The original representation will look like this:
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Clicking on the pipeline will colour the element at that position black and show the element properties.
Click on the info buttons below to show an example:
 Click Tab/Shift-Tab for next/previous element.
Click on the element again to remove the properties.
Deselect/select properties to show.
Drag and drop (overlapping) element properties.
Right-click to remove all element properties.
Right-click to measure distances.
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Select an area by dragging a rectangle. Releasing the mouse button the selected area will be zoomed in to.
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In this mode pressing the left mouse button and moving the mouse up the configuration is zoomed in. Moving the mouse down the configuration is zoomed out. The centre of the window will remain the same.
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Panning is not much more than moving the current configuration shown on the screen in any direction. Using Ctrl-arrows will also pan the configuration.
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Rotation can be performed in any direction. The configuration is rotated around the centre of the viewport. Rotating can also be achieved using the arrow keys.
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Having part of the pipeline in the viewport pressing this button the complete configuration will be zoomed out to. The direction of the view will remain unchanged. Since this is a one-time-operation, the originally selected button will be re-selected.
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Having selected any of the toolbar buttons zooming in and out can always be done using the mouse wheel. Mouse wheel down will zoom out, mouse wheel up will zoom in. The position of the mouse pointer will act as the centre point of the area being zoomed.
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When the user has got no clue anymore from which viewpoint the configuration is shown use of the view cube will offer a solution. The cube has a text on each side: front / back / left / right / top / bottom. The cube itself can be rotated. Each side is subdivided into nine separate areas which can be selected. The areas are shown as red rectangles when the mouse hoovers over it. As an example the current view of the cube is shown (1). The cube is rotated so the top side will become visible (2). Then the top is selected (3) and the configuration will become clear again (4).
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Clicking on any checkbox shown below, an example and short explanation will be presented.
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Fixed closed end point
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Fixed open end points
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Free closed end point
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Free open end point
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Infinite closed end point
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Infinite open end point
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Tee piece
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Joint
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Support
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Connect
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Roller support
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last changed: 2/3/2020
See also:
Graphical representation of the configuration
Graphical representation of the results
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