In 20-sim the following naming conventions are used:
Files
All files in 20-sim follow the standard windows naming conventions for filenames.
| • | 20-sim model files (*.emx) |
| • | 3D animation scenery files (*.scn) |
| • | 3D Mechanics model files (*.3dm) |
Equations
All elements in 20-sim that will become part of the model equations should follow these naming conventions:
| • | A name may consist of characters (abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTSUVWXYZ), numbers (1234567890) or corresponding Unicode foreign language characters and numbers. |
| • | A name may not start with a number. |
| • | Names are case sensitive |
Not allowed:
| • | Mathematical symbols (²³¼½¾±ʃ← etc.) |
| • | Drawing symbols and other symbols (₤#°░●☺ etc.) |
Examples of these elements are:
| • | Model names: models in 20-sim have a name that can be changed in the Model Properties. |
3D Mechanics Editor
All name in the 20-sim 3D Mechanics Editor should follow these conventions:
| • | A name may consist of characters (abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyzABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRTSUVWXYZ) and/or numbers (1234567890) and/or underscore (_) |
| • | A name should start with a character. |
Plots, Labels Etc.
Elements that will not end up in the model equations can have any name.
