Editor

The flowsheet window is the main window of the editor. It contains the flowsheet with all units and connections. Interaction with the flowsheet can be done using the mouse and keyboard. To create a new unit use select the icon from the icon bar and click on the desired position on the flowsheet. To connect a unit to a different object select the desired terminal and connect it to a compatible counterpart. By double clicking on an object, the object data can be edited as described in Data Management.

The flowsheet contains panels that allow further interaction with the flowsheet.

The editor toolbar is located at the top of the editor page. It contains multiple menus for different actions types.

Available menus are:

The icon (side)bar contains icons for all the units available in the model library. Icons are grouped into icon categories. They can be searched by name via the search bar the top of the icon bar.

Some icons are available with different rotations and terminal layouts. Icon groups contain a counter indicating the number of available icon variants. The icon variants can be expanded so that the user can select the desired icon variant.

After confirming the unit creation by clicking on the flowsheet, the unit is created at the target position.

The icon sidebar also provides access to samples if available by clicking on the Open Sample button (). To open the library reference for the unit click the help Help button ().

The object manager provides a list of objects that are part of the project. It allows the user to filter, select and rename objects. Similar to the flowsheet, the objects can be double clicked to open the object editor. Via the context menu item Rename it is possible to rename objects. Use the context menu item Delete to delete selected objects.

To select multiple objects, hold down the Ctrl key and click on the desired objects. Or press and hold Shift and click on the first and last object to select all objects in between. Clicking on the object again while holding Ctrl will deselect the object.

It is possible to search in the object manager. The search is case insensitive and will match any part of the object or class name. Filters allow to select the type of objects to display. To sort the objects, click on the column header of the desired column.

Via the context menu it is also possible to enable/disable or lock/unlock objects on the flowsheet.

The dataset manager allows the user to manage datasets.

A dataset represents a specific model configuration. Datasets allow to simulate the same process setup with different parameter configurations. Typically, datasets are used to simulate alternative operating cases without having to create new projects.

Datasets are hierarchical, which means that child datasets can use the calculated results of the parent dataset via an update mechanism. Each project always contains at minimum one dataset. For more information on datasets refer Advanced Data Management.

Similar to the object manager, the dataset manager allows to filter, select and rename datasets. To edit a dataset or change its source dataset, double click on the dataset in the dataset manager or right click and select Edit. To create a new dataset, click on the New Dataset button () or right click on the dataset manager and select New Dataset.

Each dataset entry also displays its status via an icon. The different meanings behind the items are described in the following section.

The chart manager provides access to all the charts available in the project. The chart manager is only available if the model library provides chart creation scripts.

To open a chart, double click on the chart in the chart manager or right click and select Show. Similar to other managers, the chart manager is can be used to rename, edit and delete charts. This can be done via the context menu with the Rename, Edit and Delete Chart items.

Before creating a chart make sure to select the target object. Most charts require a target object to be selected before in order to create a chart accordingly. Click on the Create Chart button () in the title bar or if not chart exists click on Create Chart to show the available chart types.