Model Library: Software Features

This section includes articles and modeling examples that describe and illustrate GoldSim functionality and capabilities. All models are only available in the latest version of our software. Note: Models in the Model Library are only available in the latest GoldSim version.

Basic GoldSim Elements

• Basic Container
• Units
• Expression
• Sum
• Selector
• Splitter

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Running a Model and Viewing Results

• Enable High Resolution Time History
• Elapsed Time Simulation
• Calendar Time Simulation
• Run Properties
• Running Scenarios
• Scenarios

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Arrays

• Allocator for a Vector
• Vector and Matrix Constructors
• Compute the Median of an Array
• Index of Vector Min or Max
• Convert between Vectors and Matrices
• Check for Equality of Matrix Items

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Time Series & Lookup Tables

• Time Series Time Shifting for Elapsed Time Simulations
• Time Series Element
• Lookup Table Element
• Lookup Table Functions
• Array Time Series Elements
• Import a Time Series from a Spreadsheet

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Dashboards

• Navigation Tabs in the Dashboard
• User-Defined Fonts on Dashboard Controls
• Select and Deselect All Checkboxes
• Mastermind Game
• Dashboard-Defined Probability Distributions

Linking to Spreadsheets and Databases

• Setup ODBC Connection to Microsoft Access Database File
• Linking to a Spreadsheet
• Exporting Time History Statistics
• Linking to a Macro-Enabled Spreadsheet
• "Simple Database" Microsoft Access Database Format
• "Generic Database" Microsoft Access Database Format

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Discrete Events

• Basic Discrete Event Configurations
• Triggered Event Element
• Demystifying Triggering
• Discrete Change Elements
• Timed and Triggered Event Elements
• Status and Milestone Elements

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Probabilistic Simulation Concepts

• Maximum Quantity and Duration Statistics
• Stochastic Element - Basic Concepts
• Distributions in GoldSim
• Stochastic Element - Correlation
• Discrete, Continuous, Empirical and Theoretical Distributions
• Sample Different Distributions by Month

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Containers and Submodels

• Localized Containers
• Conditional Containers
• Internal Clock Container
• Looping Containers
• Cloning Containers
• Probabilistic Optimization

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Using the GoldSim Interface

• Recover a lost toolbar / menu
• List of Shortcut Keys
• Stylesheets for XML Model Inventory File
• Link to External Documents From Inside a Model
• Insert Links From Other Variables

DLLs and Scripts

• Tutorial: Linking GoldSim to a DLL (C++)
• GSPy: GoldSim/Python Interface for Scripting Support
• External Element
• Introduction to the Script Element
• Using the Script Element
• External Function DLL Using C/C++

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