Stage Setup bar is located below the menu bar. The incomplete stages are marked with red labels. The user may switch between stage pages to edit the setting of setup such as stage number and name, boundary condition, process parameters, etc. The functions provided in Stage Setup bar are described as following:
Figure 8.2.11 An illustration of Stage Setup
: Click
on these buttons to display hidden stages.
: Click
on this button to display or hide the stage edit tools.
: Click
this button to frozen current stage. The stages created after current stage
will not be output or submitted for calculation and it is marked with dark
font.
: Click
on this button to move forward the current stage. The stage number remains
unchanged.
: Click
on this button to move backward the current stage. The stage number remains
unchanged.
: Click on this button to
delete the current stage.
: Click on this button to
add new stage. The dialog box illustrated in Figure 8.2.12 is displayed.
Figure 8.2.12 New Process Stage dialog box