Getting started - users of previous versions of SORTIE

If you have used SORTIE before, you're in luck. You can probably start doing runs right away. The early versions of SORTIE-ND were designed to be backwards compatible; your old files should load and run. Newer versions of SORTIE-ND can then use the files created by the earlier versions.

Before you do a run, you may want to familiarize yourself with what's new. First, read about behaviors. They replace submodels. When before you might choose the "BC juvenile growth" submodel, for instance, now you will choose a growth behavior. All submodels from the old model have been translated to behaviors in the new model. They may have been slightly generalized and given different names, but when you read the documentation on the individual behaviors you should be able to find the ones you want.

Then, read about the new parameter files. Read about your output options with the topics on summary output files and detailed output files.

You can load an old parameter file into SORTIE-ND up to version 6.04. Download and install a version, and load your old parameter file using the File menu. You can then save it in a new format. This file will then be readable by newer versions of SORTIE-ND. If you need help, each version of SORTIE-ND has its own user manual that will guide you through.

Last updated: 07-Jun-2005 02:37 PM