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USING THE INVENTOR GRAPHICAL INTERFACE 3
Switching Toolbars Manually
Although Inventor will automatically change the tool panel depending on what stage of the design
you are in, sometimes you will want to switch the toolbars manually. To do this, simply click the
arrow next to the tool panel, and select the tool panel you want from the list displayed. Once you
become comfortable with the tool panel commands, you can unselect Display Text with Icons. This
removes the text descriptions next to the icons, allowing you to reduce the amount of screen real
estate they consume.
Using the Inventor Graphical Interface
The Inventor graphical interface is very different from what you’re used to in AutoCAD. In
Figure 1.3, you can explore the entire Inventor window, which shows an assembly file open for
editing.
Figure 1.3
The complete
Inventor screen in
assembly mode
New File Open File Save File
Undo
Redo
Selection Filters Return Create New Sketch Update Zoom All Zoom Window Zoom
Pan
Zoom Selected
Orbit
Look At View Cube Steering Wheel Display Mode View Mode Shadow Component Opacity Analysis Color Styles
View Cube