Extend RunTime is a limited version of the Extend program. For more information about the features and capabilities of the full Extend program, please refer to "ABOUT EXTEND", below. The Extend RunTime version runs on any Macintosh with 3mb RAM. A hard drive is required.
For technical support about the RunTime models, please contact the model developer (there is a space for the name of the model developer on the Extend RunTime start-up screen). For information or technical support for Extend, please see "ABOUT EXTEND...", below.
An Extend RunTime user can do the following:
• Change parameters in a model and save those changes.
• Run simulations and obtain graphical and tabular outputs.
• Import/export files and interface through the serial ports, provided that the Run-Time model has these features.
• See animation in the model if "Show Animation" is selected in the "Run" menu and the model has animation in it.
Extend RunTime models have the following limitations:
• You cannot build your own models. Blocks (the components of models) cannot be added to or removed from the models nor can connections between blocks be altered.
• You cannot build your own blocks or access the structure and dialog windows of an existing block. Therefore, you cannot modify icons, change a block's programmed behavior, add or delete dialog items, etc.
• The RunTime version is non-FPU so it can run on any Macintosh. However, it may not run as fast as the full version of Extend.
• RUNNING SIMULATIONS USING THE RUN-TIME VERSION:
There are two ways to open a model.
• Open Extend RunTime. Then open the model file from the "File" menu.
• Double-click on the model file's icon.
Double-click the blocks (the icons in the model window) to open their dialog boxes and change parameters, then run the simulation using the "Run" menu. Simulations can be stopped with Command-Period.
If using Multi-Finder™, Extend simulations can be started and the user can use another application while waiting for the simulation to finish.
To change axis values in a plotter block: click on the axis limit values or use the autoscale tools (the 3 tools in the middle of the plot pane). Click on the axis tool in the plot pane to change plot trace titles, color, thickness, and format.
• ABOUT EXTEND™:
Extend is the most powerful, versatile, yet easy-to-use simulation program ever created. With Extend, you can accurately simulate any idea, process, or system on the computer screen. Whatever the idea, whatever the field, Extend provides the support you need to make decisions. The support you need to convince others that your decisions are right.
Extend is a graphical simulation application that supports both continuous and discrete event simulation. In other words, the program is used for "what if..." analyses in any field; manufacturing, business, science, or engineering. Extend is used to validate ideas, maximize performance/cost ratios, diagnose potential design problems, etc.
Extend users create models which represent complex systems in an easily understood, structured manner. The model is set up as a block diagram composed of icons that represent processes, which are then connected together to form a model. Run the simulation for results that are plotted and presented as tabular data.
Advanced features include: Hierarchy (nested models make even complex systems easy to understand); Animation (view what’s happening as the model runs); Notebook (change parameters and view output from one location); Controls (sliders, switches, meters make it easier to control the model interactively); among others.
Extend is library based. Extensive libraries of blocks facilitate iconic modeling, so models are constructed quickly and easily. Extend also contains all of the tools necessary to create custom libraries of icons, each with its own dialog boxes, on-line help, and programmed behavior.
Libraries
The basic Extend package includes the Generic (general purpose & business), Discrete Event (queues, networks and material flow), Engineering (Electronics, Filter, Digital), and Plotter libraries (for displaying results in real time).
• EXTEND+MANUFACTURING™:
For modeling discrete operations research and industrial engineering systems such as manufacturing processes, paper flow, transportation systems, and material handling, get Extend+Manufacturing. Extend+Manufacturing is a bundled package combining the powerful features and libraries of Extend with an additional library, manual, and numerous examples.
plus shipping and sales tax where applicable. Educational discounts are available as well as site and lab licenses. Please contact Imagine That! for information.
• Ordering/Support: dealer or direct.
• A demo disk is available from Imagine That! The demo is a slightly limited, working version of the program.
• Free technical support is available when you purchase Extend or Extend+Manufacturing.
For more information about Extend, please contact:
Imagine That, Inc.
6830 Via Del Oro, Suite 230
San Jose, CA 95119 USA
Phone: 408-365-0305 FAX: 408-629-1251
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