aP Design Header and Toolbars¶

The aP Design UI is divided into the following distinct regions:

Header Bar¶

The header bar provides top-level aP Design functions.

The table describes the actions associated with the icons in the header bar.

Icon	Description:
	Explore: explore and access scenarios and comparisons.
	Evaluate: analyze scenarios and examine the results.
	Comparisons: compare scenarios.
	Preferences: set default values for the aP Design environment. See Set Default Values and Configure Preferences for details.
	Help options: access help, including user documentation and Support.
	Account View your profile information and logout.

Select New Scenario to import and analyze a part or assembly (see Import CAD Files into aP Design):

Select New Comparison to compare scenarios (see Compare Scenarios):

Select New Project to create a new project in aP Workspace (see Create a New Project):

The aP Design toolbar appears as follows when you select one or more components on the Explore tab:

The aP Design toolbar appears as follows when you are using the Evaluate tab:

Toolbar items and Actions menu options vary depending on which aP Design tab is open and whether a selected scenario is private or public.

The following table identifies and describes the icons in the toolbar.

Icon	Description:
	Copy a private scenario. See Copy a Scenario.
	Make a private component into a public scenario. See Publish a Scenario.
	Create a private version of a public scenario. See Edit a Scenario.
	Generate and download spreadsheet reports. See Generate Reports.
	Delete the selected scenario or comparison. See Delete a Scenario.
	The Actions menu includes: - Assign: Assign a public scenario to a team member. See Assign a Scenario. - Info: Open the Information and Notes dialog for the selected scenario. - Lock and Unlock: Lock or unlock a scenario for unauthorized changes. See Lock or Unlock a Scenario. - Update CAD File: Update the component in a private scenario by incorporating any changes made to the CAD file outside of aP Design. See Update a CAD File.
	Compare selected scenarios. See Compare Scenarios.
	Analyze the scenario. See Analyze Scenarios.
	Gain insights into how a scenario has changed over time. See View Scenario History.
	Select the mode, either aPriori or Manual. See Provide Costs Manually.
	Open a scenario in aP Workspace or copy link to aP Workspace.
	State message, showing either: - The state of an aP Design process that you initiate. - The analysis state of the current component.
	When the view was last refreshed.
	Refresh the view. You only need to refresh if the Last updated time is older than any edits made to a scenario.

The state message on the Evaluate tab toolbar shows the state of the component, scenario, or comparison. For example:

The table includes the symbol and includes a description for each state.

Icon	State	Description
	Not Analyzed	Scenario has not been initialized (analyzed for the first time).
	Analysis in Progress	aP Design is analyzing the scenario.
	Processing Edit Action	aP Design is creating an editable private copy of a public scenario.
	Processing Publish Action	aP Design is publishing a private scenario, thereby making it into a public scenario.
	Complete	The analysis results are valid for the specified values for the scenario.
	Incomplete	aP Design cannot analyze the current scenario. For more information, see the Design Guidance tile.
	Unanalyzed Changes	The analysis results are not valid for the specified values for the scenario.
	Failed	The analysis cannot proceed.