Chapter-03-Slides

SimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide1of61AGuidedTourThroughArenaChapter3LastrevisionJune7,2003SimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide2of61WhatWe’llDo...•StartArena•Load,explore,runanexistingmodelBasicallythesamemodelasforthehandsimulationinChapter2BrowsedialogsandmenusRunthemodelLookatresults•Constructthesamemodelfromscratch•Tourmenus,toolbars,drawing,printing•Helpsystem•OptionsforrunningandcontrolSimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide3of61BehaviorofArena•ArenaisatrueWindowsapplicationAppearance,operation,functions,arestandardInteroperabilitywithothersoftware(MSOffice,CAD)Interact,communicatewithothersoftware(Chapter10)•AssumeyoualreadyknowbasicsofWindows:Disks,files,folders,pathsMousing,keyboardingResizing,moving,maximizing,minimizingwindowsMenuoperationsCtrl,Alt,ShiftkeysCut,copy,pasteFillingoutdialogfieldsSimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide4of61StartingUp•InstallingArena–AppendixE•Locateiconorshortcut;double-clickOr,StartProgramsRockwellSoftwareArena7.0Arena7.01Licensedvs.Academic,Evaluationmode•SeeFile,View,Tools,HelpmenusOthermenuspresentifamodelfileisopen•ToolbarswithbuttonsUnlessamodelfileisopen,onlyNewmodelfile,Openmodelfile,TemplateAttach/Detach,ContextHelp(clickit,thenclickonbuttonsormenuitems)•Tooltips–rollovertoolbarbuttonsfornames•QuittingArena:FileExitorAlt+F4ortoprightbuttonSimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide5of61OpeninganExistingModel•FileOpen…orbuttonNavigatetodesireddisk/directoryClickOpenordouble-clickModel03-01.doeBookmodels:RockwellSoftware\Arena7.0\BookExamplesMoreexamples:RockwellSoftware\Arena7.0\Examples•Modelwindow(usuallyonrightsideofArenawindow)WheremodelisbuiltResize,maximize,minimize,scroll/pan,zoomCanhavemultiplemodelwindowsopenatonce•Cut,Copy,PastewithinArena,andbetweenArenaandotherapplications(whensensible)Whythe.doedefaultextensiontoArenamodelfilenames?SimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide6of61FlowchartandSpreadsheetViews•ModelwindowsplitintotwoviewsFlowchartview–Graphics–Processflowchart–Animation,drawing–Editthingsbydouble-clickingonthem,getintoadialogSpreadsheetview–Displaysmodeldatadirectly–Canedit,add,deletedatainspreadsheetview–DisplaysallsimilarkindsofmodelingelementsatonceManymodelparameterscanbeeditedineitherviewHorizontalsplitterbartoapportionthetwoviewsViewSplitScreen(orpush)toseebothflowchartandspreadsheetviews(otherwise,getjustflowchartview)SimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide7of61ProjectBar•UsuallydowntheleftedgeofArenawindow•Hostspanelswithmodelingbuildingblocks:modulesBothflowchartandspreadsheetmodules•DisplaysonepanelatatimeSwitchtodifferentpanelsviahorizontalbuttonsPanelsforBasicProcess,Reports(afterrunning),Navigate(todifferentviewswithinamodelortodifferenthierarchicalsubmodels),…otherscanbeattached(TemplateAttachbutton)fordifferentmodelinglevels,specialties•Usuallydockedtoleftedgebutcanmove,float•HideitviaViewProjectBaroritsownsmallSimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide8of61StatusBar•AtverybottomofArenawindow•DisplaysvariousinformationsensitivetostatusCoordinatesofcursorin“worldspace”Simulationclockvalue,replicationnumberbeingexecuted,numberofreplicationstobedone,whensimulationisrunning•Hidebyclearing(unchecking)ViewStatusBarSimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide9of61MovingAround,Up,DowninFlowchartViewofModelWindow•Underlyingworldspaceformodel(x,y)coordinates,arbitraryunits(thousandsineachdirection)•Panwithscrollbars,arrowkeys•Zoomin(down):or+key•Zoomout(up):or–key•Seeallatminaltitude:or*key•NamedviewsSaveapan/zoomviewfordifferentpartsofmodelAssignaHotkey(case-sensitive)AccessviaViewNamedViews…or?key•Displaygrid(),snaptogrid()togglesTonavigateviakeyboard,themodelwindowmustbeactive...clickinit.SimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide10of61Modules•Basicbuildingblocksofasimulationmodel•Twobasictypes:flowchartanddata•Differenttypesofmodulesfordifferentactions,specifications•“Blank”modulesareontheProjectBarToaddaflowchartmoduletoyourmodel,dragitfromtheProjectBarintotheflowchartviewofthemodelwindow–CanhavemanyinstancesofthesamekindofflowchartmoduleinyourmodelTouseadatamodule,selectit(single-click)intheProjectBarandeditinthespreadsheetviewofthemodelwindow–Onlyoneinstanceofeachkindofdatamoduleinyourmodel,butitcanhavemanyentries(rows)inthespreadsheetview–Caneditviadialog–double-clickonnumberinleftmostcolumnSimulationwithArena,3rded.Chapter3–AGuidedTourThroughArenaSlide11of61FlowchartModules•DescribedynamicprocessesNodes/placesthroughwhichentitiesflowTypicallyconnectedtoeachotherinsomeway•BasicProcesspanelflowchartmoduletypes:Create,Dispose,Process,Decide,Batch,Separate,Assign,Record•Otherpanels–manyotherkinds•Shapelikeflowcharting(alsousecolorsforhints)•TwowaystoeditDouble-clicktoopenup,thenfilloutdialogsSelect(single-click)amoduletypeinmodelorProjectBar