Importing and exporting

Importing a project from an archive file

To create a POOSL project from an archive (zip/tar) file, follow these steps:

  1. Click on File -> Import... -> General -> Existing Projects into Workspace.
  2. Click on Select archive file, and press Browse... to select the archive file.
  3. Click Finish to import the project.

Exporting a project as an archive file

To export a whole POOSL project as an archive (zip/tar) file, perform these steps:

  1. Right-click on the project in the Project Explorer
  2. Select Export... -> General -> Archive File
  3. Click Browse to select the destination file
  4. Click Finish

Exporting a model to Rotalumis

To export a POOSL model in the XML format that is used by the simulator (Rotalumis), without immediately running a simulation through Eclipse, perform these steps:

  1. In Eclipse right click on any .poosl file
  2. Click "Generate Rotalumis XML" to save the POOSL model in XML format for Rotalumis.
More information about running Rotalumis from the command-line can be found at
http://poosl.esi.nl.