Bundt User's Manual · Bundt Toolset version 1.0.1.0

Model window

A model window shows the contents of a model, providing menus and toolbars to manipulate the model in various ways.

There are two kinds of model windows: type and instance, depending on the kind of model being shown. You can open as many model windows as necessary; each shows the contents of one model.

This page describe model windows in general. Please see the above mentioned pages for details.

Main menu

Model windows have a main menu to adds functionality to that of the Main Window. Please see Type Model window or Instance Model window for details.

Main toolbar

Model windows have a toolbar with buttons for the most common operations. Please see Type Model window or Instance Model window for details.

Model tree

Model windows display a model tree on the left-hand side. The model tree shows the model elements in the model, organized depending on the kind of model and the chosen display options. Please see Type Model window or Instance Model window for details.

You can right-click on most tree nodes to display a context menu containing commands for the associated model element. Double-clicking a tree node usually opens the corresponding model element property page.

Property pages

Property pages are used to display the details of a model element or some other piece of information. You can make changes to the data on a property page as needed, and the modifications will be saved to the model in memory. You will need to save the model to disk to make changes persistent.

There are property pages of many kinds, depending on the information that they display. Please see Property Pages for detailed information on each kind.

Switching property pages

Once open, a property page will stay there until you close it (or until you close the model). You can switch between open property pages by using the tabs at the bottom of the Model window.

To close a property page, click on the Close button () at the top right corner.

Property pages toolbar

Most property pages show a toolbar at the top. The usual items in this toolbar are as follows.

Refresh Reloads the data on to the property page. If you have made changes to a field and haven't moved away from it, they will be lost.
Show in Model Tree Finds the model element being displayed on the property page in the model tree, and selects it.
Delete Deletes the model element being displayed on the property page.

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