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Options Menu
The Options menu allows you to define your preferences for operating the software.

	On-Line	Establishes communication with the controller.
	Off-Line	Scorbase does not communicate with the controller, even though it may be connected. Off-line mode is useful for checking and debugging programs.
	Control On (F5)	Enables servo control of the axes.
	Control Off	Disables servo control of the axes.
	Level 1	Displays list of commands and options at introductory level. Commands related to Level 2 and Pro are disabled.
	Level 2	Displays list of commands and options at advanced level. Commands related to Pro are disabled.
	Pro	Displays list of all commands and options.

View Menu
The options in the View menu allow you to show/hide Scorbase dialog bars and windows.

Workspace	Shows/hides the Workspace Window. Through this window, the user can access the project files and the Scorbase commands tree.
Manual Movement	Shows/hides the Manual Movement Dialog Box. This box enables manual control over the movements of the robot, the gripper and peripheral axes.
Teach Positions	Shows/hides the Teach Positions Dialog Box. This box enables recording, teaching and deleting positions. It also enables the user to send the robot and/or peripherals to a previously defined position. The functions available depend on the current Experience Level setting.
Robot Movements	Opens the Robot Movement Dialog Box. Pressing on a selected axis moves it in the selected direction.
Positions	The Positions Window displays the positions of the currently open project. The list is presented in tabular format.
Charts	Opens Charts.
Show All Dialog Bars	Displays all seven dialog bars.
Close All Dialog Bars	Closes all seven dialog bars
Movement Information	Displays the following data: Position error of eight axes in encoder counts Home switch status of all eight axes Index pulse status of all eight axes PWM for one selected axis. The PWM (Pulse Width Modulation) is the
Messages	Opens the Messages Window. The data displayed in the Messages window is printed using the PS (Print to Screen & Log) commanding Scorbase.
Toolbar	Shows/hides the programming toolbar (default on).
Status Bar	Shows/hides the lower status bar (default on).

Window Menu
The Window menu enables you to select the desired window layout options.

Simulation & Teach	Sets the screen to display the Robocell window and dialog bars required to define positions. This is disabled in Scorbase.
Teach & Edit	Opens Program Window, Workspace Window, Manual Movement Window and Teach Position Window.
Run Screen	Displays the Program Window, together with its toolbar.
Project Screen	Displays the Program Window and Positions Window.
Open CIM Screen	Displays Program Window, Open CIM Device Driver Window, and CIM Messages Window.
User Screen	This allows the user to customize the screen layout according to personal preference.
[Project Name]	Displays the file name of the open project.

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