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How to Pause & Restart the Simulation
The restart feature in Coaster Dynamics allows a ride simulation to be paused at any point on the track and then later restarted from that point. The simulation will then proceed as if it had not been suspended.

A ride can be restarted even if the track has been modified -- as long as the changes occur after the restart point on the track. To learn more about the physics principles that allow the ride simulation to be paused and restarted, see the
Tell Me More topic, "How is the Ride Simulation Restarted?".

The restart capability in
Coaster Dynamics can be a very useful time saving feature if you are investigating the car's motion near the end of the track. If not making any changes to the early part of the track, just pause the simulation at any convenient point. As long as changes to the track are made only beyond the paused point, you can then simply restart the simulation whenever necessary, rather than having to start the ride each time from the very beginning.

To pause and restart a roller coaster simulation, use the "PAUSE", "SET RST", and "RESTART" buttons from the
Coaster Dynamics Main Menu.



PAUSE:   This will pause the currently running ride simulation. After pausing a simulation, it can later be continued or restarted, and the simulation will proceed from the paused point as if it had not been suspended.

SET RST:   The "SET RESTART" button will set the simulation restart point.

To set the a restart point, the ride simulation must first be paused. When the "SET RESTART" button is then clicked, the restart point will be indicated by a small yellow sphere on the track. The yellow sphere will be displayed on the track as long as the restart point remains valid. Setting the restart point to another location will move the yellow sphere to the new restart point.

RESTART:   This will restart a previously paused ride simulation.

To be restarted, a simulation must first be paused, and then the restart point set by using the "SET RESTART" button.