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
Upgrade Solution	Upgrade the solution created in the software of previous versions	N/A
Backup Solution	Back up the solution content within specified time range to a specified path	N/A
Solution Access Control	Enable access control for the solution and manage permissions for different roles	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

Upgrade Solution

Upgrade the solution created in the software of previous versions

N/A

Backup Solution

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

N/A

Solution Access Control

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

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
View	Display/hide the software panel, such as Project List and Step Library.
Default Layout	Restore the User Interface of Mech-Vision to the 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

View

Display/hide the software panel, such as Project List and Step Library.

Default Layout

Restore the User Interface of Mech-Vision to the 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.
Custom Alert	Used to configure alert trigger conditions, alert codes, and alert messages for the project, facilitating quick troubleshooting and resolution of issues during abnormal operations.
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.

Custom Alert

Used to configure alert trigger conditions, alert codes, and alert messages for the project, facilitating quick troubleshooting and resolution of issues during abnormal operations.

Robot Library Tools

Import/export robot models

Camera

For image capturing, camera calibration, and parameter analysis.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Camera Calibration	Enter the Camera Calibration process	N/A

Option

Description

Shortcut

Camera Calibration

Enter the Camera Calibration process

N/A

Deep Learning

Option	Description	Note
Deep Learning Model Package Management Tool	Open deep learning model management tool
Deep Learning Server	Start/Stop deep learning server(s)	To view this option, click Help About Plugins in the menu bar and enable “step+deeplearning_pyserver” first.

Option

Description

Note

Deep Learning Model Package Management Tool

Open deep learning model management tool

Deep Learning Server

Start/Stop deep learning server(s)

To view this option, click Help About Plugins in the menu bar and enable “step+deeplearning_pyserver” first.

Toolkit

Providing supplementary tools that are commonly used for debugging.

Option	Description
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
Target Object Editor	Incorporates features for configuring the target object, including selecting the configuration workflow, generating and editing the point cloud model, adding the pick point, and setting the collision model

Option

Description

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

Target Object Editor

Incorporates features for configuring the target object, including selecting the configuration workflow, generating and editing the point cloud model, adding the pick point, and setting the collision model

Options

Providing commonly used settings.

Option	Description	Shortcut
Option	Change common settings like language, unit, etc.	Ctrl + Shift + O

Option

Description

Shortcut

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
Contact Us	Check the sales and after-sales hotline numbers and the after-sales email address

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

Check the sales and after-sales hotline numbers and the after-sales email address

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