Toolbars

The Cube-it toolbars provide an effective way for accessing frequently used commands. 

Below is a brief description of each of the available toolbars. To view a description of the function of each tool, hold the mouse over the tool in the Cube-it Application to display tool tips.

File

Provides Cube-it (*.cub) file operations. This toolbar also includes Journal File operations and tool bar customization operations. From left to right, the buttons are:

• New
• Open
• Save
• Journal Editor
• Play Journal File
• Play ID-Less Journal File
• Pause Journal File Playback
• Custom Toolbar Editor

Figure 1. File Toolbar

Display

Controls the display mode, checkpoint undo, zoom, perspective clipping plane, and curve valence display options in the Graphics Window. From left to right, the buttons are:

• Enable/disable undo
• Undo
• Wireframe, True Hidden Line, Hidden Line, Transparent, Shade
• Toggle Display of Geometry
• Toggle Display of Mesh
• Toggle Display of Boundary Conditions
• Toggle Display of Boundary Layers
• Toggle Display of Graphics Composite
• Refresh Display
• Zoom In
• Zoom Out
• Zoom to Fit
• Toggle Perspective
• Toggle Scale
• Toggle Clipping Plane
• Clipping Plane Manipulation
• Show Curve Valence
• Show Overlapping Surfaces
• Change Selection Mode to be Enclosed or Extended
• Toggle X-Ray Selection Mode
• Rubberband Selection Mode

Figure 2. Display Toolbar

Select

Controls the Entity Selection Mode for picking or selecting entities. Each entity family has its own selection tool bar which can be shown, hidden, or docked anywhere on the GUI. Below are tool bars for geometry, mesh, analysis groups, FEA boundary conditions, and CFD boundary conditions.

Figure 3. Select Toolbars