Menu Bar
This section introduces every option in the menu bar.
File
| Option | Description | Shortcut |
|---|---|---|
New Project |
Create a new project |
Ctrl + N |
Open Project |
Select a project folder and open it in Mech-Viz |
Ctrl + O |
Recent Projects |
Display the recently opened projects, click on a project name to open the project |
N/A |
Open Executable File in Explorer |
Open the folder where the Mech-Viz software is located |
N/A |
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 |
N/A |
Save Project As… |
Save the project to the designated location |
Ctrl + Shift + S |
Close Project |
Close the current project |
Ctrl + W |
Exit |
Exit Mech-Viz |
Ctrl + Q |
| Mech-Viz 1.4.0 and above saves the project file in VIZ format. Previous versions save the project file in JSON format. |
View
This menu is used to configure the display of Mech-Viz.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Resources |
Display the Resources panel, selected by default |
Workflow |
Display the Workflow tab, selected by default |
Robot |
Display the Robot tab, selected by default |
Collisions |
Display the Collisions tab, selected by default |
Plan History |
Display the Plan History tab, selected by default |
Others |
Display the Others tab, selected by default |
Log |
Display the Log tab, selected by default |
Function Description |
Display function description of selected Step in the Workflow tab |
Default Layout |
Reset the layout of Mech-Viz to default |
Display
This menu is used to configure the display of the 3D simulation area.
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Show Received Vision Poses |
Display the vision poses, indices, and labels received from Mech-Vision, selected by default |
Show Point Cloud |
Display the point cloud received from Mech-Vision, selected by default |
Show Picked Object |
Display the model of the picked workobject, selected by default |
Show Collision While Planning |
Display collisions detected during path planning, selected by default |
Show Octree |
Display the octree structure of the object point cloud |
Show Received Carton Models |
Display models of cartons in the 3D simulation area, selected by default |
Show Object Pose |
Display the pick points on workobjects in the 3D simulation area |
More detailed display settings in the 3D simulation area |
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Pose Status Colors |
Color code for vision pose indices and labels |
Tools
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Use Saved Vision Records (Only When Vision Service Not Registered) |
When this option is selected, Mech-Viz project will use saved vision records to run |
Save and pull vision records to identify the problems in debugging |
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Find Vision Result |
Highlight the vision point with the searched index in the 3D simulation area |
Robot Library Tools |
Import robot model file; export current robot model to a designated directory |
Settings
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
Set Mech-Center Address |
Set the IP address of Mech-Center |
Lock/Unlock Project |
When this option is selected, all modification to the project are prevented (you can still simulate and run the project) |
Display Mech-Viz general settings |
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Logging Level |
Set the level of log messages to be displayed in the Log panel. All messages of the selected level and above are displayed. |