Main Toolbar

The top menu deals with the toolbars of 4DLab.

There are three toolbar available for the user. For our reference the icons have been numerated.

The Main Toolbar

1. Print current picture
2. New picture frame
3. Save file
4. Select background color
5. Set coordinates axes names
6. Open surface sections
7. Select viewing distance
8. Show XYZ Space predefined function lists
9. Show equation editor
10. Calculator
11. Configure XZ-plane and surface
12. Change axes orientation
13. Change axes values
14. Set plotting extremes
15. Resize
16. Begin plotting
17. Stop plotting
18. Connect to the Internet
19. Show domain to range relation
20. Arrange windows vertically
21. Arrange windows horizontally
22. Arrange windows  in cascade
23. Arrange optimized
24. Customize toolbar

Plane And Surface Toolbar

Plane And Surface Toolbar

The items in this toolbar are a subset of the text-only top menus. Here we provide the icons a a link to its full description elsewhere. The description shown here is the description that the user sees when he/she moves the mouse over the icon.

1. Configure XZ-plane and surface.
2. Set background picture
3. Load a picture
4. View tables (2)
5. Y-axis illumination Yes/No
6. Light color and intensity
7. Main picture labels
8. View Main Picture only
9. Add a map to picture
10. Transcomplex observer
11. Show picture size
12. Insert figure caption

Power Status Toolbar

Part 1

This is a scrolling toolbar that shows all the parameters in use in the function graph or surface. It shows:

• If the surface is visible or not. Click on it to set the the surface visible/invisible. Click to redraw. 
• If the XZ-pane is visible or not. Click on it to set the XZ-plane visible/invisible. Click to redraw.
• The observer distance. Click on it to open the Distance panel.
• If plotting extremes are set or not Click on it to open the Function Extremes panel.
• The X-axis extremes in the domain. Click on it to open the Axes Entries panel.
• The Z-axis extremes in the domain. Click on it to open the Axes Entries panel.
• The divisions per unit  Click on it to open the Axes Entries panel.
• The XZ-points. The amount of points to calculate in the domain. Click on it to open the Axes Entries panel.
• If the plane is set to solid or wire frame. Click on it to open the Plane XZ And Surface panel.
• If the surface is set to solid or wire frame. Click on it to open the Plane XZ And Surface panel.
• If the axes are visible or not. Click on it to set the the surface visible/invisible. Click to redraw.
• The axis rotation around the X-axis in degrees. Click to open the Axes View panel.
• The axis rotation around the Y-axis in degrees. Click to open the Axes View panel.
• The axis rotation around the Z-axis in degrees. Click to open the Axes View panel.
• If the plane YZ is used or not. Click to open the Function Sections panel.
• If the plane XY is used or not. Click to open the Function Sections panel.
• The XY plane status
• The XZ plane status
• Document number. When there are many windows for graphing, which one is active.
• The function being plotted. Click on it to open the XYZ-Space Sample Functions.
• The Main pictures labels
• Active frames. Number of windows open for plotting.

Part 2

Click on the Section button to change from Part1 to Part2. 

Here the user will see the two equations that comprise the function to be (or is) parsed and graphed. Clicking on it will open the Equation Editor.

Part 3

Click on the Section button to change from Part2 to Part3.

Here the user will see again the function under work. Same as in Part1, but standing alone.

Progress Toolbar

This is a small scrollbar that is visible/invisible only during the rendering period.

Power Bar At Button

The user can choose between having the Power Bar at the bottom or at the top of the screen.