ipolog 4 Workspace: Module Bar

The module bar shows all functions for working with ipolog 4 Workspace. If you move the cursor over an icon, the name of the view is displayed to the left of the central module bar.

Project View

1

You can open up the project view via "Open Project View". Your currently opened planning space will remain opened in the background until you either select another planning space, or select the "Return to scenario" button in the top left corner to return to it.

File Menu

2

In the File Menu of ipolog 4 Workspace you can export various data from your project, edit the project or adjust settings. Find out more here: File Menu.

Master Data

3		The Scenario Admin module can be used to export data from your project and import other data to it. This includes, for example, the layout, assembly processes and the production program. Find out more here: Scenario admin.
4		This icon opens the Catalog. There you will find the loading carriers, racks, facilities and products. More about this here: Catalog.
5		This is where the Facilities can be found: building parts, furniture, surrounding areas, etc. These can also be moved and hidden. You can also change whether the facilities should also act as a blocking area.
6		This is the Logging. It is an error log that tells you exactly what problems exist.

Planning Tools

7		New areas, stations and worker points can be created and moved in the Layout Editor. You can find more information here.
8		The Material Zone Editor allows you to move and select individual materials and shelves on the material surfaces. For more information, see the article about the Material Zone Editor.
9		The Conveyor Editor is a tool to define the movement profile of product conveyance per station. You can find more info here.
10		The Production Program specifies how many products of each variant are built and in what order.
11		The Production Flow View allows to load/reference the planning result of another scenario from another project into the currently opened scenario.
12		The Rack Planogram shows the racks, their layout and the individual bin placements. You can find more information here.
13		The Assembly Process Editor displays the existing process information in tabular form. By changing certain parameters, the execution of the processes can be changed.
14		The Material Provisioning Editor shows all processes in detail. These can also be adjusted directly here (worker, material, work points,...). You can find more information here.
15		The Worker Gantt shows the processes of each worker and offers the possibility to move them. This is essential for process optimization. You can find more information here.
16		The TagList Editor offers the possibility to locate working points and areas in the layout and to change their nature.

Animation Control

17

This is the Animation Control. In it you can start and pause the simulation. You can find more information here.

Detailed Info

18		In the Selection Display you can see detailed information about selected elements.
19		The Filter Set shows a selected display of individual workers and products. You can find more information here.

Analysis

20		The Colorizer provides a good overview of the assembly line. It visualizes in color, for example, which worker picks up which material or which material is assigned to which product.
21		Reporting provides an overview of complete worker utilization, as well as productive and non-productive time and walking distances.
22		Time Distance Diagram displays the time-distance relationship of a worker's activities.
23		Here you can take Screenshots of the layout.
24		In the Worker Status the worker activities are displayed in real time.

Options und Plugins

25		Plugins allows you to connect to CAD programs or import 3D data.
26		You can customize the ipolog 4 Workspace settings in the Options.
27		The ipo Omniverse Connector allows you to exchange data with NVIDIA Omniverse. Find out more here: Omniverse Connector.
28		The ipolog version and metadata can be found in About.

Planning Space Functions Bar

	Close closes the planning area and returns to the project view.
	Save saves the current progress.
	Save & Publish saves the current progress and synchronizes the changes made in the project with the scenario.
	Update Part Data updates the part data state in the planning space with the state from the scenario.
	Open in Factory Viewer opens your project in the ipolog Factory Viewer. More about this here: ipolog Factory Viewer.
	Undo/Redo/Undo history lets you discard and restore the last change made or view the change history.

View

	View all: The view is zoomed out and you can see the entire project.
	View from top: The project is displayed from a bird's eye view.
	Toggle walk/examiner mode: Switches between navigation from the worker's perspective and from a bird's perspective.
	Set Background Color: Sets a background color of your choice.
	Hide/Show facilities: Hides/ shows all facilities
	Hide/Show workers: Hides/ shows all workers
	Hide/Show material: Hides/ shows all material (racks and boxes)
	Toggle display info labels for selected box groups: Hides/ shows additional information for the selected box groups
	Hide/Show workingpoints: Hides/ shows all workingpoints

Window Configuration/ Help Desk

	Template Window Configuration: Here you can select a ready-made template of an arrangement of modules or create your own by selecting the “+” symbol. Select “-” to remove a template from the list.
	Open ipolog Help Desk: Links to the ipolog Help Center. The Help Center provides information on all things ipolog.