Sable allows Vensim developers to create professional user interfaces for their models. Make use of enhanced graphics, animation and multi-media in an easy to use, drag-and-drop environment. Distribute your work as a complete solution to those without Vensim.
Professional interface development is accelerated through the use of Sable, cutting days or weeks off development times through the use of specialist tools developed to help the Vensim professional deliver a quality, useable application. Sable comes with an on-line help engine and one year's free maintenance subscription entitling the holder to free upgrades.
Example Sable/Vensim applications include:
- Management Flight Simulator
- Training Application
- Experiential Communication
- User friendly simulation environment
- Multi-user interactive business game (using SableNet)
Example screens created using Sable (Click to view)
Features
- Drag-and-drop environment speeds up interface development.
- Enhanced graphs with dynamic zoom in/out, 3D, pan and animation. Line, bar, pie and radar charts. Graph axes auto-labelled with displayed parameter units from model. Use two vertical axis scales. Display Vensim sensitivity analysis results.
- Interface tools drop-down menus, slider bars, radio buttons and check boxes etc all with automatic access to model constants, levels, rates, auxiliaries and lookups.
- Project based with reusable main screens, pop-up mini screens, images, multimedia and model directories.
- Graphics (jpg, bmp etc) to enhance the appearance of the interface.
- Vensim tool object Causal tracing™ , graphs, statistics, Gantt charts, tables, almost any Vensim tool in the toolset can be easily displayed for selected or the workbench variable.
- Vensim "view" tool embeds actual, interactive model diagrams into the interface. Can be used to navigate model structure and control output displayed. Displays SyntheSim mini charts dynamically.
- Animated output including bars, meters, dials and custom shapes. During simulations and games, use animation to emphasise the dynamic nature of the system.
- Animated input object. Bars and dials for data input.
- Tabbed screens. Make best use of limited screen space by using layered, "tabbed" screens.
- Sable Script For more complex tasks, Sable's own scripting language.
- Text Editor Edit your Sable script files
- Sub Projects Include other Sable projects in your main project.
- Embedded mini-screens place mini-screen content within main screens for repeating content such as menus.
- Project protection Password protect screen content.
- Subscript Mapping Map your specific subscript names onto model subscripts.
- Subscript Selection using Combo and List Boxes Select one or more subscript elements to display using combo and list box objects.
- Screen Templates make use of screen templates to repeat screen content and layout throughout your project.
- Custom Tables create custom reports
- Publish Projects publish all project files to a single distributable file
Sable Developer
Sable Developer allows user interfaces to be designed and run. You require a Vensim license in order to create models for use with Sable Developer and you need to distribute a copy of Sable Runtime to the end user. Sable Runtime comes free with every copy of Sable Developer and can be distributed to end users with no further payments.
Sable Runtime
Sable Runtime allows applications created using Sable to be run but not modified. Sable Runtime must be distributed to end users as part of your solution, unless a licensed copy of Sable Developer is owned by the end user. These files are packaged with the model files to provide a complete, distributable solution.
Sable Runtime comes free with every copy of Sable Developer and can be distributed to end users with no further payments.
SableLite
SableLite is a fully functional version of Sable Developer with the only restriction being the size of the project you may create. All features are active, and you can save your work. SableLite is free for personal and educational use and is shareware for commercial use. If you are using SableLite for commercial purposes, you may evaluate it for up to 90 days free of charge. If you want to keep using it, you may purchase it directly from Ventana (see price list). As with Sable developer, you will need a Vensim license in order to make use of SableLite.
Click here to download a copy for your use.
Maintenance Upgrades
A Sable maintenance contract will give you access to all upgrades released in your maintenance year.
Evaluation Copy
A 30-day evaluation copy of Sable Developer can be accessed here. You may also download and view the full Sable help system.
Online Forum
The forum is designed to bring together Sable and Vensim users from around the world. Post technical questions or submit suggestions for new functionality or identify bugs to be fixed. Membership is free and we encourage everyone to contribute.
International Distributors
South Korea
Systemix is our Korean distributor for Sable and can answer any sales or technical questions you have.
Systemix
915, Character Greenvil B/D
395-73, Shindaebang-dong, Dongjak-gu
Seoul,156-010
SOUTH KOREA
Phone: 82-2-831-8344
Fax: 82-2-831-8422
Email: webmaster@systemix.co.kr
Web: www.systemix.co.kr
Mohaseboon Business and Financial Consultancies is the distributor for Egypt and the Middle east. They can answer any sales or technical questions you have.
< Mohaseboon
115 Maadi Zeraei Road
El-Salam Tower,
3rd. Floor, Apt. No.35
Behind Military Force Hospital,
Cairo, Egypt
Fax: (202) 525 9205
Email: walid@mohasboon.com
Web www.mohasboon.com.
Contact us for further information about Sable or to order your copy.