The status bar is displayed at the bottom of the PC1D window. To display or hide the status bar, use the Status Bar command in the View menu.
The left area of the status bar describes actions of menu items as you use the arrow keys to navigate through menus. This area similarly shows messages that describe the actions of toolbar buttons as you depress them, before releasing them. If after viewing the description of the toolbar button command you wish not to execute the command, then release the mouse button while the pointer is off the toolbar button.
The right areas of the status bar indicate the following:
| Indicator | Description |
| Iteration Counter | During a numerical solution, this frame shows how many iterations have been completed toward the current solution. |
| Convergence Indicator / Element Counter |
During a numerical solution, this frame shows a bar that moves towards the right as the numerical solution converges to an answer. Otherwise, this frame indicates how many finite elements are defined for the device. |
| Solution Status | This field indicates the status of the current numerical solution. If blank, then the current problem has not yet been solved, or the parameters have been changed since the last solution. Valid solutions are indicated as Equil, Steady, or Trans for Equilibrium, Steady-State, or Transient results. Do not use displayed results unless the Status frame indicates a valid solution. |
| Time Step Number | During a transient solution, this frame shows for which time step number the displayed graphs apply. |