Right-Click Shortcuts

Right Click Editing

A very useful feature in SLIDE, is the right click editing capability. Most editing operations in SLIDE, can now be accessed through right click shortcuts, by right clicking the mouse directly on modeling entities. A popup context menu will appear, with appropriate editing options for the clicked on entity.

For example, the following editing options are available through the right click.

CLICK ON:	EDITING OPTIONS
boundary line segment	Move Boundary, Delete Boundary
boundary vertex	Move Vertex options, Delete Vertex
support	Move, Delete, Define Properties, Assign Properties
support pattern	Modify Pattern
tension crack boundary	Move, Delete, Tension Crack Properties
slip center grid	Move, Delete, Modify Grid Spacing
click IN material zone	Define Properties, Assign Properties
slope limits	Move Limits, Define Limits, Reset
loads	Modify Load, Delete Load
seismic icon	Modify Seismic Load
boundary line segment (groundwater mode)	Assign Boundary Conditions

The above list is not necessarily exhaustive. The user is encouraged to experiment, by right clicking on any modeling or view entity on the screen, to see what options are available. Once the user becomes familiar with the right click editing options, they will become frequently used shortcuts for many different editing options.

Other Right Click Shortcuts

Whenever you are using the mouse in SLIDE for any graphical option, the right mouse button will always bring up a context menu with option(s) appropriate to the action being performed.

For example:

After selecting entities, the right mouse button always makes available Done Selection.
For other options, Done or Cancel is available.
While entering boundaries, the snap mode can be toggled.
While applying loads, the direction of load application can be reversed, if the default direction is incorrect, by selecting the Flip option in the right-click menu.

Default Right Click Menu

When no specific action is being performed, if you click anywhere on the white background of the view (NOT on any model entity) the default right-click menu makes available various options, such as:

The default right click menu will vary, depending on the Analysis Mode (Slope Stability or Groundwater).