Context Toolbars

Displaying Toolbars

You can display context toolbars from the Design Manager tree and the work area as follows.

• Click a feature and the context toolbar is displayed with the General section of the context toolbar hidden.

  A sketch is selected in this example.

  
  
  
• Right-click a feature and the context toolbar is displayed with the General section of the context toolbar expanded.

  A component is selected in this example.

When you press the Control (Ctrl) or Shift key, any visible context toolbar is hidden. Once you release the key, the context toolbar reappears. This allows you to temporarily hide the context toolbar so you can view or select items that are blocked when the context toolbar is displayed. If you made another selection while the Ctrl or Shift is pressed, the context toolbar reflects appropriate commands based on the combination of selected objects.

Upper Section

	Edit Feature Edits the selected feature.
	Edit Sketch Plane Edits the position of the sketch plane.
	Show Sketch Dimensions Shows the dimensions that have been applied in the sketch. A message is displayed if the sketch has no defined dimensions. Click the dimension value, enter a new value, and press enter. The sketch updates. Click anywhere in the 3D area to exit the current dimension field. Click anywhere in the 3D area a second time to hide the dimensions for the selected sketch.
	Hide Hides the selected feature. Note: To show the selected feature again, select the hidden feature in the Design Manager tree and click Show .
	Show/Hide Sketch Axis Displays or hides the sketch axis.
	Normal To Orients the view, normal to the selected plane or face.
	Extrude Extrudes the selected sketch entity within the active sketch.
	Move with Triad Displays the triad for moving the selected component.
	Set this coordinate system as current Specifies the selected coordinate system to be the default coordinate system. This context toolbar option is only displayed when an origin or coordinate system is selected and is not the current coordinate system. The default coordinate system does not display this icon in the tree. To change the default origin, select a different coordinate system in the tree or the 3D area and click from the context toolbar.
	Apply Material Applies a material to a component from the list of materials in your Material Browser.
	Make Translucent Click Make Translucent to make the selected component translucent. Exit Translucency appears next to the triad when using the Make Translucent command. To adjust the translucency, click the arrow next to the triad to open a context toolbar and select the Translucency Manager . The translucency slider is displayed. Drag the translucency slider to apply a specific level of translucency to the selected part or face. Transparent geometry can only be selected if there is nothing behind it. All opaque geometry that is behind the transparent geometry is selectable as if the transparent geometry is hidden. Click Exit Translucency to exit the command.
	Color Applies a color to a component from the Color picker dialog box.
	Create New Assembly You can use the Create New Assembly command from the Design Manager tree group components and form assemblies. The current physical product becomes part of the new assembly.
	Spline Point You can add one or more spline points on an existing spline. By dragging a spline point, you can adjust the shape of a spline.
	Sketch Diagnostics You can repair an over-defined sketch using the Sketch Diagnostics tool.

General Section

When you select a 3DShape or component in the Design Manager tree, a context toolbar is displayed with only those commands that can be applied to that component.

	Select Chain Projects an entire chain of a selected item in an inactive sketch on to the active sketch. The command appears while selecting items for converting entities and creating projection curves.
	Select Other Displays a list of edges, faces, parts, and other objects in the Select Other dialog box. As you move the pointer over the list, the objects highlight in the 3D area. You can select one element on the list. Note: The list only includes objects that are close to the pointer. When in Touch mode, click Accept Selection to select the highlighted object in the list.
	Fix Component Identifies components that are held in position by a fixed constraint. Once a component is Fixed, click Float Component to move the component freely.
	Delete Deletes the selected feature.
	Chain Selection Selects objects that are looped to the current selection in a sketch. If a line is selected, select chain selects all the lines connected in the chain.
	Duplicate Duplicates the sketch objects, geometry, or components that are selected in the tree or work area. The duplicated items are inserted at an offset to the original and can be relocated.
	Tangent Selection / Deselection Selects objects that are tangent to the current selection. You can also deselect the already selected tangent objects.
	Loop Selection Selects objects that are looped to the current selection. If a face is selected, select edge loop to select the edges around the face. If a laminar edge is selected, select open loop to select the edges around the surface body opening.
	Reorder Components Reorder and move components in the design manager tree.
	Convert Sketch Entity Converts the inactive sketch from the design manager tree to the active sketch.
	Make Body You can copy a body from one set to the other. You can create a new set to copy the body or copy to an existing set. Name the new set in the New set name field. Select the existing set from the list. Activate the component before using Make Body in to copy the body into that component.
	Isolate Isolates the selected component, temporary hiding the other components during the use of this command. Exiting isolation mode, restores the previous states of the other components. When a component has been isolated, Exit Isolate appears next to the triad. Click Exit Isolate to exit the Isolate command.
	Highlight Components Highlights the mated components. Click a mate the tree and select Highlight Components in the context toolbar. The mated components are highlighted in the tree and in the 3D area. Click anywhere in the 3D area and exit the command.
	Global Refresh Updates your component with the latest external changes from other users.
	Solve Incorporates the latest changes to the current component.
	Reload Reopen the latest saved version of the current component.
	Open Opens an existing component.
	Edit Edits the selected component.
	Copy Copies all the sketch entities into clipboard from the design tree.
	Paste Pastes the copied entities on the selected plane or planar face.
	Physical Component Locked Informs you if the physical component is locked by another user. After making a component you need to save it, the locked state changes after saving it. Use the following commands associated with locking the physical component: Locked by another user. You cannot make changes to this component. The other user has to unlock the component. Unlock: Indicates that the component is not locked by anyone in the collaborative environment. Any user with access to the 3DSpace can edit it. Note: To prevent others from editing the component, click . Lock Indicates that you have locked the component and to make it available for others for editing, it needs to be unlocked. Note: To make the component available to others, click .
	Component Geometry Locked Informs you if the component geometry is locked by another user. After making a component you need to save it, the locked state changes after saving it. Use the following commands associated with lockin the geometry of a physical product: Locked by another user. You cannot make changes to this geometry. The other user has to unlock the geometry. Unlock: Indicates that the geometry is not locked by anyone in the collaborative environment. Any user with access to the 3DSpace can edit it. Note: To prevent others from editing the component, click . LOCKIndicates that you have locked the geometry of a physical component and to make it available for others for editing, you need to unlock it. Note: To make the geometry available to others, click .
	Invert Selection You can invert the existing selection of sub-assemblies and related components. When you select a sub-assembly and its components, the sub-assembly gets the preference. The inverted selection contains the unselected components of the sub-assembly.
	Properties Displays the properties applied to the component.
	Design Assistance Suggests locations where the selected entity can be duplicated in the model.
	Flexible Subassembly Makes a subassembly under the parent assembly flexible.

Features Section

When you select a 3DShape or component in the Design Manager tree, a context toolbar is displayed with only those commands that can be applied to that component.

	Deactivate When you deactivate a feature, it disappears from the model, but not deleted. The selected feature and their parents or children disappear from the model view and is shown with a strikethrough in the Design Manager. Perform the step again to Activate the feature and switch the state.
	Roll to You can roll the model back in the Design Manager tree and revert the model to an earlier state. You can add new features or edit existing features in the reverted model. You can also drag the rollback bar forward or backward in the tree.
	Direct Edit Converts the feature or body to an editable entity. Note: You can only convert solids direct edit. You cannot convert surfaces.
	Isolate Cuts the links between a geometric feature and its reference geometry. Isolated features become datum elements, which means they are features without inputs. Their geometry is fixed and cannot be updated. Note: An error message appears if the selected element cannot be isolated. For example, features that are deactivated or not up-to-date cannot be isolated.