Navigating the Optitex Shell Interface

The Optitex Shell application is dynamic according to the type of files you are opening: Marker files or PDS files. and the command you have chosen.

To open the Optitex Shell, double click on the Shell icon on your desktop.

The main screen displays:

The example below shows an example of a Marker file that was already added.

The main screen includes the following areas:

Main Menu

File
Add	Allows you to add files either MRK or PDS files.
New	Allows you to create a new file.
Open File in Marker	If you are opening Marker files, allows you to open the file directly in the Optitex Marker.
Run Batch File	If you have created a batch file allows you to run the batch file.
Copy List File to Excel	Allows you to copy the table to an Excel sheet.

Edit
Remove from List	If an item is selected in the table, removes the item from the list.
Clear List	Clears the entire table.
Select All	Selects all items in the table.
Invert Selection	If an item is selected, clears the selected item.
Search	Allows you to search through the list of items.
Stop Search	Stops an active search.

Commands
Marker Order	Allows you to setup the Marker order for PDS files via the Marker Order command.
Import	Allows you to import files from other applications via the Import command.
Update	Allows you to update a Marker file.
Nest	Allows you to nest your Marker files via the Nest command.
Export	Allows you to export the files via the Export command.
Plot	Allows you to plot the files via the Plot command.
Print	Allows you to print a copy via the Print command.
Report	Allows you to create an Excel report via the Report command.
Save	Allows you to save a copy of the file via the Save command.
Auto Change Notches Conditions	Allows you to define the auto changes for notches.
Multiple Marker Commands	Allows you to define multiple commands at once.

View
Toolbar	If selected, the toolbar will display.
Status Bar	If selected, the status bar will display.
Display Full File Name	If selected, the full file name will display including the location of the file.
Display Preview	If selected, the preview area will display so you can see a picture of the file (either PDS or Marker).

Options
Quiet Mode	Does not perform actions on the file, only displays the file information.
Save Batch File	Allows you to save a batch file so you can run it later on.
Auto Change Notches	Allows you to change the notches in the marker before nesting or plotting.
Column Settings	Allows you to modify the display of the columns.

Icons

Icon	Description
	Click to create a marker order from a style file.
	Click to import a file from a different format.
	Click to update a style file if the file was changed.
	Click to nest.
	Click to export the file to another format.
	Click to plot.
	Click to print a copy of the file information.
	Click to create an Excel report.
	Click to run the Multiple Marker command.
	Click to search for a specific file.
	Click to stop an active search.
	Click to view in quiet mode.
	Click to add the command to the batch file.