A View window displays a graphical representation of the simulation. Model objects are dragged and dropped into a View window using the Model Builder tool.
Multiple View windows can be defined that depict different portions of the 3d model space.
A new View can be created by clicking on the 'Views' item in the Menu bar. An existing View can be selected for editing by clicking on its entry in the Object Selector. Views can be copied, pasted, renamed, or deleted in the same way as other objects in the Object Selector.
View windows are created with a number of default graphical objects:
· XY-Grid – a static grid on the xy-plane
· XYZ-Axis – coordinate vectors located at the origin
· Title – overlay text where a title for the simulation can be entered
· Clock – overlay clock showing simulation time in YYYY-MM-DD format
The XY-Grid and XYZ-Axis are DisplayEntity objects with the Movable keyword is set to FALSE so that they cannot be moved accidentally and do not respond to mouse clicks. They can be turned on or off using the 'Show Grid' and 'Show Axes' buttons.
The Title and Clock objects overlay objects (OverlayText and OverlayClock, respectively) that appear in a fixed position on the View window and are not part of the 3D scene. The Title can be modified by double clicking on the text and editing it in place. Both objects can be moved using Ctrl + Left Drag or deleted using the Delete key.