4. Simming a relic
Simming a relic can be more problematic, as you cannot swap them easily. I will show below how to change your string to sim a specific relic.
Let's say you have the following main hand line in the simc string:
main_hand=,id=128872,bonus_id=742,relic_id=1727:1497:3336/3397:1492:1675/1727:1497:3336,gem_id=137412/141263/137365/0
And you just dropped a Skovald's Resolve in Heroic, ilvl 835, and would like to sim it.
Find the relic on Wowhead, with correct ilevel in the item version menu:
http://www.wowhead.com/item=136778/skovalds-resolve&bonus=1487:1726This is an iron relic, which is the middle relic of the weapon.
You have to change two things: relic_id, which is the bonus id of the relic, and gem_id, which is the item id of the relic.
The item id can be find in the url, after item=: in this case, it's 136778. Same for bonus ids, which are after bonus=: in this case, it's 1487:1726.
Hence, the correct line to sim this relic is:
main_hand=,id=128872,bonus_id=742,relic_id=1727:1497:3336/1487:1726/1727:1497:3336,gem_id=137412/136778/137365/0
One last remark: if the relic you would like to sim does not have any bonus ids, just replace the relic specific bonus ids in the string by a 0, as follow:
main_hand=,id=128872,bonus_id=742,relic_id=1727:1497:3336/0/1727:1497:3336,gem_id=137412/136778/137365/0