The menu bar and the toolbar

 

The "File" menu

 

Command

Icon

Use

New

create a new project.

Open

open an existing project.

Save

carry out a general save of the current project.

Save as project template

save the project as a project template that can be reused.  Subsequent projects created using the template will contain the MDACs deployed and configured in the original project.

Close

none

close the current project without closing Objecteering Modeler.

Import

import model components from other projects.

Exit

none

exit Objecteering Modeler.

 

 

The "Edit" menu

 

Command

Icon

Use

Undo

cancel the last action.

Redo

redo the last action.

Copy

store the selected element in the clipboard.

Cut

destroy and store the selected element in the clipboard.

Paste

create the element stored in the clipboard at the selected position.

Move

move the selected element to a new location.

Search

search for an element in your model, diagrams or textual elements.

 

 

The "View" menu

 

Command

Icon

Use

Output window

show or hide the output window.

Explorer

show or hide the explorer.

Auxiliary window

show or hide the auxiliary window.

Fast link editor

show or hide the fast link editor.

 

 

The "Tools" Menu

 

Command

Icon

Use

Deploy an MDAC

none

deploy an MDAC in your project.

Remove an MDAC

none

remove an MDAC previously deployed in your project.

MDAC options

open the MDAC parameter configuration window, in which you can configure the parameters of the MDACs deployed in your project.

Diagram graphic options

none

customize the graphic representation  (colors and fonts used, specific properties, ...) of elements in diagrams.

 

 

The "Help" menu

 

Command

Icon

Use

About Objecteering

none

provide general information on your Objecteering Modeler version.

Objecteering help general contents

none

provide access to the table of contents for all the Objecteering user guides.

Tip of the day

provide access to a daily tip on how to get the most out of Objecteering.

Tutorials

provide access to a set of tutorials specially designed to help you get started with Objecteering.

User guides

none

open the list of available Objecteering user guides. 

 

 

The Objecteering toolbar

The Objecteering toolbar features the following icons:

·          : This opens the window used to create a new project.

·          : This opens the window used to open an existing project.

·          : This saves the project.

·          : This opens the window used to search for an element in your model, diagrams or textual elements.

·          : This copies the selected element to the clipboard.

·          : This copies the selected element to the clipboard and then destroys it.

·          : This pastes the element copied to the clipboard in the selected element.

·           : This copies the selected element to the clipboard and then moves it to the desired new location.

·          : This undoes the last action.

·          : This redoes the last action.

·          : This opens the MDAC parameter configuration window, in which you can configure the parameters of the MDACs deployed in your project.

·          : This is the fast search entry field, where you can enter a name or a Boost regular expression to search for. 

·         : This opens the "Macro commands" window, through which you can run, modify, create or delete Objecteering macros.