The Menu and Tool bar

The Menu bar contains the following menus:

File Menu	Functions
Print	Use this menu item to print the current Scene.
Export to file	Use this menu item to export the current Scene (as an image file).
Close	Use this menu item to close the Dashboard editor.

Edit Menu	Functions	Equivalent Toolbar icon
Undo	Undo and Redo the previous action(s). You can access the undo/redo stack through the arrows next to the undo and redo buttons: Figure 10: Undo stack
Redo
Cut	Cut the selected object from the Scene.
Copy	Copy an object selected in the Scene
Paste	Paste a copied object into the Scene.
Select all	Select all objects in the Scene.
Clear selection	Deselect any objects selected in the Scene.
Delete	Delete an object selected in the Scene.
Group	Group objects selected in the Scene.	None
Ungroup	Ungroup a selection of objects grouped in the Scene.	None
Bring to front	Move the selected object to the foreground in the Scene.
Send to back	Move the selected object to the background in the Scene.

View Menu	Functions	Equivalent Toolbar icon
Toolboxes	Toggle the display of the Toolboxes on and off.	None
Toolboxes organizer	Toggle the display of the Toolboxes organizer on and off.	None
Object inspector	Toggle the display of the Object inspector pane off and on.	None
Scene ruler	Toggle the display of the Scene ruler off and on.	None
Global axes	Toggle the display of the Global axes off and on.	None
Zoom	Zoom in: zooms in on the Scene.
Zoom out: zooms out on the Scene.
Fit all in: adjusts the Scene to the window size.
No Zoom: removes the zoom and sets the display to 100%.	None
Custom: opens the Custom Zoom dialog box where users can enter the zoom factor.	None
Auto zoom: adjusts zoom factor to display all the items in the Scene. This function is the same as Fit all in, except that it keeps adjusting the display as you resize the Dashboard window.	None

Animation Menu	Functions	Equivalent Toolbar icon
Start	Reset the animation to its starting point.
Backward	Play the animation backwards step by step. This is only possible when the animation has been paused.
Play	Play the animation from its current position. If the animation has terminated, this option will start it from the beginning. If the animation has been paused, this option plays the animation from its current position.
Stop	Stop the animation at its current position.
Forward	Play the animation forwards step by step. This is only possible when the animation has been paused.
End	Set the animation to the end of its sequence.
Play/pause	Play or pause the animation from or at its current position. If the animation has reached the end, it starts again from the beginning. If it has been paused, it restarts from the current position.	None
Loop	Toggle the animation loop on or off.	None

Tools Menu	Functions
Update	This function retrieves the latest computed values from Simcenter Amesim if the Automatic update function is not selected. Note that values are automatically updated in the Dashboard at the end of an Simcenter Amesim simulation, so this function is only of interest during a long simulation.
Automatic update	Use this menu item to update the Dashboard animation automatically during an Simcenter Amesim simulation. When this function is activated, the Animation buttons are disabled, as the animation is controlled by the Simcenter Amesim simulation. This function is particularly useful when using the Dynamic input function. See Interactive signal input during simulation. Note: This function is the same as the Automatic update function for standard Simcenter Amesim plots. Note You can enable automatic update when performing co-simulation when Simcenter Amesim is operating as the slave. This feature is only applicable for variable monitoring, not for parameter tuning.
Result set	Use this menu item to select a data set from a batch run or an experiment. You can use this option to switch between data sets during an interactive simulation, and after the simulation has ended, when playing back the animation of a simulation run.
Check associations	Use this menu item to check if associations to Simcenter Amesim parameters/variables are valid.
Export Video	Use this menu item to export an animation of your Dashboard as a video file. See Export video
Joystick and keyboard input	See Joystick and keyboard input.
Global input	Toggle the input, either local to the dashboard or global to Simcenter Amesim.
Joystick settings	Edit some settings dedicated to the Joystick. See Joystick settings.