Design Browser Window

The Design Browser Window is located on the lower left side of the application window and is opened by clicking the Design tab. It contains a browser tree that lists the functions, blocks, ports, signals and highways that are in the diagram window that is currently active.

Once a signal is added to diagram, it is treated as a Design Wide Object that can be added to the design multiple times.

Note

You can hide the various browser windows by selecting the View menu option and unchecking the Browser Area box. To display the browser windows again, select the View menu option and check the Browse Window box.

• Browser tree Lists the objects used in the active diagram or in the design. Also lists any Design Wide Object that is not currently used in the design in Unplaced folders. If an object has child objects, such as ports, these are displayed as sub-nodes of that object. You can expand a folder or node by clicking the + symbol. To collapse a folder or node, click the - symbol. When you click on an object in the browser tree, it is highlighted in the currently active diagram window. If you click a port, a circle is displayed around it in the diagram window. If you move your cursor over an instance of a Design Wide Object, a tooltip indicates the diagram where that instance is located. Double-click an instance to jump to it in the diagram window.

• Enter Filter String () Enter a series of characters. A filter is applied to the Design Browser Window so that only objects with names containing that series of characters are listed. The behavior of the filter varies depending on such things as whether you use wildcards and the case (upper or lower) of the specified characters. See “Browser Tab and Dialog Box Filters” in the Capital Design Tools - Common Functions User Guide for further information.

• Showing all objects in the design ()/ Only showing objects in the active diagram () Controls what is displayed in the Browser tree. Click this to switch between showing all objects in the design and only objects used in the active diagram.

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Capital Systems Modeler User Guide, 2512.2606

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