1: Menu bar and General Toolbars

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1: Menu bar and General Toolbars

BT-WhiteSq-1NEW in MD17 - Quick Access Tools

NEW (MD17) Quick Access menu for frequently-used commands

NEW (MD17) Quick Access menu for frequently-used commands

NEW (MD17+): The Quick Access toolbar are above the menu bar. It shows always.


BT-1-24Menu bar and/or Toolbars

New options in MD17+:

You can choose to show :

Menu bar only (MD17 style) - an icon and short hint for each command in a pseudo ribbon

OR

Toolbars only (MD16 style) - an icon for each command in a toolbar that you can expand and collapse

OR

Menu bar (MD17 style) AND Toolbars (MD16 style)

See Application-Settings > Accessibility tab.


BT-24 Menu bar

Menu bar and File commands

Menu bar and File commands

If you show the menu bar,

the commands in File, Edit, Filters, View, Internet, and Help are common to most CAD applications.

the commands in Function-Blocks, Mechanism, Geometry, Forces, MD-Solids, Visibility, Run are those that you use to build and cycle your MechDesigner model.

the menus that are active are a function of the editor-type.

General toolbars

If you show toolbars:

the General toolbars are directly above and below the graphics-area.

the toolbars are collapsed when you start MechDesigner.

General toolbars ABOVE the graphics-area

General toolbars above graphic-area

General toolbars BELOW the graphics-area

General toolbars below graphic-area