The CWMS CAVI main window is shown in Figure 1. Each module - Acquisition, Visualization, Modeling, and Setup - is represented by a tab. Each module has its own set of menus, tools, and a map window specific to the module's function.

Figure1 CWMS CAVI Main Window

These are the basic elements of the main window:

Title Bar	Displays the name of the active watershed.
Menu Bar	Contains general and module-specific menus.
Main Toolbar	Contains shortcut icons for menu commands.
Module Tabs	Each tab represents a CWMS module. Clicking a module tab opens that module.
Watershed Pane	The area where the module specific commands and items are located.
Map Window Toolbar	A map window displays the watershed representation, which is geographically-referenced (geo-referenced).
Map Window	Contains tools to navigate within the map window, and setup time series icons.
Message Pane	Displays a scrolling list of messages. System output log information appears in this window from the time you start CWMS until you exit. Messages related to incoming data are colored coded based on the quality of the data. Messages may also report a problem with a system component; problems with field equipment; a caution, warning, or flood event; or other critical situations.
Message Pane Status Bar	Displays map coordinates when the select tool is hovering over a location in the map window.

Menu Bar

The File, View, Maps, Tools, Window, and Help menus (Figure 1) contain commands that you can access from all four modules. Some of these menus also contain module-specific commands that appear only within individual modules. The following are descriptions of the commands and options that are common to all four modules.

File	From this menu, you can create, open, close, upload, or download a watershed, save data associated with the watershed, create a copy of a watershed, view watershed properties, print the map window, and exit CWMS. In addition, your most recently used watersheds are located at the bottom of the File menu (Figure 1). Available commands are: Open Watershed, Recent Watersheds, Save Watershed, Save Watershed As, Close Watershed, Login, Logout, and Exit.
View	This menu is used to add or remove screen items (toolbars, module tabs, message pane, status bar); display watershed units; display time zone; zoom map window to the defined maximum extents; and save, restore and manage layouts. Available commands are: Zoom to All, Displayed Units, Displayed Time Zone, Toolbars, Messages, Status, Module Tabs, Save Layout, Restore Layout, and Layout Manager.
Maps	This menu is used to adjust the how the map panel of the CAVI is displayed including map layers, map background, and whether coordinates are displayed. Available commands are: Map Layers, Default Map Properties, Add Internet Map, Display Map Coordinates, Save Map Image, and Print Map.
Scripts	This menu allows you to execute existing scripts, create, test new scripts and run scripts. Available commands are: Editor, Schedule Script Job, Script Job Status, and Run.
Tools	This menu allows you to access data (CWMS-Vue), set options for the CWMS software, specify plug-in editor locations to use, view the console.log file, view the HECDSS.log file, and view memory usage. Available commands are: CWMS-Vue, Applications, Options, Model Version Editor, Console Output, Logs, Memory Monitor, Download Files, Upload Files, View File, and Edit File.
Window	This menu allows you to select how you want to view and select multiple windows, which modules you want to view. Available commands are: Duplicate Window, Detach Window, New Map Window, Map Window Settings, Sync Map Windows, Tile, Cascade, Window Selector, Next Window, and Previous Window.
Help	Displays current version information about CWMS and access CWMS User's Manual.

Main Toolbar

The main toolbar of CWMS CAVI provides quick access to the most frequently used options from the CWMS CAVI menu bar and consists of the following six toolbars:

Standard Toolbar

From this toolbar you can create a new watershed; open a watershed; close a watershed; save a watershed; and, print what is displayed in the Map Window.

Map Toolbar

From this toolbar you can open a new map window; set the zoom level for all open map windows to the selected map window's zoom level; in the Map Panel, tile all open map windows; and, in the Map Panel, stack all open map windows.

Modules Toolbar

From this toolbar you can select the individual Module Tabs – Acquisition, Visualization, Modeling, and Setup.

Modeling Toolbar

From this toolbar you can open HEC-MetVue; open MFP (need to have an MFP alternative selected); open HEC-HMS; open HEC-ResSim; open HEC-FIA; open the Supplemental Program dialog; open the Scripting Program dialog; and, open HEC-RAS.

Tools Toolbar

From this toolbar you can open CWMS-Vue.

Animation Toolbar

This toolbar is only available in the Visualization module, and when you have created a grid set. The Animate button will open the Animate dialog and the grid set will display in the map window.