The Inspector .NET add-on helps understand simulation state and behavior by showing detailed information about simulation objects. The focus is on read-only access to information which is not easily accessible from VC Premium’s user interface.
The Inspector can be used to see things like details of PM product matching and flow, full simulation node hierarchy, C# properties of any .NET API object etc.
Video explaining the core concepts and use:
Gadgets included in the first release:
- PM product: Show basic info and flow state, visualize current transport solution of product instance.
- PM product matcher: Collects and visualizes product need and feed matches in layout. Visualizes matches, pending product needs and feeds in 3D overlay.
- Object bounds: Show dimensions of any IVisualObject bounding volume.
- Dynamic component: Shows parent component and component container of simulation runtime component.
- Object hierarchy: Shows full simulation node (ISimNode) hierarchy tree, including dynamic components, and component internals.
- Property container: Shows searchable & inspectable list of names and values of IProperties from any IPropertyContainer.
- .NET API object: Shows C# properties of any API object organized by interface.
- Inspectable collection: Lists contents of any .NET IEnumerable collection and allows inspecting the values.
Download:
Inspector add-on.zip (10.7 KB)
The inspector add-on is only available for Visual Components 4.9.1 (released 29th Aug 2024) and newer.
Extract the Plugin.Inspector.Bootstrap.dll to your Visual Components installation directory, then run VC.
The add-on updates itself automatically.