The Tool menu allows to select a drawing tool for creating objects in the Graph view window. The drawing tool currently selected is marked by a recessed icon on the left side of its name in the Tool menu. Each of the Tool menu tools can be also selected using a corresponding Standard toolbar icon, shown next to the tool name below. While choosing a tool from the Tool menu selects the tool for a single editing action (with the exception of the Select tool that is the default tool), the tools on the Standard toolbar work also in a "sticky mode." When a drawing tool on the Standard toolbar is double-clicked, it remains selected until it is deselected (single-clicked upon) or another tool is explicitly selected.
Select Objects []
The Select Object tool allows you to select a Graph view object. After you have chosen the Select Object tool, choose the object by left clicking on it. In general, the object that you have selected can be moved around by holding the left mouse button down and dragging the image of the object. If the object is a node or a text box, you can resize it by dragging one of the eight small squares at its perimeter (tracker points). A double click on the object will generally open the object's property sheet.
The Zoom tool is used to zoom in the model in the Graph View. Once selected the cursor changes to the zoom cursor [] Left click on the Graph View to zoom in and right click in the graph view to zoom out. The zoom percentage is displayed in top right corner of the the Standard Toolbar in GeNIe window. You can also hold down shift key and left click on model to zoom out. See Zoom Percentage section of Standard Toolbar for more information.
Chance []
The Chance tool, when selected, allows you to draw a new Chance node in the Graph view window.
Deterministic []
The Deterministic tool, when selected, allows you to draw a new Deterministic node in the Graph view window.
Decision []
The Decision tool, when selected, allows you to draw a new Decision node in the Graph view window.
Value []
The Value tool, when selected, allows you to draw a new Value node in the Graph view window.
See the Node Types section of Creating and Editing Diagrams for more information on how to use these tools.
Arc []
The Arc tool, when selected, allows you to draw an arc between two nodes in the Graph view window. See the Arcs section of Creating and Editing Diagrams for more information on how to use the Arc tool.
Submodel []
The Submodel tool, when selected, allows you to draw a new Submodel node in the Graph view window. See the Submodel section of Creating and Editing Diagrams for more information on how to use the Submodel tool.
Text Box []
The Text Box tool, when selected, allows you to create a new Text Box in the Graph view window. See the Textbox section of Creating and Editing Diagrams for more information on how to use the Textbox tool.
Options Submenu
The Options Submenu lets you set general program preferences for GeNIe.
General Tab
The General Tab has the following settings:
Number of recently used files in File Menu : This is used to specify the no. of recently used files that are displayed in the File Menu in GeNIe. Min : 2, Max : 15
Parent Count Warning Threshold : GeNIe can display a warning when a particular node has more than the specified no. of parents. This setting specifies the no. of permitted parents per node after which GeNIe will display a warning to the user. Min : 15, Max : 99
Format Tab
The Format Tab is used to specify the default visual properties of the networks like fonts, colors, border thickness etc.
See Format Tab of Node Property Sheet for more information.