CIMPLICITY Machine Edition Getting Started, GFK-1868E

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Machine Edition
The Machine Edition Environment
THE MACHINE EDITION ENVIRONMENT
All Machine Edition tools and editors appear in the Machine Edition window. The
run-time programs are separate Windows applications, so that you can run a
finished application without starting Machine Edition.
The following illustration shows a possible layout of the tools and a couple of the
editors available to you. Most of the time, you’ll be using only a few of these at
once—you can open and close tools and editors as you need them. Many tools are
also available only when editing a project. We’ll look at some of the tools in the
following section; for more details on the others, see the online Help.
Navigator:
organizes and displays
project information in
a tree structure.
Toolchest:
contains
preconfigured objects
that can be dragged
into Machine Edition
projects.
Navigator tabs:
conveniently layers
information about your
projects.
Inspector:
displays the properties
of a selected object.
Companion:
a dynamic help window
that provides
information based on
what you’re doing.
InfoViewer:
an embedded
browser used to
display reports and
comprehensive help.
Feedback
Zone: displays
output information
generated by
Machine Edition
components.
Editor window:
one of many windows
where you create and edit
your application.
Editor window tabs:
lets you switch between open editors
with the click of a mouse.
Common Machine Edition Tools
Data Watch:
displays the current status
of your project’s variables.
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