Contents of the menu bar

This section contains information on the menu bar and its functions. Detailed information will be provided with a link, or can be found directly in the corresponding section.

1. New (Ctrl+N): Opens a dialog box which asks for the desired file type (MatCalc workspace, Script file, Text file)
2. Open (Ctrl+O): Loads a previously saved file (workspace, script, …)
3. Save (Ctrl+S): Saves the actual project, only asks for a file name and location if the project was not saved before.
4. Save as…: Saves the actual project, always asks for a file name and location.
5. Close Window (Ctrl+W): Closes the current active window
6. Close Workspace (Ctrl+Shift+W): Closes the open workspace with prior asking to save.
7. Working directory…: Change the working directory.
8. Recent working dirs…: Shows a list of previously used working directories to choose from.
9. Workspace info…*: Opens the workspace info dialog, to both enter and review workspace information. Close with the 'Save + Close' button, or else changes will be lost.
10. Print (Ctrl+P): Prints the content of the 'Phase summary' window
11. Settings: Opens 'Settings' dialog (License management, user directory settings)
12. Recent files …: Shows a list of previously open script files to choose from.
13. Recent workspaces …: Shows a list of previously open workspace files to choose from.
14. Exit (Ctrl+Q): Closes MatCalc with prior asking to save.

The following commands only work properly in a script file editor. All their functions are similar to other text editors!

1. Undo (Ctrl+Z): Undo your last command.
2. Redo (Ctrl+Y): Redo your last command.
3. Cut (Ctrl+X): Copies and deletes a marked text.
4. Copy (Ctrl+C): Copies a marked text.
5. Paste (Ctrl+V): Pastes a previously copied or cut text to the cursor position.
6. Find… (Ctrl+F): Opens a dialog box to find a wanted string. Offers options to search 'case sensitive' (Upper and lower case letters are considered), 'match whole word' (whole word has to be found, not only a segment), 'look backwards' (Search backwards for the string).
7. Find next (Ctrl+G): Searches for the next string with the search parameters entered at the find dialog box.

1. Databases ... (F5): Opens the 'Databases' dialog.
2. Composition ... (F7): Opens the 'Composition' dialog.
3. Phase status ... (F8): Opens the 'Phase status' dialog.
4. Precipitation domains ... (Ctrl+F8): Opens the 'Precipitation domains' dialog.
5. Thermo-mech. treatments ... (Alt+F8): Opens the 'Thermo-mechanical treatment' dialog.
6. CalcStates: Offers a dropout menu to choose options from.
7. Buffers: Offers a dropout menu to choose options from.
8. TTP-Buffer: Offers a dropout menu to choose options from.
9. Tables and Arrays: Opens the 'Tables and Arrays' dialog.
10. Transformations ...: Opens the 'Transformations' dialog.
11. Conditional commands: Opens the 'Conditional commands' dialog
12. Variables & Functions (F6): Opens the 'Variables & Functions' dialog.

1. Set start values (Ctrl+Shift+F): Sets automatic start values. All phases are set to their nominal composition according to major constituents. Good method to create a starting point.
2. Apply tangent construction (Ctrl+Shift+A): Applies parallel tangent construction to evaluate data for unstable phases.
3. Equilibrium … (Ctrl+E): Opens the 'Calculate equilibrium' dialog. Enter desired temperature to calculate equilbrium, use 'C ↔ K' to change values from Celsius to Kelvin. Pressure dialog box has no functionality so far.
4. Stepped calculation ... (Ctrl+T): Opens the 'Stepped calculation' dialog.
5. Search phase boundary ... (Ctrl+Shift+T): Opens the 'Search phase boundary' dialog.
6. Scheil calculation ... (Ctrl+H): Opens the 'Scheil calculation' dialog.
7. Microstructure simulation ... (Ctrl+K): Opens the 'Microstructure simulation' dialog.
8. TTP-diagram ... (Ctrl+Alt+K): Opens the 'TTP-diagram' dialog.
9. Calc nucleus compositions (Ctrl+Shift+K): Calculates nucleus compositions for precipitate phase according to their respective model settings.
10. Stop current action (Esc): Stops the current calculation, simulation, …
11. Special: Shows the special dropout menu.

1. Grid …: Functionality not implemented yet!
2. Materials …: Functionality not implemented yet!
3. Cell properties …: Functionality not implemented yet!
4. Start simulation … (Ctrl+J): Starts cells simulation.

1. Start simulation … (Ctrl+R): Starts Monte Carlo simulation.

1. Run script … (Shift+F2): Opens the 'Run script' dialog. Specify path to run a specific script. Most recent run script will stay in the dialog box.
2. Open template …: Opens a file browser to the template folder of MatCalc.
3. Examples: Shows a dropout menu to the provided template script files with MatCalc 6 syntax.
4. Examples_5: Shows a droput menu to the provided template script files with MatCalc 5 syntax.
5. Python: Shows a droput menu to the provided template script files in Python language
6. User scripts: Shows a dropout menu to templates and scripts, saved in the 'script_menu' folder stored in the user data directory.

1. Show: Shows a dropout menu to toggle various GUI function windows (Console, Options, Variables, Nodes).
2. Select window font …: Opens a dialog window to change font, size and other font related settings.
3. Select application style …: Choose the style sheet for MatCalc which fits you the most.
4. Create new window … (Ctrl+M): Opens the create new window dialog, with a great variety of plot types to choose from.
5. Create new user defined window (Ctrl+Shift+M): Opens a dialog window with pre-defined and user-definable plots to choose from.
6. Display window IDs: Toggle to show/hide the window IDs in the title bar.
7. Restore window positions (Alt+Shift+R): Restore the position of MatCalc, console, options and variables window.
8. Edit series data … (Ctrl+D): Choose a plot and manually edit the data of a series.
9. Series: Select a plot an choose one of various functions.
10. Completer: Shows a dropout menu to enable/disable the completer. Further the style for commands can be changed: Uppercase/Lowercase letters and Underline/Minus.
11. Update all window contents (Ctrl+U): Manually update all windows.
12. Update current window contents (Ctrl+Shift+U): Manually update the window in focus.
13. Freeze update (Ctrl+I): Stop updating a window.
14. Windows …: Shows a dropout menu with all open windows. Clicking it brings it on top.

1. Documentation: Opens the MatCalc documentation site in the web browser.
2. Version Info: Opens the MatCalc version information site in the web browser.
3. Software Updates: Functionality not implemented yet!
4. About: Opens a message dialog with information on the installed MatCalc version and licenses.
5. Report a problem / suggest a feature: Opens the window allowing message & file submission to Support service