Action Pad

The Action Pad lets you organize your favorite commands.

By default, Smart Mechanical Components proposes the commands listed below, provided you have access to the corresponding apps.

Note: The online User Assistance of commands imported from other apps may be available only from the action bar of those apps.

To access the Action Pad panel, from the Tools section of the action bar, click Action Pad , or right-click inside the 3D area and select Display > Action Pad.

Define Component
Defines a component by specifying its base Axis System for positioning (Hook) and its impacting geometries (Assembly Features).
See Defining Components.
Mechanical Interfaces Creation
Creates a mechanical interface.
Define Component Specifications
Defines the position of one or several components from published axis systems.
See Defining Component Specifications.
Place Components
Places or connects components from their Component Specifications, or mechanical interfaces, or normal to a surface.
See Placing Components.
Adaptive Components
Reconnects features with external links of an Adaptive Component in the context.
See Reconnecting Adaptive Components in the Context.
Component Impacts
Computes the impacts of component Assembly Features on the design context.
See Defining Technological Impacts of a Component on Its Environment.
Impacted by Components
Computes the impacts on a selection of products.
See Creating Technological Impacts on Representations.
Cut Components
Cuts several mono-instance components by an existing Assembly Feature.
See Cutting Components.
Insert New 3D Part
Inserts a new child 3D part.
See Product Structure Design User's Guide.
Insert New Extended Product
Inserts a new child product with an extended type.
See Product Structure Design User's Guide.
Create a Publication
Creates a publication on a representation.
See Product Structure Design User's Guide.
Engineering Connection
See Assembly Design User's Guide: Engineering Connections.
Catalog Browser
See Design IP Classification User's Guide.
Measure Item
See Part Design: Measuring in the Part Design App.
Measure Between
See Part Design: Measuring in the Part Design App.
Show All Component Specifications
Shows all Component Specifications of the active product.
See Defining Component Specifications.
Hide All Component Specifications
Hides all Component Specifications of the active product.
See Defining Component Specifications.
Show Free Component Specifications
Shows the free Component Specifications of the active product.
See Defining Component Specifications.
Transparent Plates
Makes plates transparent in active product
Makes plates transparent. Applies to the active product.
Opaque Plates
Makes plates opaque in active product
Makes plates opaque. Applies to the active product.
Show Plates
Show plates in active product
Shows plates. Applies to the active product.
Hide Plates
Hides plates in active product
Hides plates. Applies to the active product.
*iso
See Basic Viewing Commands
*top
See Basic Viewing Commands
*bottom
See Basic Viewing Commands
*front
See Basic Viewing Commands
*back
See Basic Viewing Commands
Update All
Updates all relations and links in the product.
See Assembly Design User's Guide.
Selective Refresh
Refreshes the selected objects loaded in your session that have been modified by another user.
See Product Structure Design User's Guide.