Matrices – Ribbon Menu

Genesis edition only.

The contextual ribbon menu for the Matrices window provides you with access to all of the functions that allow you to add, remove, and manage the Matrices within your project.

Matrices – ribbon menu

GENERAL GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Paste
Ctrl + V

Clicking the Paste button will insert the information from the clipboard into the Matrices window.

Copy
Ctrl + C

Clicking the Copy button will copy the selected Matrix information to the clipboard.

This allows the data to be pasted within Expert Estimation or into an external application.

Undo
Ctrl + Z

Clicking the Undo button reverses the last change made to the data.

Redo
Ctrl + Y

The Redo button becomes available when an undo action is performed and is used to reverse the undo action.

Properties
Alt + Enter

Opens the Properties pane to the right-hand side of the window.

This will display the details of the currently selected Matrix and gives you the ability to edit multiple lines at once.

EDITING GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Add Matrix
Ctrl + Shift + =

Clicking the Add Matrix button will add a new Matrix to the project with the default name ‘Matrix’.

Remove Matrix
Ctrl + Del

Clicking the Remove Matrix button will permanently remove the selected Matrix from the Matrix window.

Note: You cannot remove a Matrix if a Matrix Item associated with the Matrix is being used in the project.

Matrix Items
Ctrl + I

Opens the Matrix Items window, allowing you to calculate and create a range of Matrix items for the selected Matrix.

DISPLAY GROUP

NAME

DESCRIPTION

Restore Layout

If columns have been removed, adjusted or relocated, clicking the Restore Layout button will restore columns to their default layout.