User`s guide

12 Using the System Identification Tool GUI
the Import data menu and end in the bottom-right corner by plotting the
characteristics of your estimated model on model plots. For mo re information
about using the System Identification Tool GUI, see “Steps for U sing the
System Identification Tool G U I” on pag e 12-2.
The Data Board area, located below the Import data menu in the System
Identification Tool GUI, contains rectangular icons that represent the data
you imported into the GUI.
The Model Board, located to the right of the <–Preprocess menu in the
System Identification Tool GUI, contains rectangular icons that represent the
models you estimated or importe d into the GUI. Y ou can drag and d rop mo del
icons in the Model Board into open dialog box es.
Opening a Saved Session
You can open a previously saved sess ion using the following s y ntax:
ident(session,path)
session
is the file name of the session you want to open and path is the
location of the session file. Session files have the extension
.sid.Whenthe
session file in on the
matlabpath,youcanomitthepath argument.
If the System Identification Tool GUI is already open, you can open a session
by selecting File > Open session.
Note If there is data in the System Identification Tool GUI, you must
close the current session before you can open a new se ssion by s ele cting
File > Close session.
Saving, Merging, and Closing Sessions
The following table summarizes the menu comm ands for saving, merging, and
closing sessions in the System Identification Tool GUI.
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