Menu bar¶
The menu bar is placed at top from QElectroTech interface. QElectroTech contains the
menus File
, Edit
, Project
, Display
, Settings
, Windows
and
Help
. Each menu provides many diferent options.
Note
A brief description of each menu option can be read from help or information tool bar by hovering over the option with the cursor.
File menu¶
![../../_images/qet_menu_file.png](../../_images/qet_menu_file.png)
Figure: QElectroTech file menu¶
Option |
Function |
Keyboard shortcut |
Icon |
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Latest files |
Opens a project from history (recently opened files) |
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New |
Creates a new Project |
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Open |
Opens an existing project |
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Save |
Saves the current project and all its folios |
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Save as |
Saves the current project with a different file name |
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Close |
Closes the current project |
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Export |
Exports the curret folio to another format |
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Print one or more folio of the current project |
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Quit |
Closes QElectroTech |
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Edit menu¶
![users/images/qet_menu_edit.png](users/images/qet_menu_edit.png)
Figure: QElectroTech edit menu¶
Option |
Function |
Keyboard shortcut |
Icon |
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Undo |
Undoes the previous action |
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Redo |
Restores the undone action |
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Cut |
Puts selected elements into the clipboard |
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Copy |
Copies selected elements |
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Paste |
Pastes elements from the clipboard into the folio |
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Select All |
Selects all elments on the folio |
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Select none |
Deselect all elments on the folio |
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Invert selection |
Inverts selection of elements |
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Delete |
Removes selected elements from the folio |
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Rotate |
Rotates selected elements and texts |
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Choose texts orientation |
Rotates selected texts to a specific angle |
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Find in the panel |
Finds the selected element in the collections panel |
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Edit the selected object |
Displays properties for the selected element / conductor |
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Group selected texts |
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Reset conductors |
Resets the conductors path ignoring the user changes |
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Folio properties |
Edits the properties of the folio |
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Add a column |
Adds a column to the folio |
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Remove a column |
Removes a column from the folio |
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Add a row |
Adds a row to the folio |
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Remove a row |
Removes a row from the folio |
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Bring to front |
Brings the selection (s) to front |
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Raise |
Aproachs the selection (s) |
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Lower |
Moves away the selection (s) |
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Send backwards |
Sends in the backwards the selection (s) |
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Search / Replace |
Display Search / Replace panel |
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Project menu¶
![users/images/qet_menu_project.png](users/images/qet_menu_project.png)
Figure: QElectroTech project menu¶
Option |
Function |
Keyboard shortcut |
Icon |
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Project properties |
Display project properties PopUp window |
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Add a folio |
Adds a new folio (drawing sheet) to the active project. |
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Delete this folio |
Deletes the active folio (drawing sheet) of the project |
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Clean project |
Purges the active project of unused elements and empty categories and templates |
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Add a summary |
Creates an index table for the active project |
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Add a nomenclature |
Creates a Bill Of Material (BOM) table for the active project |
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Export to CSV |
Generates a |
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Export the list of names of wires |
Generates a |
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Launch the terminal block creation pluging |
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Export the internal project database |
Generates a SQLite database of the active project |
Display menu¶
![users/images/qet_menu_display.png](users/images/qet_menu_display.png)
Figure: QElectroTech display menu¶
Option |
Function |
Keyboard shortcut |
Icon |
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Display projects |
Shows the various opened projects in windows or tabs |
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Select |
Allows to select elements |
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Move |
Allows to view the folio without modifying it |
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Display the grid |
Displays or hidden the grid of folio |
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Background color white / gray |
Displays the background color of the folio in white or gray |
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Zoom In |
Expands the folio |
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Zoom Out |
Shrinks the folio |
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Zoom content |
Adjusts the zoom to display all the content of folio regardless of context |
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Fit in view |
Adjusts the zoom on exactly trhe part of the folio |
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Reset zoom |
Restores default zoom level |
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Settings menu¶
![users/images/qet_menu_settings.png](users/images/qet_menu_settings.png)
Figure: QElectroTech settings menu¶
Option |
Function |
Keyboard shortcut |
Icon |
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Display |
Displays or hides toolbars and panels |
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Full screen mode |
Displays QElectroTech in full screen mode |
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Configure QElectroTech |
Allows specifying various parameters for QElectroTech |
Windows menu¶
![users/images/qet_menu_windows.png](users/images/qet_menu_windows.png)
Figure: QElectroTech windows menu¶
Option |
Function |
Keyboard shortcut |
Icon |
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Close |
Closes the current project |
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Tile |
Adds a new drawing sheet to the active project. (Folio means drawing sheet) |
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Cascade |
Deletes the active drawing of the project |
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Next Project |
Activates the next project |
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Previous Project |
Activates the previous project |
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(Opened Projects) |
Below Previous Project QElectroTech list all opened projects to select the active project |
Help menu¶
![users/images/qet_menu_help.png](users/images/qet_menu_help.png)
Figure: QElectroTech help menu¶
Option |
Function |
Keyboard shortcut |
Icon |
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What’s This? |
Enquires main menu options |
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About QElectroTech |
Displays information about QElectroTech |
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Online manual |
Lauches the default browser to the online manual of QElectroTech |
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Youtube channel |
Lauches the default browser on the Youtube channel of QElectroTech |
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Support the project with a donation |
Lauches the default browser on the QElectroTech donation paypal account |
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About Qt |
Displays information about Qt library |