The Ribbon

The ribbon is the main toolbar in Volvicon, organizing all commands into tabs based on their function.

Ribbon Tabs

The ribbon contains the following tabs:

Tab	Purpose
File	Project management, import/export, media, preferences
View	View layouts, camera, display settings
Image	Volume image operations, filters, transformations
Segmentation	Mask creation, editing, and processing tools
Surface	Surface mesh generation and processing
Volume Mesh	Volume mesh generation and operations
Measure	Measurements, primitives, statistics, analysis
Analyze	Wall thickness, deviation, curvature analysis
Advanced	Scripting, AI segmentation, plugins
Favorite	User-customizable tool shortcuts
Help	Documentation, tutorials, support

Ribbon Structure

Each tab is organized into sections:

[Tab Name]
├── Section 1
│   ├── Button
│   ├── Button with dropdown
│   └── Small buttons
├── Section 2
│   └── ...
└── Section 3
    └── ...

Button Types

Type	Description
Large button	Primary commands with icon and label
Small button	Secondary commands in vertical groups
Dropdown button	Click arrow for additional options
Split button	Click button for default action, arrow for menu
Toggle button	On/off state (highlighted when active)

Tab Details

File Tab

Section	Commands
Project	New Project, Open Project, Save, Save As, Close
Files	Import, Export
Media	Record Video, Save Screenshot, Print
Setup	Preferences

View Tab

Section	Commands
Layouts	Single, Side by Side, Three Views, Quad View
Camera	Camera presets, settings
Display	Background, axes, orientation indicators
Panels	Show/hide interface panels

Image Tab

Section	Commands
Edit	Crop, Resample, Transform
Filters	Smoothing, sharpening, noise reduction
Operations	Arithmetic operations, intensity adjustments

Segmentation Tab

Section	Commands
Create	New mask, threshold, region growing
Edit	Brush, eraser, fill tools
Morphology	Erode, dilate, open, close
Boolean	Union, intersection, subtraction

Surface Tab

Section	Commands
Generate	Create surface from mask
Process	Smooth, decimate, remesh
Repair	Fill holes, fix normals
Boolean	Surface boolean operations

Volume Mesh Tab

Section	Commands
Generate	Create volume mesh from surface
Process	Optimize, refine mesh
Export	Export for simulation

Measure Tab

Section	Commands
Measurement Tools	Measurements, Histogram, Profile Line
Primitive Tools	Primitives, Primitive Fitting, Between Primitives
Statistics	Volume, Mask, Surface, Volume Mesh Statistics
Analysis	Slice Analyzer, Mesh Quality Analyzer

Analyze Tab

Section	Commands
Analyses	Wall Thickness, Deviation, Curvature, Extrema, Gray Value, Void/Inclusion
Edit	Analyses Editor

Advanced Tab

Section	Commands
Automation	Scripting (Python)
Artificial Intelligence	AI Segmentation
Plugins	Third-party plugins

Favorite Tab

Section	Commands
Manage Profiles	Create Profile
Custom	User-added favorite commands

Help Tab

Section	Commands
Document	User Guide, Tutorial
System	System Information, Check For Updates, Send Feedback
Product	Register Volvicon, About

Quick Access Toolbar

Above the ribbon, the quick access toolbar provides:

Button	Action
Undo	Undo last action (Ctrl+Z)
Redo	Redo undone action (Ctrl+Y)

Searching Commands

Use the search box in the ribbon to find commands by name:

1. Click the search box or press Ctrl+F
2. Type the command name
3. Select from the search results

Related Topics

• The Interface – Interface overview
• Default Shortcuts – Keyboard shortcuts
• File Tab – Project and file operations
• View Tab – Display and layout options