A MUSICX model consists of two parts - a project and one or more scenarios. A project is a collection of one or more scenarios. It identifies the project name (also the file name), description, and any scenarios associated with the project. You can only have one project file open at a time, and you should not open the same project file using more than one copy of MUSICX.
A scenario is the representation of a node-link network in MUSICX and describes the major processes in a catchment that are modelled. You can create multiple scenarios to:
To create a new project, do one of the following:
You can only have one project file open at a time. Do not try to open the same project file using more than one copy of MUSICX because you may lose your work.
In the resulting window (Figure below), enter the following:
To save an open project, choose . This saves a project file with the extension *.mxproj. If it is the first time you are saving your project, the Save As dialog opens and allows you to choose the location and name of your project file. By default, the name of the file is the name of your project. If you wish to save a different version of your file, choose
Note: Despite the *.mxproj file extension, MUSICX project files are *.zip archives. Because of this, you should be careful when sending project files as email attachments or downloading project files from web-based sources using the HTTP protocol. Email filters often do not allow *.zip files when they cannot interpret the contents, and both servers and browsers often unpack *.zip archives after downloading them.
To close an open project, choose . This closes the current project and prompts you to save your work (Figure below). Click the appropriate button.
To open an existing project, either:
This opens the standard Windows™ open dialog. Note that opening a new project prompts you to save any open project.
You can duplicate existing projects by copying them. In your local machine's File Explorer, select the desired project, right-click and choose Copy. In the target location, right-click and choose Paste.
A project must contain at least one scenario. You are also prompted to create a scenario whenever you create a new project. You can create additional scenarios using any of the following methods:
When a project only contains one scenario, that scenario is opened automatically when you open the project. However, you must open each scenario individually when a project contains more than one scenario. To view a scenario that is contained within a project, double click the scenario name from the list in the Project Hierarchy. This opens the appropriate editor for the selected scenario, and changes the scenario name to a bold appearance so that you know it is the current, or active scenario.
You can also select a scenario from the list of loaded scenarios on the View menu. Selecting a scenario from the list makes it active.
You can duplicate existing scenarios, provided they are part of the same project. You may want to do this if you wish to experiment with variations without affecting your original scenario.
To duplicate a scenario, click Copy Scenario on the Project Explorer toolbar. MUSICX makes a copy of the current scenario and asks you to name the copy (as shown in Figure below). You can either accept the proposed name or supply one of your own. Keep in mind that scenario names must be unique within a project.
The new (copied) scenario will be a duplicate of the original at the time of the copy.
MUSICX automatically gives new scenarios the default name of "Scenario #n" , where n is a number. To rename a scenario: