Menu Bar

The menu bar provides basic functions related to projects, as well as supplementary tools like Camera and Deep Learning.

File

Used to manage solutions and projects.

Option	Description	Shortcut
New Solution	Create a new empty solution	Ctrl+Shift+N
New Project	Create a new empty project	Ctrl + N
Create from Solution Library	Choose and create a solution from the solution library	N/A
Open Solution	Open an existing solution	N/A
Open Project	Open an existing project	Ctrl + O
Open Recent…	Show recently opened projects. Click the project name to open it	N/A
Open Executable File In Explorer	Open the installation folder of Mech-Vision	N/A
Save Solution	Save changes to the current solution	Ctrl+Shift+S
Save Project	Save changes to the current project	Ctrl + S
Save Project To JSON	Save the project, and save the VIS file as JSON	N/A
Save Project As	Save the project under a specified directory	N/A
Close Solution	Close selected solution	N/A
Exit	Close the project and exit Mech-Vision	Ctrl + Q

Edit

Option	Description	Shortcut
Undo	Undo the previous action	Ctrl + Z
Redo	Redo the undone action	Ctrl + Y

View

Providing settings for managing components of the user interface. Check the box before each option to display the corresponding component in Mech-Vision.

Option	Description
Project List	Display/Hide the Project List panel; selected by default
Step Library	Display/Hide the Step Library panel; selected by default
Debug Output	Display/Hide the Debug Output panel; selected by default
History	Display/Hide the History panel
Project Assistant	Display/Hide the Project Assistant tab
Step Quick Info	Display/Hide the Step Quick Info tab
Step Comment List	Display/Hide the Step Comment List tab
Step Parameters	Display/Hide the Step Parameters tab
Step Input Source Selection	Display/Hide the Step Input Source Selection panel
Measurement Output	Display/Hide the Measurement Output panel
Result View	Display/Hide the Result View (In Measurement Mode); disabled by default
Log	Display/Hide the Log panel; selected by default
Toolbar	Display/Hide the toolbar; selected by default
Default Layout	Turn Mech-Vision User Interface into default layout
Format Grid	Display/Hide format grid and assist line
Align Type	Choose the type of assist line (Align Anchor, Align Horizontal, Align Vertical)

Robot and Communication

For configurations related to robots and communication.

Option	Description
Robot and Interface Configuration	Configure the robot and the communication interfaces
Robot Library Tools	Import/export robot models

Camera

For image capturing, camera calibration, and parameter analysis.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Camera Viewer	Capture and save images	Ctrl + Shift + V
Camera Calibration	Standard: standard calibration process Quick: quick calibration using existing parameters	N/A

Deep Learning

Option	Description	Shortcut
Deep Learning Model Package Management Tool	Open deep learning model management tool	N/A
Deep Learning Server	Start/Stop deep learning server(s)	Ctrl + Alt + D

Toolkit

Providing supplementary tools that are commonly used for debugging.

Option	Description
Matching Model and Pick Point Editor	Generate point cloud model, edit point cloud model, and add pick point

Settings

Providing commonly used settings.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Set Mech-Center Address	Set the IP address of Mech-Center	N/A
Lock Project	Enter passwords to lock opened projects	N/A
Options	Change common settings like language, unit, etc.	Ctrl + Shift + O
Log Level	Select the level of log information to be saved	N/A

Help

Used to check the current version information, change log, manual, etc.

Option	Description
About	Check current version information
What’s New	Open the Release Notes in browser
Manual	Open Mech-Vision User Manual in browser
About Plugins	Select the plugins you’d like to display, and check the name, version, description, and location of the plugins