SMS:Project Explorer Right-Click Menus

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The following Project Explorer right mouse click menus are available based on where the right mouse click is performed.

Project Explorer White Space Right Click Menus

Right clicking in the white space of the Project Explorer invokes an options menu with the following options:

  • Switch Module - Use to change the active module (active menus and tools are based on the current module).
  • New
    • TUFLOW Simulation - Creates a new TUFLOW simulation.
  • Convert to CAD - Conversion of visible entities to CAD format. CAD layers are shown in a CAD Data folder in the Project Explorer.
  • Collapse all - Collapses all items in the Project Explorer.
  • Expand all - Expands all items in the Project Explorer.
  • Check all - Checks all items in the Project Explorer. Checked items are displayed.
  • Uncheck all - Unchecks all items in the Project Explorer. Unchecked items are not displayed.
  • Preferences - Allows the user to set the Program Preferences in the Preferences Dialog.

Module Right Click Menus

General Options

The following are available for all Module Items:

  • New Folder - Creates a new folder beneath the module item which can be used to organize data sets.
  • Delete - Delete the module item.
  • Duplicate - Duplicate the module item (cartesian grid, scatter set, etc.) including model parameters, boundary conditions, etc.
  • Rename - Rename the module item.
  • Convert - Convert the module item to another data type (e.g. Mesh -> Scatter Set, Map -> 2D Mesh, etc)
  • Reproject - Reprojects the module item to a different projection.
  • Metadata - View or modify the metadata associated with a module item.
  • Zoom To [Module Item] - Reframe the image based on the module item extents.

Module Specific Options

See the module right click menu article for more information on module specific right click menus:

Data Set Right Click Menus

Right clicking on a data set in the Project Explorer invokes an options menu with the following options:

  • Delete - Deletes the selected data set(s).
  • Rename - Rename the selected data set.
  • Export - Exports the selected data set using the Export Data Set Dialog.
  • Scalars to Vector - Convert two scalar data sets to a single vector data set.
  • Vector to Scalars - Covert a single vector data set into two scalar data sets (magnitude and direction or Vx and Vy).
  • Dataset Color Options - Opens the Data Set Color Options Dialog.
  • Metadata - Opens the Data Set Metadata Dialog, used to add or view metadata associated with the data set.
  • Info - Opens the Data Set Info Dialog which displays characteristics of the data set. These characteristics include statistics such as maximum, minimum, and range as well as mean and standard deviation.
  • Time Units and Reference - For a transient data set, the display of time values in the Time Step Window is controlled by the Time Settings.

Folder Right Click Menus

  • New Folder - Creates a new folder beneath the selected folder which can be used to organize data sets.
  • Delete - Deletes the selected folder(s).
  • Rename - Rename the selected folder.

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