MTS Fracture Analyzer - Manual (Page 38)

5.1.2.0 Creating, Editing, and Deleting Views
When you create a new view, it is stored in the analysis run. If you delete a view, no change is made to any
display that contains the view. The only change is that the display no longer contains the view. Although the
application saves the view, the application does not save the original content. If you modify the analysis
definition to use new variable values, the presented content changes.
You can customize certain properties of a view, such as the thickness and color of lines used in charts or the
visible columns in a table. When you save the display (using the Display menu), these properties of the view
are also saved. Other properties, such as the variable values that populate data in a chart or table, are stored
in the analysis run; not the view or display. Because the view retrieves the variable values from the analysis
run, the data in the view will refresh when the variable values change.
• To create a new view, click a view icon in the analysis toolbar and enter a name for the new view.
• To customize which views appear in the current display, save a display, click the Display menu, and then
enable or disable the desired views.
• To rename or delete a display, select Definition > Display Manager. In the Display Manager, select the
display and click Rename or Delete directly below the Displays panel.
5.1.3.0 Organizing Views in a Display
There are several ways to organize views in a display. When you click the window title bar and drag the view,
the view remains where it is positioned when you release your mouse button.You can drag any side or corner
to change the shape and size of the frame. As you move the view, transparent positioning arrows appear on
the screen. When your mouse pointer reaches a positioning arrow, a portion of the display becomes highlighted.
To dock the view in that area, release your mouse button.
To create new displays, save current displays, or select existing displays, click Display on the toolbar. To
manage views and saved displays, click Definition > Display Manager to open the Display Manager.
Tabbed display
Within a display, you can show multiple views. Multiple views can be arranged using tabbed, split-screen, or
undocked (independent) configurations. In a tabbed configuration, click the tab that contains the view name
to make it prominent.
Tabbed Display
Split-screen displays
In a split-screen configuration, all views are equally prominent. To create a split-screen configuration, click
the drop-down button in the upper right-hand corner of the display and select Floating or double-click the
window title bar. The window changes size and location on the screen. Drag the window with your cursor to
the new location. Repeat for additional views.
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5.0 Customizing the Main Window