Located along the bottom of the application window, the Status bar provides prompts, context-sensitive assistance, and some interactive functionality.

The Status bar items from left to right are:

1. Selected tool > prompt – Shows the name of the selected tool or view control and a prompt for the next step in the normal procedure for using it.
2. Message Center – Shows system message information. Clicking in the Message Center portion of the status bar opens the Message Center window. This window contains a running log of system messages and any further description about the message if applicable.
3. Snap mode – Shows the type of snap selected. Clicking the Snap Mode field posts the pop-up Snap Modes menu.
4. Locks – Left-clicking the Locks icon provides access to the Locks menu. (It does not indicate status information.) Right clicking the Locks icon provides access to a menu for turning on or off locks.
5. Active level – Shows the Active Level setting. Clicking the Active Level field opens the Level Manager dialog, which is used to control level display and level symbology for the open DGN file and attached references.
6. Selection set – If shown, indicates elements are selected and displays the number of selected elements.
7. Fence mode – If shown, indicates the fence mode of the fence that was placed using the Place Fence tool.
8. DGN work mode – Indicates which work mode is in effect. In DWG (“DWG”) mode, certain functionality is disabled by default in order to restrict the creation of only information that can be stored in DWG format.
9. DGN file changes indicator – If a “diskette icon” is shown in the lower right-hand corner, it indicates that the DGN file has been modified during the current session. If the preference Automatically Save Design Changes is off, it indicates that there are changes that have not been saved. If the diskette is red and has an “X” through it, it means that the file is read-only.
10. Design History status – If design history is not initialized, the icon is dimmed. If design history is initialized but there are uncommitted changes, a pencil is superimposed on the scroll. Clicking this icon opens a pop-up menu containing Design History options.
11. Input focus status – Indicates the focus location. Energy Simulator follows your actions and attempts to move input focus for common operations.
12. Digital rights status – Indicates if the file is protected and digitally signed.
13. Cached visible edge references – Enabled icon indicates Cached visible edge references are displayed, and when dimmed indicates no cached references are displayed. ! icon indicates cached visible edge references are displayed but do not match the current design state.