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 |
Note
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 Arrow Pointing to Center |
Display the arrows pointing from pick points to the geometric center |
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¶
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. |
Help¶
About |
Display software version and copyright information |
Change Log |
Open the software changelog in your browser |
Manual |
Open the user’s manual in your browser |