Study is a document within GUI, where you can carry out all operations provided by the SALOME functionality. This is a certain abstraction layer between actual document data (probably, remote data available through CORBA) and data presentation (in the Object Browser). The study is composed of Data Object instances, united in a tree-like structure.
All operations with studies are available from the File menu.
New - creates a new study. The study will be created with default name Study1. It is possible to create several studies, each accessible from the task bar.
Open - allows to open an existing study by browsing for it in a standard Search File dialog box, choosing the required .hdf file and clicking Open button.
Reopen - reloads the current study from the *.hdf file. This menu command can be used to reverse the study to the latest saved state.
Connect - allows to open an unloaded study.
Select one of the studies, which has been previously created and unloaded and click Ok button.
Close - closes the current study, alternatively it is possible to click on the cross in the upper right corner of the study window.
Here, Unload option unloads the current study from the SALOME Desktop. It can be reloaded in the same working session, but if you quit the SALOME application, all changes in the unloaded study will be lost.
Save - saves the current study. Saving a study you also save its layout, i.e. all positions and sizes of dockable windows. It means that the difference in settings of the same windows (for example Python console) is possible between different modules (the same window can have different size and position when other module is activated). Also each module can indicate which common windows are necessary for working, and only they will be displayed when this module is active.
Save as - allows to save the current study with a new name. Input a new name for the study in the standard Search File dialog box and click Save button.
Dump study - allows to Dump a SALOME Study in one or several Python scripts. The following dialog box allows to browse for the location and define the name for a Python file.
To confirm your choice click Save.
Notebook - allows to predefine study variables.
Load Script - allows to load a saved Python Script.
To confirm your choice click Open.
Properties - allows to edit the properties of the current study.
Preferences - allows setting preferences applicable to Salome in general and its modules.
Most recently used - contains a list of recently opened studies, giving the possibility to fast load the required study.
Exit - unlike Close, closes not only the current, but all opened Salome studies.