SIMUL8 Feature Tour - Display
Their are many features available in SIMUL8 to help you enhance the look of your simulation.
Object Images
Every object in SIMUL8 can have a customized image. SIMUL8 comes with a full library of 100s of images for you to choose from and you can import additional ones. An image editor is provided to allow you to customize the images.
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Align and Space Equally
Any objects can be aligned vertically and horizontally and space equally.
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Image Editor
The image editor allows you to build your own images for SIMUL8 objects.
- Copy images to and paste images form the clipboard
- Add text to an image, you decide on the color and font
- Select an invisible color to be transparent on the simulation screen so that you don't have to worry whether the image matches the background screen color or so you can easily place it over any background image
- Make use of the full range of 16 million colors to get exactly the one you want and the dropper tool means you can pick up a color form any image and copy it into a new one
- Flip, Mirror or Rotate your image.
- Load images from SIMUL8's extensive icon library or from anywhere on your PC
- Save your image into your icon library so you can use it in any model
- Create a 3D or VR image to go with your 2D image (only in SIMUL8 Professional)
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Edit Images on Simulation Window
You can rotate, mirror and flip your object images directly on the simulation window. You can also access the image editor as well.
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Drawing Tools
Many drawing tools are available to allow you to draw on the simulation screen.
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Background Images
It is possible to insert .bmp images of any size onto the simulation window to use as a backdrop for your simulation. This is a fantastic feature which allows you to bring a sense of reality to your simulation or simply to add company branding.
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Sub-Windows
The simulation window does not have to show all the detail in your simulation.
With a complex simulation you may want to summarize your simulation at different levels. Achieve this by creating sub-windows and sub-windows within sub windows.....to any level of depth you require.
When a sub-window is closed its contents is represented by a single icon on its parent window.
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Invisible Arrows
Routing arrows from objects can be made invisible and you don't have to have all arrows from an object on or off, you can individually select the arrows you wish to hide.
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Flexible Routing Arrows
Routing Arrows are flexible route arrows to allow for neater onscreen presentation.
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Flexible Object Titles
Object titles can be placed anywhere relative to the simulation object - and optionally wrapped, even placed inside.
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Visual Data
Any text or numeric variable can be displayed on the simulation window. This is great for displaying onscreen results during a simulation run.
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Display Plus
Display Plus lets Visual Logic Write Any Text or Graphics to Simulation Windows and Control Every Detail of the Visual Image.
For example: Create custom charts, create custom ways to display processes, warehouses, anything where you want total control over the display!
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Zoom
Zoom to any degree of accuracy and quickly zoom using the mouse wheel.
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Screen Lock
Lock Your Screen Display. No accidental moving of objects - lock your objects from accident moves.
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Precise Object Movement
Move one or more selected simulation objects pixel by pixel precisely to where you want them using the arrow keys. This feature makes it much easier to refine your display quickly.
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Antialias Display
SIMUL8's display has antialias capability. Antialiasing makes the edges of lines appear smoother. So bendy arrows, pipes, on-screen text, drawing objects and object all look much better.
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Default Icons by Industry Sector
SIMUL8 comes with 4 sets of default Industry Sector Icons. In Preferences you can choose to set the default icons to a industry sector so that whenever you start a new simulation you get the right icon set by default.
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Data Graphics
Graphically display information on screen attached to a simulation object. You can display text, bars, and icons. You can specify conditions for different icon flags to be displayed and can display multiple bars so you can effectively create mini charts on the simulation window. All values are updated on screen as the simulation runs.
 This feature is only available with SIMUL8 Professional
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