GenerativeComponents 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.

The Home tab comprises a set of tools as detailed below:

GC Attributes - Used to manage node visibility status, assign symbology.
Primary - Contains a wide variety of GC tools that are commonly used. Tools in this group can also be found in other group with other related tools on the Model ribbon.
Selection - Contains tools for selecting single or multiple elements or to define a Construction Plane.
Place Geometry - Used 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 - Used to move, duplicate or mirror copy nodes, as well as differ dynamics in moving nodes or differ update graph.
Modify - Used to edit nodes, split or combine points, switch supports and to delete submodel.

The Model tab comprises a set of tools as detailed below:

Tools and Controls - Used to update the model and manage the nodes using the control interfaces.
Calculations - Used to create functions, call functions and values via graph nodes, and to define operations.
Data - Used to access the Console and Watches dialogs.
Transactions - Used to display, record, delete, and display transactions including those affected.
Packages - Used to manage node types, GC packages, for assigning namespaces, and loading external DLL assemblies.