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**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 7:17pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/syside-example-has-odd-syntax-affects-syside-and-solver/581 "2026-09-23T19:17:30Z")
In syside-solver 0.10.3, the example for package Pump has some odd syntax for scope resolution. In the example given at Checking that requirements hold — Syside package Pump { private import ScalarValues::Integer; … --- ## [Not possible to visualize activity diagram?](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/not-possible-to-visualize-activity-diagram/326)
**Author:** [@Vaclav\_Barta](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Vaclav_Barta)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 2:28pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/not-possible-to-visualize-activity-diagram/326 "2026-09-23T14:28:46Z")
It seems that it is not possible to visualize action flows, is that right? --- ## [Failure to flag errors from Syside - An occurrence, item or part must be typed by occurrence definitions. - Duplicate of inherited member name 'self'](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/failure-to-flag-errors-from-syside-an-occurrence-item-or-part-must-be-typed-by-occurrence-definitions-duplicate-of-inherited-member-name-self/578)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [September 21, 2026, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/failure-to-flag-errors-from-syside-an-occurrence-item-or-part-must-be-typed-by-occurrence-definitions-duplicate-of-inherited-member-name-self/578 "2026-09-21T10:50:54Z")
I’ve noticed many semantic issues with Syside. Here is one that didn’t show up, which is insidious. Given the specification: //\*\* \* To fulfill the Return-to-Home (RTH) automated flight management requirements specifi… --- ## [Decide Node not Rendering](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/decide-node-not-rendering/579)
**Author:** [@BraveLagoon66](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/BraveLagoon66)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2026, 5:24pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/decide-node-not-rendering/579 "2026-09-18T17:24:01Z")
Hello - I am having difficulty getting a decision node to render correctly in Modeler CLI. I made a simple action def as an example. This is the code: package batteryActivity { private import ScalarValues::\*; action d… --- ## [Lesson 9 - Sysand in Terminal](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/lesson-9-sysand-in-terminal/361)
**Author:** [@brlarson](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/brlarson)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 10:22pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/lesson-9-sysand-in-terminal/361 "2026-09-17T22:22:13Z")
Trying the challenge for Lesson 9, $ sysand –version returns “sysand0.0.7” However $ sysand new my\_project returns “error: unrecognized subcommand ‘new’“. Similarly $ sysand add urn:kpar:pleml returns “error: una… --- ## [Solver installation documentation](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/solver-installation-documentation/576)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:34am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/solver-installation-documentation/576 "2026-09-15T01:34:29Z")
Hi, There may be a documentation issue with the instructions for downloading and installing the syside solver. On the web page Solver — Syside : Using the command on Windows as written gives an error. Replacing th… --- ## [Solver documentation bug or Windows restriction](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/solver-documentation-bug-or-windows-restriction/577)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:33am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/solver-documentation-bug-or-windows-restriction/577 "2026-09-15T01:33:46Z")
Hi, After successfully installing the solver utility, I ran it with the documented options and got two errors/restrictions on Windows for --show-completion and --install-completion. All options worked in the bash shell… --- ## [Redefinition referencing behavior](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/redefinition-referencing-behavior/574)
**Author:** [@jbussemaker](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/jbussemaker)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 12:44pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/redefinition-referencing-behavior/574 "2026-09-09T12:44:55Z")
Hi everyone, Consider the following model: package Package { part def BasePart { attribute attr1 default 5.0; attribute attr2 default 42.0; } part def SpecialPart :\> BasePart { attri… --- ## [Difficulty Visualizing Succession Flow](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/difficulty-visualizing-succession-flow/570)
**Author:** [@DavidHetherington](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/DavidHetherington)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 2:29am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/difficulty-visualizing-succession-flow/570 "2026-09-09T02:29:39Z")
Having difficulty visualizing a succession flow. The text syntax editor shows “no problems”. Tom Sawyer visualizes the expected dashed arrow with solid arrow head, but the rest of the diagram is bizarre. VIZ makes a pr… --- ## [Megathread: Package-level usages](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/megathread-package-level-usages/575)
**Author:** [@Adam\_Layne](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Adam_Layne)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/megathread-package-level-usages/575 "2026-09-09T00:56:43Z")
A usage written directly in a package has no featuring type. The spec is explicit about what that means, SysML v2 7.6.1 “Definition and Usage Overview”: A usage can also be contained directly in an owning package. In t… --- ## [Interface example parsing error, end feature must have exactly one type](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/interface-example-parsing-error-end-feature-must-have-exactly-one-type/573)
**Author:** [@joModel](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/joModel)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 12:03pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/interface-example-parsing-error-end-feature-must-have-exactly-one-type/573 "2026-09-08T12:03:21Z")
Hi, I have in my model a problem with an interface. I can reproduce the error from an example from the Sysml v2 standard. The linked help page shows another error (association-end-types — Syside). I think this is a bug. … --- ## [After creating a virtual environment All libraries have errors](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/after-creating-a-virtual-environment-all-libraries-have-errors/569)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2026, 1:04am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/after-creating-a-virtual-environment-all-libraries-have-errors/569 "2026-09-04T01:04:40Z")
I have several screen captures to show this error. This appears to be very similar to an issue reported by Alberto.Gonzalez “Validation errors after installation of SysIDE Automator” Jul 2025 I am fairly certain thi… --- ## [\[⚠️HELP\] Problem displaying French Accentuated or Special Characters (Mojibake encoding mismatch?)](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/help-problem-displaying-french-accentuated-or-special-characters-mojibake-encoding-mismatch/563)
**Author:** [@NSA](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/NSA)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 29, 2026, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/help-problem-displaying-french-accentuated-or-special-characters-mojibake-encoding-mismatch/563 "2026-08-29T16:11:28Z")
Hello, I am using Syside Modeler: SysML v2 Professional sensmetry.syside-modeler Version 0.10.3 I have some text in French language including accentuated characters (e.g. “décrire”). I tried different encoding (UTF-8… --- ## [Syside v0.11.0-rc.1: try out new features earlier](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/syside-v0-11-0-rc-1-try-out-new-features-earlier/567)
**Author:** [@Simonas](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Simonas)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/syside-v0-11-0-rc-1-try-out-new-features-earlier/567 "2026-08-28T15:00:40Z")
Hi everyone, We’ve just published Syside v0.11.0-rc.1 on GitLab Releases. This is the first time we’ve shipped a release candidate rather than going straight to a stable release, so a quick word on what that means. A r… --- ## [Standalone user-defined keyword doesn't work as expected](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/standalone-user-defined-keyword-doesnt-work-as-expected/566)
**Author:** [@gwagner](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/gwagner)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 27, 2026, 9:05am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/standalone-user-defined-keyword-doesnt-work-as-expected/566 "2026-08-27T09:05:15Z")
According to the SysML2 spec (7.27.4), a user-defined keyword may also be used without using any language-defined keyword, like using #instact def ProcessingStart; instead of #instact action def ProcessingStart; Howe… --- ## [Method to Connect Functional and Physical Architectures](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/method-to-connect-functional-and-physical-architectures/558)
**Author:** [@TomBaker](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/TomBaker)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 8:41pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/method-to-connect-functional-and-physical-architectures/558 "2026-08-24T20:41:51Z")
Hello, I have a question about how to best connect the elements of a functional and physical architecture. The information that I’m missing from the following example is which product performs which product function wi… --- ## [Sysand and what else to provide total package management for a project](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/sysand-and-what-else-to-provide-total-package-management-for-a-project/565)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 5:42pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/sysand-and-what-else-to-provide-total-package-management-for-a-project/565 "2026-08-24T17:42:58Z")
While Sysand is the supported package manager for SysML and KerML files, I’m wondering how to build full product packages that include more than just model files. In industry, text (of various languages—I’m looking at y… --- ## [Model views from Syside CLI](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/model-views-from-syside-cli/564)
**Author:** [@JK1](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/JK1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 12:15pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/model-views-from-syside-cli/564 "2026-08-24T12:15:14Z")
Hello, I have a question about Syside’s vizualizer using CLI. I have noticed that when trying to vizualize part definitions, the created diagram is empty, so I turned the definition into the part, which had every possib… --- ## [Indexed ports](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/indexed-ports/560)
**Author:** [@Steven](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Steven)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 5:57am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/indexed-ports/560 "2026-08-21T05:57:02Z")
I am trying to get indexed ports working but seem to be failing. ref port GPIO : Interfaces::GPIOPort\[32\]; ref connection TEST1 connect andGate.OUT to soc.GPIO\[1\]; ref connection TEST2 connect soc.GPIO\[2\] to andGate.I… --- ## [Visualization does not support n-ary connections](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/visualization-does-not-support-n-ary-connections/183)
**Author:** [@Vytautas](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Vytautas)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 12:46pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/visualization-does-not-support-n-ary-connections/183 "2026-08-20T12:46:17Z")
Michael Jastram in his blog post reported that SysIDE Modeler visualization does not support n-ary connections: Likewise, the visual display cannot show more than two connections, i.e. connect (A, B, C). These are prob… --- ## [Having to change project name to exclude underscore character undocumented?](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/having-to-change-project-name-to-exclude-underscore-character-undocumented/562)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 6:00am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/having-to-change-project-name-to-exclude-underscore-character-undocumented/562 "2026-08-20T06:00:30Z")
Unsure if this is a bug or an artifact of IRI names. I’ve searched the support and example web pages for instructions to change the .project.json name to convert ‘\_’ to ‘-’ characters prior to issuing a sysand index add … --- ## [VIZ Fails with User Library Import; Tom Sawyer is Fine](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/viz-fails-with-user-library-import-tom-sawyer-is-fine/561)
**Author:** [@DavidHetherington](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/DavidHetherington)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 5:18am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/viz-fails-with-user-library-import-tom-sawyer-is-fine/561 "2026-08-20T05:18:53Z")
VIZ fails at rendering when a user library is imported. I have created a very simple test case, a library with one part def, and a model that imports that library, defines one part usage and one view. SysIDE shows “no … --- ## [Issue evaluating a calculation that returns model elements with Syside Automator](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/issue-evaluating-a-calculation-that-returns-model-elements-with-syside-automator/554)
**Author:** [@Ajk](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Ajk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/issue-evaluating-a-calculation-that-returns-model-elements-with-syside-automator/554 "2026-08-18T10:57:57Z")
Hello, I have a question regarding a small test model I created to check whether an element can be retrieved using a calculation. The calculation logic appears to work in another tool, where it returns the expected mod… --- ## [Accessing Items via FlowEnds](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/accessing-items-via-flowends/556)
**Author:** [@TomBaker](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/TomBaker)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 18, 2026, 10:09am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/accessing-items-via-flowends/556 "2026-08-18T10:09:35Z")
Hello! I’m trying to access the ItemUsage of each end of a FlowUsage. So far I have: flow\_ends = flow\_usage.related\_elements.collect() source\_action = flow\_ends\[0\].feature\_target target\_action = flow\_ends\[1\].feature\_… --- ## [Sysand include fails for wildcard use in filename](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/sysand-include-fails-for-wildcard-use-in-filename/555)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 7:42pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/sysand-include-fails-for-wildcard-use-in-filename/555 "2026-08-17T19:42:50Z")
I’m not sure if this is a bug or a feature. :slightly\_smiling\_face: sysand --version sysand 0.2.0 When using sysand include to add wildcard-named files, an error of: “failed to get metadata to determine if is a regul… --- ## [Model validation output from CLI](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/model-validation-output-from-cli/516)
**Author:** [@Richard\_Wallace](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Richard_Wallace)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/model-validation-output-from-cli/516 "2026-08-16T19:20:46Z")
This note is about the example at https://docs.sensmetry.com/automator/first\_example.html#automator-first-example . The text reads: Model Validation Before working with the model, it’s important to validate it. To vali… --- ## [Visualizing Flows Between Parts](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/visualizing-flows-between-parts/548)
**Author:** [@DavidHetherington](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/DavidHetherington)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 2:41am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/visualizing-flows-between-parts/548 "2026-08-12T02:41:28Z")
Next step: Visualizing a flow between parts. I have a fairly simple model of a car. It has a drivetrain which in turn has an engine, an alternator, and a battery. The engine in turn has a crankshaft. My model attempts … --- ## [Sysand 0.2.0](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/sysand-0-2-0/553)
**Author:** [@Andrius\_Puksta](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Andrius_Puksta)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 7:44am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/sysand-0-2-0/553 "2026-08-11T07:44:18Z")
Released on August 4, 2026 The highlight of this release is the new sysand auth command for credential management: sysand auth login - store credentials of an index in the OS keychain sysand auth logout - remove store… --- ## [Same name for multiple connections](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/same-name-for-multiple-connections/552)
**Author:** [@Steven](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/Steven)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2026, 7:23am UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/same-name-for-multiple-connections/552 "2026-08-11T07:23:12Z")
Hello there, I am trying my first steps and have some problems to get everything working. From my understanding, a port can have multiple connections to different ports. Also from my understanding, SysML2 should suppor… --- ## [Having trouble with basic attribute definition](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/having-trouble-with-basic-attribute-definition/547)
**Author:** [@DavidHetherington](https://forum.sensmetry.com/u/DavidHetherington)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 6:59pm UTC](https://forum.sensmetry.com/t/having-trouble-with-basic-attribute-definition/547 "2026-08-10T18:59:02Z")
Was actually trying to define a Boolean. When that did not work, I switched to a “Real” and copied and pasted the example directly from the SysML V2 specification “7.7.2 Attribute Definitions and Usages” Even though I im… [Next page](https://forum.sensmetry.com/latest.md?page=1)