.. _Aeva Users Guide:

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Aeva Users Guide
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Navigating Aeva
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The Aeva window contains a RenderView, panels, the main toolbar, and the RenderView toolbar.

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RenderView
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* The RenderView is the visualization area.
* Mulitple Renderviews may be open simultaneously. Create a new view by:
a) clicking the + to open a new Layout tab, or
b) Selecting "Split Horizontal" or "Split Vertical"


Panels
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* Panel Visibility may be turned on and off under 'View'
* Panels may be dragged and dropped to arrange them in the window by user preference
* see Aeva Panels below for details


Main Toolbar
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* Main toolbar is located at the top of the window.
* contains viewing options (left), selection options (middle), and operation shortcuts (right).


RenderView Toolbar
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* RenderView toolbar is located at the top of the RenderView
* contains camera options (left) cell selection tools (middle), and RenderView options (right)


Aeva Definitions
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Attribute
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*insert definition here

Resource
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*insert definition here


Aeva Panels
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Attribute Editor
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*insert description here

ColorMap Editor
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* inherited from Paraview

Information
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* inherited from Paraview?

Light Inspector
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* inherited from Paraview

Memory Inspector
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* inherited from Paraview

Operations
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* this panel contains all available operations for the selected resource
* to view all operations, uncheck "limit by selection"
* when an operation is selected (either from the operation panel or using one of the toolbar shortcuts), the operation editor will appear at the bottom of the operations panel. The operation editor will request inputs for the operation.
* see Aeva Operations below for examples

Output Messages
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* when operations are performed, output messages appear in this panel to inform the user of success or failure

Properties
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* inherited from Paraview

Resources
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* The resouces panel provides a resource tree for users to navigate all open resources
* resource visibility may be turned on and off using the eye toggle next to the resource
* resource colors and transparency may be edited by double clicking the shapes icon next to the resouce
* resources may be renamed by double clikcing the resouce name
* when operations are completed, new selections will appear in the resource tree

Statistics Inspector
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* inherited from Paraview


Aeva Operations
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*include here some detail on how to perform operations

Manual Selection and Editing
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*include here some detail on how to perfrom manual editing and selection
