This menu provides pull-down options for frequently executed actions like file management (File), viewing (View), and information (Help).

File Menu

This menu provides options for file management

Figure 3.3 - File menu	Name	Description
	New	Start a new project
	Open	Open an existing project (using the browser)
	Load Results	Load existing simulations results
	Close	Close the active project
	Save	Save the active project
	Save As	Save under a new name
	Save Image	Save the Viewing Window Image, Including animated streamlines
	Save Animation	Save an animation from transient results
	Recent Projects	Open from a list of recent projects
	Exit	Exit Simerics-MP

 

View Menu

This menu provides options for viewing.

Figure 3.4 - View menu	Name	Description
	Add XY-Plot	Enables the creation of X-Y Plots windows in the Simerics-MP GUI.
	View Direction	Change the viewing direction
	Named View Storage	Save or restore a given view in a file (.sdsp)
	View Group Layout	Activate and organize multiple views
	Axes On/Off	Turn the coordinate axes on or off
	Lighting On/Off	Turn shading on or off
	Smooth Light	Smooth out the display of surfaces
	Perspective View	Turn perspective on or off
	Automatic Refresh	Automatic refresh
	Toolbars/Panels	Activates or Deactivates the toolbars and panels, see Figure 3.5
	Default Units	Launches the System of Units dialog box for variable of interest, see Figure 3.6

 

Figure 3.5 - Toolbar/Panels

Figure 3.6 - System of units

 

Help Menu This menu provides information about Simerics-MP/Simerics-MP+. Help Topics: Launches Manual and Tutorials. About Simerics MP: Shows the Version Number and Date.

Figure 3.7 - Help menu

The Toolbar provides quick links to options available in Simerics-MP/Simerics-MP+.

 

Main Toolbar

The Toolbar options are provided in the table below:

Icon	Name	Description
	New	Start a new project
	Open	Open an existing project (using the browser)
	Load Results	Load existing simulations results
	Save	Save the active project

 

3D View Toolbar

The 3D View Toolbar options are provided in the table below:

Icon	Name	Description
	Axes On/Off	Turn the coordinate axes on or off
	Lighting On/Off	Turn shading on or off
	Smooth Light	Smooth out the display of surfaces
	Perspective View	Turn perspective on or off

 

View Toolbar

The View Toolbar options are provided in the table below:

Icon	Name	Description	Options
	Single View Group	Activate and organize multiple views	Single View Group , Two Horizontal Groups, Two Vertical Groups, Three Horizontal Groups , Three Vertical Groups , Grid of Four Groups
	Named View Storage	Save or restore a given view and layout. The layout enables to save all panel position along with display window	The stored View and Layout appear here
	Reset View	Change the viewing direction	Reset View , Front View, Back View (-Z), Right View (+X), Left View (-X), Top View (+Y), Bottom View (-Y)
	Add XY-Plot	Enables the creation of X-Y Plot Window
	Global expression editor	Allows user to access global expression directly

 

Mouse Control Toolbar (Icon)

Mouse operations are described below:

Icon	Name	Description
	Select	Left: Selects Middle: Rotate Roller: Zooms
	Rotate	Left: Rotates Middle: Rotate Roller: Zooms
	Zoom	Left: Zooms Middle: Rotate Roller: Zooms
	Pan	Left: Pans Middle: Rotate Roller: Zooms

 

Note: The right-click on the mouse, shows all the four mouse controls (Select, Rotate, Zoom, Pan).