8.3 Workflows and Toolbars
Cubit provides users with the ability to create custom tool buttons. These custom buttons launch pre-defined journal or Python scripts.
8.3.1 Importing an Existing Toolbar
Locate and press the Custom Toolbar Editor button located on the File Tools button bar. This will launch the Custom Toolbar Editor.
Select Import from the context menu
From this dialog a user may import an entire package containing multiple toolbars or a single toolbar. In this example we will import an entire package containing multiple toolbars.
After selecting import, an import summary is shown.
Select finish to complete the import.
Select OK to finish the import
The new toolbar and buttons will be displayed as the last toolbar on the GUI. It is a docking window so it can be moved and placed anywhere on the GUI.
8.3.2 Creating a New Toolbar
Locate and press the Custom Toolbar Editor button located on the File Tools button bar. This will launch the Custom Toolbar Editor.
Press the add button
Name the new toolbar and press OK
Press the add button in the Buttons area
Command Panel
Journal File
Python Script
Tool Button
8.3.2.1 Creating a Command Panel Button
A Command Panel Button enables users to launch a command panel with the push of a button. A command panel button can be defined one of three ways:
8.3.2.1.1 Use the definition dialog
Select Command Panel from the New Button type pulldown menu
Press OK
Complete the dialog indicting
the name of the button
the icon to use
the panel ID of the command panel to show – see instructions for finding the panel ID below
an optional description of the command panel
Press OK to save the definition and exit the dialog
Or, press Apply to save the definition
Press the browse button next to the Panel ID edit field to launch the Command Panel Browser
Navigate the browser to locate the desired command panel
Select the desired command panel
Press OK to make the selection
The Panel ID will be shown in the Panel ID edit field
8.3.2.1.2 Use the context menu on a command panel
Show the context menu on a command panel
Select add to toolbar
Select the toolbar to which this command panel will be added
An icon representing the command panel will be added to the selected toolbar
8.3.2.1.3 Drag a command panel onto the toolbar
Using the mouse, "drag" the command panel onto the desired toolbar
An icon representing the command panel will be added to the selected toolbar
In the image below, the Surface Collapse command panel is being dragged onto a toolbar
The resulting toolbar looks like the following.
All command panels include a context menu which can be accessed by clicking on an empty place in the command panel and using the mouse to show a context menu.
8.3.2.2 Creating a Journal File Button
A Journal File Button will launch a journal file when pressed. The journal file may reside anywhere on the file system. A journal file button is defined by:
Select Journal File from the New Button type pulldown menu
Press OK
Complete the dialog indicting
the name of the button
the icon to use
the name of the journal file to play
an optional working directory
an optional description of the journal file
Press OK to save the definition and exit the dialog
Or, press Apply to save the definition
8.3.2.3 Creating a Python Script Button
Select Python Script from the New Button type pulldown menu
Press OK
Complete the dialog indicating
the name of the button
the icon to use
the name of the Python script to execute
an optional working directory
an optional description of the Python script
Press OK to save the definition and exit the dialog
Or, press Apply to save the definition
8.3.2.4 Creating a Basic Tool Button
The "Basic" tool button has been available to Cubit users for many years. It contains a set of commands that execute when the user presses the button.
Select Tool Button from the New Button type pulldown menu
Press OK
Complete the dialog indicating
the name of the button
the icon to use
an optional working directory
the commands to execute (these are the same commands used in any journal file)
an optional description of the Python script
Press OK to save the definition and exit the dialog
Or, press Apply to save the definition
8.3.2.5 Modifying an Existing Toolbar
In the Custom Toolbar Editor select the toolbar to modify
Press the Add (green plus-sign) button to add a new button
Press the Delete (red minus-sign) button to remove a button
Select the check box to hide or show the button
Change the button order by selecting a button in the Buttons dialog and dragging to a new position
Any other parameter may be modified using the Edit Tool Button dialog
Press OK to save the definition and exit the dialog
Or, press Apply to save the definition
8.3.3 Exporting a Toolbar
A user may want to share a toolbar, or a set of toolbars, with another user. This is easily accomplished.
Launch the Custom Toolbar Editor dialog by selecting the
iconOr, select the Edit item from the toolbar’s context menu
Select Export from the context menu
Provide a file name to the Export Toolbars dialog. The file extension will be appended automatically.
The file type will be .tar.gz.
Click Next on the dialog
In the next dialog, select the toolbars to be included in the export
Click Next on the dialog
Optionally add files or folders that contain journal files or Python scripts referenced by tool buttons.
Click Finish in the dialog
Look for the .tar.gz file in the designated folder
