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Menu and Toolbar Reference

General

Scrollbars

Vertical and horizontal scrollbars allow the display area to be shifted in the vertical and horizontal sense respectively.

Current Mouse Position

The coordinates of the mouse are shown in the bottom right hand corner of the screen on the Status Bar and also in the top left hand corner of the Viewer Pane .

Scrolling Wheels

Many mice are now equipped with a third button that is often used for scrolling whilst browsing the internet. LimitState:GEO makes use of this additional functionality by allowing the user to pan and zoom the display:

  • To pan, simply press and hold the third button whilst in the display window. Moving the mouse will now pan the image around the screen.
  • To zoom, simply roll the wheel up to zoom out and down to zoom in.

The pan and zoom functions are also accessible via the menu system.

Menus

File Menu

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Figure 102: The LimitState:GEO File menu

Function Shortcut Description
New Ctrl+N Create a new geo project
Open Ctrl+O Open an existing geo project
Close Close the current geo project
Save Ctrl+S Save the current geo project
Save As Ctrl+Shift+SSave the current geo project under a specified name
Export to DXF Export the current geo project to DXF format
Open recent file Open one of the 5 most recently accessed files
Exit Ctrl+Q Exit LimitState:GEO

Table 8: ‘File’ menu functions

Edit Menu

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Figure 103: The LimitState:GEO Edit menu

FunctionShortcutDescription
Undo Ctrl+Z Step back to the point immediately before the last action was taken
Redo Ctrl+Y Redo a previously undone action
Delete Delete item

Table 9: ‘Edit’ menu functions

Select Menu

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Figure 104: The LimitState:GEO Select menu

Function Description
Click Select a single object (or multiple objects, one at a time)
RectangleSelect multiple objects within a rectangular area
Filter... brings up the Selection Filter dialog

Table 10: ‘Select’ menu functions

View Menu

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Figure 105: The LimitState:GEO View menu

Function Description
Zoom ► View the extents of the problem geometry
Property Editor Toggle the display of the ‘Property Editor’ pane
(default position: right of screen)
Geometry Editor Toggle the display of the ‘Geometry Editor’ pane
(default position: lower right of screen)
Output Toggle the display of the ‘Output’ pane
(default position: bottom of screen)
Explorers ► Toggle the display of the available explorers
Toolbars ► Toggle the display of the available toolbars
3D View ► Allows the user to choose from a variety of pre-defined camera viewpoints
Show Grid Toggle the display of the Grid
Show Nodes Toggle the display of the nodes (Solve or Preview Nodes
must be executed out before any effect is seen)
Show Supports Toggle the display of the Supports
Show Boundaries Toggle the display of the Boundaries and Vertices
Show Solids Toggle the display of the Solids
Show Slip-lines Toggle the display of the slip-lines (an analysis must be carried out
before any effect is seen)
Show Water TableToggle the display of the water table

Table 11: ‘View’ menu functions

Draw Menu

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Figure 106: The LimitState:GEO Draw menu

Function Description
Construction Line ►Display the Construction Line sub-menu
Solid ► Display the Solid drawing sub-menu
Boundary Draw a Boundary line (must link two existing Vertices)
Vertex Add a Vertex to an existing Boundary line
Water Table Draw the Water table

Table 12: ‘Draw’ menu functions

Tools Menu

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Figure 107: The LimitState:GEO Tools menu

Function Description
Create New Material...Open the ‘Create New Material’ dialog box
Project Details... Open the ‘Project Details’ dialog box
Preferences... Open the ‘Preferences’ dialog box

Table 13: ‘Tools’ menu functions

Analysis Menu

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Figure 108: The geo 1.0 Analysis menu

Function ShortcutDescription
Scenario Manager Open the ‘Scenario Manager’ dialog box
Preview Nodes Preview nodes at the current nodal density setting without solving
Solve F5 Analyse the current problem
Unlock Unlock the project for editing
Report... Open the analysis report dialog

Table 14: ‘Analysis’ menu functions

Animation Menu

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Figure 109: The LimitState:GEO Animation menu

Function Description
Play Animate the deformation mechanism
Settings...Open the ‘Animation Settings’ dialog box

Table 15: ‘Animation’ menu functions

Help Menu

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Figure 110: The geo 1.0 Help menu

FunctionShortcutDescription
Help F1 Enter this Help file
Update Check for updates
About Display LimitState:GEO version details

Table 16: ‘Help’ menu functions

Toolbars

Default Toolbars

By default, the following toolbars are displayed when LimitState:GEO is opened:

Toolbar Functions
File New / Open / Save
Edit Undo / Redo / Delete
Cursor Click / Rectangle / Select / Zoom / Pan / Rotate 3D
Draw Rectangle / Polygon / Line / Vertex / Horizontal Construction Line /
Vertical Construction Line / Custom Construction Line / Water Table
Analysis Solve / Unlock
AnimationMagnify Displacements / Play Animation
Zoom Zoom All / Zoom In / Zoom Out
Show Show Construction Lines / Show Grid
Show Nodes / Show Supports /Show Boundaries
Show Solids / Show Loads / Show Slip-lines
Show Water Table / View 3D

Table 17: Default toolbars

Optional Toolbars

To access some of the less commonly utilized features of LimitState:GEO, it may be necessary to open a separate toolbar. To do this, click View and select Toolbars. The option to open the following is now available:

Toolbar Functions
Rotate 3DRotate 3D / Rotate About x / Rotate About y / Rotate About z
View 3D Top / Bottom / Left / Right / Front / Back
Help Help / About

Table 18: Optional toolbars

Context Menus

Depending upon the position of the cursor, right clicking the mouse within the LimitState:GEO environment will bring up one of several context menus:

Viewer Pane Context Menu

Right-clicking within the modeller window will bring up the following menu:

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Figure 111: Viewer Pane context menu

From here, you many of the display-related functions of the toolbars may be easily accessed, as well as several other independent functions:

Toolbar Functions
Clear Water TableClears the water table
Exit Exits the context menu
Select See ’Select’ toolbar functions
Pan Pans thought the viewing window
Rotate See ’Cursor 3D’ toolbar functions
Zoom See ’View’ toolbar functions
View See ’View 3D’ toolbar functions
Render Normal / Wireframe / Low Resolution / Low Resolution Wireframe
Save image Save the current view as an image (.png / .jpg / .eps / .tiff)

Table 19: Optional toolbars

Toolbar / Property Editor Context Menu

Right-clicking within any toolbar or Property Editor will bring up the following menu:

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Figure 112: Toolbar / Property Editor context menu

From here, you can toggle displaying of the Property editor, Output Pane, explorers and toolbars may be toggled.

Geometry Object Explorer Context Menu

Right-clicking within any geometry object explorer will bring up the following menu:

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Figure 113: Object Explorer context menu

From here it is possible to copy and paste sections of data.

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