Inspector

Inspector add-on

Make detailed simulation information easier to reach. Inspector fills practical gaps in the Visual Components user interface and user experience with focused tools for understanding layouts, objects, and runtime behavior.

Get the add-on Installation guide

A closer view of the simulation, without losing the layout you are investigating.

Visual Components layout with Inspector add-on panels showing object hierarchy, object bounds, product flow, dynamic component context, and .NET API details
Live layout contextProperties, hierarchy, geometry, flow, and state in one investigation.

WHY INSPECTOR

See the details that are hard to reach.

Bring useful simulation context into view when the standard Visual Components interface leaves you searching across windows, objects, or properties. Some information is only available through the API and would otherwise require custom code to retrieve.

  • Simulation contextProcess Modeling products, flow state, transport solutions, and product matching.
  • Object understandingBounds, geometry, hierarchy, dynamic components, and component ownership.
  • Deep inspectionSearchable properties, .NET API objects, collections, notes, and focused workflows.

GET STARTED

Download the Inspector add-on

Select the download that matches your Visual Components installation.

Downloadfor Visual Components 5

The latest Inspector release is built for the latest Visual Components version available at release time. Older versions may have limited features and do not receive Inspector updates.

INSTALL ONCE

Install once. Inspector updates automatically.

  1. Download the selected add-on.
  2. Copy the DLL into your Visual Components installation directory.
  3. Start Visual Components. On the HOME tab, open Inspector from the Inspector ribbon group.
Installation details and release channels

EXTEND THE INVESTIGATION

Bring AI into the same context.

Copilot Chat and the Inspector MCP server add capabilities that Visual Components does not provide natively.

Copilot ChatAsk questions about the active layout and investigate it with AI assistance.Read about Copilot Chat Inspector MCP serverExpose live Visual Components session data to GitHub Copilot and other MCP clients.Connect an MCP client

KEEP GOING

Start with the Inspector user manual.

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