Reference Editor Icons

In the Reference Editor, reference nodes use an icon and color to indicate their state. The first (lower) chain link represents the smart reference and the second (upper), the source reference. Smart-source references have both chains colored.

Smart and Source Reference

These links of the icon can be one of the following colors:

When monitoring is off:

Grey - Visibility is off
Black - Unloaded
White - Visibility is on

When monitoring is on:

White - No reference exists
Green - File is up-to-date
Red - File is missing and cannot be found
Orange - File is out-of-date

In the following example, notice there is a green link and a white, along with green text in square brackets.

Labelled icon example

The first link is green, so the smart reference is up-to-date. The green text indicates an up-to-date smart reference VPB file. The second link is white, so there is no source reference; therefore, there is no white text within the brackets.

Note:

If monitoring was off, there would be white text within the square brackets.

In this next example, notice the link colors have changed and there are two file types.

Smart Reference (Missing) + Source Reference (Up-to-date)

Since the first link is red, the smart reference file is not found (missing). The red text indicates the unfound smart reference is a VPB file. The second link is green, so the source reference file is up-to-date. The green text indicates an up-to-date IAM source reference file.

Different File Name and Node Name

When you change the node name to something different than its file name, the content within the brackets changes. Instead of showing the file type, it displays the file name.

For example, the node name is Blade and file name is Blade.vpb. In the tree, the node will be labeled as Blade[vpb]. But, if you change the node name to Propeller, the node will be labeled as Propeller[Blade.vpb].

Icons and What They Mean

Use the content below to provide an explanation for the icon combinations you might see in the Reference Editor.

When Update Monitoring Is Off

When monitoring is off, VRED will not check the status of files and icons can be white, grey, or black.

Visibility On

Visibility On in Scenegraph Visibility On in the Scenegraph

Visibility Off

Visibility Off in Scenegraph Visibility Off in the Scenegraph

Unloaded

Locked Locked

Locked in Scenegraph Locked in the Scenegraph

Selectable Off

Selectable Off in Scenegraph Selectable Off in the Scene Editor

Source Reference

Smart Reference

Smart + Source Reference Smart-Source Reference

Empty Reference

When Update Monitoring Is On

When monitoring is on, VRED will check the status of files. The frequency of this is found in the Reference Preferences and can be changed. Icons will be white, green, red, or orange.

Source Reference (Up-to-date)