Dashboard

The Dashboard is the first screen you see when you start ModuOps. It shows which layout is open and gives you a quick count of what's in it. You can get back to it at any time by clicking Dashboard in the sidebar.

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The Dashboard with a layout open, showing the layout banner and the six Layout Statistics cards.

Layout banner

The colored banner at the top is labelled Current Layout. It shows the name of the layout that's open, with the full path to the layout file underneath. There's no separate "Dashboard" heading above it.

Opening or creating a layout from the File menu, or from the banner buttons, always takes you to the Dashboard, wherever you were in ModuOps.

ModuOps doesn't reopen your last layout when it starts. When no layout is open, the banner reads No layout loaded and has two buttons:

• Open Layout opens an existing layout file. You can pick a .mop3 file or a version 5 .mop2 file (see Upgrading from Version 5).
• New Layout creates a new layout file.

These do the same thing as the matching items in the File menu.

Layout Statistics

Below the banner, the Layout Statistics section shows six counts for the open layout:

Card	What it counts
Modules/Towns	Modules and towns in the layout
Consignees	Consignees across all modules
Drop Zones	Drop zones across all modules, including origin/terminus drop zones
Equipment Requests	Equipment Requests made by all consignees
Trains	Trains
Equipment Types	Entries in the Equipment Register

The counts update as you add and delete items. They're for information only; use the sidebar to go to each screen. With no layout open, every count is 0.

Sidebar

The sidebar on the left side of the window appears on every screen. Click an item to go to that part of ModuOps. The item for the screen you're on is highlighted.

Item	Where it goes
Dashboard	This screen
Layout	Name and details of the layout, plus its length unit and scale. See Layout
Equipment Register	The types of equipment used on the layout. See Equipment Register
Modules/Towns	Modules, their consignees, drop zones, and Equipment Requests. See Modules/Towns
Trains	Trains and their routes. See Trains
Trainlists	Generate and print trainlists. See Trainlists
Timetable	Ops sessions, string diagrams, and timetables. See Timetable
Origins	How many of each car type to put in a yard or other train origin. See Origins

Under Reports:

Item	Where it goes
Equipment Summary	Total demand for each equipment type
Car Requests	Every Equipment Request in the layout
Module Summary	Counts and total demand for each module

See Reports for all three.

Under Settings:

Item	Where it goes
Preferences	Theme, default unit and scale, and updates. See Preferences

The ModuOps version you're running is shown at the bottom of the sidebar.

Breadcrumbs

Most screens show breadcrumbs across the top, such as Dashboard > Modules/Towns > Mill Creek. They show where you are in ModuOps. Click any earlier item in the trail to go back to it.

The File menu

The File menu has the commands for working with layout files:

Item	Shortcut	What it does
New Layout	Ctrl+N (Windows) / Cmd+N (Mac)	Creates a new layout file and opens it
Open Layout...	Ctrl+O / Cmd+O	Opens an existing .mop3 or .mop2 layout file
Open Recent Layout		Lists up to 10 recently used layouts. Clear Recent empties the list

Only one layout is open at a time. Opening or creating another layout closes the current one.

If you pick a recent layout that has been moved or deleted, ModuOps tells you File Not Found and removes it from the list.

To see which version of ModuOps you have, or to check for updates, choose About ModuOps. It's in the Help menu on Windows and in the ModuOps menu on a Mac. On Linux (in progress), TBD.

Changes from version 5

• The groups of menus below the counts are gone. All navigation is in the sidebar.
• The count cards are renamed: "Rolling stock" is now Equipment Types, and "Car Requests" is now Equipment Requests.
• Timetable, Origins and the three Reports items are in the sidebar, and Preferences has moved into the sidebar.
• The layout name is no longer shown at the top of every screen. The Dashboard banner shows the open layout, and the window title shows the layout file's name.