New project:
Select the desired type of calculation model.
Open previous project files:
- Open existing project
Opens a project file (*.mxf) containing a previously created and saved calculation model. - Open existing MXML project
Opens a project file (*.xml) containing a previously created and saved calculation model in the Matrix XML file format.
General project data:
- Project description
Free text field for a description of the project. - Project number
Freely definable project number. - Client
Free text field for the client name, description, or reference. - Part
Freely definable description or numbering of the project part. - Constructor
Free text field indicating the person responsible for this calculation. - Memo
Free text field for notes, to be used at the user’s discretion.
User profiles:
Many display settings can be customized. MatrixFrame® is delivered with several predefined user profiles. These profiles define settings such as:
- Position and dimensions of dialog windows;
- Which parts (properties of the calculation model) are visible;
- Display settings for texts and captions, including position, size, and rotation.
The settings are saved in .MXP files (Matrix Properties) and can be managed either individually or collectively. This set of settings is applied when a new calculation model is created and is considered global settings.
If changes are made to the display settings within a specific calculation model, these changes are local to that model and are saved in the corresponding .MXF file.
If the modified display settings should also be available for other (new) projects, they can be exported to a new or existing default set of settings.
The following predefined (default) sets of settings are included with MatrixFrame®:
- Easy to Learn, Easy to Use: Display settings with a combination of graphical and tabular representation of the calculation model, designed for simplicity and ease of use.
- Professional: Display settings with a primarily CAD-oriented interface, allowing the underlying tabular data to be viewed or edited as needed.
- Student: Display settings designed primarily for educational purposes.
The display settings are saved in .MXP files at the following default location:
C:\ProgramData\Matrix\MatrixFrame\[version number]\Properties\