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 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 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