2.2.17. Windows Features

RecurDyn supports Windows Features such as Jump List, Overlay icon, Task progress bar, Thumbnail button, and Customized Tab in the file property page.

Jump List

Right-click on RecurDyn icon in Task bar, Jump List appears like Figure 2.144. Jump list makes direct ways to use RecurDyn tools and features.

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Figure 2.144 Jump List

Overlay icon

Overlay icon appears when RecurDyn is running an analysis. It shows whether RecurDyn is running or pausing an analysis.

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Figure 2.145 Overlay icon

Task progress bar

Task bar appears when RecurDyn is running an analysis. It shows the progress of RecurDyn Analysis. Progress bar color shows whether it is going well (green) or not (red).

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Figure 2.146 Task progress bar

Thumbnail button

Thumbnail button appears when RecurDyn is running an analysis. It shows three buttons (Pause, Resume, Stop) of Sim Control group in Analysis tab. They work same as those buttons in Ribbon. This feature is useful when RecurDyn window is hidden or behind other windows.

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Figure 2.147 Thumbnail button

RecurDyn tab

RecurDyn tab appears when right click a *.rdyn file in Windows Explorer. It shows brief information of the rdyn file without running RecurDyn.

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Figure 2.148 RecurDyn tab on Windows explorer

RecurDyn supports Windows 10 Features such as Toast Notification and Action Center.

Toast Notification

If RecurDyn has finished or stopped a simulation process. A toast notification message shows up on the right side of the Windows Taskbar.
This message consists of three lines. main message, model name, and simulation time.
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Figure 2.149 Toast Notification

Action Center

The toast message remains for a second. This message is showed also on Windows Action Center. If you miss the toast message, you can check on the Action Center.

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Figure 2.150 Action Center

Note

When the simulation is finished, if you do not want to see Action Center or Toast Notification, you can turn it off in two ways.
First, you can turn off the function by selecting Priority only or Alarms only in [Windows Settings] - [System] - [Focus assist].
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Second, you can turn off the Get notifications from these senders option in [Windows Settings] - [System] - [Notifications & actions].
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