A project is an entity with a tree-like data structure that contains all development units of the modelled system. A project collects blocks, materials, documents defined by the user into a file.

Each project contains one model, which can be organized into sub-systems.

The Projects window lets you browse the full project as well as select the active project.

To create a project, select File | New | Project from the main menu, or click the button on the tool bar or press Ctrl+N.

To open a project file, select File | Open…, or click the tool bar button or press Ctrl+O. See File menu for more information.

To close a project either select File | Close from the menu bar, or rigth-click the project name in the Projects window, and select Close in the pop-up menu that appears.

To save a project with a new name select File | Save As from the main menu bar. Select a directory or folder where you wish to save the project and give a name to the file, or keep the default one. The file will be saved with the extension .eco.

To save the current project, select File | Save, or click on the button on the tool bar or press Ctrl+S.

When you save an assessment, all the simulation results will be included in the file. To save an assessment, select File | Save Assessment from the main menu bar. Option Save Assessment is available after simulation run.

You can change the name of a project either by saving the project with a new name, or from the project properties window (see Project properties)

To edit project properties, either select File | Project Properties from the main menu, or right-click the project in the Projects window or press F2.

Name - The name of the project.

Author - The author of the project.

Description - A description of the project. By using the buttons under the text area the font style can be changed. Click the Insert Hyperlink button to add a hyperlink to a model object or an external resource.

• Projects window