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2.1.4.2 Toolbars and Buttons

Most of the functions described below can also be selected from the right-click context menu in the Graphic Viewer or from the menu item View. If some of the toolbars are not displayed, you can display them by right-clicking an empty area in the toolbar and select the desired toolbar from the context menu.

Graphic Viewer Toolbar

The Graphic Viewer toolbar contains options that enable you to manipulate the way objects are viewed in the Graphic Viewer.

Button Function Description
Select Restores the function of the left mouse button in order to select objects in the Graphic Viewer
Pan Moves object in the Graphic Viewer horizontally and vertically
Zoom Increase or decreases the size of the object in the Graphic Viewer
Rotate Rotates the object in the Graphic Viewer.
Zoom to Fit Adjust the view in the Graphic Viewer so that all loaded objects are displayed
Zoom to Selection Adjust the view in the Graphic Viewer so that a selected object is displayed in close-up
View Center Adjust the view in the Graphic Viewer so that a selected object is displayed in the center

Object Viewing Toolbar

The Object Viewing toolbar enables you to display or hide selected objects in Graphic Viewer

Button Function Description
Display Selection Display selected object(s) in the Graphic Viewer
Blank Selection Hides selected object(s) in the Graphic Viewer
Display Only Selection Display only selected object(s) in the Graphic Viewer and hides the rest of the objects
Display All Display all objects in the Graphic Viewer
Toggle Display Alternates the view in the Graphic Viewer between blanked and displayed objects
Display by Type Enables you to select the type of loaded objects to display in the Graphic Viewer

The Display by Type button opens the Display by Type dialog box. From the Display by Type dialog box, you can select one or more types of object to display or hide. For example, if you are working with operation simulations using path locations in the Path Editor, the Display by Type option can be used to quickly blank or display all path locations and object frames, thus giving you a good overview of your digital factory model.


Figure: Display by Type Dialog Box

View Point Toolbar

Another important toolbar is the View Point toolbar. With this toolbar you can quickly change the angle from which you view the object in the Graphic Viewer. This toolbar is useful if you are working with object positioning in the Graphic Viewer. The view points shown in following figure are: (from left to right) Back, Bottom, Front, Left, Right, Top and Q4.


Figure: View Point Toolbar