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 V15.

2D Constraints
3D Constraints
3D Solid Editing
3D Solids
Arcs
BIM (*)
Chapoo
Circles
Design Intent
Dimensions
Direct Modeling
Draw
Draw Order
Ellipses
Elliptical Arcs
Entity Data
Entity Properties
Entity Snaps
Images
Insert
Inquiry
Look From	(*) Replaced by the Look From control.
Layout
Mechanical
Meshes
Modify
Ref Edit
Rendering
Sections
Selection Modes (*)
Settings
Sheet Metal
Standard
Tools
View

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. Drag the button of a toolbar flyout into the drawing area to open it as a floating toolbar.

Parent	Flyout
Draw	Lines
	Polylines
	Polygon
Meshes	3D Faces
	3D Surfaces
Rendering	Lights
Settings Entity Properties	Layers
Tools	Attributes
View	Hide/Show Entities (*)
	Generated Views
	Real-Time Motion
	Redraw/Regen
	Workspaces
	Zoom
Mechanical	Mechanical Visualization

Opening a toolbar

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)

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.

Select the toolbar on the context menu.
The toolbar opens.
(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 tear off a flyout toolbar

Press and hold the left mouse button to drag the visible icon of a flyout toolbar into the drawing area.
Release the left mouse button to place the toolbar.

Closing a toolbar

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.
Choose BRICSCAD on the context menu.
Toolbars that are open are checked.
In the toolbar list, uncheck the toolbar you want to close.

NOTE	Floating toolbar can be closed by clicking the Close button ().

To set the icon size

You can choose between small (16 x 16) or large (32 x 32) icons on toolbars.

Move the cursor over a toolbar, then right click.
Choose Toolbar size then select either Small Icons or Large Icons.

To set the position and visible property of a toolbar

The Visible property determines whether a toolbar is visible when a cui-file is loaded.

The Position property determines where a toolbar displays when a cui-file is loaded.

In the Customize dialog click the Toolbars tab.
If necessary, expand the BricsCAD menu group.
Select the toolbar.
Choose Position in the Properties grid on the Customize dialog.
Click the settings field and choose the desired position in the list.
The options are: Floating, Top, Left, Bottom, Right.
Choose Visible in the Properties grid on the Customize dialog.
Click the settings field and choose either Show or Hide in the options list.