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NEW (MD17) Quick Access menu for frequently-used commands
NEW (MD17+): The Quick Access toolbar are above the menu bar. It shows always.
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.
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.
If you show toolbars:
•the General toolbars are directly above and below the graphics-area.
•the toolbars are collapsed when you start MechDesigner.