SAAM II Forum

SAAM II is generally stable and solid even with hundreds of compartments with very reasonable time for solving it (2-4 sec). When working with >100 compartments you may face some SAAM II issues: *Tables display 10 variables at the time -> to be fixed in the next version *To automatically define parameters, use the Eq window and define them there (maybe copy and paste from a text editor), instead of crowding the Parameter Manager *In dosimetry, you might want to have >10^6 precision -> to be fixed in the next version

Hey There, This one's a bit tricky but could be an easy fix... Sometimes, especially when dealing with help files from older versions of SAAM II in 2.3.3, you might encounter an issue where the file won't open and you get this message: "file has been damaged" Start by opening your file in a text editor (I personally use Notepad++). This will let you see the file's textual content. Without going into the nitty-gritty of each line (maybe that's a topic for another post!), I recently encountered an instance where a parameter wasn't assigned properly. Here's what I found: PARAM [blank space] was defined incorrectly as it can't be a blank space! Whereas below, PARAM Ffast was defined correctly. In this case, you can either manually add the parameter name "Fslow" or just delete that block, then save the changes. For context, in this specific situation, the user was working with a file containing over 100 compartments related to dosimetry PBPK. So, it was definitely more time-efficient to troubleshoot than to start from scratchew.

Dear Mac Enthusiasts, Regrettably, we don't have plans to release SAAM II for Mac at the moment. But don't lose hope! Many of our users have found ways to run SAAM II on their Mac machines: 1. Install a Windows partition: Your IT team can guide you through this, but be aware you'll also need a license for Windows. 2. Use virtual machines or apps: While many of the stable options aren't free, we don't endorse any specific one. However, a quick online search should point you in the right direction. (And if any SAAM II users out there are using a particular app with success, please share your experience below!) Cheers!