Screen structure

Here we explain items that are common to all sheets.

Menu bar

The commands that can be executed by ProVisionaire Design can be found here, grouped by category. Click here to see a list of commands. ( Menu bars and tool bar )

Tool bar

Frequently-used functions are provided here as buttons. ( Menu bars and tool bar )

Bird’s Eye view

This shows an overview of the sheet. The area surrounded by a green frame is shown in the sheet. Drag the frame to move the area shown in the sheet. When the ←→ icon is shown at the four corners, you can drag it to make the frame larger or smaller, and the sheet display area will change accordingly.
To zoom-in/out the Bird’s Eye view itself, hold down < Ctrl > and turn the mouse wheel.
When the cursor is located at the border between the Bird’s Eye view and the area above, the cursor changes shape, letting you drag to change the height of the view.

Area

In the upper right of the area is a " " symbol; when you click this, the area becomes an icon and is placed at the left or right side of the screen, allowing the sheet to occupy more of the screen. When you place the cursor on the icon, the area is temporarily expanded. If you want to once again view an iconized area in its fixed position, move the cursor over the icon and click the " " symbol that appears.

The area contains the following buttons and edit boxes.

Sheet
Use the button of the sheet to access the sheet list, and select the sheet to which you want to move.
When the number of sheets increases, the buttons appear. The button moves one sheet to the left. The button moves one sheet to the right.
You can also use the [Close] menu, which you can access by right-clicking the sheet to close it.

When the cursor is located at the border between a sheet and the area, the cursor changes shape, letting you drag to change the width of the area.

① "Devices" area
This lists the devices that are placed in the "Project" sheet. To register a device in the project, drag and drop the device into the "Project" sheet. ( "Devices" area )

② "Network" area
This lists the devices detected by the computer. To register a device in the project, drag and drop the device into the "Project" sheet. ( "Network" area )

③ "Project" sheet
In this sheet you can place devices to register them in the project, or create a connection diagram. ( "Project" sheet )
Double-click a device to open the device sheet.

④ "Properties" area
Here you can view and edit information about the selected object. ( "Properties" area )

This function enables you to recall all devices added to the project collectively.
Use the "Linked Presets Manager" dialog box that appears when you click the button. ( "Linked Presets Manager" dialog box )
Presets for the entire project can also be recalled from the .

① "Components" area
Register a link group by dragging and dropping a "Group" component into the "Tuning" sheet.

② "Tuning" sheet
In this sheet you can create and edit a link group.
A link group is a function that lets you link individual channels between devices. ( "Tuning" sheet )

③ "Properties" area
Here you can view and edit information about the selected object. ( "Properties" area )

④ "Project Devices" area
Of the devices placed in the "Project" sheet, the devices to which link grouping is applicable are shown in the tree.
Register a device in a link group by dragging and dropping it onto the "Group" component. ( "Project Devices" area )

⑤ "Link Groups" area
This shows the state of link group assignments as a tree. ( "Link Groups" area )

This sheet opens when you double-click a device that has been placed in the "Project" sheet. Components for the various devices are placed here. When you double-click a component, the component editor appears, allowing you to edit the parameters of the device.

For more information, refer to the section for the corresponding device.