Interacting with a Running Simulation

You can perform certain operations interactively while a simulation is running. You can do the following:

• Modify some configuration parameters, including the stop time and the maximum step size

• Click a line to see the signal carried on that line on a floating (unconnected) Scope or Display block

• Modify the parameters of a block, as long as you do not cause a change in the:

  • Number of states, inputs, or outputs

  • Sample time

  • Number of zero crossings

  • Vector length of any block parameters

  • Length of the internal block work vectors

  • Dimension of any signals

• Display block data tips on a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system (see Block Data Tips).

You cannot make changes to the structure of the model, such as adding or deleting lines or blocks, during a simulation. To make these kinds of changes, stop the simulation, make the change, then start the simulation again to see the results of the change.

Choosing a Solver

Saving and Restoring the Simulation State as the SimState

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