Using the Explorer Pane

The Explorer pane is typically docked on the left of the workspace.

This pane can hold either of the following kinds of window:

• Zero or one Servers window (this window indicates servers on the network and is closed by default)
• Zero or more named simulation windows (each running a simulation; intake in the example below)
  
  

Each window type holds a tree view and, sometimes, a status bar of some kind. There are general rules for navigating the trees (such as opening and closing nodes) that apply to all the trees, and also general rules for using the windows.

The tabs near the top of the simulation window allow you to toggle among views of simulation objects, scene or plot objects, or editing panels when applicable.

If you have numerous tabs in the pane, it may be difficult to read the title or identify the application (for example, a Simcenter STAR-CCM+ simulation as opposed to a Design Manager project). So a tooltip appears as you hover with the mouse pointer over each tab, showing the full title and a brief description (with an icon) of the application type.

Simulation Windows

This window shows the named simulation tree, which contains nodes that represent the various objects of the open simulation.

Multiple windows of this kind can be present at the same time--one for each open simulation.

Near the top of a simulation window are one or more tabs that allow you to use this window for specific tasks, where applicable:

• Scene/Plot: viewing the objects of a scene or plot, when its display is open and active
• Edit: editing an object, particularly creating a derived part

The Simulation tab is always present in a simulation window.