The Main Window of CadnaA

Starting CadnaA

Double-clicking the program icon on the Windows-desktop or an alternative click on the link on the Start menu in Programs/Datakustik/CadnaA of MS-WINDOWS starts CadnaA and the main window opens.

Main Window

Working with mouse and keyboard in parallel

On the main window, all objects can be entered and edited using mouse, and keyboard in parallel. Inserting an object at the same time creates a new data record in the pertinent object list (Tables menu).

Dialogs and also the toolbox can be moved on the desktop by positioning the mouse pointer on the title bar of the dialog while pressing the left mouse button. Now, drag the dialog to the desired position with the mouse button held down. Release it at the new location.

Symbols

On the symbol of CadnaA symbols are shown which upon clicking with the mouse immediately trigger a function (i.e. serving as shortcuts). The functions of each symbols is displayed on a tooltip when the mouse arrow is positioned on a symbol. When now the left mouse button is kept pressed the function will, additionally, be displayed on the status bar (see also Help text under Show Icon Bar).

Status Bar

The status bar runs horizontally along the bottom of the CadnaA main window.

On the left part of the status bar the object type, ID and name of the object „below“ the mouse pointer is displayed. This holds for point objects and for the input geometry line of line (e.g. road‘s center line) and area objects (e.g. perimeter of area source).

As the mouse pointer is moved across the screen, the right site on the status bar will show the coordinates and, after a calculation, also the levels (L) calculated and, if applicable, also the ground height (G), for that point which the mouse pointer is currently positioned on.

Status Bar on/off

The status bar can be turned on and off via the Options menu by clicking the menu item Show Status Bar.