Status Bar
The status bar displays information pertaining to the currently loaded model, active tools and panels, current collectors, and snap filter options.
![](../../images/status_bar_unity.png)
Figure 1.
Message Area
The message area displays messages and descriptions of active features in the User Interface.
When you are on one of the main panel menu pages, a description of the active menu page name, for example, Geometry, displays.
When you are in a panel, the panel title and subpanel title display.
Button Area
The button area shows the name and ID of current collectors in the HyperWorks session, as well as snap filter options.
![](../../images/status_bar_dialog_button_options_unity.png)
- While choosing a current collector, you can also create a new one directly from the pop-up list by using the right-click menu (except for Current Part, which requires using the Part Browser).
- Add attribute columns and perform advanced search/filtering on specific column data to facilitate quick identification of collectors of interest