http://workcraft.org/ 2026-04-21T12:49:26+00:00 http://workcraft.org/ http://workcraft.org/_media/logo.svg text/html 2018-10-31T21:30:54+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/familiarise_hint?rev=1541021454&do=diff Familiarise yourself with Workcraft interface to learn its common features that are available for all plugins. text/html 2018-10-31T21:22:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/global_tools?rev=1541020948&do=diff Global tools Global tools toolbar provides quick access to frequently used actions of the Main menu. * [Create work... (Ctrl-N)] -- create a new work selecting a type of model to capture. * [Open work... (Ctrl-O)] -- load an existing work from a file. * [Save work (Ctrl-S)] -- write the current work into a file. * text/html 2018-10-31T21:35:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/main_menu?rev=1541021721&do=diff Main menu Here is a list of menu items available in all plugins. Note that some menu categories (Tools, Conversion, Transformations, Synthesis, and Verification ) can be extended by plugins to include model-specific tools. If a menu category is empty it does not sow in the menu. text/html 2018-10-31T21:22:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/model_tools?rev=1541020948&do=diff Model tools Model tools toolbar contains the frequently accessed tools for capturing, modification and simulation of the graph models. Generic tools Some of the tools are implemented in the core of Workcraft and are available in all the plugins. Thes include selection, connection and text note tools. text/html 2020-06-13T09:32:55+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/new_work?rev=1592040775&do=diff New work dialog The New work dialog can be open via File->Create work.. menu or via keyboard shortcut. It presents the user with a list of supported models and enables creation of a work of a selected type: [New work dialog with all types of models] There are several ways to create work of a specific model type      text/html 2020-11-19T15:31:49+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/preferences-common?rev=1605799909&do=diff Common preferences In Common section of the Preferences window you can specify the defaults for the settings that are common across all models. Comment [Common comment preferences] * Base size (cm) -- size of the empty comment field when first inserted in the graph editor. It is 1.00cm by default. text/html 2020-06-09T17:50:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/preferences-decoration?rev=1591725046&do=diff Decoration preferences In Decoration section of the Preferences window you can specify the default colors that are common across all the tools. Analysis [Decorations for analysis tools] * Don't touch component -- color of the components that must not be modified; gray by default. text/html 2018-10-31T21:22:28+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/preferences-layout?rev=1541020948&do=diff Layout preferences In Layout section of the Preferences window you can configure the parameters of graph layout engines. Circuit [Circuit layout preferences] * Placement spacing horizontally -- horizontal space between components. Default is 5.00. * Placement spacing vertically text/html 2020-11-19T14:34:59+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/preferences?rev=1605796499&do=diff Global preferences Global preferences are partitioned into the following sections: * Common -- generic settings for all the models * Decoration -- decoration settings for all the tools * Layout -- settings of graph layout engines * External tools -- settings specific for various backends text/html 2020-06-09T16:49:25+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/property_editor?rev=1591721365&do=diff Property editor The Property editor panel enables displaying and modifying the attributes of a model and its elements or items. It has four distinctive modes of operation: * Item properties When a single item is selected its properties are displayed and are available for editing. This mode is denoted by text/html 2020-06-09T18:04:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/short_help_6p?rev=1591725893&do=diff The best margins for printout: * top = 14mm * bottom = 14mm * left = 20mm * right = 20mm A typical layout of Workcraft main window is as follows. Editor panel occupies the central area of the window. Here the models are displayed for editing and analysis. The following shortcuts are used to navigate the model view: text/html 2018-10-31T21:26:34+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/start?rev=1541021194&do=diff Main window A typical layout of the main window is as follows. Editor panel occupies the central area of the window. Here the models are displayed for editing and analysis. The following shortcuts are used to navigate the model view: * Use left mouse button text/html 2023-02-07T10:57:21+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/tips?rev=1675767441&do=diff Tips and Tricks Navigation * Scroll the mouse wheel forward to zooms in and backward to zoom out. Alternatively press to zoom in and to zoom out. Press to restore the default scale. * Press to fit the selection into the screen or to centre it. text/html 2019-03-01T20:30:02+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) http://workcraft.org/help/core/tool_controls?rev=1551472202&do=diff Tool controls Tool controls provide access to the extended functionality (if present) of a selected tool. Of the generic tools only the Selection tool and Simulation tool have such extended functionality. The former uses a compact toolbar while the later utilises a panel to present the simulation information. Let us overview both these types of tool controls in more detail.