Working with Views
The primary use of Views
is to provide navigation of the information in AnyLogic. For example:
The Properties view is used to
view and modify the properties of a currently selected model item(s).
The Projects view provides
access to AnyLogic projects currently opened in the workspace. The
workspace tree provides easy navigation throughout the models.
A view might appear by itself or stacked with other views in a
tabbed notebook.

To activate a view that is part of a tabbed notebook simply click
its tab.
Views have menus. Menu is accessed by
right clicking on the view's tab, allows the view to be manipulated in
much the same manner as the menu associated with AnyLogic window.

Opening and closing views
You manage views visibility using AnyLogic View menu. Ticked off menu items
indicate currently opened views.
To open a view
- Choose the corresponding item from the View menu. You will see that the
item becomes ticked on, meaning that this view becomes visible.

To close a view
- Click Close
to the right of the view name in the view’s title bar, or
Right-click (Mac OS: Ctrl click) the view title bar and choose Close from the popup menu.
- Alternatively, you can choose the corresponding item from the View menu. You will see that the
item becomes ticked off, meaning that this view is hidden now.
Minimizing and maximizing views
Maximizing and minimizing windows is done in the common way as in
almost any other program.
To minimize a view
- Click Minimize
in the upper right corner of the
view, or
Right-click (Mac OS: Ctrl click) the view title bar and choose Minimize from the popup menu.
To maximize a view
- Click Maximize
in the upper right corner of the
view, or
Right-click (Mac OS: Ctrl click) the view title bar and choose Maximize from the popup menu.
To restore the
previous layout settings for a view
- Click Restore
in the upper right corner of the
view, or
Right-click (Mac OS: Ctrl click) the view title bar and choose Restore from the popup menu.
Moving and resizing views
All views can be moved and placed elsewhere in the AnyLogic window.
To move a view
- Move the view by dragging its title bar, and position it inside
AnyLogic window area.
- While still dragging the view, notice the appearing drop cursors:
a hand cursor
indicates that the view can be
docked in the current area; a prohibition cursor
indicates that the view cannot be docked.
Notice also that a rectangular highlight is drawn that provides
additional feedback on where the view will dock.
- Release the mouse button to finish the process.
To resize a view
-
Drag the edge of the view you want to resize.
Grouping and Ungrouping Views
If some views are rarely used at the same time, you can group them
together. Grouped views are displayed as tabs of the mutual window. You
can switch from one view to another by clicking the tabs.

Properties
and Console views grouped together
To group views
- Drag the view over another view's tab. The hand cursor
and the dividing line between tabs
will be displayed in the places where you can place the view. A
prohibition cursor
indicates that the view cannot be
docked.
- Release the mouse button. The views will be displayed as tabs of
the single window.
To ungroup a view
- Start dragging the view to a different place within the AnyLogic
window area.
- Move the mouse until you see a rectangular highlight that
provides additional feedback on where the view will dock.
- Release the mouse button. The view will be placed in the
specified position in the AnyLogic window area.