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<span id="id1"></span><h1>Using a Modelling Language<a class="headerlink" href="#using-a-modelling-language" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h1>
<p>Using a modelling language is relatively easy, and requires you to make use of the <em>MainMenu</em> toolbar:</p>
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<h2>Loading a Formalism Toolbar<a class="headerlink" href="#loading-a-formalism-toolbar" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>The first step when using a language is to load its associated formalism toolbar by pressing the second button on the <em>MainMenu</em> toolbar. You are presented with a file browser. To load the <em>TrafficLights</em> example, for example:</p>
<img alt="_images/load_trafficlights.png" src="_images/load_trafficlights.png" />
<p>The toolbar allows you to place instances of classes on the canvas and connect them. For more information, see <a class="reference internal" href="overview.html#formalism-toolbars"><span class="std std-ref">Formalism Toolbars</span></a>.</p>
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<h2>Opening a Model<a class="headerlink" href="#opening-a-model" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>To open a model, press the fifth button of the <em>MainMenu</em> toolbar. Opening a model replaces the currently opened model, if any. If there are any unsaved changes in the currently opened model, you will receive a warning.</p>
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<h2>Saving a Model<a class="headerlink" href="#saving-a-model" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>When you are done editing, you can save your model by pressing the seventh button on the <em>MainMenu</em> toolbar. If this is the first time you save a model, you will be presented with a file browser that allows you to choose a name for your model.</p>
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<p class="last">Model names need to end with the .model file extension.</p>
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<h2>Validating a Model<a class="headerlink" href="#validating-a-model" title="Permalink to this headline">¶</a></h2>
<p>To validate whether the structure of your model adheres to all constraints defined by the language, press the third-last button. If no message appears, it means all constraints are satisfied. Otherwise, a message appears detailing the constraint that failed. For example:</p>
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