> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://intelligent-virtual-platform.gitbook.io/intelligent-virtual-platform/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://intelligent-virtual-platform.gitbook.io/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/the-top-bar.md). # Top Bar The top bar is located at the top of the screen and contains a text menu with submenus for various purposes on the left side as well as a button menu with general features on the right side. ![Top Bar](/files/rqNlHXVPkkC5Q4IOU3bw) ## Text menu The text menu contains five submenus: **File**, **View**, **Settings**, **Windows** and **Help**. ### File The **File** menu offers you basic file manipulation like loading, saving, importing, exporting and quitting. | | | | --------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **New** | Create a new project. | | **Open** | [Load](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/getting-started/loading-projects.md) an existing project. | | **Open Recent** | Select a project you recently worked on from a list to load it. | | **Open autosave directory** | Open the autosave directory to go back to or recover a previous state of your project by loading on of the autosaved files. | | **Save** | [Save](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/getting-started/saving-projects.md) the current project to a .plan file. | | **Save as** | [Save a copy](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/getting-started/saving-projects.md) of the current project to a .plan file. | | **Import** | Import external data that is not part of your library yet. | | **Export** | Export your project in several ways. **Video** -> [Export a video](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/advanced-tools/video-export-tool.md) of your project according to your own settings. **Selection as DXF** -> [Export a DXF file](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/advanced-tools/dxf-tool.md) of your current selection. | | **PDF** | Interact with PDF files. **Export PDF** [Export a PDF file](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/getting-started/exporting-pdfs.md) of your project. | | **Quit** | Close iVP Planning. | {% hint style="info" %} Next to [importing PDF files](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/getting-started/importing-pdfs.md) iVP Planning supports a lot of common 3D-/CAD-data formats to load external assets into your project. {% endhint %} ### View The **View** menu lets you configure basic settings of your [2D View](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/the-2d-view.md) and [3D-View](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/the-3d-view.md). | | | | --------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Grid** | Toggle the [grid ](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/the-grid.md)of the 2D View. | | **Coordinate System** | Toggle the [coordinate system](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/coordinate-system.md) that acts as orientation in the 2D View. | | **Animations** | Toggle all animations globally without overwriting the animation settings for [customizable machines](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/machines/customizable-machines.md). | | **Overhead View** | Toggle between a snapshot-like representation or the current live view of your project inside the 2D View. | | **Walls** | Hide/Unhide the walls of the [floor plan](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/the-floor-plan.md) in the 3D View. | | **Ceiling** | Hide/Unhide the ceiling of the floor plan in the 3D View. | {% hint style="info" %} You can deactivate the **Overhead View** to increase the performance of iVP Planning. {% endhint %} ### Settings The **Settings** menu gives you access to the language and other general settings of iVP Planning. | | | | ------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Language** | [Set the language](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/getting-started/language-options.md) of iVP Planning. | | **Settings** | Open the [Settings Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/settings-panel.md). | ### Window The **Window** menu lets you set the basic layout of your user interface and hels you access the panels for the different features of iVP Planning. | | | | --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | **Layout** | Open a submenu to choose between five preset [window layouts](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/layouts.md): **Default**, **Presentation**, **Simple**, **3D** or **2D**. | | **Hierarchy** | Open the [Hierarchy Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/hierarchy-panel.md) (open and docked by default). | | **Library** | Open the [Library Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/library-panel.md) (open and docked by default). | | **Properties** | Open the [Properties Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/the-properties-panel.md) (open and docked by default). | | **Camera List** | Open the [Camera List Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/camera-list-panel.md). | | **Video** | Open the [Video Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/virtual-camera-panel.md). | | **Settings** | Open the [Settings Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/settings-panel.md). | | **Markups** | Open the [Markups Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/markups-panel.md). | | **Cloud** | Open the [Cloud Panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/cloud-panel.md). | ### Help The **Help** menu gives you access to bug reporting, the documentation and the version informations of iVP Planning. | | | | ----------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Report a bug** | Open the [bug report](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/bug-reporting.md) dialog. | | **Documentation** | Open the [main page](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning.md) of this documentation. | | **About** | Open a window that gives you information of your currently used version of iVP Planning. You can also access the [changelog](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/changelog.md) and information about licenses of 3rd party libraries and software used by iVP Planning. | ## User menu The user menu on the right side of the Top Bar gives you quick access to the [**layout presets**](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/layouts.md), the project **layers**, **bug reporting**, the **documentation**, the **about** dialog and your **user account**. | | | | ----------------------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | ![Layout Presets](/files/93PZd8oaankSfNOwUMVH) | **Layout Presets** opens a small submenu that lets you choose a [window layout](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/user-interface/layouts.md). | | ![Layers](/files/t7QvQ6CBYoEanBpCTh2B) | **Layers** opens a submenu where you can activate/deactivate different layers of your project. | | ![Report an Error](/files/qSNiCDQsjU0ofYMhLm4l) | **Report an Error** opens the [bug report panel](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/bug-reporting.md). | | ![Help, FAQ and Documentation](/files/aI0wSQQ4edPUUrYhWClF) | **Help, FAQ and Documentation** opens the [main page](/intelligent-virtual-platform/readme.md) of this documentation. | | ![About iVP](/files/6T9qdKXOvrh48XwIiCWJ) | **About iVP** opens the about dialog, containing the [changelog](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/changelog.md) and the [3rd Party Licenses](/intelligent-virtual-platform/home/ivp-planning/open-source-licensing.md). | | ![User Account](/files/SkxtYqvRhrut1LYp3uaw) | **User Account** opens a small submenu where you can log out and see your user profile. |