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<a name = "hj-top"> </a><table class = "table1" id = "table11"><tr><td><table class = "DocHeader"><tr><td class = "DocHeader1" colspan = "2"><h1>User Interface <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.view</span></h1></td></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader4" colspan = "2"/></tr><tr><td class = "DocHeader3" colspan = "2"><table class = "DocThemeIntro" id = "table12"><tr><td class = "Intro1Only"><p class = "header"><p class = "abstract">
<span class = "shortdesc">The usage of <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.view</span>
is discussed within this section.</span>

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<p>This page discusses: </p><ul><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-navi" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Model Navigation</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-casePanel" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Case Panel</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-toolbar" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Toolbar Functions</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-select" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Selection Panel</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-settings" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Settings Panel</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-result" id = "toc_rg" title = ""> Result Panel</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-viewport" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Viewport Settings</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-export" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Export Images and Animations</a></li><li><a href = "#tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-prefer" id = "toc_rg" title = "">Preferences</a></li></ul>
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<p>The main window of <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.view</span>
is shown in the following figure:</p>
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<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_tosca_view_example2.png" width = "450"/><br/></td>
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<p> At the top, you have a menu and button panel. On the left, the case
panel is activated in which the different cases included in the <code class = "ph codeph">vtfx</code>
file are listed. Related case information for the active case is shown
at the bottom. To access the case panel, press the case button (marked
in the above figure). </p>

<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-navi"><h2 class = "title sectiontitle">Model Navigation</h2>

<p>In the main window in the middle, you see the model (or result graph)
of your active case. To rotate or move the model, you must press Ctrl
and use your mouse as follows:</p>
<table class = "table" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__ah851735"><caption/><colgroup><col/><col/></colgroup><tbody class = "tbody">
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<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_mouse_left.png" width = "36" height = "48"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>To rotate the model in space, move the mouse while holding Ctrl + right mouse button.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_mouse_middle.png" width = "36" height = "48"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>To translate the model, move the mouse while
                         holding Ctrl + middle mouse button.</p><p>Use the mouse wheel to zoom in or out. Pressing the "F"
                         key scales the model to fit in the current view.</p></td>
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<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_mouse_right.png" width = "36" height = "48"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>To rotate the model in plane, move the mouse while holding Ctrl + left mouse button.</p></td>
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<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-casePanel"><p><map name = "FPMap1"><area href = "#hj-top" title = "Back to Top" shape = "rect" coords = "416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><span class = "itemsprite"/></p><h2 class = "title sectiontitle">Case Panel</h2>

<ul class = "ul"><li class = "li">In  the case panel, you can select another case by double-click on it
or you pull the other case in the main
window by pressing the left mouse button.</li>
<li class = "li">For example, you can select the origin model or, if you are in
shape optimization you can watch the displacements.</li>
<li class = "li">You can also select different graphs, for example the convergence of the constraint.</li>
<li class = "li">If you want to superpose two cases, press additionally "Alt"-key
when pulling the second case in the main window. More information about
the case is shown in the lower part of the panel.</li></ul>

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<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-toolbar"><p><map name = "FPMap1"><area href = "#hj-top" title = "Back to Top" shape = "rect" coords = "416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><span class = "itemsprite"/></p><h2 class = "title sectiontitle">Toolbar Functions</h2>

<p>Several useful items of the menu are created as buttons, which are
arranged in the button panel:</p>
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<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_open_file_item.png" width = "30" height = "26"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Open file.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_capture_icon.png" width = "91" height = "28"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Capture active view, QuickCapture active view (with previous settings), and Capture all view cases to 
                         <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure Report Builder</span>.</p></td>
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<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_icon3.png" width = "91" height = "28"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Show or hide Info Box, Text, and Legend. (See also View menu).</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_view_icon1.png" width = "41" height = "29"/><br/>
	                  <br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_view_icon2.png" width = "21" height = "49"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Reset view: Restores the default view.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_icon1.png" width = "31" height = "30"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Rubber Band Zoom: zooms in the selected region.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_window_view_icon.png" width = "44" height = "28"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Viewports: Select the number of viewports (one to four) and their placement (vertical/horizontal split)</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_move_icons.png" width = "123" height = "29"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Rotation and movement: Move as contour, move more than one part synchronously, rotate around an automatically chosen
                         center and chose your desired center of rotation yourself.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_select_icon1.png" width = "44" height = "29"/><br/>
                      <br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_select_icon2.png" width = "21" height = "66"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Select a part or an element or a node by clicking them with the mouse. Selected objects are shown in the selection panel.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_measure_icon.png" width = "60" height = "31"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Measure a distance and delete your measured distance.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_fullscreen_icon.png" width = "30" height = "29"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Full screen.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_animationtoolbar.png" width = "185" height = "28"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>To display another step or to start the animation, use the animation toolbar. The same actions are accessible in the main menu
                         <span class = "ph">Animation</span> group.</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_cases_icons.png" width = "218" height = "26"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>Select one of the cases or go to the next or previous one. </p></td>
</tr>
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_panel_icons.png" width = "125" height = "30"/><br/></td>
<td class = "entry"><p>You can add or remove the case panel, the selection panel, the settings panel, and the result panel.</p></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>

</div>

<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-select"><p><map name = "FPMap1"><area href = "#hj-top" title = "Back to Top" shape = "rect" coords = "416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><span class = "itemsprite"/></p><h2 class = "title sectiontitle">Selection Panel</h2>

<p>The <span class = "ph uicontrol">selection</span> button on the toolbar enables
the selection of parts (such as the original and the new surface in <code class = "ph codeph">VTFX</code>
files generated by <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.smooth</span>)
elements or nodes by clicking them with the mouse. The selected object
is shown in details in <span class = "ph uicontrol">Selection Panel</span>.</p>
<table class = "table"><caption/><colgroup><col style = "width:100%"/></colgroup><tbody class = "tbody">
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_tosca_view_element_info.png" width = "300"/><br/></td>
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<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-settings"><p><map name = "FPMap1"><area href = "#hj-top" title = "Back to Top" shape = "rect" coords = "416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><span class = "itemsprite"/></p><h2 class = "title sectiontitle">Settings Panel</h2>

<p>The button <span class = "ph uicontrol">Settings Panel</span> displays the panel containing the
list of parts and groups (denoted "Element Sets"; the node groups are
also shown via artificial element sets). It allows to set visibility
and drawing modes of parts and element sets.</p>
<table class = "table" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__ah869197"><caption/><colgroup><col/></colgroup><tbody class = "tbody">
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_view_set_attributes.png" width = "350"/><br/></td>
</tr>
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<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-result"><p><map name = "FPMap1"><area href = "#hj-top" title = "Back to Top" shape = "rect" coords = "416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><span class = "itemsprite"/></p><h2 class = "title sectiontitle"> Result Panel</h2>

<p>In order to change the settings of the fringe
plot, display <span class = "ph uicontrol">Results Panel</span> using a button on the toolbar or
<span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Panels</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Results Panel </span></span> main menu command. In this window, the
coloring scheme can be changed in the <span class = "ph uicontrol">Legend Settings</span> panel; the
values corresponding to the colors can be changed by clearing the <span class = "ph uicontrol">Automatic
range settings</span> check box and entering the values in the Minimum and
Maximum text fields or using the arrows below.</p><table class = "table" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__ah851883"><caption/><colgroup><col style = "width:100%"/></colgroup><tbody class = "tbody">
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<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/prepost_view_regler.png" width = "259" height = "498"/><br/></td>
</tr>
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<p><table class = "Remark" id = "table132"><tr><td class = "Remark"><span class = "run-in.tip">Tip:
				</span><span class = "notecontent">The information about the remaining toolbar buttons appears in the help
window shown by <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">Help</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Help Contents</span></span> command or when pressing F1-key.</span></td></tr></table>
</p>
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<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-viewport"><p><map name = "FPMap1"><area href = "#hj-top" title = "Back to Top" shape = "rect" coords = "416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><span class = "itemsprite"/></p><h2 class = "title sectiontitle">Viewport Settings</h2>

<p><span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.view</span>
allows to save the actual viewport and to reload existing user-defined
viewports. </p>
<ol class = "ol"><li class = "li">Right-click in the view window and choose <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">View
From</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">User Defined</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Save</span></span>.</li><li class = "li">A file dialogue opens which
allows the saving of the actual viewport in a .vcx file. This feature
can also be accessed using the menu <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">View</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">View From</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">User Defined</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Save</span></span>.</li><li class = "li">An existing viewport is loaded in the
same manner: right-click in the view window and choose <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">View From</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">User Defined</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Open</span></span>. All viewports (<code class = "ph codeph">.vcx</code>
files) saved in the same folder as the <code class = "ph codeph">vtfx</code> file are
directly available in the submenu.</li></ol>
<table class = "table" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__ah931152"><caption/><colgroup><col/></colgroup><tbody class = "tbody">
<tr class = "row">
<td class = "entry"><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/view_port03.png" width = "400"/><br/></td>
</tr>
</tbody></table>
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<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-export"><p><map name = "FPMap1"><area href = "#hj-top" title = "Back to Top" shape = "rect" coords = "416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><span class = "itemsprite"/></p><h2 class = "title sectiontitle">Export Images and Animations</h2>

<p><span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.view</span>
allows the export of images of the current view or of animations in
avi format (avi-export for <span class = "ph">Windows</span> only):</p>
<p><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/view_export.png" width = "222" height = "150"/><br/></p>
<p><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/view_export_avi.png" width = "450"/><br/></p>
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<div class = "section" id = "tso-c-usr-post-view-usage__tso-c-usr-post-view-usage-prefer"><p><map name = "FPMap1"><area href = "#hj-top" title = "Back to Top" shape = "rect" coords = "416, 0, 435, 10"/></map><span class = "itemsprite"/></p><h2 class = "title sectiontitle">Preferences</h2>

<p>With <span class = "ph menucascade"><span class = "ph uicontrol">View</span><abbr title = "and then"> &gt; </abbr><span class = "ph uicontrol">Preferences</span></span>, general 
settings for <span class = "ph">Tosca Structure.view</span>
can be saved. These include setting the plot line width.</p>
<p><br/><img class = "image" src = "../TsoUserImages/view_preferences.png" width = "450"/><br/></p>

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