2.1.2 Menu Bar and Toolbars
The Process Designer menu bar is located beneath the title bar. This chapter will gives you a brief overview of the menu items in Process Designer. Please note that not every menu item and function is available in any application mode. For example, the option File > New Project is only available after you close the current project by selecting File > Close Project.
Figure: Menu Bar in Process Designer
File Menu
The File menu contains basic project handling functions, such as the New Project, Open Project or Close Project. The Import and Export functions can also be found in the File menu.
Edit Menu
The Edit menu provides eMServer functionality in Process Designer, such as Check In, Check Out, and Cancel Check Out options. The Edit menu also contains the New options, with which you can create new objects in the project.
View Menu
The View menu enables you to change the way objects are displayed in the Graphic Viewer. The View menu also contains the Viewers and Open With options. Some Viewers are listed under Viewers command in the View menu, another such as Gantt, PERT, or Properties Viewer can be found under the Open With command in the View menu. When using the View menu options, actions that you perform in the Graphic Viewer simultaneously affect how the objects are represented in the various trees.
Layout Menu
The Layout menu contains options, such as Attach, Detach, Alignment or Duplicate Objects, which are useful when you work with object placement in the Graphic Viewer.
Kinematics Menu
The Kinematics menu enables you to create links and joints for a component by defining its kinematics. A component with kinematics is a device at its simplest level and a robot at a more sophisticated level. You can manipulate a devices or robot to simulate tasks in a working environment. The Kinematics menu also includes the Mount Tool option, with which you can attach or detach any gun or gripper to a robot.
Tools Menu
The Tools menu provides various options to help you work in the Process Designer application. The Tools menu also includes Placement and Collision commands, which are essential to position objects in the factory layout. In the Tools menu you can also find the Options command to change the setup of Process Designer.
Right-Click Context Menu
Context menus are displayed when you right-click on areas or objects in Process Designer. The content of each context menu varies according to what is selected and where the selection is made. Some of the important context menus are:
| Context Menu | Function |
| Graphic Viewer | This context menu appears when you right-click an object in the Graphic Viewer or an empty area in the Graphic Viewer. |
| Navigation Tree | This context menu appears when you right-click an object node in the Navigation Tree. The content varies according to the object selected. With this function, you can create or delete objects, perform check in or check out, or load objects in Graphic Viewer. |
| Product/Resource Tree | This context menu appears when you right-click an object in the Product or Resource Tree. This function is useful for example to hide or display object in Graphic Viewer |
| Toolbar | The Toolbar context menu is displayed when you right-click an empty area in a toolbar. You can customize the toolbar with this function. |
