Glossary of EM.Cube's Basic File, Edit & View Operations

New Project

ICON:

MENU: File → New Project...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+N

FUNCTION: Starts a new blank EM.Cube project

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Open Project

ICON:

MENU: File → Open Project...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+O

FUNCTION: Opens an existing EM.Cube project

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Save Project

ICON:

MENU: File → Save Project...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+S

FUNCTION: Saves the current EM.Cube project

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Save Project As

ICON:

MENU: File → Save Project As...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+W

FUNCTION: Saves the current EM.Cube project under a different name

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Print

ICON:

MENU: File → Print...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+P

FUNCTION: Prints the contents of the main window on the specified printer

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Cut Tool

ICON:

MENU: Edit → Cut...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+X

FUNCTION: Removes the selection from the project workspace and places it in the Windows clipboard

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Copy Tool

ICON:

MENU: Edit → Copy...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+C

FUNCTION: Copies the selection into the Windows clipboard

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Paste Tool

ICON:

MENU: Edit → Copy...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+C

FUNCTION: Places the contents of the Windows clipboard on the project workspace

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Delete Tool

ICON:

MENU: Edit → Delete...

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Delete Key

FUNCTION: Deletes the selection from the project workspace

PYTHON COMMAND: delete(node_name)

Select Tool

ICON:

MENU: View → Normal View

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Esc Key

FUNCTION: Returns to the normal select mode

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Pan View Tool

ICON:

MENU: View → Pan View

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Shift+RMB

FUNCTION: Moves the viewport around while the mouse is dragged

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Rotate View Tool

ICON:

MENU: View → Rotate View

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: RMB

FUNCTION: Rotates the viewport about the origin of the world coordinate system (WCS) while the mouse is dragged

NOTES, SPECIAL CASES OR EXCEPTIONS: The axis of rotation in the case of rotate view mode is different than the axis of rotation using the RMB shortcut.

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Zoom Tool

ICON:

MENU: View → Zoom → Dynamic

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+RMB or Mouse Scroll Wheel

FUNCTION: Zooms into or out of the project workspace while the mouse is dragged up or down, respectively

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Zoom To Extents Tool

ICON:

MENU: View → Zoom → Extents

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+E

FUNCTION: Automatically zooms to fit the whole physical structure into the main window

PYTHON COMMAND: zoom_extents()

Zoom To Extents Tool

ICON: (right-click)

MENU: View → Zoom → Extents All

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Ctrl+Shift+E

FUNCTION: Automatically zooms to fit the whole physical structure into all four viewports in the four-port view mode

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Zoom Window Tool

ICON:

MENU: View → Zoom → Window

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None

FUNCTION: Draws a window to define the zoom boundaries

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Zoom To Selected Tool

ICON:

MENU: View → Zoom → Selected

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None

FUNCTION: Automatically zooms to fit the highlighted object into the main window

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Undo View Change / Redo View Change

ICON:

MENU: View → Undo View Change, View → Redo View Change

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None

FUNCTION: Reverts the viewport to the previous view angle and distance

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Split Viewport

ICON:

MENU: View → Split Viewport

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: None

FUNCTION: Displays a four-port view of the project workspace

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Merge Viewport

ICON:

MENU: View → Merge Viewport

KEYBOARD SHORTCUT: Home Key

FUNCTION: Merges the four-port view into the normal single-port view

PYTHON COMMAND: None

Seven standard views are available and can also be accessed from the View menu:

PERSPECTIVE VIEW

or select View >Set View >Perspective View
Sets an isometric view of the structure on an XY-plane.

FRONT VIEW

or select View >Set View >Front View
Projects the structure on to an ZX-plane

BACK VIEW

or select View >Set View >Back View
Projects the structure on to an ZX-plane

TOP VIEW

or select View >Set View >Top View
Projects the structure on to an XY-plane.

BOTTOM VIEW

or select View >Set View >Bottom View
Projects the structure on to an XY-plane.

LEFT VIEW

or select View >Set View >Left View
Projects the structure on to an YZ-plane.

RIGHT VIEW

or select View >Set View >Right View
Projects the structure on to an YZ-plane.

 

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