Open Origin (Home ribbon)

The command Open Origin opens the object from which the selected object was derived.

  • When you are working with a Frame, the command opens the window of the Frame from which the selected Frame was derived. This Frame is the originof the selected Frame. Suppose that Frame B was derived from Frame A, which in turn was derived from the root frame Frame in the Class Library. Then Frame A is the origin of Frame B and the Frame is the origin of Frame A.

  • When you are working with a Method, the command opens the window of the Method from which the selected Method was derived.

  • When you are working with a List, the command opens the window of the List from which the selected List was derived.

  • When you are editing icons, the command opens the icon of the class of the selected object in the Icon Editor. You can then edit the icon of the class. Your changes to the icon will then be propagated to the instances of object.

Instead, you can also click the object with the right mouse button and click the button on the mini toolbar above the context menu.

When you hold down the Shift key while clicking the button, Plant Simulation shows the location of the origin of the object.

When you hold down the Shift key in a Method or in the Method-Debugger while clicking the button, Plant Simulation shows the Method from which the current Method inherits its source code.

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