Startup Options

On occasion, it can be useful to launch EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin from the command line to change the program’s functionality.

This article details the functionality of each command line argument, that you can use can use when launching EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin.

EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin opens a model if an argument matches the name of an existing EcoStruxure Machine Expert Twin model.

-event

Starts Experior in Discrete Events Mode (only functional with the right privileges).

-physics

Starts Experior in Physics Mode (only functional with the right privileges).

-menu

Hides the main menu (ribbon).

-comtest

Display fetch/write durations.

-tester

Startup in ‘Tester’ mode.

-debug

Enable ‘Debug’ mode.

-config

Display the ‘Catalog Selector’ dialog during startup.

-log

Set a temporary log directory (example: c:\Experior\Logs\).

 

Set working directory (permanently) (example: c:\Experior\).

-reset

Reset the Working directory.

A set of options also exists for automated startup and testing of models. These are detailed below.

-autostart

Run the model when it is loaded. This will only be executed when Experior has finished opening and the model has finished loading and initializing.

-stopafter

Stop the model and close Experior after a period of time – (duration) defines the time in seconds before the model stops and Experior starts closing.

-atstart <sym/name>

Here you provide a symbol name or assembly name that should be activated when a model is started (after connections are established) so that this can initiate some action in the model.

-seed

The seed used by the random generator.

-invisible

Start Experior invisible (rendering disabled). Only if is defined.