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.
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
