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Lucid Builder v4

Lucid Builder Entities Tree – Context Pop-up Menu

Additional commands available via the context pop-up menu. The context menu can be accessed by right clicking on an item (or an empty section) within the Entities Tree panel.

Lucid Builder Entities Tree Context Pop-up menu
Lucid Builder Entities Tree context pop-up menu.

Add sub menu

Lucid Builder Entities Tree context pop-up menu - Add sub menu

Add Entity icon Add Entity

Adds a new Entity to the Entities tree. The Entity will be added at the same level within the tree based on where in the tree the context menu was initiated. The Add Entity option will only become available to select when it is logically appropriate. For example, the Builder will not allow an Entity to be created at the same or child level of a Specimen.

Add Entity as Child icon Add Entity as Child

Adds a new Entity as child of the selected Entity within the Entities tree. The Add Entity as Child option will only become available to select when it is logically appropriate. For example, the Builder will not allow an Entity to be created at the same or child level of a Specimen.

Add Entity as Parent icon Add Entity as Parent

Adds a new Entity as a parent of the selected Entity within the Entities tree. The Add Entity as Parent option will only become available to select when it is logically appropriate. For example, the Builder will not allow an Entity to be created as a parent if a Specimen was selected.

Add Specimen icon Add Specimen

Adds a new Specimen to an existing Entity within the Entities tree. See the help topic on Specimens for more information.


copy icon Copy

Copies a selected Entity or Specimen to the system clipboard. A copy of the item may then be pasted elsewhere in the Entity tree.

If a copied item has children, all descendents will be copied along with the selected item. If an item has scores or other properties associated with it (media etc), all scores and properties will remain associated with the copied item and will be pasted with it.

paste icon Paste

Pastes a previously cut or copied item as a child of the selected item.

If a cut or copied item has children, all descendents will be cut or copied and pasted along with the selected item. If an item has scores or other properties associated with it (media etc), all scores and properties will remain associated with the item and will be pasted with it.

Paste As Sibling Paste as sibling

Pastes a previously cut or copied item as a sibling of the selected item.

If a cut or copied item has children, all descendents will be cut or copied and pasted along with the selected item. If an item has scores or other properties associated with it (media etc), all scores and properties will remain associated with the item and will be pasted with it.

Rename iconRename

Renames a selected item in the Entities tree. The item will be placed into edit mode for renaming. Rename can also be invoked by pressing the F2 key.

delete icon Delete

Deletes one or more selected Entities or Specimens.

If the Builder Preferences option Prompt for confirmation during tree delete operations is checked, a Confirm Delete dialog will appear to confirm that the operation should go ahead. If Prompt for confirmation during tree delete operations is unchecked, the item will be deleted immediately without confirmation.

The selected item will be permanently deleted from the key. This operation cannot be undone.


Modify sub menu

Lucid Builder Entity context menu - Modify sub menu - Convert Entity to Specimen option
Lucid Builder Entity context menu - Modify sub menu - Convert Entity to Specimen option.
Lucid Builder Entities tree context pop-up menu - Modify sub menu - Change Specimen to Entity option
Lucid Builder Entities tree context pop-up menu - Modify sub menu - Change Specimen to Entity option.

The Modify sub menu allows you to convert Entity types (Grouping Entity, Entity, Specimen). The menu option available is determined by the Entity type selected. For example, a single Entity can be converted to a specimen if it is the only child Entity. To convert all child Entities of  a Grouping Entity, you must first select all child Entities, then initiate the context menu. All the selected child Entities will then be converted to Specimens. The same process applies for converting Specimens back to regular Entities.

Change type icon Change Entity to Specimen

Converts one (or more) selected child Entities to Specimen Entities. All children of the Grouping Entity must be selected for conversion since a child Entity and Specimen Entity cannot be at the same level within the Entity tree.

Change type icon Change Specimen to Entity

Converts one (or more) selected Specimen Entities to child Entities. All Specimens of the Parent Entity must be selected for conversion since Specimens and Entities cannot be at the same level within the Entity tree.


Filter Tree sub menu

Lucid Builder Entities Tree context pop-up menu - Filter Tree sub menu
Lucid Builder Entities Tree context pop-up menu – Filter Tree sub menu.

The options within the Filter Tree sub menu depend on what Entity Subsets have been created. All Entity Subsets will be listed as menu options. Each available Entity Subset can be toggled on or off by selecting or un-selecting the Subset within the menu. When an Entity Subset is toggled on, the Entities scored for that Subset will be displayed, while non-scored Entities for that Subset will be hidden. That is only Entities that are scored in the selected Subsets will be displayed.


Media sub menu

Lucid Builder Entities tree context pop-up menu - Media sub menu
Lucid Builder Entities tree context pop-up menu – Media sub menu.

Attach HTML icon Attach HTML File

Allows the attachment of a HTML (or PDF) file present within your keys Media folder to the selected Entity or Specimen.

Attach URL icon Attach HTML Url

Allows the attachment of a Url based resource (E.g. web page) to the selected Entity or Specimen.

Attach Image icon Attach Image File

Allows the attachment of an image(s) to the selected Entity or Specimen. Multiple image files can be attached via the file browse dialog by using Ctrl (individual selection) or the Shift key (block selection).

Attach HTML icon Attach Description

Attaches a Description to the Entity. Descriptions cannot be attached to a specimen. For the Description to contain a description about the Entity you must create and/or attach a Description template (output template) for the key and associate this and the transform template (e.g. Sentence, paragraph or table etc) via the Key Options…Descriptions tab. See Creating Natural Language Descriptions help topic for more information.


Export sub menu

Lucid Builder Entity tree context pop-up menu - Export sub menu
Lucid Builder Entities tree context pop-up menu – Export sub menu.

Export Media icon Export Media

Creates a Media List file containing references to all media associated with the selected Entity or Specimen. The Media List file will be automatically saved to the same location as the key (I.e. Where the  .lk5 file is located). The file name is automatically generated based on the tree path to the Entity or Specimen and will include the selected items label.

See Media File help topic for more information.

Export scores icon Export Scores

Creates a LIF3 file containing all the score information associated with the selected Entity or Specimen for all Features scored. The Export Scores function can be initiated from the Feature or a State of the Feature. The LIF3 file will be automatically saved to the same location as the key (I.e. Where the  .lk5 file is located). The file name is automatically generated based on the tree path to the Feature or State and will include the selected items label.

See the LIF3 help topic for more information.