Ptolemy II 11.0.1 Limitations
If you find bugs, see the Ptolemy II Issues facility, then check this page, and then post to the ptolemy-hackers mailing list.
In your email, please be sure to list
- What operating system you are operating under (Windows 10? Mac OS X 10.13?)
- What version of Java you are running. (Run
java -version
) - Whether the problem occurs in
- the installer
- Eclipse
- Running vergil from the command line
Environment Variables and macOS
Note that some demos, such as the hlacerti demos, require certain environment variables to be set. If, under Mac OS, Vergil is invoked by clicking on Vergil.app, then these environment variables will not be set. The workaround is to invoke Vergil using $PTII/bin/vergil. See #329: Under macOS, Vergil.app does not set environment variables needed for hlacerti demos.
Documentation
- The most comprehensive documentation is the book,
Claudius Ptolemaeus, Editor, System Design, Modeling, and Simulation Using Ptolemy II, Ptolemy.org, 2014, available as a free PDF download and low-cost paperback. - "Building Graphical Models" chapter from the the book is a good starting point
- Detailed Ptolemy II Installation instructions.