Main Panel

The Main Panel is the primary window of the HiNC application, providing navigation and access to all major features.

Key Models

• Project Service
  • WPF Single-User Desktop Application: Uses self-hosted LocalProjectService
  • Web Service Application: Service inherits from IProjectService
• User Service: UserService

Layout Structure

• Top Navigation Menu
  • Project Menu Dropdown
    • Project Path Text Field
    • New MenuItem
    • Load MenuItem
    • Save MenuItem
    • Save As MenuItem
  • Environment Menu Dropdown
    • Machine Tool MenuItem Open Machine Tool Page Sole window in WPF app. The page manages MachiningEquipment.MachiningChain.
    • Controller MenuItem Open Controller Page
    • Tool House MenuItem
    • Fixture MenuItem Open Fixture Page
    • Workpiece MenuItem Open Workpiece Page
  • Mission MenuItem Open Mission Page
  • Player MenuItem Link to Player Panel (Not exist on WPF app.)
  • Player Belonged Tool Bars. See Player Panel. Shows only if the Main Panel content is Player Panel.
  • Preference Menu Dropdown
  • Help MenuItem
    • HiAPI Version label A label to show the HiNc library version.
• Log MenuItem Open Log Viewer to display application logs for the current day. The Log Viewer provides real-time access to system logs with filtering and download capabilities. It reads log files from the server's log directory and presents them in a formatted, searchable interface. Users can refresh the log content or download the current day's log file for offline analysis.
• Central Page Panel
• Message Section on Main Panel

Project Menu Behavior

The Project Path Text Field displays the current project path when a project is loaded. It is implemented as a pure text field (not a button) that allows users to select and copy the path.

The Project Menu manages MachiningProject with the following operations:

Operation	Description	Example
New	Creates a new project	See DemoBuildGeomOnlyMachiningProject
Load	Opens an existing project	See DemoUseMachiningProject
Save	Saves the current project	See DemoBuildGeomOnlyMachiningProject
Save As	Saves the project to a new location	See DemoBuildGeomOnlyMachiningProject

All operation results (success or exception) are displayed via <xref:Hi.Common.Messages.MessageHost>. When a project is loaded, the Player Panel's RenderingCanvas is set to isometric view using SetViewToIsometricView().

Note

The implementation uses static functions of <xref:Hi.Common.Messages.MessageHost> for message handling. Async operations ensure smooth user experience during file I/O.

Platform-Specific Differences

WPF Application

• Only a single instance of each sub-window (Mission, Workpiece, Fixture) can exist at a time
• The Player MenuItem does not exist in the WPF version, as the Main Panel itself serves as the Player Panel

Web Application

• The Player Panel is the default panel displayed on the main page
• The page URL and panel state are synchronized (bi-directional navigation)

Source Code Locations

See HiNC GUI Architecture for git repository links.

WPF Application

• MainWindow

Web Application

• Environments/PreferenceController.cs
• Environments/ProjectController.cs
• wwwroot/app.js
• wwwroot/index.html
• wwwroot/preference/log-viewer.js