Reference > Ribbon Tabs and Dialogs > Ribbon Tabs

The File Ribbon Tab is a dynamic menu that changes its structure with the current environment.

Drawing Environment

Again, we will not explain the obvious ones.

•New Drawing ... - Shows the New Drawing Wizard.

•Save As Template Drawing - Any drawing may be used as a template from which other drawings may be created. Simply Save As Template Drawing to make your drawing usable in the New Drawing Wizard as a starter drawing.

•Print Preview ... - Display the Print Preview dialog.

•PDF Export ... - Display the PDF Export dialog.

•Export to Visio - Create smart Visio drawings where the WireCAD cable become live active Visio connections.

•Settings ... - Display the main Settings dialog. Same as clicking Application Menu>Settings.

•Purge ... - Purge unused entities from the drawing.

•Todo - Create a New Todo linked to this drawing.

Data Environment

For an general discussion on grid basics see this topic.

•New - Create a new item on the collection. The dialog presented will differ based on the collection.

•Clear Data [Del] -

•Delete Selected Rows [Ctrl + Del] -

•Copy Down [Ctrl]+[D] -

•Increment Down [Ctrl]+[I] -

•Find and Replace -

•Function - Displays the Expression Builder dialog so you can manipulate data using the Expression engine.

•Tools - See Grid Specific Functions for a listing of the tools available to each data grid.

Other

While WireCAD does not currently merge any other tools with the File menu, authors of WireCAD Plugins have the ability to merge their own tools onto this ribbon tab. Consult their documentation for information.