Toolbars
The CUBIT toolbars provide an effective way for accessing frequently
used commands.
Below is a brief description of each of the available toolbars. To view
a description of the function of each tool, hold the mouse over the tool
in the CUBIT Application to display tool tips.
Users may customize and share
toolbars.
File
Provides CUBIT (*.cub) file operations. This toolbar also includes Journal
File operations.
![](images/file.png)
Figure 1. File Toolbar
From left to right, the tool buttons are as follows:
- New - Issues a Reset
command to begin a new session
- Open - Displays file
open dialog
- Save - Displays file
save dialog
- Import - Displays
import dialog
- Export - Displays
export dialog
- Journal Editor -
Opens the journal editor
- Play Journal File
- Plays a journal file
- Play ID-Less Journal File
- Plays a journal file in Id-less mode
- Pause - Pause the playback
of a journal file
- Custom Toolbar Editor -
Opens the custom toolbar editor
Display
Controls the display
mode, checkpoint
undo, zoom,
perspective
clipping plane,
and curve valence display
options in the Graphics
Window.
![](images/display_tools.png)
Figure 2. Display Toolbar
From
left to right, the tool buttons are as follows:
- Undo On/Off - Toggle undo
functionality on/off
- Undo - Undo last operation
- Wireframe - View in wireframe
mode
- True Hidden Line - View
in true hidden line mode
- Hidden Line - View in hidden
line mode
- Transparent - View in transparent
mode
- Shaded - View in shaded
mode
- View Geometry - Toggle
geometry display on/off
- View Mesh - Toggle mesh
display on/off
- View BC - Toggle boundary
condition display on/off
- Graphics Composite - Toggle
graphics composite line display on/off
- Refresh - Refresh the graphics
display
- Zoom In
- Zoom Out
- Zoom to Fit
- Toggle Perspective
- Scale - Toggle display
of the scale
- Clipping Plane - Toggle
display of the clipping tool
- Clipping Manipulation -
When clipping plane is active, toggle clipping tools
- Curve Valence - Display
curve valence in the graphics window
- Overlapping Surface - Locate
(point to) overlapping surfaces in the model
- Enclosed/Extended - Toggle
between enclosed and extended selection mode
- X-Ray - Toggle x-ray selection
mode on/off
- Selection Shape - Toggle
between box, sphere, polygon selection box
Select
Controls the Entity
Selection Mode for picking or selecting entities.
![](images/selection_filters.png)
Figure 3. Select Toolbars
From top to bottom:
- Geometry Selection Filters
- Groups
- Bodies
- Volumes
- Surfaces
- Curves
- Vertices
- Mesh Selection Filters
- Node
- Edge
- 2d (Triangle, Quadrilateral)
- 3d (Hexahedral, Tetrahedral, Pyramid, Wedge)
- Boundary Condition and Material Containers
- FEA Boundary Conditions
- Force
- Pressure
- Heatflux
- Displacement
- Temperature
- Convection
- Acceleration
- Velocity
- Contact Regions
- Contact Pairs
- CFD Boundary Conditions
- Axis
- Exhaust Fan
- Fan
- Inlet Vent
- Intake Fan
- Interface
- Interiors
- Inlet Mass Flow
- Outflows
- Outlet Vents
- Periodics
- Periodic Shadows
- Porous Jump
- Farfield Pressure
- Inlet Pressure
- Outlet Pressure
- Radiator
- Symmetries
- Inlet Velocities
- Walls