User Interface Components

When you are exploring a GoldSim model within the Player, the screen will look something like this:

The largest part of the screen is occupied by the graphics pane The primary portion of the GoldSim interface, where the graphical depiction of the model is shown.. This is where the graphical depiction of the model is shown. It is the "canvas" on which the model is drawn. You can zoom into and out of the graphics pane, and pan across it.

The browser An alternative view of a GoldSim model, in which elements are displayed in a tree, and organized either hierarchically, or by type. will be present on the left-hand side of the screen. The browser represents an alternative way to view a GoldSim model. In particular, it organizes the model in one of two ways: 1) in a hierarchical manner (referred to as Containment View), similar to the way that files and directories on a computer are organized; or 2) by element type (referred to as Class View).

You can toggle the browser on and off by pressing the Browser button in the toolbar at the top of the screen: