Mech-Viz Menu Bar¶

Below you can find the detailed description of every option in Mech-Viz’s menu bar.

File¶

Option	Description	Shortcut
Open Project	Select a project folder to open in Mech-Viz	Ctrl + O
Save Project	Save the changes to the current project	Ctrl + S
Save Project to JSON	Save the project, and save the VIZ file in the project folder as JSON	Ctrl + Shift + S
Save Project as	Save the project to the designated location	None
Save Project as	Only the VIZ file and collision models are saved	None
Recent Projects	Display the recently opened projects, click on a project path to open the project	None
Open Project in Explorer	Open the current project’s folder in File Explorer	None
Open Executable File in Explorer	Open the folder where the Mech-Viz software is located	None
Backup Project	Create a backup of the current project	None
Backup Project	All contents in the current project folder are copied and pasted	None
Close Project	Close the current project	None
Exit	Exit Mech-Viz	Ctrl + Q

Note

Mech-Viz 1.4.0 and above saves the project file in VIZ format. Previous versions save the project file in JSON format.
If you want to use Mech-Viz 1.6.1 or above versions to open a previous version’s project, please read Open Projects of Mech-Viz 1.6.0 or Lower first.
Please wait for the project to complete loading before running the project.

If you do not select any options in the Version compatibility pop-up window when you open Mech-Viz, and click Run in Meh-Center directly, a message saying that “Project loading by Mech-Viz in progress. Failed to start the Mech-Viz project: XXX” will appear in the log panel in Mech-Center. In this case, please select Yes in the Version compatibility window and then click Run in Mech-Center to run the project again.

Used to configure the display of Mech-Viz.

Option	Description
Scene	Display the Scene tab, checked by default
Workflow	Display the Workflow tab, checked by default
Robot	Display the Robot tab, checked by default
Tools and Workobjects	Display the Tools and Workobjects tab, checked by default
Collisions	Display the Collisions tab, checked by default
Plan History	Display the Plan History tab, checked by default
Others	Display the Others tab, checked by default
Log	Display the Log tab, checked by default
Function Description	Display function description of selected Task in the Workflow tab
Default Layout	Reset the layout of Mech-Viz to default

Used to configure the display of the 3D simulation area.

Option	Description
Show Received Vision Poses	Display the vision poses, indices, and labes received from Mech-Vision, checked by default
Show Point Cloud	Display the point cloud received from Mech-Vision, checked by default
Show Picked Object	Display the model of the picked workobject, checked by default
Show Picked Object	Model is displayed if either of the following is satisfied: 1. Vision poses and object dimensions are received from Mech-Vision 2. Non-cuboid object model is present in the project folder
Show Collision While Planning	Display collisions detected during path planning, checked by default
Show Octree	Display the octree structure of the object point cloud
Show Octree	Detect collision between point cloud and others in Collisions ‣ Collision Detection Configuration must be enabled
Show Received Carton Models	Display models of cartons
Show Received Carton Models	The project must receive vision poses and object dimensions from Mech-Vision to generate carton models
Show Arrow Pointing to Center	Display the arrows pointing from pick points to the geocenter
Show Arrow Pointing to Center	Multiple pick points must be set on the point cloud model in Mech-Vision
Show Object Pose	Display the pick points on workobjects
Display Settings	Provide more display settings, please see below for detailed information
Pose Status Colors	Color code for vision pose indices and labels

Option	Description
Vision Pose Tag Size	Set the size of the vision pose indices and labels
Vision Pose Dragger Size	Set the size of the vision pose arrows
Arrow Size(Point To Object Center)	Set the size of the arrow that points to geocenter
Trajectory Text Size	Set the text size of task names on the planned path
Only Display the latest Vision result if multiple Vision Services exist	When checked, only the last received vision result is displayed in the 3D simulation area
Registered Vision Services	List of Mech-Vision projects registered in Mech-Center
->	Add the selected Mech-Vision project to Vision Services Not to Show
Vision Services Not to Show	List of Mech-Vision projects whose vision results are not displayed in the 3D simulation area
Get Vision Services	Refresh the list of Registered Vision Services
Del	Delete the selected Mech-Vision project from Vision Services Not to Show

Option	Description
Use Saved Vision Records (Only When Vision Service Not Registered)	When checked, Mech-Viz project will use saved vision records to run
Set Vision Records	Configure the vision records to be saved and/or loaded
Set Vision Records	For detailed instructions on using vision records, please see Save and Load Vision Records
Find Vision Result	Highlight the vision point with the searched index in the 3D simulation area
Not Print Message Sent to Robot	When checked, messages sent to the robot by Mech-Viz are not displayed in the log
Write Debug File (.dmp)	Generate DMP file to be sent to Mech-Mind Technical Support for debugging

Option	Description
Set Mech-Center Address	Set the IP address of Mech-Center
Set Mech-Center Address	Usually, the IP address is automatically detected and set, and you don’t need to do anything
Lock/Unlock Project	When checked, all modification to the project are prevented (you can still simulate and run the project)
Lock/Unlock Project	The password must be 6 digits or more and made up of numbers only
Options	Set display language, units of length and angle, etc.
Logging Level	Set the level of log messages to be displayed in the Log panel
Logging Level	All messsages of the selected level and above are displayed

Option	Description
About	Display software version and copyright information
Change Log	Open the software changelog in your browser