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| howto-ascend.pdf (576k) | All the howto's rolled into one file with index and overview. In this PDF the hypertext features of acroread all work properly, including the bookmarks and index. |
| howto-overview.pdf (23k) | Starting Points. How to find where your questions are answered. |
| howto-model1.pdf (116k) | Detailed Example for Beginners: modeling a cylindrical metal vessel. |
| howto-model2.pdf (104k) | Preparing the vessel for reuse: notes, methods, interfaces, scripting. |
| howto-model3.pdf (72k) | Plotting results, case studies, and a detour through class inheritance. |
| howto-require.pdf (31k) | Managing complex modeling projects with REQUIRE. |
| howto-plot.pdf (56k) | A simple, self-contained mechanical system and plotting sampled data. |
| howto-atoms.pdf (50k) | Using new variable and scaling types in mathematical problems. |
| howto-dimeqns.pdf (30k) | Using equations from handbooks and offset variables (e.g Fahrenheit). |
| howto-units.pdf (24k) | Defining your own units of measure. |
| howto-methods.pdf (58k) | METHOD-ology and automation for writing reusable methods. |
| howto-physprops.pdf (66k) | Multiphase thermodynamic property calculations in ASCEND. |
| howto-ivp.pdf (75k) | Dynamic (time evolution) modeling: a simple water tank example. |
| howto-conditional.pdf (38k) | Conditional modeling with discrete variables in ASCEND. |
| howto-bvp.pdf (6k) | Modeling boundary value problems in ASCEND (incomplete). |
| howto-ascendIX.pdf (140k) | Index for howto-ascend. |
| ascend-help.pdf (1093k) | All the GUI, syntax and other manuals rolled into one file. This file and its pieces are somewhat dated and are not yet fully revised from release 0.8. |
| Syntax.pdf manual (312k) | The ASCEND IV Syntax and Semantics for release 0.9 (also appears in ascend-help.pdf.) |
| Window manuals | For quick reference, the window help files are here instead of given in strict chapter order. |
| script.pdf (88k) | The workhorse window is the Script, an automation tool. |
| library.pdf (80k) | Classes and simulations manager and code browsers. |
| browser.pdf (70k) | Multi-level instance browse, method execution, and data query tools. |
| solver.pdf (94k) | Tools for decomposing, solving, and analyzing nonlinear equations. |
| probe.pdf (42k) | Tool for monitoring input and output values and making collections. |
| ascplot.pdf (84k) | Tool for analyzing series data from integration, case studies, or non-ASCEND applications. |
| display.pdf (30k) | Output managing chameleon tool. A GUI sink for large text output. |
| units.pdf (35k) | Tool for choosing or defining new units of measure. |
| toolbox.pdf (21k) | Floating toggle button bar for the major ASCEND windows. |
| utilities.pdf (41k) | Resource options for libraries, scratching directories, xgraph, etc. |
| fontsel.pdf (31k) | Picking a font, size, and style from a list of samples. |
| picture_fontsel.pdf (9k) | |
| print_dialog.pdf (26k) | Text and Postscript printer control dialog. |
| picture_print_dialog.pdf (6k) | |
| Miscellaneous manuals and tutorials | Here we have plot tool (tkxgraph) documentation and miscellany which is for the most part superceded in usefulness by the howto's. |
| tkxgraph.pdf (17k) | 'man' page describing the options of interactive plot tool Tkxgraph. |
| ascendtitle.pdf (7k) | Cover page from ascend-help.pdf. |
| ascend-helpLOP.pdf (11k) | Chapter table of contents for ascend-help.pdf. |
| ascend-helpTOC.pdf (181k) | Detailed table of contents for ascend-help.pdf. |
| using_ascend.pdf (14k) | A sketchy use-case for modeling in ASCEND, somewhat dated. |
| getting_started.pdf (15k) | Bit of philosophy and then a largely obsolete guide to starting up ASCEND. |
| simple_problems.pdf (28k) | Simple models to investigate the roots of a polynomial and numeric integration of tabular data. (A pre-HowTo howto.) |
| when_model.pdf (134k) | Modeling chemical engineering superstructures in ASCEND. |
| simple_fs_model.pdf (91k) | ASCEND III styled modeling of simplified chemical processes for teaching object-oriented mathematical modeling. Needs revision, but still interesting. |
| library_example_files.pdf (13k) | Example of libraries system.a4l and atoms.a4l. Superceded by howto-model[1-3].pdf. |
| measures.pdf (56k) | An explanation of the units of measure library in ASCEND. |
| history.pdf (17k) | 1978-1998: A little navel-gazing on our part. Who, when, how, and wherefore of ASCEND for 20 years. |
| ascend-helpIX.pdf (39k) | Index of the ascend-help.pdf, though mostly of syntax.pdf. |
| ASCEND Bibliography |
Go to ASCEND bibliography , the central repository for references to ASCEND publications and reports. |
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