duration;

• The timestep length and how the timesteps are aligned;

• Special reporting periods over which results can be accumulated and/or averaged; and

• When results will be saved.

This dialog also includes a button to Show Scheduled Updates…, which displays all of the model timesteps, and an Advanced button, for specifying a number of advanced time settings.

These items are discussed in detail in the topics below.