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Action Bar
Standard Area
Sketch Section
Sheet Metal Section
Feature Section
Assembly Section
Tools Section
Lifecycle Section
Marketplace Section
View Section
User Interface
Context Toolbars
Panels
3D Coordinate System
About 3D Coordinate System
Z-Up Model Orientations
Y-Up Model Orientations
Work Area
Locking and Unlocking Action Bar
Dialog Boxes
Equations
Adding, Editing, and Deleting Equations
Equations in Sketches and Features
Operators, Functions, and Constants
About the Robot
Box Selections
Breadcrumb Selections
Using Mouse, Trackpad, and Touch Devices
Mouse Controls
Shortcut Rings
Touch Functions
Trackpad Functions
Using the View Selector
Design Manager Tree
Design Manager
Viewing the Design Manager
Working in the Design Manager
Ordered Geometrical Sets
Creating an Assembly from the Content Toolbar
Showing and Hiding Items
Editing a Sketch Plane
Constraint Status
Design Manager Context Options
Delete Selected Features
Deactivating Features
Grouping and Ungrouping Components
Reordering and Moving Components
Reimporting Components
Rolling Back Features in the Design Tree
Command Parking
Design Manager Messages
Design Range
Keyboard Shortcuts
Predefined Queries
Workflows
Workflow to Create Sheet Metal Component
Workflow to Convert Geometry to Sheet Metal Body
Working with 3DSpace and Other Apps
Working with 3DSpace
Working with Content from 3DSpace and 3DDrive
Opening Content Using Drag and Drop
Collaboration with SOLIDWORKS Desktop
Converting SOLIDWORKS Files
About Generate Derived Output
Converting SOLIDWORKS Files With No Exact Geometry in Dashboard Apps
Checking the Status of a Job in Collaboration and Approvals
Home Page
Standard Area
Creating a Component
Opening and Closing Components
Importing Geometry
Saving Components
Exporting Geometry
Reloading Components
Refreshing Components
Solving Components
Switching Apps
Specifying Preferences
Isolating Components
User Assistance Panel
Learning Assistant Panel
Sketch Section
Working in Sketches
Creating Features from Sketch Mode
Sketching with Freehand Gestures
Using Copy and Paste on Sketches
Sketching Lines
Sketching Rectangles
Sketching Two Corner Rectangles
Sketching Center Rectangles
Sketching Three Point Corner Rectangles
Sketching Three Point Center Rectangles
Sketching Parallelograms
Sketching Arcs
Sketching Circles
Sketching Ellipse
About Ellipses
Sketching Ellipses
Dimensioning Ellipses
Editing Ellipses
Sketching a Polygon
Sketching Spline
About Through Point Spline
Sketching Through Point Splines
Editing a Spline
Sketching Slots
Sketching Centerline Slots
Sketching Midpoint Centerline Slots
Sketching Three Point Arc Slots
Sketching Center Arc Slots
Creating Text
Sketching Points
Dimensioning a Sketch
Filleting Sketch Entities
Splitting Sketch Entities
Trimming and Extending Sketch Entities
Sketch Offset
Transform Sketch Entities
Mirroring Sketch Entities
Converting External Geometries and Sketches
Inserting an Existing Sketch
Selecting Midpoints
Snapping
Inferencing
Interchangeable Curves
Design Assistance for Sketch
About Design Assistance for Sketch
Duplicating Sketch Entities
Sketch Constraints
Types of Sketch Constraints
Working with Sketch Constraints
Sketch Objects
Types of Sketch Objects
Working with Sketch Objects
Boolean Sketch Objects
About Boolean Sketch Objects
Adding Sketch Objects
Subtracting Sketch Objects
Intersecting Sketch Objects
Sketch Diagnostics
About Sketch Diagnostics
Diagnosing a Sketch
Sheet Metal Section
Defining the Sheet Metal Parameters
Switching to Flat Pattern View
Reference Axis
Reference Plane
Reference Point
Axis System
About Axis Systems
Defining an Axis System
About Sidewall Faces Selection
Creating a Wall from Sketch
Creating an Extrusion
Creating a Rolled Wall
Creating a Wall from an Edge
Creating Flanges
Creating Flanges
Creating Hems
Creating Tear Drops
Creating User Flanges
Creating a Cutout
Creating Corners
Creating Sheet Metal Chamfers
Using the Selection Helper
Creating a Bend
Creating a Bend from Flat
Folding Bends and Flanges
Unfolding Bends and Flanges
Creating a Corner Relief
Creating a Rectangular Pattern
Creating Circular Patterns
Creating User-Defined Patterns
Mirroring a Feature or Body
Creating Sheet Metal Symmetry
Convert Surface to Sheet Metal Wall
Creating a User Stamp
Recognizing Features
Creating Lofted Bents
Feature Section
3D Primitives
Workflow for Creating 3D Primitives
Creating a Cube Primitive
Creating a Cylinder Primitive
Creating a Sphere Primitive
Creating a Torus Primitive
Specifying Primitive Options
Extrude and Extrude Cut
Revolve and Revolve Cut
Sweep and Sweep Cut
Loft and Loft Cut
Fillets
Shell
Mirror
Inserting an Existing Geometry
Design Assistance for Selection
Chamfer
Assembly Section
Working with External References
About External References
Creating External References
Creating Isolated External References
Inserting New Components
Inserting Existing Components
Component Patterns
Creating Linear Component Patterns
Creating Circular Component Patterns
Creating Feature Driven Component Patterns
About Make Component
Making Components from Bodies
Replace Component
Symmetry
Mates
Types of Mates
Functional Joints
Add Mate
Compound Joints
Gear Joint
Rack and Pinion Joint
Cable Joint
Edit and Delete Mate
Deactivate and Activate
Design Assistance for Mates
About Design Assistance for Mates
Suggest Similar Mates
Smart Mate with Design Assistance
About Smart Mate
Creating Mates Using Smart Mate
Copy Component with Mates
Creating Mirror Instances of a Component
Interference Detection
Clearance Check
Hole Alignment
Converting Sketch Objects to Components
Making Subassemblies Flexible
Tools Section
Inserting Pictures Into a Plane
Converting a Picture to a Sketch
Using Colors
Measure
Mass Properties
About Draft Analysis
Performing Draft Analysis
Adding Zebra Stripes to Components
Working with Parameters
Inserting an Ordered Geometrical Set
Update Content Library
Sharing Pictures with 3DSwym Communities
Sharing 3D Files with 3DSwym Communities
Printing 3D Models
Applying and Replacing Materials
Fab Connect
Check Overlapping
Saving as DXF
Lifecycle Section
Component Properties
Revisions
Creating New Revisions and Branches
Changing Maturity
Locking and Unlocking Components
Lock Unlock Options
Locking Components
Unlocking Components
Sending a Request to Unlock
Marketplace Section
Sending Your Models to 3DEXPERIENCE Marketplace Make
Accessing 3D Components from PartSupply
View Section
Zoom, Pan, Rotate, Reframe
Changing Views
View Filters
Customizing the View Modes
Managing the Visualization Quality
Creating a Section View
Tablet or Mobile Device Option
Enabling and Disabling Breadcrumbs
Viewing a Model Normal To
Ambience Options
Shading and Edges Options
Default Appearance Options