This section contains information about the four parts of the OpenSim window and one topic on formatting:

Parts of the OpenSim Window 

View Window

The Visualizer window provides 3D visualization and animation of musculoskeletal models and simulations in the OpenSim GUI.

To learn more about the features of the 3D Visualizer Window please visit Navigating the Visualizer Window

Navigator Window

The Navigator window provides information about a loaded model, such as bodies, actuators, joints, and associated motions, in a tree-style format.

To see the Navigator window:

Go to the OpenSim main menu bar and select Window → Navigator.   To expand or reduce branches in the Navigator window, use the buttons to the left to expand or collapse the heading.   To learn more about the Navigator Window please visit Navigator Window.

Coordinates Window

The Coordinates Window allows a user to interactively modify the joint coordinates in the model.

To see the Coordinates Window:

Select Window → Coordinates from the OpenSim main menu bar. To learn more about the Coordinates Window please visit Coordinates Window.

Messages Window

The Messages window prints details of commands and analyses performed within OpenSim.

To see the Messages window:

Click Window → Messages from the OpenSim main menu bar.

Topology View

As of OpenSim 3.2, we have added a Topology Viewer, which displays the tree of connections between bodies and joints in any OpenSim model. The Topology View at right shows the topology for the gait2354 model distributed with OpenSim.

Docking

The layout of the windows in the OpenSim GUI can be reconfigured by docking.

To dock a window:

Click the title bar of the window and drag it to the desired location.  You can also use Alt+Shift+D to dock and undock windows on the PC (Ctrl+Shift+D on Mac). An orange outline will appear, previewing where the window will be docked.