File

About Minsky

Tells you the version of Minsky that you are using.

New System

Clear the design canvas.

Open

Open an existing Minsky file (Minsky files have the suffix of “mky").

Recent Files

Provides a shortcut to some of your previously opened Minsky files.

Library

Opens a repository of models for the Minsky simulation system.

Save

Save the current file.

Save As

Save the current file under a new name.

Insert File as Group

Insert a Minsky file directly into the current model as a group

Export Canvas

Export the current canvas into *svg, *pdf, *eps, *tex, or *m format. If using LaTeX (*tex), produce the set of equations that define the current system for use in documenting the model, for use in LaTeX compatible typesetting systems. If your LaTeX implemention doesn't support breqn, untick the wrap long equations option, which can be found in the preferences panel under the options menu. If using a MatLab function this can be used to simulate the system in a MatLab compatible system, such as MatLab or Octave.

Log simulation

Outputs the results of the integration variables into a CSV data file for later use in spreadsheets or plotting applications.

Recording

Record the states of a model as it is being built for later replay. This is useful for demonstrating how to build a model, but bear in mind that recorded logs are not, in general, portable between versions of Minsky.

Replay recording

Replay a recording of model states.

Quit

Exit the program. Minsky will check to see whether you have saved your changes. If you have, you will exit the program; if not, you will get a reminder to save your changes.

Debugging use

Items under the line are intended for developer use, and will not be documented here. Redraw may be useful if the screen gets messed up because of a bug.