Tool Bar (Plate)

Current Item: Plate -- Tool Bar File:PlateToolBar.PNG

Description

The Tool Bar is the row of buttons just below the Main Menu Bar.

How-To

• New Part: Opens a new part file.
• New Assembly: Opens a new Assembly file.
• New Plate: Opens a new plate (sheet metal) file.
• Open Part: Opens a browser where an existing part file can be selected and opened.
• Open Assembly: Opens a browser where an existing Assembly project can be selected and opened.
• Open Plate: Opens a browser where an existing plate file can be selected and opened.
• Save: Saves the current project.
• Print: Prints the display window.
• Print Preview: Shows a preview of the display window.
• Import a part from Solidworks: Opens the Import Part screen, where a part can be imported from Solidworks and defined.
• Display Mode: Display Mode can either be clicked like a button to toggle between line, wireframe, and shaded versions of the Assembly project, or a Display Mode can be selected from the drop down menu by clicking the down arrow to the right of the Display Mode button.
• PickPoint Display: Click PickPoint Display to toggle the display of PickPoints on or off.
• Projections: Click on the Projections button to reveal the Projections window. Each button in the Planar and Isometric areas represents a predefined viewing angle that you can switch to. To save the current view so that you can switch back to it later, Click one of the Click to Set buttons in the Custom area. To clear a Custom view Click Clear and click on the custom button that you want to clear, or click Clear All to clear all custom views.
• Home: Returns the display window to the home view.
• Zoom Fit: Zooms the display in or out to fit the current project.
• Color: Opens the Color menu, where the color of new features can be selected.
• Line Type: Any new lines that are placed will be the type of line that is selected in the Line Type drop down menu. Click the small picture of a line to the right of the phrase "Line Type" to open the Line Type drop down menu.
• Layer: Use the Layer drop down menu to select a layer. You can only work on the currently selected layer.
• Flange: To switch the active flange, use the Flange drop down menu.