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C2F4DT — GUI Layout (Qt Object Names)

This document provides a structured overview of the main GUI elements in C2F4DT, focusing on Qt objectNames to assist developers when wiring widgets, signals, and extensions.

C2F4DT — GUI Layout (Tree View)

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MainWindow (QMainWindow)
│
├── Menu bar (menubar)
│
├── Toolbars
│   ├── barTOPCOMMAND              # Top horizontal toolbar
│   ├── barVERTICALCOMMAND_left    # Left vertical toolbar
│   ├── barVERTICALCOMMAND_right   # Right vertical toolbar
│   └── barVIEWER3D                # Small toolbar inside 3D viewer
│
├── Central area
│   ├── tabMain (QTabWidget)            # Main tab container
│   │
│   ├── tabDisplay (QWidget)            # Tab: Display
│   │   └── scrollDISPLAY_CONTENT       # Scrollable content area for Display
│   │
│   ├── tabSLICING (QWidget)            # Tab: Slices
│   │   └── scrollSLICING_CONTENT       # Scrollable content area for Slices
│   │
│   ├── tabFEM (QWidget)                # Tab: FEM / Mesh
│   │   └── scrollFEM_CONTENT           # Scrollable content area for FEM
│   │
│   ├── tabRESULTS (QWidget)            # Tab: Results
│   │   └── scrollRESULTS_CONTENT       # Scrollable content area for Results
│   │
│   ├── tabINSPECTOR (QWidget)          # Tab: Inspector / Tree
│   │   └── treeMCT (QTreeWidget)       # Main MCT tree
│   │
│   └── tabCONSOLE (QTabWidget)         # Console tab (can host multiple pages)
│       └── (page "Console") → layout with custom console widget
│
├── 3D Viewer Panel
│   └── VIEWER3D (QWidget, QVBoxLayout)
│       ├── barVIEWER3D (QToolBar)      # Viewer toolbar
│       └── (placeholder → replaced by QtInteractor for PyVista)
│
├── Secondary Trees / Data
│   └── treeMCTS (QTreeWidget)          # Optional: second dataset tree
│
├── Status bar area
│   ├── barPROGRESS (QProgressBar)      # Progress indicator
│   └── buttonCANCEL (QPushButton)      # Cancel action
│
└── Messages
    └── txtMessages (QPlainTextEdit)    # Log / messages output

1. Main Window Structure

  • QMainWindow
  • Top toolbar → barTOPCOMMAND
  • Left vertical toolbar → barVERTICALCOMMAND_left
  • Right vertical toolbar → barVERTICALCOMMAND_right
  • Viewer 3D area → VIEWER3D
    • Contains toolbar → barVIEWER3D
  • Message log → txtMessages
  • Progress bar → barPROGRESS
  • Cancel button → buttonCANCEL
  • Tabs (main) → tabMain

2. Tab Pages and Containers

  • Display tab → tabDisplay
  • Scroll container: scrollDISPLAY_CONTENT
  • Slices tab → tabSLICING
  • Scroll container: scrollSLICING_CONTENT
  • FEM tab → tabFEM
  • Scroll container: scrollFEM_CONTENT
  • Results tab → tabRESULTS
  • Scroll container: scrollRESULTS_CONTENT
  • Inspector tab → tabINSPECTOR
  • Tree widget: treeMCT
  • Console tab → tabCONSOLE
  • Replaces placeholder with console widget
  • MCTS tab → tabMCTS
  • Tree widget: treeMCTS

3. Actions and Menus

  • File:
  • actionNew, actionOpen, actionSave, actionSaveAs
  • Import cloud:
  • actionImportCloud
  • Grid tools:
  • actionCreateGrid, actionToggleGrid
  • Normals:
  • actionToggleNormals
  • Tab navigation:
  • actionOpen_Display_Tab
  • actionOpen_Slices_Tab
  • actionOpen_FEM_Tab
  • actionOpen_Inspector_Tab
  • actionOpen_2dView

4. Slice Visualization Actions

  • toggle_current_slice_3D_view
  • toggle_all_slices_3D_view
  • toggle_centroids_view
  • toggle_polylines_view
  • toggle_polygons_view
  • toggle_mesh_view

Abbreviated Map (Cheat Sheet)

Area Object name(s)
Top toolbar barTOPCOMMAND
Left toolbar barVERTICALCOMMAND_left
Right toolbar barVERTICALCOMMAND_right
Viewer container VIEWER3D
Viewer toolbar barVIEWER3D
Message editor txtMessages
Progress bar barPROGRESS
Cancel button buttonCANCEL
Tabs root tabMain
Display container scrollDISPLAY_CONTENT
Slicing container scrollSLICING_CONTENT
FEM container scrollFEM_CONTENT
Results container scrollRESULTS_CONTENT
Inspector tree treeMCT
MCTS tree treeMCTS
Console tab tabCONSOLE

Quick reference for slice tools:

  • Current slice overlay: toggle_current_slice_3D_view
  • All slices overlay: toggle_all_slices_3D_view
  • Centroids: toggle_centroids_view
  • Polylines: toggle_polylines_view
  • Polygons: toggle_polygons_view
  • Mesh: toggle_mesh_view