Prototypes Extension Commands
This section presents an alphabetical listing of the additional, predefined commands that are available in the Prototypes extension of Views Studio. (All of the Views Studio Foundation commands are available as well.) For each command, it indicates its label, how to access it if it is accessible other than through the Commands panel, the category to which it belongs, and what it is used for.
To display the Commands panel, choose Commands from the Tools menu in the Main window or click the Commands icon in the Action toolbar.
CloseProtoLibrary
Label
Close Prototype Library
Path
Main window: File menu
Category
prototypes
Action
Closes the prototype library currently displayed in the Palettes panel.
ConvertProtoManager
Label
Convert ProtoManager
Path
Convert ProtoManager: Edit menu
Category
prototypes
Action
Creates a new regular Studio buffer that copies the content of the currently active Prototype instance buffer. This command uses the IlvPrConvertProtoManager function to perform the conversion. It is meant to help in switching from Views 3.1 prototypes to the more recent API.
DeletePrototype
Label
Delete Prototype
Path
Main window: Edit menu
Category
prototypes
Action
Removes the selected prototype from its library.
EditPrototype
Label
Edit Prototype
Path
Main window: Edit menu
Category
prototypes
Action
Edits the selected prototype in a new Prototype buffer window, and opens the Group Inspector panel for the prototype instance.
GroupIntoGroup
Label
IlvGroup
Path
Main window: Draw menu > Group
Category
prototypes
Action
Groups the selected objects into an IlvGroup.
NewProtoLibrary
Label
Prototype Library...
Path
Main window: File menu > New
Category
prototypes
Action
Creates a new prototype library. This library is visible in the Palettes panel. A file selector dialog box is opened to choose the library file (.ipl).
NewPrototype
Label
New Prototype
Path
Main Window: File menu > New
Category
prototypes
Action
Creates a buffer window used to draw and edit prototypes.
Note: This is a deprecated command and is provided purely for compatibility with earlier versions.
NewPrototypeEditionBuffer
Label
Prototype
Path
Main window: File menu > New
Category
prototypes
Action
Creates a buffer window used to draw and edit prototypes.
NewPrototypeGrapherBuffer
Label
Prototype Grapher
Path
Main window: File menu > New
Category
prototypes
Action
Allows you to create an instance of an IlvProtoGrapher class.
Note: This is a deprecated command and is provided purely for compatibility with earlier versions.
OpenProtoLibrary
Label
Open Prototype Library...
Path
Main window: File menu > Open
Category
prototypes
Action
Opens a prototype library file. A selection dialog box is opened to choose the .ipl file to open.
SaveProtoLibraryAs
Label
Save Prototype Library As...
Path
Main window: File menu
Category
prototypes
Action
Saves a copy of the currently selected prototype library to a different file.
SelectGroupConnectionMode
Label
Group Connection
Path
Editing Modes toolbar
Category
prototypes
Action
Selects the Group Connection mode.
SelectGroupSelectionMode
Label
Group Selection
Path
Editing Modes toolbar
Category
prototypes
Action
Selects the Group Selection mode.
SelectNodeSelectionMode
Label
Node Selection
Path
Editing Modes toolbar
Category
prototypes
Action
Selects the Node Selection mode in a Prototype buffer. This mode lets users select and inspect graphic nodes while editing a prototype.
ShowGroupEditor
Label
Group Inspector
Path
Tools menu
Category
prototypes
Action
Shows/hides the Group Inspector panel.
ToggleTimers
Label
Toggle Animation Timers
Path
View menu
Category
prototypes
Action
Turns on or off the animation timers of the prototype's animation accessors, thereby allowing you to edit the prototype and then test its behavior.
UngroupIlvGroups
Label
Ungroup
Path
Main window: Draw menu
Category
prototypes
Action
This command replaces the generic Ungroup command to take into account IlvGroup objects.
Published date: 05/24/2022
Last modified date: 02/24/2022