Using CELLmicrocosmos 3.0 Cell Editor


Welcome to Cellmicrocosmos3.0 Cell Editor! It is an Editor using the vrml and xml format.

In this section:

Description of the Interface

Selection of the cell components

Afterwards load

Rotation

Move

Zoom

Key A and S


Description of the Interface


menu bar

At the top of the Interface there is the menu bar with the File, Extras and Help menu. You can choose to open or edit a project file in the main window.


main window

In the middle of the Interface there is the main window to load the vrml or xml files.


Help pane

At the right of the main window there is the Help pane, which describes the useful informations.


Selection pane

At the left of the main window there is the Selection pane, in which there are all cell components.


Console pane

Below the main window there is the Console pane with the information of the adresses of the vrml or xml files.


Selection of the cell components


You can choose the prefered cell components by clicking the box before the according names. The name of the cell components is followed by the box for their quantity. One component will be loaded by default. You can change the default value by typing the number in. After that you click the button "Next" to load the files of the cell components.


After loading


You can increase the number of cell components or add some new ones any time during your session.


Rotation


Hold the pressed left mouse button for rotation.


Move


Hold the pressed right mouse button for moving.


Zoom


Hold the pressed middle mouse button for zooming.


Key A and S


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Key A

By clicking of Key A, you can rotate, move and zoom all cell components in the main window together.


Key S

By clicking of Key S, you can rotate, move and zoom the special single cell component you have choosen.


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