Modify the Canvas appearance
- Last UpdatedAug 01, 2025
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The Edit/View tab provides options for modifying the appearance of the Canvas. This section outlines the capabilities of showing or hiding model and connector labels, showing or hiding grids and guides, changing the color of the Canvas and of Canvas objects, changing the color and style of connectors, and changing the fonts used by Canvas objects and connectors.
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Edit/View Tab Section |
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Color and Style |
Change the color of the Canvas and of Canvas objects. Change the color and style of connectors. |
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Format Text |
Change the fonts used by Canvas objects and connectors. |
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Grids and Guides |
Show or hide grids, rulers, and guides and choose to "snap" items to the grid. |
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Show |
Show or hide the Simulation Manager, Mini Inspector, Model Library, Messages, and Status Bar. |
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Data Entry |
Includes colored borders for data entry fields in the Simulation Manager and Properties Inspector. Improper values (for example, values that are not square, or are out-of-bounds) are surrounded with a yellow border. Required input values that you have not confirmed or changed are surrounded with a red border. |
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Labels |
Show or hide model and connector labels. Lock the position of the model and connector labels. |
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Canvas |
Various options for navigating the Canvas. See Navigating the Simulation Canvas for more information. |
Example: Aligning Canvas objects with grids and guides
Grids and guides help with the alignment of objects in your simulation.
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Within the Grids and Guides group:
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Check the box labeled Rulers to display ruler markings on the axes of the Canvas.
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Check the box labeled Grid Lines to display a grid underlay in the Canvas.
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Check the box labeled Snap to Grid to make simulation objects snap to grid lines automatically when moved. This function works whether or not Grid Lines are visible.
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Check the box labeled Guide Line to display a red line when a simulation object being moved is aligned vertically or horizontally with an adjacent simulation object. This function requires the Snap to Grid function.
The selected changes are applied to the Canvas.