Getting Started
When you launch Aurora, you will see a list of recent projects in the left-hand window and the Welcome screen on the right explaining any recent updates to Aurora, events, and other resources.
Select one of the recent projects or browse to an appropriate folder and select a new project.
Opening an Aurora Project File
NOTE: An Aurora project file does not automatically open when the application is started unless Open Last Used Project has been selected in the Options menu.
To open an Aurora project file:
1. Go to File > Project and select Open Project, or
2. Select a project from the Recent Project list.
Either of the Open options will open the last used directory (on initial installation it will open the default C:\Aurora directory) and display a set of Aurora project files, identified by an .apz extension.
3. Double-click on the Aurora .apz file to open it, or
4. Highlight a project file using your mouse, and then click the Open button on the window.
Alternatively, Aurora can be started by double-clicking on a project file (*.apz) in Windows Explorer, which will start Aurora and load the project file selected.
The Status Window shown at the bottom of the screen in the example shown provides information about the actions performed by Aurora.
Navigating Aurora and Simulation Options
After loading a project file, use the Simulation Options and Data Input buttons located on the Home Tab ribbon to determine desired input, output, and project file settings.
See Navigation for more information on using Aurora's graphical user interface (GUI).
Running Aurora
Once a project file (.apz) has been loaded and the desired parameters have been defined, you are ready to perform a run. Use the Run button on the Home Tab ribbon to start an Aurora study.
The Status window and Simulation Progress window will provide information on the progress of the run.
Working with Output
After a run completes, use the Output button on the Home Tab ribbon to view and work with output data. The Output Tables window will open providing access to the tables in the output database.
