3D toolbar

Use the buttons on the 3D preview toolbar [Preview 3D] to control the 3D preview [Preview 3D]. The most important functions are summarized here.

3D preview [Preview 3D] toolbar

If you move the cursor over the buttons, the display of a button changes from dimmed to full-color.

Mouse cursor over magnifying glass [Magnifying glass]

Activated buttons (here in the image, e.g. shaded with edges [Shaded with edges] ) are displayed slightly darker.

Activated buttons

Orientation cube

Optionally, you can display an orientation cube [Orientation cube] at the bottom left instead of the coordinate system. Use it to easily rotate the 3D view. Click on an edge, corner or surface to bring it to the front. Repeatedly clicking on a surface rotates the part around the perpendicular to the surface.

Corner

Face

Edge

Page areas with arrows also have dimensions (like the icons in the toolbar).

To display the orientation cube, please select PARTdataManager in the Extras menu [Extras] under Settings [Settings...]... -> 3D settings -> Elements tab -> Coordinate system type (small) [Type of coordinate system (small)], select the Orientation cube [Orientation cube] option, otherwise the coordinate system [Coordinate system] is displayed by default.

Coordinate system at the bottom left

Mouse functions

The following operations can be carried out with the mouse functions left button, right button, right and left button together:

3D context menu

By right-clicking into the 3D window you reach the context menu.

There you have some commands of the 3D toolbar available in parallel, in addition some more commands:

A detailed description of all context menu commands can be found under Section 1.4.6, “Docking window "3D view" ”.

More detailed information about the individual buttons of the toolbar can be found under Section 1.4.6.1, “ 3D view toolbar ”.

Coordinate system

The coordinate system is displayed at the bottom left by default. You can change this under Extras -> Settings [Settings...]... (on/off, position).

Red-cyan display

With a pair red-cyan glasses you can see the assembly even more realistically in 3D.

The default display is at the top right. You can change the display under Extras -> Settings [Settings...]... (on/off and position).