Comparison chart for PLE, PLE Plus, Professional, DSS, and Model Reader

FeaturePLEPLE+ProDSSRead
SyntheSimXXXXX
Ability to cut feedback links on the fly in SyntheSim modeXXXX
Sketch Editor with Undo/RedoXXXX
Causal Loop DiagramsXXXXX
Stock and Flow DiagramsXXXXX
Tree DiagramsXXXXX
Document ToolXXXXX
Loop IdentificationXXXXX
Equation EditorXXXX
Built-in FunctionsXXXX
Units CheckXXXX
Causal Tracing®XXXXX
Reality Check®XXXXX
SimulationXXXXX
GraphsXXXXX
Tabular Output (Tables)XXXXX
Run Comparison (between two simulations)XXXXX
On-line HelpXXXX
Multiple Views (pages or sectors of a model)XXXXX
Input and Output Sketch ObjectsXXXXX
GamingXXXX
Sensitivity Simulations (Monte Carlo)XXXX
External Data Import/Export (spreadsheet etc.)XXXX
Live Data ConnectionsXXXX
Discrete Event FunctionsXXX
Editable Sketch ToolsetsXX
Hide Sketch ElementsXXXX
Simulation Control DialogXX
Partial Model SimulationXX
User-configurable ToolsXX
HistogramsXXX
Password ProtectionXXX
Model Calibration (optimization)XXX
Policy OptimizationXXX
Kalman FilteringXX
Subscripts (Arrays) – up to 8 dimensionsXXX
Bar GraphsXXX
Gantt ChartsXXX
Summary StatisticsXXX
Text EditorXX
User defined MacrosXXX
Multi-core sensitivity and optimizationX
Run configuration managerX
ODBC CapabilitiesXX
Packaged Applications (Venapps, flight simulators)XX
Graphical Venapp BuilderX
Dynamic Data ExchangeX
External FunctionsXX
Compiled Models (C language)XX
Sub-modelsXX
Publish to webX
DLL ConfigurationXX
FeaturePLEPLE PlusProDSSRead