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GC Ribbon tools

Contains commonly used tools to create, manipulate and modify nodes and node view settings.

When a file is opened to start a session, the ribbon bar opens the Home and Model tabs in the top of the application window.

GenerativeComponents Home ribbon tab

The Home tab comprises a set of tools as detailed below:
  • GC Attributes tools — to manage node visibility status, assign symbology.
  • GC Geometry tools — to create basic nodes and promote elements. Nodes, such as points, planes, and coordinate systems or to create a complex node such as lines, polylines, polygon, and BSplineCurve can be created quickly.
  • Manipulate tools — to move, duplicate or mirror copy nodes, as well as differ dynamics in moving nodes or differ update graph.
  • Modify tools — to edit nodes, split or combine points, switch supports and to delete submodel.

GenerativeComponents Model ribbon tab ()

The Model tab comprises a set of tools as detailed below:
  • Model Tools — to update the model and manage the nodes using the control interfaces.
  • Node Types tools — to manage node types, assigning namespaces, and loading external DLL assemblies, and managing GNT libraries.
  • Transactions tools –to display, record, delete, and display transactions including those affected.
  • Functions tools — to access the function and expression builder utilities and debugging watches.