Text Node
TLDR: Text nodes are documentation on the canvas. They do not affect the simulation. Use them to explain assumptions, call out the bottleneck, and tell reviewers what to change first.
What To Put In A Text Node
The best Text nodes make the model easier to inspect. Useful content includes:
- System math: demand, capacity, and utilization in plain language.
- The insight: what is surprising or counterintuitive.
- What to watch: the queue, utilization, or throughput metric to inspect.
- What to try: one concrete first lever to test.
Template Guidance Pattern
Starter models often use Text nodes as a guided discovery layer. A short note near the bottleneck can make the model usable before someone understands every canvas control.
Keep it scannable
Prefer one focused note under 120 words near the relevant node. Long documentation belongs in a report or case-study page.