Rockwell Automation Arena Users Guide - Manual (Page 14)

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The Arena modeling environment
If Arena is not already running, start it from the Windows Start menu and navigate to
Programs > Rockwell Software > Arena. The Arena modeling environment will open
with a new model window, as shown below.
To model your process in Arena, you’ll work in three main regions of the application
window. The Project Bar hosts panels with the primary types of objects that you will work
with:
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Basic Process, Advanced Process, and Advanced Transfer panels: Contain the
modeling shapes, called modules, that you’ll use to define your process.
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Reports panel: Contains the reports that are available for displaying results of simula-
tion runs.
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Navigate panel: Allows you to display different views of your model, including
navigating through hierarchical submodels and displaying a model thumbnail view.
In the model window, there are two main regions. The flowchart view will contain all of
your model graphics, including the process flowchart, animation, and other drawing
Model window
flowchart view
Model window
spreadsheet view
The Project Bar
usually is docked at
the left of the Arena
application window,
but can tear off or
dock at another
position like any
toolbar.
Project Bar