What is it?
Netfabb's window is where you work on parts and prepare them for additive manufacturing.
What are its key features?
- Is fully controlled with mouse and keyboard (includes support for 3Dconnexion SpaceMouse®)
- Manages objects directly in a 3D view as well as in listing-based views
- Is assembled from panes (frames, views), that you can rearrange and detach, useful for multi-monitor workplaces
- Comes in three default layouts
- Position and layout is stored between launches
- Is compatible with large resolutions
How do I access Netfabb's functions?
You access Netfabb's functions through several of ways:
- Clicks and drag&drop: Click buttons, select objects, drag and drop to move, rotate, reorder objects, change the 3D view perspective, and more.
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Main menu: The main menu near the top of
Netfabb's window holds most of the functions. When appropriate, it changes the contents to provide you with the functions that you need for what you are currently doing.
The Home tab collates the items used most often during preparation.
You can even create your own tab in the main menu with the commands you need.
- Context menus: Right-click an object. This opens its context menu if it has one, listing the functions available and sensible for the object. Both 3D objects and objects in lists usually have context menus.
- Context view: The context view changes based on the currently selected function to provide additional information and controls.
- Additional views: More views provide specialized information and controls when the context view isn't sufficient. Some of them come loaded in the default layouts, others you can switch on yourself or are switched on as needed.
- Dialogs: Some functions require input that they do not request in the context view. These functions open dialogs in front of Netfabb that take the focus away from the main window until you finish or cancel the respective function.
- Function-specific menus: Some functions take over the main menu, the 3D view, and the context view whenever a more specialized access to a part is required. For example, mesh repair does this.
- Keyboard shortcuts: Call functions from the push of a button.
- Automation: In Netfabb Ultimate, many functions are available for running directly through Lua scripting. To a lesser extent of automation, and available at lower subscriptions, too, you can configure and chain steps of repair and support generation and have them run on demand.