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Using Context Menus in the Graphics Area
In addition to the Browser menus, context-sensitive menus are available in
the graphics area during the modeling process. When you start Mechanical
Desktop, the Part menu is available in the graphics area. You can toggle
between the Part and Assembly menus as you build your models. When you
are in Scene mode, the Scene menu is available. In Drawing mode, you can
toggle between the Drawing and Annotate menus.
Using Toolbars
Toolbars have icons to represent frequently-used commands, settings, and
environments. You can choose an icon instead of selecting a command from
a menu or entering its name on the command line. When you pause with
the mouse selection arrow on an icon, the command action is shown at the
bottom of the screen. A tooltip also appears under the cursor. Click the left
mouse button to select the command.
Some icons have a subtoolbar (flyout) with related icons. If the icon has a
small arrow in the lower right corner, drag the mouse to reveal the additional
icons, and then select one.
To hide a toolbar, click the button in its upper right corner. To unhide it,
right-click any toolbar. In the pop-up menu, select the toolbar to redisplay.
The toolbar is automatically redisplayed.
To reorient the Mechanical Desktop toolbars to their default positions,
choose View ➤ Toolbars ➤ Desktop Express (Left). If you prefer the toolbars
at the right of your screen, choose Desktop Express (Right).
You may want to view larger toolbar icons. To do so, right-click any toolbar
and choose Customize. Select Large Buttons at the bottom left of the Toolbars
dialog box.
If you choose Large Buttons and then dock the toolbars in the screen header
area above the command line or at either side of the screen, some icons may
not be visible. In that case, you can drag the toolbar onto the screen.