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Menu File Menu subModels Menu Options Menu Display Menu Modify Menu Group Menu Catalog Menu Standards Graphic functions Checkbox Hide, View Checkbox Search/Name Checkbox Modify/Delete Checkbox RotCen Checkbox 3D, Shade Keycodes ____________________________________________________________________________

Menu File:

New Open Model Insert Import Mockup native save Model (as) compress native Models Print ____________________________________________________________________________

menu submodels:

See multi-model support See use submodels (position) See create assembly activate submodel activate a submodel or the main model. "- Main - is the main model. After creating a submodel: back to the main model, continue with use submodels move main -> new submodel move all objects in the main model into a submodel. See use submodels create new submodel create a new (empty) create submodel and activate it. save Submodel to File write the currently active submodel into a file. It can be loaded normally or be used as an external submodel. load Submodel from File a model is loaded but not as the main model but as an internal submodel. Submodellname is the filename of the loaded model. The submodel is not yet visible; see use submodels rename Submodel delete Submodel modify position of submodel ____________________________________________________________________________

Options menu:

compile DLLs if ON: before loading a DLL - unload this DLL, recompile it, relink it and load again. (A debug function). Interaction if ON: Interaction is also active in CAD or MAN In mode VWR interaction is always active. MainToolBar if OFF: the main function bar at the top will disappear. MessageToolBar if OFF: messagewindow at the bottom is hidden. ____________________________________________________________________________

menu display:

Save Store the current view. Restore with "Restore". Save & Restore The current view and save restore the previously "Save" saved view. Restore The previously restore "Save" saved view. ObjName Representation of the names of the text elements, eg "P20". Representation of the direction of all the processing paths by arrows. NC-text Of NC-toolbox (as text) at the respective positions. Shown are e.g. all insert text, STOP .... point display OFF Hide all points. plane display OFF Hide all layers. solid display OFF Hide all solids. ____________________________________________________________________________

checkbox Hide /View Hide: select are any graf. Object to disappear. View: all currently hidden elements will be displayed; Select items to be shown again ____________________________________________________________________________

menu Modify:

model position Curve-> Circ Line Type surface style shaded symbolic (it's only external contours are shown) surface color Color define (definition of the active color) Color change (it is assumed the active color) remove Color (it is again taken over the default color (default /Color)) See standard color surface transparency solid 50% - transparent transparent (fully transparent) surface texture See textures . object names See Search /Name . Delete See Modify /Delete . Edit (F3) Open the currently active line of code with the system editor. APT-Clean (F4) Permanently delete all previousely deleted codes. Delete last Obj (Ctrl-Z) delete Last generated object. Restore last deleted (Ctrl-Y) reactivate last deleted object. ____________________________________________________________________________

menu Group:

Obj add (remove) All subsequently selected objects are added to the group. Select an object again, remove from the group.

save Group -> File Write all objects in the group to a file (native format -. Gcad) ____________________________________________________________________________

Checkbox Modify /Delete Select the checkbox "Modify /Delete" and the geometric object - or select the object while holding down the Control key; It is now the following menu appears: <<--prv nxt-->> shows all objects depending from the selected object Modify items Modify / Return key or the right mouse button Delete items delete / delete-key (Del) key Done End / Ctrl-right mouse button Delete: You will see the object and all its auxiliary objects. Each single object must be removed by using the delete key. Retrieving deleted objects using the key Ctrl-Y. Example: 1 P20 = P (-16.71 -32.4 0) 2 P21 = P (-0.83 -22.12 0) 3 P22 = P (-2.1 -30.41 0) 4 L20 = P20 P21 5 L21 L20 P22 = CUT Property P20 has 2 dependent objects: L20, L21. L21 object has 4 auxiliary objects: L20 P20 P21 P2. ____________________________________________________________________________

checkbox 3D, Shade 3D: OFF: the model can not be rotated, the view plane is fixed. For 2D plan view: Button "Top", then "3D" OFF. Shade: OFF: surfaces and solids are presented only as a wire model. ON: Solids and surfaces are shaded. ____________________________________________________________________________