Sketch Layout

Vensim includes menu commands to help you lay out your sketch in a tidy manner. These commands allow you to resize sketch objects to default values, line up objects by position with a "last-selected" object, size objects to the last-selected, and more.

We shall tidy up the diagram, centering most variables on Work To Do.

Ø                Select the Move/Size tool by clicking on it or pressing keyboard number 2.

Ø                Click once on overtime hours required then hold the Shift key down and click once on Work To Do. Select menu Layout>Center on LastSel.

overtime hours required will move to line up on the center of Work To Do.

Ø                Click once on quality of work then hold the Shift key down and click once on Work To Do. Select menu Layout>Vertical on LastSel.

Ø                Click once on fatigue then hold the Shift key down and click once on quality of work. Select menu Layout>Center on LastSel.

Ø                Click once on fatigue then hold the Shift key down and click once on overtime hours required. Select menu Layout>Vertical on LastSel.

Ø                Drag work done to right of and halfway between Work To Do and overtime hours required.

Ø                Move the arrows to make neat curves resembling a circle (see below).

Your sketch should look something like:

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