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title: "Software Interface"
slug: "software-interface"
updated: 2026-10-16T18:26:12Z
published: 2026-10-16T18:26:12Z
canonical: "help.floodmodeller.com/software-interface"
---

> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://help.floodmodeller.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Software Interface

The Flood Modeller interface enables access to all functionality needed within your modelling projects. This comprises of tabs, panels, and the **Map** view.

![Projectsimagesmainview.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/Projectsimagesmainview.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A07%3A19Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A07%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XSz1GmHgbTlaaGrox4JfTOjN1WdPNu5BkqJj8UjEplc%3D)

The tabs are categorised by functionality type, with the **Home** tab, which is shown by default.

![Projectsimagestabs.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/Projectsimagestabs.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A07%3A19Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A07%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XSz1GmHgbTlaaGrox4JfTOjN1WdPNu5BkqJj8UjEplc%3D)

The **Project** panel and **Layers** panel are displayed on the left by default. The right-hand panel group can be navigated using the tabs along the bottom.

![Projectsimagespanels.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/Projectsimagespanels.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A07%3A19Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A07%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XSz1GmHgbTlaaGrox4JfTOjN1WdPNu5BkqJj8UjEplc%3D)

By default, there are seven tabs - 1D River Network, 1D River Nodes, 1D Urban Network, Additional modelling and GIS Tool, 2D Time Steps, Diagnostics 1D River and Simulation Details. The Flood Modeller interface is customizable, and allows to remove some of panels, and in-panel tabs.

To resize, auto-hide and remove the unused panels, these options are used - Maximize, Auto hide and Close. For details refer [Customise interface](/v1/docs/how-to-customise-the-interface).

![](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/image(92).png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A07%3A19Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A07%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XSz1GmHgbTlaaGrox4JfTOjN1WdPNu5BkqJj8UjEplc%3D)

The **Map** view is displayed in the centre of the screen. Map tools are provided in the top left, or via the right-click menu.

![Projectsimagesmapview.PNG](https://cdn.document360.io/5074bc26-a9ef-4bf4-b1de-a5c6ce628aca/Images/Documentation/Projectsimagesmapview.PNG?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-10T16%3A07%3A19Z&se=2026-11-10T17%3A07%3A19Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=XSz1GmHgbTlaaGrox4JfTOjN1WdPNu5BkqJj8UjEplc%3D)

Many areas of the interface contain right-click menus with functionality specific to the area.