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The New Timepoint Dialog is used to define new time points for a Time Step Simulation. This dialog is accessed from the Time Step Simulation dialog by right-clicking on any of the grids that displays time points and selecting Insert New Timepoint(s) from the local menu or clicking the Insert Time Points button at the top of the dialog. One or multiple time points can be defined at once. Use the date drop-down box to bring up a calendar for easy selection of the date. Note that the calendar has visual controls that allow you to navigate through months or years, which allows you to set the desired date easily.
If this is the first time point you will insert in the list, by default the dialog is populated with today’s date at 12:00 AM. If there are other points in the list, the default is one hour after the date/time of the last time point.
The other options in this dialog are:
Date
Use this control to select the date of the time point. You can use the visual controls or the up or down arrow keys to modify the date.
Time
Use the control to enter the hour, minute, second, and AM/PM description of the time. Once you are positioned on the hour, minute, second, or AM/PM values, you can use the up/down arrow buttons for easy selection without having to type. Note that the time points are specified with a precision of up to 1 second.
Total Number of Timepoints to Enter
By default this field is set to 24, meaning that you will enter an entire day's worth of time points with the specified date and time if the interval is left at the default specification of one hour. Note: The maximum number of Timepoints that may be inserted is 100,000.
New Timepoint Interval: Hours
If the Total Number of Timepoints to Enter is more than one, this field is used to specify the hour(s) of the interval between each time point. Time points will be Hours + Minutes + Seconds apart. Default is one hour.
New Timepoint Interval: Minutes
If the Total Number of Timepoints to Enter is more than one, this field is used to specify the minute(s) of the interval between each time point. Time points will be Hours + Minutes + Seconds apart. Default is zero minutes.
New Timepoint Interval: Seconds
If the Total Number of Timepoints to Enter is more than one, this field is used to specify the second(s) of the interval between each time point. Time points will be Hours + Minutes + Seconds apart. Default is zero minutes.
OK, Cancel
Click OK to close the dialog and insert the specified time points. Click Cancel to close the dialog and abandon any changes.