====== Tutorial 3 - Running a simulation ======

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**Simulation settings**

  - Click the {{:SimulationSettings24.png|Simulation Settings}} button in the [[Menu_bar#Toolbar|toolbar]] or select **Simulation | Simulation Settings** from the [[Menu_bar|Menu bar]].
  - Make sure that the **General** tab is selected. Set the **Time unit** to //Years// and the **End time** to 1000.
  - Click **Ok** to close the window.

{{tutorial3_3_simmulation_settings.png}}

**Running a simulation**

  - Click the {{:ChartView24.png}}**Simulation** button on the [[Menu_bar#Toolbar|toolbar]].
  - Click the {{:RunAll24.png|Run}} button on the [[Menu_bar#Toolbar|toolbar]] to start the simulation.
  - After the simulation has finished, open the [[Results_window|Results window]] (if it’s not already open). Select the {{:TreeView16.png}} button to display the outputs as a tree. While keeping the //CTRL// key pressed on your keyboard, select the outputs for “Upper_Soil” and “Lower_Soil”.
  - Open the [[Charts_window|Charts window]]. If you entered everything correctly, the [[Quick_view|Quick view]] should look like the graph below. **Save** the project, as you will continue working on the same model in the next tutorial ([[Tutorial_4-Using_index_lists_(Advanced)|Tutorial 4-Using index lists (Advanced)]]).
{{tutorial3_4_results.png|Screenshot}}

  
  
  



**Solution to the exercise**

  * {{solution_tutorial_3.eco?linkonly}}


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