How do I know I am using the Part-Editor?

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How do I know I am using the Part-Editor?

How do I know I am using the Part-Editor and not the Mechanism-Editor?

Part in Mechanism-Editor

Part in Mechanism-Editor

Mechanism-Editor:

There is more than one Part - usually

There is a Part-Outline around each Part

The XY-axes, at the start-Point of each Part, are relatively small.

Part in Part-Editor

Part in Part-Editor

Part-Editor:

You cannot see the Part-Outline

The XY-axes are relatively large

There is a Dimension for the length of the CAD-Line from the start-Point to the end-Point of a Part that you have added to the model.