Dashboard, windows and the workspace

Organize DDS, ALcad and Agent windows, find a window, review Live Run and check the active Usage period.

Digital Design Studio keeps RTL, ISA in Flow Navigator, ALcad and Agent in one application. Start from the dashboard to choose a project and check Usage, then use the project window list to keep each task in view.

Start with a project and a window

On the dashboard, confirm the signed-in account and organization. Check the Usage card and its next reset time.
Open the intended Cloud or My PC project. Check the project name before editing; the two locations keep separate files.
Use DDS, ALcad or Agent in the project navigation to open the work surface you need. Select a numbered window row to return to it.
In DDS, open Flow Navigator and choose the required function. Opening a function creates or selects its view; start execution with that function's explicit run action.

Organize the window list

The number belongs to a window in the current list; it is not a project ID or run ID. Use a descriptive name so several views of the same project remain distinguishable.

Right-click the numbered window row, choose Rename window and save a descriptive name.
Use Search windows to filter the project window list. Search for part of the window name, then select the matching row.
Clear the search before deciding that a window is missing. A filter does not delete or close its hidden rows.
An Agent group can contain related DDS windows. Expand the group to select a child, or use the Agent row's menu to open the related DDS work surface.

Tabs and split editors

Open a file from Explorer. Edit it, save with Save File or Ctrl+S, and check that the unsaved marker clears.
Select another tab to compare a result without closing the source. Use the tab close control when finished.
When the tab menu offers Split Editor Right, use it to place the source and its schematic or report side by side.
Before closing a window, save every edited file. An open result view and an unsaved file have different lifetimes.

Use Live Run

Select Live Run in the project navigation to inspect the run surface the selected host offers. Read the job state and available details. Return by selecting a numbered project window. Opening Live Run does not submit a new job, resume a stopped runtime or authorize execution.

Read Usage and QUOTA

Usage shows the active allowance, remaining amount and reset for the selected organization. Weekly QUOTA uses seven-day cycles. An existing eligible monthly or legacy allowance, including Pro, remains until its original expiry before enabled weekly funding begins; the two are not granted together. Eligible Agent work and Cloud compute share the active QUOTA. One-core hours are a cost equivalent, not guaranteed runtime for every workload.

If something is missing

Symptom	Check
No matching windows	Clear Search windows; expand the relevant Agent group; check the project.
Wrong files in Explorer	Check Cloud versus My PC and the project root before editing.
Run action is unavailable	Read the host's reason and current permission/Usage. A visible view does not install an engine.
A save fails	Preserve the editor text. Recheck project access and storage, then inspect the saved file before retrying.