Dynamic Nodes in the Model Builder
The Model Builder is a dynamic environment. As your model is built and analyzed, there are numerous ways to quickly identify nodes that change status during the process. Table 3-4 lists generic examples and links to the dynamic visual aids that are used to help you.
For example, a Laminar Flow interface is enabled (not dimmed), shows that the study step provides degrees of freedom (the yellow dot in the lower-right corner), and has a change of state indicated by the asterisk. The yellow dot means that the study step provides degrees of freedom but does not solve for the physics interface. See Physics and Variables Selection.