.
This chapter covers items found under the
File
menu at the top of the MeshTV
Main
window. These items are:
Select file
,
Print window
,
Set print options
,
Save window
,
Set save options
,
Save movie
,
Save settings
,
Simulation
, and
Quit
. Menu items with a `...' in the name indicate that a window will open when the item is selected. The dotted line at the top of the menu denotes a "tear-off" menu, which means that when you click on the dotted line, the menu will "tear off" and stay posted until you close the window or press the ESC button while the window is selected. The
File
menu window is shown in
File Menu
.
This section gives a quick description of each menu item. More detailed descriptions follow this section.
The File pulldown menu allows you to select the files you want to open, print results to a printer or to a file, save an image, save your current settings, access MeshTV's simulation capabilities, and exit the program.
Selecting this menu item pops up a window which allows you to select the files you want to use during the current MeshTV session. Often, several files will already be selected when you start MeshTV. These files will be listed in the Selected files list located below the File pulldown menu in the MeshTV Main window.
Selecting this menu item prints the image from the active visualiztion window to the printer. The format of the image (e.g., PostScript, Raster PostScript) depends on what you specified via the Set print options window.
Selecting this menu item pops up a window which lets you set your print options, such as the name of the printer, whether to invert the background and foreground, and whether to do a screen capture.
Selecting this menu item saves the active visualization window. The image's attributes are governed by the options specified via the Save image options window. Depending on the file type chosen, either an imageor the 3D graphics elements are saved.
Selecting this menu item pops up a window which lets you set your save options, such as the type of file to save, whether to invert the background and foreground, and whether to do a screen capture.
Selecting this menu item pops up a window which helps you generate an MPEG movie or a series of RGB or TIFF files.
Selecting this menu item saves the current configuration for future use. For example, if you have the annotation window open and you select Save settings , then the annotation window will be open the next time you run MeshTV.
Selecting this menu item brings up a window which allows you to connect to any already running processes which interface with MeshTV, so you can view the results of a program's calculations interactively.