CI Player Workspace, the main window of the application, is similar to the Workspace window in Cell Illustrator. The Menu Bar Commands located at the top provides a set of commands for viewing and replaying a simulation. Frequently used commands can be also executed by pushing a button on one of the Toolbars on the sides of Workspace. Menu items and toolbar buttons corresponding to operations that cannot be performed at the moment are disabled (grayed out). In comparison to Cell Illustrator, CI Player does not have menu options for editing a model and the Simulation menu and toolbar buttons are replaced with the Replay commands.
In the CI Player Workspace, multiple log files can be opened simultaneously. A model stored in CIL is displayed in a canvas window. During simulation replay, the canvas window is updated with changing entity values and process states.
In Cell Illustrator Player, the user can open several property dialogs listed in the table below:
Dialog name |
Purpose |
Displays lists of model elements and values of their main properties. | |
Shows the position of the canvas window relative to the whole model. | |
Displays replay parameters and replay speed. | |
Allows the selection of variables to be watched in a chart window. | |
Searches for specified elements in the canvas. |