Minimal working example with behavior/analysis elements

[xkusnir]

Hi,
I am struggling with using the sysON tool in practice. I checked the provided Batmobile project and tried out using structure elements, which I find very clear and thus helpful in learning how to use the tool. I'd like to experiment more with the behavior/analysis elements now. However, both the docs and discussion forum lack detailed information on how to use them properly. Could you please help/forward me to an example or a tutorial on how to create and run a minimal working project that would also incorporate actions, states or cases?

Besides that, I'd like to ask what is the recommended workflow when creating/defining system model. Should I first create a textual model in sysML v2 format and then import it to the sysON tool, or is sysON already able to handle modelling of the whole system via GUI?

Lastly, I wonder if you have any recommendation for tools running the simulations, once the system model is created. Is MATLAB the most common option for this purpose?

Thanks for your answer in advance!

[AxelRICHARD]

Hello,

Thank you for using SysON.

My answers below:

I am struggling with using the sysON tool in practice. I checked the provided Batmobile project and tried out using structure elements, which I find very clear and thus helpful in learning how to use the tool. I'd like to experiment more with the behavior/analysis elements now. However, both the docs and discussion forum lack detailed information on how to use them properly. Could you please help/forward me to an example or a tutorial on how to create and run a minimal working project that would also incorporate actions, states or cases?

In the latest stable release 2025.6.0, we added a new tutorial in the documentation: https://doc.mbse-syson.org/syson/v2025.6.0/user-manual/hands-on/tutorials/flashlight.html
It should help you!

Besides that, I'd like to ask what is the recommended workflow when creating/defining system model. Should I first create a textual model in sysML v2 format and then import it to the sysON tool, or is sysON already able to handle modelling of the whole system via GUI?

You can do it both way. But, in both cases, we do not handle yet all concepts/properties of the SysMLv2 specification. We are working hard to improve the tool on each release.

Lastly, I wonder if you have any recommendation for tools running the simulations, once the system model is created. Is MATLAB the most common option for this purpose?

I don't have any recommendation for now. We will update the doc if it changes in the future.

Regards,