Title | Previous | Next

The Popup menu

Overview

The Popup menu contains menu items for various operations that apply to the window. There are also toggle buttons to set state information. Access the menu by pressing and holding down the right mouse button. Select the desired item, then release the mouse button.

The items in the Popup menu are: the Mode menu, Clear , Reset view , Redraw , Choose center , Print image , Save image , the Copy menu, the Display menu, the Flip xy toggle, and the Full frame toggle.

This section gives a quick description of each item. More detailed descriptions follow this section.

Mode menu

The Mode menu contains radio buttons for each of the five menu modes. Selecting a button switches the window to that mode.

Clear

Selecting this menu item clears all plots from the window. They can be drawn again by pressing the Draw button in the GUI or reissuing the CLI " plot " commands.

Reset view

Selecting this menu item resets the viewpoint and zoom level back to the default view. The default view is the one that is used when a dataset is first displayed in a window.

Redraw

Selecting this menu item redraws all of the graphics in the window.

Choose center

Selecting this menu item allows you to choose the center of rotation for 3D images.

Print image

Selecting this menu item sends the image in the window to a printer using the current printer settings.

Save image

Selecting this menu item saves the image in the window to a file using the current save window settings.

Copy menu

Use the items in this menu to copy window attributes from one window to another.

Display menu

Use the items in this menu to change the look and feel of the graphics in the window.

Flip xy toggle

Turning this toggle on transposes the X and Y axes of 2D plots. Turning the toggle off reverses the action. The toggle only applies to 2D datasets.

Full frame toggle

Turning this toggle on causes 2D plots to fill up the visualization window, stretching the axes to do so. This can be useful when a dataset is long and thin and difficult to see with the normal view. Turning the toggle off restores the plot to the normal view. The toggle only affects 2D datasets.

Mode menu

This menu is shown in The mode menu . It contains four items: Zoom , Navigate , Line-out , Pick , and Slice pick .

These menu items correspond to window modes, as described in Window modes . A yellow "pushed-in" diamond highlights the mode that the window is in, as illustrated in the figure by the "pushed-in" yellow diamond next to Navigate .

Selecting one of these menu items switches the window to that mode. If a particular mode is not applicable (e.g. Line-out for a 3D window), it will be grayed out and you will not be able to select it.

These menu items are equivalent to entering the CLI commands: " winmode zoom ", " winmode navigate ", " winmode lineout ", " winmode pick ", and " winmode slicepick ", respectively.

Clear

This menu item removes all plots displayed in the window. Annotations and legends are also removed, leaving the window blank. To restore the plots, either press the Draw button in the GUI or enter " plot " commands in the CLI.

This menu item is equivalent to entering the CLI command " clear ".

Reset view

This menu item resets the viewpoint and zoom level back to that seen when the dataset was first displayed in a window. You might use this when the view is confusing, and you wish to go back to where you started.

This menu item is equivalent to entering the CLI command " reset win ".

Redraw

This menu item redraws all of the graphics in the window.

This can be especially useful when you are displaying windows to a tiled display, or powerwall. Windows may be echoed on a tiled display using the Powerwall controls in the GUI or the " powerwall " command in the CLI. When you want to redraw a window on the tiled display, use this command.

This menu item is equivalent to entering the CLI command " redraw ".

Choose center

This menu item allows you to select the center of rotation for 3D images.

Selecting this menu item causes the cursor to change shape to a plus sign. You may then press and release any mouse button over the point you want for the new center of rotation. The new center of rotation will correspond to the x, y, and z position of the point on the front surface under the mouse. The new center of rotation will be displayed in the Output window. The visualization window will go into navigate mode.

This menu item is equivalent to entering the CLI command " center3 pick ".

Print image

This menu item sends the image displayed in the window to a printer. The printer must already be set up using the Set print options... menu item in the GUI or the options of the " printwin " command in the CLI.

This menu item is equivalent to selecting Print window in the GUI's File menu or entering " printwin " in the CLI.

Save image

This menu item saves the image displayed in the window to a file. The save options must already be set up using the Set save options... menu item in the GUI or the options of the " savewin " command in the CLI.

This menu item is equivalent to selecting Save window in the GUI's File menu or entering " savewin " in the CLI.

Copy menu

This menu is shown in The Copy menu . It contains five items: View from , Lighting from , Annotations from , Palette from , and Everything from . Each of the items is a menu with a submenu containing a list of window numbers.

Each menu item allows you to copy attributes to the current window from another window. Each submenu provides a list of appropriate source windows to copy from.

View from

This menu lets you copy the view attributes from another window to the current window. The view attributes consist of the direction of the viewpoint and the zoom level.

Copy the view attributes when you would like one window's view of a dataset to be identical to that of another window.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " copyatt  source_win   dest_win  view ", where source_win and dest_win are the window numbers of the source window and destination, respectively.

Lighting from

This menu lets you copy the lighting from another window to the current window. The lighting attributes consist of the definition of all eight lights, whether they are on, where they point, their colors, their types, and their intensities.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " copyatt  source_win   dest_win  lighting ", where source_win and dest_win are the window numbers of the source window and destination, respectively.

Annotations from

This menu lets you copy the annotation attributes from another window to the current window. The annotation attributes consist of all settings in the GUI's Annotation window. It encompasses the definition of legends, database and user information, 2D and 3D axes, and banners.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " copyatt  source_win   dest_win  annotation ", where source_win and dest_win are the window numbers of the source window and destination, respectively.

Palette from

This menu lets you copy the palette from another window to the current window. The palette is the definition of all of the discrete colors used in plots.

Copying the palette is useful when you wish the material colors in one window to be identical to those in another window.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " copyatt  source_win   dest_win  palette ", where source_win and dest_win are the window numbers of the source window and destination, respectively.

Everything from

This menu preforms a combination of the other copy menus. Copying "everything" from one window to another is equivalent to copying the view, lighting, annotation, and palette attributes.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " copyatt  source_win   dest_win  all " or " copyatt  source_win   dest_win  view annotation lighting palette ", where source_win and dest_win are the window numbers of the source window and destination, respectively.

Display menu

This menu is shown in The Display menu . It contains six items: Invert background , Navigate bbox , Display toolbar , Perspective , Spin , and Stereo .

Invert background

Selecting this menu item inverts the background and foreground colors of the window.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " invert ".

Navigate bbox

This toggle changes how 3D datasets appear when rotated. Normally, datasets redraw themselves as you rotate them. If the Navigate bbox toggle is turned on, however, the dataset is replaced by its bounding box while being rotated. Showing only the bounding box when rotating greatly improves interaction when you're working with a large dataset or over a slow graphics connection. Once you stop rotating the dataset, it is redrawn normally in the new position.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " navigate bbox " and " navigate normal ".

Display toolbar

This toggle lets you remove the toolbar from the top of the visualization window. Turning the toggle back on displays the toolbar again.

There is no CLI equivalent for this operation.

Perspective

This toggle lets you change whether perspective is on. If perspective is on, the 3D graphics in the window are displayed in a "realistic" way, with graphics growing smaller with increasing distance. If perspective is off, the 3D graphics in the window are displayed using an "orthographic" projection, where distance has no effect on the size of the graphics. For an example, see Perspective examples .

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " perspective on " and " perspective off ".

Spin

This toggle changes the way objects rotate in the window. Normally, rotation stops if you release the mouse button while a dataset is rotating. If this toggle is turned on, however, the dataset will continue rotating after the mouse button is released.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " spinmode on " and " spinmode off ".

Stereo

This toggle lets you create a stereo view of your dataset. It is supported only on certain platforms, and only if you also have special "3D glasses" (available from your computer vendor). Turning this toggle on sends slightly different views of the window to each eye. This yields a "true 3D" view of the dataset.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " stereo on " and " stereo off ".

Flip xy toggle

Selecting this toggle changes the orientation of 2D plots. Normally, the X axis is horizontal, and the Y axis is vertical. If this toggle is turned on, the axes are flipped so the X axis is vertical and the Y axis is horizontal. See Flip xy example for an example.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " flipxy on " and " flipxy off ".

Full frame toggle

This toggle changes the scale of 2D plots. Normally, the same scale is used for both the X and Y axes. If this toggle is turned on, the scales for the two axes are calculated independently to make the plot square. If your dataset is long and thin and difficult to see, using fullframe can help by expanding the dataset along its shorter axis. See Fullframe example for an example.

This operation is equivalent to entering the CLI command " fullframe on " and " fullframe off ".

Title | Previous | Next

MeshTV@viper.llnl.gov
Copyright © 1998, U.S. Department of Energy. All rights reserved.