ITEM TOOLKIT

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CHAPTER 3
ToolKit Basics
ITEM ToolKit contains powerful features that make it easy to create and analyze projects. This chapter will familiarize you
with the ToolKit interface. It includes information about:
1. Standard Features of the ToolKit Interface.
2. The ToolKit Workspace.
3. The ToolKit Menus.
4. The ToolKit Toolbar.
Once you are familiar with ToolKit’s features, see Chapter 4 for information about creating a new project.
1. Standard Features of the ToolKit Interface
This section describes the general functionality of the features and command menus within ITEM ToolKit. The standard
features described are used throughout all of the applications.
The use of these features and commands might be different and dependent upon the type of analysis performed. However,
the functionality of the features and commands will remain the same. For example, the ADD command will:
• Allow you to add Systems/Analysis types to your project when creating a Project.
• Allow you to add Blocks and Components to the systems created within your Project.
For detailed instructions on how to use the standard features specific to each analysis type, please refer to the respective
analysis type’s section in this tutorial.
Multiple Document Interface
The ToolKit workspace is the area you use to build your projects. It consists of menus, toolbars, and windows. All of the
features in the ToolKit workspace follow standard Windows Graphical User Interface (GUI) conventions. The ToolKit
workspace features a Multiple Document Interface (MDI), which allows you to:
• Choose which windows to display, close, minimize, move and resize. You can drag and drop ToolKit
windows and toolbars anywhere within the MDI workspace.
• Open multiple project files so you can build several projects at the same time and compare analysis results.
• Drag and drop components between projects. This feature allows you to create a new project quickly by
reusing components from other projects.