摘要 |
In a simulation system (10) a pre-compiler (18) receives modeling equations from a user by way of a keyboard (14) and creates, for each variable in the equations, a list of variables (a "cause list") on which that variable depends and another list of variables (an "effect list") that depend on that variable. From the equations entered by the user, the system (10) produces a simulation program (24) that simulates a modeled system and produces lists of values that represent the behavior of the variables that the user entered. In response to signals from a user identifying a particular variable of interest, a presentation module (28) retrieves the cause or effect list associated with the variable of interest and displays on a display device (16) the simulation results for the variables contained in the retrieved list. In this way, the user can study the process rapidly. |