The Aspen Plus Main Window

When you start Aspen Plus, the main window appears. This window is similar to usual window of Windows and has several rows that allow to use all possibilities of Aspen Plus. Bellow we can see this main window and further we shall consider all features of this window.

The upper row contains Title bar. In this bar is written Simulation 1 on default. After starting creating new task You can assign to your task any name. The second row is row for different commands, so called Menu bar. This bar contains different buttons for fulfillment of different action at creating new task and for edition existing tasks. Every button from this bar has special inner menu, which is opened after clicking on this button. Further we will consider every button in more details. Among of these buttons it should be noted the button “Next”. This buttons allows always to know to find out next action which must be made for creation new task.

The third row contains of the buttons for work during creation and edition of your technological scheme.

Use the workspace to create and display simulation flowsheets and PFD-style drawings. You can open other windows, such as Plot windows or Data Browser windows, from the Aspen Plus main

window.

Table 1. Description of main window of Aspen Plus/

Window Part	Description
Titlebar	Horizontal bar at top of window that displays the Run ID. Simulation 1 is the default ID until you give the run a name.
Menu bar	Horizontal bar below the titlebar. Gives the names of the available menus.
Toolbar	Horizontal bar below the menu bar. Contains buttons that, when clicked, perform commands.
Next button	Invokes the Aspen Plus expert system. Guides you through the steps required to complete your simulation.
Status bar	Displays status information about the current run.
Select Mode button	Turns off Insert mode for inserting objects, and returns you to Select mode.
Process Flowsheet window	Window where you construct the flowsheet
Model library	Area at the bottom of the main window. Lists available unit operation models.
Aspen Plus Toolbars	Use the buttons on the toolbars to perform actions quickly and easily.

The default toolbars are shown here:

For information on viewing different toolbars, see Viewing Toolbars.

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