Resetting Systems

Resetting systems deletes all designs and clears the current working directory including binfiles (*.bin) and optiSLang monitoring database files (*.omdb) by default for systems. The database is not reset.

  1. Right-click a system in the Scenery pane and select Reset from the context menu.

  2. In the Reset dialog box, you can optionally refine what system data to clear. To do so, click Show additional options.

    OptionDescription
    Current
    Discard already calculated dataWhen selected, all calculated data is deleted.
    Clear working directoryWhen selected, the working directory is cleared.
    Keep randomization seed for replayWhen selected, the randomization seed is kept for replay mode.
    Successors
    Reset successorsWhen selected, resets all successors to the selected system.
    Active onlyWhen selected, resets only active successors.
    Discard already calculated dataWhen selected, all calculated data is deleted.
    Clear working directoryWhen selected, the working directory is cleared.
    Keep randomization seed for replayWhen selected, the randomization seed is kept for replay mode.

    Another option to delete design directories before running again is the Remove after completion check boxes on the Other tab of algorithm dialog boxes. You can define whether design directories will be removed before running to avoid inconsistent data.

    Keeping result data after modifying settings should be used carefully.

    • Modifying algorithm settings:

      You should only keep results if settings have changed that do not influence the calculation (for example, number of samples, to add samples to previously calculated samples). If changing settings such as Mutation Rate, Step Sizes or different algorithm methods (for example, Selection, Mutation, and Sampling) calculations are different in general. In this case, clear previously calculated data and start over.

    • Modifying parameters or criteria:

      After changing parameter properties, adding/removing parameters, or modifying criteria, all generated data becomes invalid and should be deleted before running the project again.

  3. To reset the system, click OK.

  4. In the remove files dialog box, to allow the removal of working directories, click Allow. To reset the project without removing working directories, click Deny. To cancel the reset altogether, click Cancel.

    To see project parts that will have working directories removed and the reason for that, click Show details.

  5. The system is reset. To run it again, in the toolbar, click   or right-click the system and select Start from here in the context menu.