The General tab of the Options dialog provides a number of options for controlling the way that GoldSim behaves. These options are listed below.
Update expressions (F9) automatically after all moves and pastes: If this checkbox is checked (the default), GoldSim automatically updates the model (reconnecting links) whenever an element is moved or pasted. Otherwise, you must press F9 to update a model.
Show labels of elements with note attached in blue: If this checkbox is checked (the default), whenever a note is attached to an element, the element’s label (which acts as a hyperlink to accesses the note) will be blue. Otherwise, it will use the specified label color (which defaults to black).
Save crash recovery information every X minutes: If this checkbox is checked (the default), GoldSim saves a copy of the model file periodically in order to allow you to recover a copy of your model file should GoldSim unexpectedly terminate for some reason while your file is open. This would allow you to restore changes you made to the file since you last manually saved it.
Simulation Events to record in Run Log: These checkboxes allow you to capture information about key events that may affect the behavior of your model. Their purpose is to help you to understand and diagnose your model’s behavior. The logging information identifies the exact time and nature of each of the selected events. The Run Log can be viewed via the main menu (Run | View Run Log) following a simulation. Note that once you have used the log information to identify elements of interest you may want to add Time History elements to track their behavior more closely, by monitoring all of their inputs and outputs.
Reservoir and Pool element state changes: This option records when Reservoirs and Pools reach or drop below their upper bounds, and when they drop down to or rise above their lower bounds.
Conditional Container activations and deactivations: This option records the times of activation and deactivation for all Conditional Containers, and in the case of deactivation events, indicates whether the Container’s Completion status was true when it was deactivated.
Associate GSM files with this GoldSim: Oftentimes, you might have multiple versions of GoldSim on your computer. Windows associates the extension (.gsm) with the last version that was installed. If you double-click on a .gsm file, it opens it in the version with which that extension was associated. In some cases, however, you may want to ensure that the version that is currently open is the version that you want the .gsm file to be associated with. You can accomplish this by pressing the Associate button here.
Learn more about:
Creating, Editing and Viewing Notes
Restoring Files After an Unexpected Failure Using Auto-Save
Defining Upper and Lower Bounds for a Reservoir