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The Help menu (no toolbar) has the tools to find different help formats.
Help menu - MD17
Hints Click to toggle “show or hide hints” as you move your mouse above a command icon, and over different areas of a dialog. |
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Local Help We put the Local Help in <CommonAppData>\ Help \ - when you install MechDesigner. To get contextual help: •Click Help menu > Open Local Help, and/or •Click the •Press the F1 key when you move your mouse over a command button. |
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On-line Help You need an Internet connection. We open for you the MechDesigner's Help Welcome Page. The On-Line help has many tutorials. |
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Download Latest Help... You MUST start MechDesigner with Administrator Rights Download the Local Help to make sure you have the latest version. 1.Click Help menu > Download Latest Help... ![]() 2.Click Download Now button |
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Download Example Models 1.Click a model from the list of Examples Wait for the model to download. Some models are large. Please be patient to make sure the file downloads. To show MD-Solids and any CAD-Solids, click: •Edit toolbar > Auto Update / Rebuild •Visibility toolbar > Show Model in Mechanisms to show Solids •Element-Visibility toolbar > Show/Hide Planes to hide Planes that may hide other elements in the model. |
Toggle Hints Use to show tool-tips next to your mouse-pointer. 1.Click to Toggle Off (You may need to click this two(2) times) 2.Click again to Toggle On See also Application Settings |
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MechDesigner YouTube Click to see the MechDesigner YouTube channel. |
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