Main Ribbon Menu User interface

Ribbon menu: Enhanced menu option providing new strategic groupings of all software tools and options.

  1. Project explorer — Displays a hierarchical view of the items in a project, organised into containers and objects. Performs similar functions to Windows Explorer.
  2. Selection toolbar — Most common used Selection tools. More
  3. Ribbon menu — Enhanced menu option providing new strategic groupings of all software tools and options. More
  4. Quick access to other Maptek applications, Workbench Start Page and Workbench tools. More
  5. Workbench toolbar — Access to tools and options found in the main Workbench top level environment. Includes Download Manager, Workflow editor and preference settings. More
  6. View window tabs — Where view windows are displayed.
  7. Ribbon menu tabs. More
  8. Action plane — A reference plane for performing 2D functions. More
  9. Help & Preferences options. More
  10. Visibility editor — Lists the contents of the View window and their visibility status. The Visibility editor can be shown or hidden using the keyboard shortcut V. More
  11. Context menu — Right-clicking displays menu options relevant to the screen area clicked on. More
  12. View window — Displays data. More than one View window may be open.
  13. Snap mode bar — Snap modes are used to determine an exact location without manually entering coordinates. The snap mode toolbar appears in the status bar when a picking operation is performed. More 
  14. Freehand manipulation tool — Allows freehand click and drag action for translating and rotating objects. More  
  15. Report window — Displays information and the results of actions. More
  16. Status bar — Displays current operation and required data input. More  
  17. Selection status bar — Lists the number of selected objects. 
  18. Main toolbar (Deprecated User Interface) — Menu icons (the same options are also available via the main menu). More  
  19. Main menu (Deprecated User Interface) — Drop-down menu options. More
  20. View window toolbar (Deprecated User Interface) — Used to modify the display of data. Does not change data itself. More