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Ribbon Menu Layout

When the ideCAD is opened for the first time, the 'Graphical User Interface Selection'
window will open. When working with the ribbon menu is preferred, the ribbon menu layout
becomes active in the ideCAD. There are menu titles in order in the ribbon menu. Concrete,
Steel, Connection etc. When you click on any menu title once, it will switch to that menu,
and the section and command icons under the menu appear.

For example, the Concrete menu in the upper screen shot is the Axis section, Axis command
icon. When the icon is clicked with the left mouse button, the command runs. There is a
"Down arrow" sign under some commands in the ribbon menu. Clicking the down arrow will
show other commands related to the command. In the sample screenshot below, Calculate
Contour, Contour Lines, Move Axis Label, Axis Settings commands are shown under the
Axis command.

By moving the middle mouse


button back and forth on the ribbon menu, you can switch to the previous and next heading.
You can minimize the ribbon menu by double clicking on the menu title.

When the ribbon menu is closed, one can press the left mouse button to minimize or enlarge
the menu. When the right mouse button is clicked on the ribbon menu, it can do the same by
checking the shrink band line from the menu that opens.
When you click on the ideCAD icon in the upper left corner, the file menu opens. From this
menu, project saving, reloading, import, export operations, etc. commands can be accessed.

Ribbon menu type tips

Key tips provide a way to access the ribbon using the keyboard in the ribbon menu.

Press the Alt key to view key tips.


In the example above, press the C key to switch to the Concrete heading. Then press the A
button to run Analysis Settings.

Press the ESC button to hide the key tips.

Searching and running commands in the ribbon menu

In the ribbon menu, any command can be found with the command search line at the top
right of the program window and can be run automatically.

For example, to search for the Rectangular Column command,

 Click the Command Search line in the ribbon. (line shown in red in the upper picture)
 Start typing Rectangular Column in the search line. As the command is typed,
matching commands will begin to be listed.

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 Select the Rectangular column from the list.
 The ideCAD will direct you to the rectangular column icon, then run the command
automatically.

Classic Menu Layout


When the ideCAD is opened for the first time, the 'Graphical User Interface Selection'
window will open. When working with the classic menu is preferred, the classic menu layout
becomes active in the ideCAD.
In the classic menu, File, Edit, Tools etc. When a menu title is clicked once, that title opens
and the commands under the clicked title appear. To execute the commands in the menus,
move the mouse cursor to the menu line and click the left mouse button. The mouse cursor
scrolls over the menu. Left click on the desired command line.

For example, the Draw menu in the upper screenshot is Entities/ Column sub-menu and
Rectangular Column is the command.

Classic menu type tips

Key tips provide a way to access command using the keyboard in its classic menu.

Press the Alt key to view key tips.

When you press the A key in the screenshot above, the Settings menu opens. Pressing the A
button opens the Settings menu. Then, pressing the J button for example opens the project
settings dialog.
Keyboard Shortcuts and Toolbars in Classic Menu
The user can reflect their own menu to the ideCAD with customize. Arranges toolbars and
menus as desired. It can create new toolbars, add or remove icons. Can add or remove
commands from menus.

Location of Customize Command

The customization process is done in the Customize dialog. The user can open
the Customize dialog in two ways.

 You can access it under the Tools menu Customize title.

 You can also click the right button of the mouse on any command to access
the Customize command.

Commands Tab

You can drag any icon from the commands listed by category and drop it on the new / existing toolbar.

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Toolbars Tab

Specifications
Categories

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Commands are categorized according to the menu order.
Commands

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It contains commands in the selected category.
Description

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Provides information about the selected command.
Toolbars are listed on this tab. Some toolbars are highlighted in the list. Checked toolbars
appear in the program. Otherwise it will not appear.

In addition, the program includes automatic toolbar management. Floating toolbars appear
automatically, some are not, depending on the command being studied. For example, while
in column command, column floating toolbar is opened by the program. It is closed after
exiting the command.

The user opens the toolbars whenever they want and closes them whenever they want.

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Specifications
Toolbars

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Available toolbars are listed.
Reset

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Resets the changes made in the menu.
Reset all

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Resets all toolbars and menus.
New

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Creates a new toolbar.
Rename

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It changes the name of the newly added toolbar.
Delete

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Deletes the selected toolbar.
Show text labels
Specifications
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The help that occurs when waiting on an icon in the toolbar for a while appears.

Keyboard Tab

The list of all commands appears in categories on the Keyboard tab. The user chooses the
command they want. It gives information about the command in the description part. Shown
if there are any shortcuts defined under available keys. The key or keys that they want to
assign from the keyboard are pressed. Information on whether the assigned shortcut key is
defined in another command is given under the Press new shortcut key section.

Specifications
Category

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Commands are categorized according to the menu order.
Commands

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It contains commands in the selected category.
Current keys
Specifications

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Displayed if there are any shortcuts defined.
Press new shortcut key

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The shortcut to be newly defined is entered.
Description

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Provides information about the selected command.
Assign

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The new shortcut entered is assigned.
Remove

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Cancels an assigned shortcut.
Reset all

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Cancels all assigned shortcuts.

Menu Tab
Features of the display styles of the menus are included.

Specifications
Application frame menus

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Clicking on Reset will bring the menu into its original state.
Menu animation

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It adds animation to the opening of the lists in the menus.
Menu shadows

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Provides a shaded image when hovering over lists.

Options Tab

There are properties of the way they display toolbars.

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Specifications
Show screen tips on toolbars
Specifications
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An explanation box appears when the icon is hovered.
Show shortcut keys in screen tips

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An explanation box appears when the icon is hovered.
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The icons grow larger.

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