Menu Bar

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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 the software	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
Solution Access Control	Enable access control for the solution and manage permissions for different roles	N/A
Backup Solution	Back up the solution content within specified time range to a specified path	N/A
Close Solution	Close selected solution	N/A
Exit	Close the project and exit Mech-Vision	Ctrl+Q

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 the software

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

Solution Access Control

Enable access control for the solution and manage permissions for different roles

N/A

Backup Solution

Back up the solution content within specified time range to a specified path

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

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 the software.

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 the Debug Output panel. Selected by default, and cannot be unselected.
History	Display/Hide the History panel. Selected by default.
Project Assistant	Display/Hide the Project Assistant tab. Selected by default.
Step Quick Info	Display/Hide the Step Quick Info tab. Selected by default.
Step Comment List	Display/Hide the Step Comment List tab. Selected by default.
Step Parameters	Display/Hide the Step Parameters tab. Selected by default.
Step Input Source Selection	Display/Hide the Step Input Source Selection panel. Unselected by default.
Measurement Output	Display/Hide the Measurement Output panel. Unselected by default.
Result View	Display/Hide the Result View (In Measurement Mode). Unselected 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. Unselected by default.
Align Type	Choose the type of assist line (Align Anchor, Align Horizontal, Align Vertical).

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 the Debug Output panel. Selected by default, and cannot be unselected.

History

Display/Hide the History panel. Selected by default.

Project Assistant

Display/Hide the Project Assistant tab. Selected by default.

Step Quick Info

Display/Hide the Step Quick Info tab. Selected by default.

Step Comment List

Display/Hide the Step Comment List tab. Selected by default.

Step Parameters

Display/Hide the Step Parameters tab. Selected by default.

Step Input Source Selection

Display/Hide the Step Input Source Selection panel. Unselected by default.

Measurement Output

Display/Hide the Measurement Output panel. Unselected by default.

Result View

Display/Hide the Result View (In Measurement Mode). Unselected 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. Unselected by default.

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 Communication Configuration	Configure the robot and the communication interfaces.
Adapter Generator	Can be used to generate Adapter programs quickly.
TCP/IP Command Reference for Standard Interface	Can be used to check the Standard Interface TCP/IP commands.
Robot Library Tools	Import/export robot models

Option

Description

Robot Communication Configuration

Configure the robot and the communication interfaces.

Adapter Generator

Can be used to generate Adapter programs quickly.

TCP/IP Command Reference for Standard Interface

Can be used to check the Standard Interface TCP/IP commands.

Robot Library Tools

Import/export robot models

Camera

For image capturing, camera calibration, and parameter analysis.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Camera Calibration	Standard: normal calibration procedure	N/A

Option

Description

Shortcut

Camera Calibration

Standard: normal calibration procedure

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

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	For generating point cloud models for the object, editing point cloud models, and adding pick points
Error Analysis Tool	Check camera intrinsic parameter accuracy, robot absolute accuracy and other items, and troubleshoot the accuracy errors which occur during recognition and positioning

Option

Description

Matching Model and Pick Point Editor

For generating point cloud models for the object, editing point cloud models, and adding pick points

Error Analysis Tool

Check camera intrinsic parameter accuracy, robot absolute accuracy and other items, and troubleshoot the accuracy errors which occur during recognition and positioning

Options

Providing commonly used settings.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Set Mech-Center Address	Set the IP address of Mech-Center	N/A
Option	Change common settings like language, unit, etc.	Ctrl + Shift + O

Option

Description

Shortcut

Set Mech-Center Address

Set the IP address of Mech-Center

N/A

Option

Change common settings like language, unit, etc.

Ctrl + Shift + O

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
User Manual	Open the User Manual in browser
Online Community	Access to Forum, Download Center, Video Tutorials, and Feedback
About Plugins	Select the plugins you’d like to display, and check the name, version, description, and location of the plugins

Option

Description

About

Check current version information

What’s New

Open the Release Notes in browser

User Manual

Open the User Manual in browser

Online Community

Access to Forum, Download Center, Video Tutorials, and Feedback

About Plugins

Select the plugins you’d like to display, and check the name, version, description, and location of the plugins

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