Modeling local projects > Creating and organizing alternatives

This chapter describes how to create, copy and delete alternative models.

To view alternatives first press the

button in the nav bar.

The window for showing alternatives will then open on the right-hand side of the application. From here, you can also switch to alternatives that have already been created (see Figure 1).

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Figure 1 - Alternatives side bar

The following table explains how the buttons in the Alternatives window work:

Button	Description
	Creates a new empty Alternative
	Opens a dialog to import an existing alternative
	Opens an information dialog for starting and checking simulation runs Details on the simulation runs can be found in chapter simulation runs
	Shows the status of the simulation run of the active alternative
	Access to options Edit, Duplicate, Set/unset as main and Delete By clicking Set as main, the selected alternative can be selected as a "main" alternative, which serves as the basis for the comparison of parameter values. In the other alternatives, each parameter value is then compared with the corresponding parameter value from the main alternative. If at least one parameter of an object has a different value than in the main model, an icon is displayed above the object to indicate the deviation. In addition, an indicator is displayed in the parameter sidebar for each deviating parameter and a reset function is offered (see project settings section 1.5). As soon as an alternative has been set as main, this is indicated in the sidebar by an icon and a colored background. The setting can also be removed in the same way. Only one alternative of a project can be set as a main alternative.

Duplicating alternatives

Using the context menu, the current modeling can be duplicated. A "_1" is appended to the name of the original. The duplicate is added to the list below the original.

Deleting alternatives

To delete an alternative, first select the desired alternative and then click the Delete button in the options dialog. A message will appear . A click on Yes completes the deletion process.

Editing alternatives

To edit an alternative, first select the desired alternative and then click the Edit button in the options dialog.

A new name for the alternative can now be entered here and confirmed with a click on the Apply button.