File Menu
The File Menu provides facilities to load, save and delete Components, Modules, Devices Panels and Device Panel Groups. Use Load and Save for your own creations, however use Import to load other peoples work and Export to provide your work to other people.
See the Settings article for further information on the available settings.
Overwrite Master Images
When an image is added to the canvas, it is stored in the Image Masters directory under Documents\Virtual Flight Sim Hardware. This is done to stop duplicates and to ensure the images get backed up when you backup the Virtual Flight Sim Hardware directory. When building your own images, you may find that they need adjustments after they have been added as an image part. These adjustments will not be reflected when you re-load the image as a new image part, as it will be retrieved from the Images Masters directory instead. By turning this option on and adding the adjusted image as an image part, the adjusted image will become the new image master and the adjustments will be reflected.
Edit Menu
The Edit Menu provides editing facilities, undo and redo, grouping and selection facilities. It only works with Parts on the Canvas.
View Menu
The Canvas has a grid system across it, made up of small rectangles whose size is defined in the Grid X and Grid Y fields which are visible in the "Canvas or Part Config Panel" when a Part is not selected.
Grid Visible
When enabled the grid used for snap to grid will show on the Canvas
Snap To Grid
When enabled, Parts will be added so they align to the nearest grid rectangle. This is useful to help alignment of Parts.
Reset Grid Settings
The grid will be reset back to its defaults.
Show Transparent Background Pattern
When the background colour of the Canvas is transparent (has no colour), a grey and white checkbox pattern will appear across the Canvas when this is enabled.
Show Background Parts On States
This is only available in Component Mode and will show all background Parts on all States which is useful during Component creation however it will not affect the final image and implementation of the Component.
Show All Parts On All States
This is only available in Component Mode and will show all State Parts on all States which is useful during Component creation however it will not affect the final image and implementation of the Component.
Hide Adorner Resize Thumbs
This option is useful when working with very small parts where the Thumbs can block what can be seen. Resizing remains possible with them not visible.
Use Canvas Width And Height As The Default For A New ...
This option will set the default Width and Height of the canvas for the current mode, to those currently in use.
Colours
Set Current Colours As System Default Colours
The current foreground and background colour will be used as the system default colours. These colours will be remembered after the software is closed.
Grid Colour To Foreground Colour
Colours the grid using the current foreground colour.
Adorner Colour To Foreground Colour
Changes the selection rectangle adorner colour to be the current foreground colour.
Unlit Colour To Foreground Colour
Use the current foreground colour as the colour to be used when components that are lit and they show an unlit colour. See the article on Lighting for more information.
Unlit Colour To Default Colour
Restores the Unlit Colour to the system default value.
Use Dark Transparent Background Pattern
This option changes the transparent background pattern to use a darker grey colour. Is this useful when the background is transparent and Parts are using light colours such as White.
Text
The Text Menu is only available when a text Part is selected.
Use Current Text Settings As The Default Settings
The colours and Font Options of the selected text Part will be set as the text defaults.
Always Use Default Settings For New Text
When enabled, new text Parts will use the text defaults.
Reset Text Settings
Set all the text defaults back to the original system text values.
Snippets
The Snippets Menu allows bulk deletion of all default Snippets and all the flight simulator's currently loaded aircraft Snippets.
Update Pending Snippet Changes
This option becomes available when the warning about Pending Snippet Changes appears on the Status Bar. When Snippet are changed, they only impact the current loaded Module or Device Panel and any newly configured Modules and Device Panels. Choosing this option updates those Snippet changes to all known Modules and Device Panels.
Developer Menu
See the Developer Services article for more information.
Licences Menu
See the Licences Menu article for more information.
Log
This option will display the system log showing any errors, warning and information.