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User Interface

Femtet user interface consists of the main window, menus and trees.

There are two types of main window:

Below is the overview of user interface.

1	Title bar	Displays currently active document name. There are cases when [- Limited History] is added at the end of the document name. "*" is added at the end of the document name if the model is not saved yet.
2	Ribbon menu	Provides various menus and command buttons. The are grouped by functional category. See [List of Menus] for more information.
3	Modeling/Results window	Displays either the model or the results.
4	Project tree Model DB tree	Displays the various information related to the model and the bodies. The items in the tree can be selected, removed or edited. See [Trees] for more information.
5	Body tree History tree
6	Property window	Shows up when bodies or topologies are selected. The attributes of bodies and topologies can be modified on this window, See [Property] for the detail.
7	Output window	Displays the calculation status, messages, etc
8	Status bar	Displays current commands, conditions, actions etc.

1	File Menu	File menu including filing commands is accessible through this button. See [File Menu] for more information.
2	Quick access toolbar	The quick access toolbar is a customizable toolbar that exposes frequently used commands.
3	Tab	Shows groups of related commands.
4	Context tab	Appears when specific objects are selected.
5	Group	Labeled command sets of similar functions.

Modeling window	Results window

Tool panel

Provides functions for viewpoint operation and selection change.

See [Tool Panel Operations] for more information.

Coordinate axes

Shows the current viewpoint visually. By clicking the axes, the viewpoint and the drawing plane can be changed.

Color Scale

Shows the values of the results and the maximum and minimum values by corresponding colors.

See [Color Scale] for more information.