Menu Bar & Ribbon: Opening, Saving, and Finding Tools

Menu Bar & Ribbon: Opening, Saving, and Finding Tools

Everything you can click before touching the 3D scene
Updated over 7 days ago

Title Bar

Shows MeshInspector version and signed-in username—helpful when logging bugs or checking licenses.

Core File Commands

Icon Command Shortcut What happens
📂 Open Files Ctrl/Cmd + O Import supported files via the OS dialog.
📂⬇ Recent Files Dropdown of previously opened paths.
📁 Open Directory Imports every supported file inside the chosen folder (and sub-folders).
💾 Save Scene Ctrl/Cmd + S Saves the entire scene back to its original file.
Export Saves selected objects as new files.

Undo / Redo Stack

Icon Command Shortcut
Undo Ctrl/Cmd + Z
↩⬇ Undo History
Redo Shift + Ctrl/Cmd + Z
↪⬇ Redo History

Tooltips show exactly which action will be affected.

Tabs = Contextual Ribbons

Click Home, View, Select, Transform, Inspect, Features, Mesh Edit, Mesh Repair, Points, CT to reveal category-specific tools.

Global Utilities (top-right)

Icon Name Why use it
🔍 Search Ctrl/Cmd + F – start typing a tool name, click a result to launch.
Help Opens this knowledge base in your browser.
📌 Pin / Unpin Collapse or expand the Ribbon for extra viewport space.

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