Vision Basics

The Application Window

The main Vision application window contains the scene (displayed within the Scene window in either a single viewport or in four viewports), the Scene Graph palette, the Properties palette, and the Tool bar.

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The Scene Graph, Properties, and Software Console palettes can be opened from the Window menu. Click the Maximize button, or double-click the palette title bar, to undock the palette.

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Drag an undocked palette back into the Vision window to dock it as a tabbed palette. Drag the palette again, or double-click the palette title bar, to return the palette to the original docked location.

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The Tool bar consists of four tool sets, which contain commonly used tools for Adjusting the View and Modifying Scene Objects and Fixtures. Click at the top of a tool set to undock it, and drag it to the desired location.

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Customizing the Display

The tool set context menu provides options for customizing the user interface. Right-click on any tool set to open the context menu, and select the desired options.

Menu Command

Description

Scene Graph

Displays the Scene Graph palette

Properties

Displays the Properties palette

Select

Displays the Select tool set

Camera

Displays the Camera tool set

Modify Scene

Displays the Modify Scene tool set

Modify Object

Displays the Modify Object tool set

Dark Theme

Applies a dark color theme across the user interface. This is especially useful when Vision is running in a dark environment.

Tool bar

Controls the appearance of tool icons and text

Icons Only

Displays only an icon for each tool

Text Beside Icons

Displays a text label on the right side of each tool icon

Text Below Icons

Displays a text label below each tool icon

Small/Medium/Large Icons

Sets the size of tool icons

Grayscale Tools

Displays the tool icons in grayscale. Deselect the option to display the tool icons in full color.

Widgets

Controls the display of editable fields in the Properties palette and in the Vision Preferences and Document Preferences dialog boxes.

The mouse wheel can be used to adjust the numerical parameter values controlled by text fields, sliders, or dials.

Text & Sliders

Displays text fields and sliders

Dials & Text

Displays dials and text fields.

Dials are smaller than sliders; use dials to save screen space.

Text Only

Displays text fields

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Opening Files

Merging Files

Saving Files

Exiting Vision

Common Functions

The Scene Window

Preferences

Editing the Scene

 

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