Demo Models

Some of these models switch to "user mode" to create an end user environment. Ctrl-Shift-H toggles back to edit mode. For models that restart, Ctrl-T in edit mode will leave them stopped so they can be examined.

Techniques

UI

Anchor Demo

Demonstrates the use of anchors on views and paint objects to create resizeable panels. Click the button and try resizing the Planimate application window. The model needs to be running for the panel to update properly. Anchoring in Planimate is very simplistic and is augmented by some code in Portal 2 which is triggered by a resize broadcast.

Column Tip Text

Demonstrates table column tip text and how it can be set at runtime. Hover over column 1's title, then column 2. Initially the text defaults to the title of the column, since no tip text has been set in the editor. Run the model and click the entry. Column 1's tip text is now changed.

Entire Row Click

Run the model and click on a row number. A broadcast is sent and the item is trapped in a queue. Ctrl-click on the item and it will show the item is carrying the row number that was clicked.

Paint Button With States

This demonstrates the ability for paint buttons to have multiple states with different graphical display and how the modeller can read and set those states.

Paint Hover Broadcast =

Demonstrates a paint button configured to respond to the mouse hovering over it. If the model is running, it also sends a notification broadcast when its state changes.

Panel Popup Palette

Demonstrates popping up another panel in a separate window. Run and click the top entry to show the panel. Closing the panel sends a broadcast back to the model so it knows the user has finished with it. The panel's window style can be set using the option. Right click the _panel label in the tree view, select "Subsystem->Panel Options" then select "Popup" in the options editor.

PopUpMenu and Menubar Set

Demonstrates creating hierarchical popup menus and menu bars using a table to define the text, structure and command code that the menu items will have.

Portal Clicked And Moved

Demonstrates a portal configured to be draggable and clickable during the model run. Broadcasts are sent to the model for these actions, enabling it to track the changes and respond. This is useful in network models where the user can make configuration changes.

Set Viewport Scroll

Demonstrates setting the scroll of a viewport in code. This can be used to point a viewport at different parts of its subsystem, depending on what the user is interested in looking at.

Table Cell Click

Demonstrates cell click broadcasts and opening a popup panel with details of the click. Typically this could retrieve further information about the data in cell.

Table Configured Log Driven Graph

Demonstrates a Log Driven Graph where configurations for the various overlays are provided by a separate table, minimising the columns needed in the data log which drives the graph.

User Editable Table Mapper Graph =

Demonstrates the use of a Column Overlay View together with the table options"Act As Mapper" and "User Cannot Add Rows" to implement a quick editor for graphical profiles such as distributions.