Toolbars

The following toolbars are available in BricsCAD.

Some of the tools are available in BricsCAD Pro and/or BricsCAD Platinum only. Please see the Command Reference guide for more information.

(*) These toolbars are new in BricsCAD V13.

 

2D Constraints

3D Constraints

3D Solid Editing

3D Solids

Arcs

Circles

Design Intent

Dimensions

Direct Modeling

Draw

Draw Order

Ellipses

Elliptical Arcs

Entity Data

Entity Properties

Entity Snaps

Images

Insert

Inquiry

Look From

Layout

Mechanical (*)

Meshes

Modify

Ref Edit

Rendering

Sections

Settings

Standard

Tools

View

X-Hardware

X-Solids

X-Tools

Toolbar Flyouts

On some tool buttons a small black arrow at the bottom right corner of the icon indicates a flyout is available. A flyout holds a group of related tools. Press and hold the left mouse button to expand the flyout and choose one of the flyout tools. The tool that was last chosen remains visible in the collapsed toolbar.

Each of the flyouts can be opened as a separate toolbar.

 

Parent

Flyout

 

Draw

Lines

 

Polylines

 

Polygon

 

Meshes

3D Faces

 

 

3D Surfaces

Rendering

Lights

Settings

Layers

 

Color

Tools

Attributes

View

Real-Time Motion

 

 

Redraw/Regen

 

Zoom

X-Solids

X-Central

X-Hardware

X-Nuts

 

X-Screws

Mechanical

Mechanical Visualization (*)

 

Opening a toolbar

  1. In Windows: Hover over a toolbar or a blank portion of the toolbar area, then right click.
    In Linux: Hover over a blank portion of  the menu bar, status bar or toolbar area, then right click.

A context menu displays.

(1) Main CUI file.
(2) Partial CUI file(s)

  1. In the context menu choose either the Main CUI file  (e.g. BRICSCAD) or one of the Partial CUI files (if any).
    A list of available toolbars in the selected CUI file displays.
    Toolbars that are already open are checked.
    If the list does not fit on the screen, click the arrow keys on the top and the bottom to scroll.

  1. Select the toolbar on the context menu.
    The toolbar opens.

  2. (option) Dock the toolbar by dragging the toolbar by its title bar to one of the edges of the BricsCAD application window.

 

NOTES

  • If you select a toolbar that was already open, it will be closed.

  • To prevent a toolbar from docking, press and hold the Ctrl key while dragging the toolbar.

  • Drag a toolbar by the grip at its left (or top) edge () to undock.

  • To dock a toolbar vertically in Linux, the Position property of the toolbar must be set to Left or Right.

To set the position property of a toolbar

  1. In the Customize dialog click the Toolbars tab.

  2. If necessary, expand the BricsCAD menu group.

  3. Select the toolbar.

  4. Choose Position in the Properties pane on the Customize dialog.

  5. Click the down arrow button at the right hand side of the Position settings field.

  6. Choose the desired position in the list.
    The options are: Floating, Top, Left, Bottom, Right.

Closing a toolbar

  1. In Windows: Place the cursor on a toolbar, then right click.
    In Linux: Place the cursor on the menu bar, then right click.
    A context menu displays.

  2. Choose BRICSCAD on the context menu.
    Toolbars that are open are checked.

  3. In the toolbar list, click the toolbar you want to close.

 

NOTE

You can close a floating toolbar also by clicking its Close button ().

 


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