Question 1

I cannot login, what should I do?"

Accepted Answer

1. If you cannot login to the simulator pleas try to reset your password  by going to www.roctimsim.com/password_reset/
 
2. If you still cant login please email simulator@roctim.com

Question 2

How do I create a plant?

Accepted Answer

1. Enter a name and press + button
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hBRZ1Pav3A

Question 3

How do I add a machine/item to my plant?

Accepted Answer

1. Open the toolbox
 
2. Open the category of the machine that you want to add or serch for the item in the search box
 
3. While hovering the item you would like to add press the left mouse button and drag the item onto the drawing area and release, you can adjust the position afterwards pressing the left mouse button and drag the item to its desired position. 
 
4. Save the plant
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsTG2y5BjZw

Question 4

How do I delete a machine/item?

Accepted Answer

1. Hover the machine/item
 
2. Press the delet button (trash can)
 
3. Confirm
 
4. Save plant
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDzRwxMji6g

Question 5

How do I connect machines/items?

Accepted Answer

1. Press the output dot (grey) and hold down the left mouse button
 
2. Drag the mouse pointer (while holding down the left mouse button) to the desired input of the other machine/item and realse the left mouse button
 
3. Save the plant
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPaSvqKSYUk

Question 6

How do I remove connections betweent machines/items?

Accepted Answer

1. Press and hold the left mouse button on the entry point of the connection
 
2. Drag the mouse anywere on the drawing area and release the buttons
 
3. Save plant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZOewgw0xp8

Question 7

Can I customize what values to show on the flowchart after a simulation?

Accepted Answer

1. Hover over  the box where the values appear
 
2. Click the cog wheel
 
3. Uncheck all values that you do not want to see and make sure that the ones that you want to see are checked
 
4. Click the cross and save the plant
 
This works for both stream labels and machine labels.
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvRCVUwwvJk

Question 8

Can I add a custom particel size distrubution?

Accepted Answer

Yes.
 
1. Open a source item
 
2. Click select PSD
 
3. Click "+" button
 
4. Enter name and sivesize and percentage passing in the input filed. Separate sivesizes and percentage passing with ","
 
5. Press the ok button
 
6. An calculated PSD will show click ok button to store the PSD
 
7. Select the one you just created 
 
8. Press update to apply the selected PSD
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iuG_Ris-aks

Question 9

Can I invite other people to my plant?

Accepted Answer

Yes you can!
 
1. Press the sharing settings button
2. Inster the email address to the person that you would like to share you plant with
3. Select permission (wrench = write access, eye = read access), you can change this later if you want
4. Press + button to add the person toy you plant (you can remove a person later)
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QizW9uCoglU

Question 10

Can I generate a PDF report?

Accepted Answer

Yes!
 
1. Run a simulation
2. Press the generate report button
3. A PDF file will be created and downloaded (depending on your browser) 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDFsQ3OaF54

Question 11

How do I reroute a connection?

Accepted Answer

1. Click the connection
2. Hover the white point, press mouse button and drag to desired location
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNUnxTz6z5Q

3. Click outside the connection to deselect.

Question 12

How do I move multiple equipment?

Accepted Answer

1. Click the equipments that you would like to move
2. Hold down mose button and move to desired position
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWQa5IUxmi0

Question 13

Can I add a text note to my flowchart?

Accepted Answer

Ýes it is possible to add a text note to your flowchart. Follow these steps:
1. Open the toolbox
2. Open utils menu
3. Drag "Note"  and drop it on the flowchart
4. Enter text into the text field
You can also drag around the note exactly as you do for the machines, delete it and also resize it by grabbing the right down corner. See video how this is done. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1dGIwiz-y0

Question 14

Can I choose what interpolation I would like for my PSD?

Accepted Answer

Yes it is possible to select between a linear interpolation and Swebrec interpolation. How you can do that is show below:
1. Select the PSD configuration button
2. Click add custom PSD (plus sign)
3.  Enter name and values
4. If you would like the interpolation to be linear check the check box, otherwise it will be interpolated by Swebrec
5. Click the finish button and check you interpolated PSD
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYrTvlpS8oc

Question 15

Can I move process display box and configuration box?

Accepted Answer

Yes, it is possible to move both the process display box and configucation box.
 
1. Hold down left mous button on the move button (the move button will show up when you hover the process display box)
2. Move the box to the location you want ad release the left mouse button
 
You can always reset the view by pressing the reset button. 
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsy7yJHZXc