If you are in sketch or section modes, it also contains the sketch grid to show the 2D plane on which you are working.

Ribbon: Contains all the tools and modes you need to design, detail, and display models, drawing sheets, and 3D markups.Īctive tool: The active tool is highlighted in orange.ĭesign window: Displays your model. Quick Access toolbar: Can be customized so that it contains the file-related shortcuts you use most often. This image shows the major interface elements in the DesignSpark Mechanical application:Īpplication menu: Contains file-related commands and options to customize DesignSpark Mechanical. You can use the nub as a scroll wheel, and configure the laptop so that pressing both buttons simultaneously behaves the same as pressing a middle mouse button.

However, DesignSpark Mechanical is also fully operational with a laptop's touchpad and integrated mouse buttons. To take advantage of the full range of DesignSpark Mechanical features, we recommend using DesignSpark Mechanical with a scroll wheel mouse or with a 3D Connexion SpaceBall or SpaceNavigator. We assume, for example, that you are familiar with standard Windows conventions, such as dragging a window’s title bar to move the window, or clicking the close button to close the window. As a result, only those features of the GUI that relate to performing DesignSpark Mechanical-specific tasks are explained in this guide.

DesignSpark Mechanical’s graphical user interface (GUI) was designed to conform (within reason) to Microsoft Vista standards and contains the toolbars, buttons, and windows associated with a Vista-compliant graphical application.

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