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The Connector browser is used to view and modify connectors in the current model (for details on what a connector is, see Connectors and its sub-topics in the section on Engineering Solutions Entities). The Connector browser can be invoked from the View menu bar and displays in the tab area.
The Connector browser consists of:
| • | The Link Entity browser, located in the first pane of the tab, displays information about all of the linked entities in the model. |
| • | The Connector Entity browser, located in the middle pane of the tab, displays a tree view of all the connections the model contains. Engineering Solutions organizes and displays the connectors in different folders based on their respective realization type. The names of the folders are obtained from the FE configuration names that are specified for respective solvers in the feconfig.cfg file. |
| • | The Connector Entity Editor, located in the last pane of the tab, displays attributes assigned to the connector(s) selected in the Connector Entity browser. |
Use the Connector browser to:
The actions performed in the Connectors browser, such as selecting, highlighting, showing, or hiding supported entities, are reflected in the graphics area. For example, when you select an entity in the Connector browser, Engineering Solutions outlines it in white in the graphics area.
The browser and the Engineering Solutions database synchronize with eachother to ensure that all the changes made to the connector or the supported entities information in the database are reflected correctly in the browser at all times.
The browser can be configured to only display the information you wish to see. The current configuration is always saved, so that when the browser is opened in the future it will contain the same configuration as the last time that it was used.
Use the different tool sets and context menus in the Connector browser to access additional options. The Link Entity browser and the Connector Entity browser each contain their own set of tools.
The Link Entity browser consists of a contex menu, global display tool set, and action modes tool set (rimmed in blue below). Click the toggle buttons to access additional view options (red) and advanced action options (yellow). A query builder allows to filter down the links to be listed (green).
The Connector Entity browser consists of a context menu, global display tool set, and action modes tool set (rimmed in blue below). Click the toggle buttons to access additional view options (red) and advanced action options (yellow). A query builder allows to filter down the connectors to be listed (green).
Use the Utility tools, at the bottom of the Connector browser, to access various Connector panels, as well as export connector data in XML format.
Display Controls & Browser Modes