AFXMainWindow

This class is responsible for constructing the components of the main window. It also provides accessors for the various components constructed.

AFXMainWindow(app, title, icon=None, miniIcon=None, opts=DECOR_ALL, x=0, y=0, w=0, h=0)

Constructor.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
app	FXApp		FXApp object.
title	String		Main window title.
icon	FXIcon	None	Main window icon.
miniIcon	FXIcon	None	Minimized icon.
opts	Int	DECOR_ALL	Main window options.
x	Int	0	X location of the main window.
y	Int	0	Y location of the main window.
w	Int	0	Width of the main window.
h	Int	0	Height of the main window.

appendTreeTab(name)

Appends a new tab item to the tree toolset tab book and returns a vertical frame managed by the new tab item; you must call create() on the vertical frame after you construct all its child widgets.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
name	String		Text to be shown in the new tab item.

create()

Virtual base class method for creating windowing system resources.

Reimplemented from FXTopWindow.

getContextBar()

Returns a pointer to the context bar container.

getDefaultHeight()

Returns the default main window height.

Reimplemented from FXTopWindow.

getDefaultWidth()

Returns the default main window width.

Reimplemented from FXTopWindow.

getDisplayedNameAtIndex(index)

Returns the displayed name at the given position in the list.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
index	Int		Position in the module list.

getDrawingAreaHeight()

Returns the height of the drawing area in pixels.

getDrawingAreaWidth()

Returns the width of the drawing area in pixels.

getHelpToolset()

Returns a pointer to the help toolset.

getMenubar()

Returns a pointer to the menubar.

getModule(name)

Returns the module specified by the given name argument.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
name	String		A String that specifies the module to get.

getModuleName(displayedName)

Returns the module name for the given displayed name.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
displayedName	String		Displayed module name (English).

getNumModules()

Returns the number of modules.

getPluginToolset()

Returns the Plugin toolset.

getSelectorFromFunction(function)

Returns the selector of the given shortcut function. Throws exception if not found.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
function	String		A String specifying the function as shown in the Customize dialog box.

getTargetFromFunction(function)

Returns the target of the given shortcut function. Throws exception if not found.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
function	String		A String specifying the function as shown in the Customize dialog box.

getToolbox()

Returns a pointer to the module toolbox container.

getToolMenuPane()

Returns a pointer to the tools menu pane.

getToolMenuTitle()

Returns a pointer to the Tools menu title.

getToolset(name)

Returns the toolset specified by the given name argument.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
name	String		A String in the local language that specifies to toolset to get.

getToolsetKernelInitializationCommands()

Returns the command string that should initialize the toolsets in the kernel that are corresponding to the toolsets registered with the main window.

getWorkDirectory()

Returns the current working directory.

hideCli()

Hides the command line interface.

hideMessageArea()

Hides the message area interface.

makeCustomToolsets()

This method has no base class implementation; it may be used by customizers to construct Abaqus/CAE toolsets or toolsets derived from Abaqus/CAE toolsets; constructing those toolsets in this method is necessary to insure that the toolset will be available to standard Abaqus/CAE modules that register that toolset, and to avoid creating duplicate widgets when the toolset is used by a custom toolset.

registerHelpToolset(tool, opts)

Registers the Help toolset.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
tool	AFXToolsetGui		Pointer to toolset being registered.
opts	Int		Options for creating toolset GUI components.

registerModule(displayedName, moduleName)

Registers a module to make it available in the module combo; Uses predefined initialization strings for Abaqus modules.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
displayedName	String		English Name of the module.
moduleName	String		Python module name.

registerModule(displayedName, moduleName, kernelInitializationCommand)

Registers a module to make it available in the module combo; also registers the initialization string to be sent to the kernel the first time the module is loaded.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
displayedName	String		English Name of the module.
moduleName	String		Python module name.
kernelInitializationCommand	String		Python command sent to kernel on module load

registerToolset(tool, opts)

Registers a toolset that is always available in the main window.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
tool	AFXGuiObjectManager		Pointer to the object being registered.
opts	Int		Options for creating toolset GUI components.

setCurrentTreeTab(index)

Changes the currently active tab item of the tree toolset tab book to the specified tab item. The index of the first tab item is 0.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
index	Int		Tab index.

setWorkDirectory(directory)

Sets the current working directory.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
directory	String		A String specifying the new work directory.

showCli()

Shows the command line interface.

showMessageArea()

Shows the message area interface.

writeToMessageArea(message)

Writes a string to the message area.

Argument	Type	Default	Description
message	String

Class flags

Message ID's.

ID_QUIT	Used to handle the quit message.
ID_TAB	Used to handle tabbing.
ID_TOGGLE_MODEL_TREE	Toggle the visibility of the model tree.