A method may include causing a first model to be executed. The causing the first model to be executed may be performed by a device. The method may further include causing a second model to be executed to simulate a functionality of the first model. The causing the second model to be executed may be performed by the device. The method may further include interacting with a model element, of the second model, associated with implicitly accessing information regarding a state of the first model. The state may be a representation of the first model at a particular simulation time-step. The interacting with the model may be performed by the device. The method may further include accessing, by the model element, information associated with the state of the first model. The accessing the information may be performed by the device.