Review Section

The Review section of the action bar provides commands for various review operations.

This page discusses:

Connect Checker Analysis
See Flyout for Connect Checker Analysis
Apply Dress-Up
See Flyout for Apply Dress-Up
Geometric Information
Displays geometric information on elements.
See Displaying Geometric Information On Elements.
Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
WYSIWYG mode
Enables the WYSIWYG visualization mode.
Allows a better understanding of the geometrical model thanks to a visualization of the topological links between faces of a surface and edges of a wire.
See Working with the WYSIWYG Mode.
Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
Sharpness mode
Allows to accurately detect the edges' sharpness and display all edges detected as sharp.
See Working with the Sharpness Mode.
Visual Diagnostic mode
Allows a better understanding of non-manifold geometry by highlighting non-manifold edges of surfaces or solids.
Show Historical Graph
Shows how to work a with a historical graph.
See Using the Historical Graph
Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
Scan or Define In Work Object
Scans a 3D object and defines the current object as in work object.
See Scanning the 3D Shape and Defining In Work Objects
Parameterization Analysis
Analyzes the structure of a representation and isolates specific features within a 3D representation.
See Analyzing Using Parameterization
Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
Dynamic Sectioning
Creates a 3D section view of the part.
See Creating Dynamic Section View
CATDwc V6/V5 As Specs Checker/Cleaner
Checks backward compatibility of objects.
See 3D Modeling: 3D Modeling Core: Part Design User's Guide: About Downward Compatibility Checker Tool
Text with Leader
See Flyout for Text with Leader
View from Reference
Creates View/Annotation Plane features.
See View/Annotation Plane Creation
Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
3D Tag
Displays text with leader on geometrical features.
See Creating 3D Tags

Flyout for Connect Checker Analysis

Connect Checker Analysis
Checks connections between surfaces and curves and measures G0, G1, G2, and G3 deviations.
See Checking Connections.
Light Distance Analysis
Analyzes the distance between two sets of elements.
See Analyzing Distances between Two Sets of Elements
Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
Feature Draft Analysis
Analyses the draft angle on a surface to ensure its manufacturing feasibility.
See Analyzing the Draft Angle.
Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
Surfacic Curvature Analysis
Maps a color texture on a surface according to the curvature in each point.
See Analyzing Surface Curvature.
Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
Porcupine Curvature Analysis
Creates a visual representation of the point, tangent, and curvature continuity of curves and surfaces.
See Analyzing Using Porcupine Curvature.

Flyout for Apply Dress-Up

Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
Apply Dress-Up
Adjusts the display of the control point mesh and segment boundaries on elements.
See Using Dress-Up Options.
Remove Dress-Up
Shows how to remove a dress-up.
See Using Dress-Up Options.

Flyout for Text with Leader

Note: This command is available in all Generative Shape Design apps except Generative Wireframe and Surface app.
Text with Leader
Creates a text with leader.
See Creating a Text with Leader
Flag Note with Leader
Creates a flag note with leader.
See Creating Flag Notes with Leader