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title: Creating a calibrator
description: If you do not yet have a calibrator and would like to test the full functionality of the software, you can create a “simulation calibrator”. To do this, click on the New button in the calibrator list and a dialog…
url: "https://acccal.at/en/docs/creating-a-calibrator/"
updated: "2025-01-15"
category: First steps
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# Creating a calibrator

If you do not yet have a calibrator and would like to test the full functionality of the software, you can create a “simulation calibrator”. To do this, click on the New button in the calibrator list and a dialog box will open where you can make the following settings.

![](https://acccal.at/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/calibration-properties-SIM_en.png)

Please enter a name of your choice in the ***`Name`*** [1] field. In the ***`Type`*** [2] selection field, please select the ***`SIM`*** option and confirm with ***`OK`***. Close the calibrator list and you have created a calibrator for the simulation.