User interface

About the user interface

The AVEVA Process Simulation user interface allows you to write models, build simulations, and view results. The user interface is intuitive so that you can easily navigate it. As a result, the AVEVA Process Simulation documentation does not include tasks that are easily understood through the user interface.

The AVEVA Process Simulation user interface is composed of several windows that you can dock, undock, float or hide. You can change the layout of the windows and your preferences will automatically be saved and displayed the next time you load AVEVA Process Simulation.

The File menu allows you to create, import, open, rename, copy, delete, and export simulations.

The User profile is where you can sign into a CONNECT account. See Sign into a CONNECT account for more information.

The Application Ribbon contains tabs to help you: invoke process, fluid flow, and dynamics simulation actions; set view preferences; and display the product help. You can switch between tabs at any time.

The Model Library is where Model Types, Fluid Types, Curve Types, and Port Types are stored. It is housed within a repository on a shared server or on your local computer. Multiple people can access and save items in the Model Library in a shared repository.

The Model Editor is where you create and modify Model Types representing process equipment, controls, and other mathematical relationships.

The Fluid Editor (not pictured) is where you modify Fluid Types representing the fluids used in your environment.

The Port Editor (not pictured) is where you define how models are connected.

The Curve Editor (not pictured) is where you define and modify Curve Types, which establish dependencies between variables.

The Mini Inspector (not pictured) is where you quickly view and modify variable specifications and values on the Canvas.

Through the Canvas, you can build a process simulation composed of the model types in the Model Library. You can zoom in to, zoom out from, or pan the Canvas.

The Simulation Manager provides an hierarchical tree view of your simulation and the models contained within it. You can expand items in the tree, specify variables, view the state of equations, modify variable and parameter values, and more. The Simulation Manager can be modified for your role, or filtered by using custom filters.

The Snapshot Manager (not pictured) allows you to capture, rename, and delete Snapshots, provide a description, and select a snapshot to load to return to a previous state.

The Scenario Manager (not pictured) is where you script detailed scenarios so that you can perform a simulation without manually executing the steps on your own.

The History Manager (not pictured) is where you define the frequency and quantity of simulation data that you want to save for historical reference.

The Properties Inspector (not pictured) allows you to quickly view and edit model data for models on the Canvas.

The Messages pane displays a consolidated list of the error and warning messages on the Canvas.

The Status Bar displays server connectivity information, the product version, and more.

The Create a new simulation tab (not pictured) contains a list of simulation templates that you can use to create a new simulation. This tab appears when you first open AVEVA Process Simulation, when you create a new simulation by using the File menu, and when you create a new simulation by selecting beside an existing simulation tab on the Canvas.