Panel (Screen Elements)

The panel is located on the left of the Malz++Kassner CAD6 main window. It is made up of many buttons with which various functions can be activated. In addition, the buttons show the status of the corresponding functions. In general, the setting can be changed by clicking on the button with the left mouse button. Clicking into the window with the right mouse button will display the context menu (see below).

The panel consists of the following elements:

Current command's icon (possible parameters can be edited by clicking, see Edit Parameters (+ESC))

Snap Mode "Midpoint" (see Snap Modes > Center)

Snap Mode "Corner / End Point" (see Snap Modes > Corner / End Point)

Snap Mode "Intersection" (see Snap Modes > Intersection)

Snap Mode "Quadrant" (see Snap Modes > Quadrant)

Snap Mode "Special Point" (see Snap Modes > Special Point)

Snap Mode "Edge" (see Snap Modes > Edge)

Snap Mode "Relative" (see Snap Modes > Relative)

Snapping functions and Snapping radius (see Snap Modes > Snap Active (F6) and Snap Modes > Radius)

A collection of the most important input parameters:

• Position Grid (see Coordinate Systems > Position Grid Active (F4))

• Orthogonal Mode (see Orthogonal Mode (F5))

• Area Mode (see Toggle Area Mode (+F6))

• Duplicate / Multiline (see Duplicate / Multiline (F7))

• Selection Filter (see Selection Filter (0))

• Extended Identification (see Identify > Extended Identification on/off)

• Override Lock and Idle (see Identify > Override Lock and Idle)

• Arc Mode (see Arc Mode > Toggle Arc Mode (+F2))

• Arc Direction (see Arc Mode > Toggle Arc Direction (F2))

A collection of the most important display settings:

• Display Grid (see Coordinate Systems > Display Grid Active (F3))

• Information Display (see Drawing Settings > Screen)

• Toggle Display Mode for hidden layers of the current page (see Layer Display > Display All Layers Normally)

• Toggle Display Mode for objects assigned to non-active pages (see Page Display > Classic (All))

• Construction Aid Display (see Display Construction Aid (F9))

• Construction Aid Locking (see Lock Construction Aid (+F9))

• Comment Display (see Comment > Display)

Selection button for Snapping Guide menu (see Dynamic Snapping Guide)

Selection button for layers (without preview)

Selection button for layers (with preview)

Selection button for pens (without preview)

Selection button for pens (with preview)

Selection button for coordinate systems

Selection button for hatching types

Selection button for pages (current page number in the top row, total number of pages in the bottom row)

Selection button for procedures and further procedure commands

"Joystick" button for window movement

Customizable tool buttons

Magnifier display

Layer Button Preview

If the preview is active, the layer selection button displays a lot of information simultaneously:

The upper left color field shows an inherited line color for screen display. If the filling mode is either "Filling" or "Eraser", i.e. no outline is drawn, this field will show only a cross. The lower left color field shows an inherited fill color for screen display. If the filling mode is "Outline", i.e. no filling is drawn, this field will show only a cross. Below the two color fields, an inherited line width is displayed in millimeters. At the bottom, the inherited line type is displayed. Both the line width and line type display are based on the properties for output.

Pen Button Preview

If the preview is active, the pen selection button displays a lot of information simultaneously:

The upper left color field shows the line color for screen display. If the filling mode is either "Filling" or "Eraser", i.e. no outline is drawn, this field will show only a cross. The lower left color field shows the fill color for screen display. If the filling mode is "Outline", i.e. no filling is drawn, this field will show only a cross. Below the two color fields, the line width is displayed in millimeters. At the bottom, the line type is displayed. Both the line width and line type display are based on the properties for output.

"Joystick" Button

Click on the button's edges for one movement step at time, or click and hold the button center to scroll fluidly.

The scrolling speed varies depending of how far the cursor is moved away from the button's center. While atop the "joystick" button, the mouse wheels will work for zooming and/or moving.

Context Menu

The panel window has a context menu from which certain settings relating to it can be changed. Right-click inside the window to open it. The following commands are available (partly depending on the clicked position):

Display Parameters Dialog

Use this command to edit the parameters associated to the clicked button.

Edit Element

This command can be used to edit the element associated to this button (layer or pen) in the appearing dialog.

Edit Button Assignment

This command can be used to edit the tool button's assignment by choosing the desired command in the appearing menu (depending on the choice, either the menu, a layer list, a pen list, or the "Edit Custom Menu" dialog).

Insert Button

This command can be used to insert a new button before the clicked one by choosing the desired command in the appearing menu (depending on the choice, either the menu, a layer list, a pen list, or the "Edit Custom Menu" dialog). All following buttons will be moved down one step.

Move Button to Begin

This command can be used to move the clicked button to the beginning of the button list.

Move Button One Upward

This command can be used to move the clicked button one step upward.

Move Button One Downward

This command can be used to move the clicked button one step downward.

Move Button to End

This command can be used to move the clicked button to the end of the button list.

Delete Button

This command can be used to delete the clicked button. All following buttons will be moved up one step.

Reset All Buttons

This command can be used to reset all button to their respective default assignment.

Display

This submenu can be used to determine which buttons shall be displayed in the panel, and if a textual description shall be displayed next to the auto-buttons in the drawing area.

Auto-Button Mode

This submenu can be used to determine how the auto-buttons for layers, pens, coordinate systems, hatching types, and pages shall work.

Automatic Command History

If this menu entry is checked, then the command history will automatically be displayed when hovering the current command's icon button.

Opacity

This submenu can be used to determine the opacity of the element names' insert, i.e. how much the drawing area shall be concealed.

Visible

Use this command to hide the window. To show it again, use Window > Panel on/off.

Placeable

If this menu entry is checked, then the window can be placed anywhere on the screen. Otherwise, it will be aligned to the left or right edge of the screen.

Window Position

This submenu can be used to determine the desired position of the panel.

Rearrange

Pushes the window into one of the four corners of the workspace. The panel window is normally in the upper left corner of the drawing window.

Save Position

If this menu entry is checked, then the window position will be saved when leaving the application. The next time that the application is started, it appears in the same place on the screen. The position is saved relative to the whole screen.