Manage the Variable Reference appearance

Hiding the name of the variable

Right-click the Variable Reference. On the Variable References submenu, if the Show Name command is checked, select it to hide the name.

You can always hover over the Variable Reference to see the name and description displayed in a tooltip.

Hiding the display units of the variable

Right-click the Variable Reference. On the Variable References submenu, if the Show Units command is checked, select it to hide the display units.

Hiding the specification status for the variable

Right-click the Variable Reference. On the Variable References submenu, if the Show Specification command is checked, select it to hide the specification status checkbox for the variable.

You can change the specification status by clearing or selecting this checkbox.

Displaying the Canvas description for the variable

Right-click the Variable Reference. On the Variable References submenu, select Show Specification to display the Canvas description for the variable.

The Canvas descriptions are different from the descriptions that you see in tooltips or in the Properties Inspector. They are blank until you enter in your own descriptions. You can use the Canvas descriptions to annotate your simulations.

For example, if you change the specification status for a variable, you can then add notes regarding when and why you changed the specification status. This is especially useful if you plan to share your simulations with others.