Create a new model repository using SimTracker

This, tutorial will show how to set up a new model, which will be an occasional task. To create or add a model repository to SimTracker, do the following:

  1. From the File menu, choose ‘New Repository’.

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  2. In the folder picker dialog that appears, create a new folder or select an existing folder that will contain or already contains some model repository files. For the purposes of this tutorial, create a new, empty folder called ’ringdemo’, select it, and then click the ’Open’ button.

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  3. Because the repository directory is empty, SimTracker will offer a choice of downloading a sample repository from BitBucket, such as the ringdemo network model code at https://bitbucket.org/mbezaire/ringdemo. Click the ’ringdemo’ button to download the code as the remaining tutorials in this section will use the ringdemo network. Note: if users choose not to download code because, for example, they are adding a model repository that already contains its own code, they will instead be given the option for SimTracker to perform a check of the files in the repository and add any missing ones to complete the NEURON template used with SimTracker.

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  4. SimTracker will download the code and register the repository, then display a message when finished and will now list the path to the repository at the top of the SimTracker window.

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    Note: If users choose not to download the sample code, at this point a text file would open containing a to-do list of any missing files and folders the repository requires. Make sure to address each item on the to-do list before continuing to work with the new model repository. The model repository is now ready. The next tutorial will walk through the processes of creating, executing, and analyzing a simulation, tasks that users will perform many times.