Menu view

A new, cleaner menu system for the designer interface

(Available from version 3.8)

You can switch to the new menu view in the Basic settings, using the circled switch in the image. The basic settings can be found under the Equipment tab in the new menu.

If the switch is not checked, the old icon bar will appear in the designer.

The various functions and windows are organized into six main menus, as shown in the image. The submenus can be accessed by clicking on the main menus, which will open dropdown windows.

File menu

Design menu

Click on the Design menu to access the following options.

In this menu, we find the settings and options related to the currently open room we are working on.

• Set attributes (Ctrl+T)
  
  
• Floor plan editor (Ctrl+A)
  
  
• Scale drawings
  
  
• Print manufacturing drawing
  
  
• Quotation
  
  
• Data sheet
  
  
• Delete selected cabinet (Del)
  
  
• Delete all (Ctrl+Del): Deletes all arranged cabinet from the room.
  
  
• Select all: Selects all arranged vabinet in the room.
  
  
• Custom: Sets the properties of all arranged cabinet to custom.

Rendering menu

Click on the Rendering menu to access the following options.

In this menu, we can access the options related to creating a visual plan.

• PipShow Export (Ctrl+P)
  
  
• Create a rendering (Ctrl+R)
  
  
• Picture viewer (Ctrl+K)
  
  
• Picture capture: Clicking the icon saves an image of the current room in the current view.
  
  
• Full screen view: Switches the arranger interface to full screen.
  
  
• Panoramic view: View required for creating a panoramic image.
  
  
• Show all walls: Needed for the panoramic visual plan; it does not change wall visibility during arrangement. (Automatically turns on when switching to Panorama mode.)

Equipment menu

The Equipment menu contains various design interfaces and general program settings:

• Size system (Ctrl+M)
  
  
• Cabinet editor (Ctrl+B)
  
  
• Cabinet database (Alt+B)
  
  
• Object designer (Ctrl+O)
  
  
• Object database (Alt+O)
  
  
• Basic elements
  
  
• Basic components
  
  
• Colour designer
  
  
• Basic settings
  
  
• Price wizard

View menu

On the View tab, we can toggle the movement and view settings related to the current room.

These icons are found on the left side of the arranger in the other, original view. The active buttons are indicated by a blue square around them.

• Mark current wall: Toggles the blue stripe that indicates the currently active wall.
  
  
• Mark current cabinet: Toggles the red outline around the selected furniture.
  
  
• Moveability with a mouse: Enables or disables movement and stretching with the mouse.
  
  
• Align to grid: When enabled, furniture can be moved with the mouse to specified grid points.
  
  
• Body gravitation: Furniture snaps to each other's edges when they get close enough.
  
  
• Show total price: Displays the total price of the arranged furniture in the lower right corner of the arranger.
  
  
• Within Automatic wall selection, we can choose between two options:
  
  
  • By selecting cabinet: The wall associated with the selected cabinet becomes active.
    
    
  • By changing view: The wall facing our view will always be active.
    
    

Manufacturing menu

Click the Manufacturing menu to open the manufacturing preparation module.

Support menu

Under the Support menu, you can access various support pages:

• Help: Open the knowledge base (currently being read).
  
  
• About: View Piper Kft.'s information, including program version, installer code, and file version.

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