7.14. Docking window "Tools"

Chapter 7. PARTdesigner 7.14. Docking window "Tools"
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Information for existing customers You have already modelled parts in earlier versions of eCATALOGsolutions? Then you will notice fundamental innovations right away. As of V12 editing dialogs have got their own docking window Tools. The window's labeling corresponds to the active function (for example, "Extrusion solid" to "Base extrude").

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Information for existing customers

You have already modelled parts in earlier versions of eCATALOGsolutions? Then you will notice fundamental innovations right away.

As of V12 editing dialogs have got their own docking window Tools. The window's labeling corresponds to the active function (for example, "Extrusion solid" to "Base extrude").

Docking window "Tools" exemplarily at "Base extrude" / "Extrusion solid"

Features:

The displayed name of the docking window "Tools" varies depending on the chosen function such as Base extrude, Cut extrude, Muster, Sweep, for example.
As long as a tool is active History tree, Variable Manager, Table are automatically disabled in order to prevent model changes; furthermore the context menu of the 3D view is not displayed.
The 3D view itself stays active even if the editing dialog is opened. You can also change values and the effect will be immediately visible in 3D. See above.^[108]
The docking window Tools behaves as all others, too. It allows to adjust size, position and to free it from the grouping.
If the docking window is closed with a tool in active state, changes are not applied.
The docking window can be shown or hidden, if the current view is 3D modelling (same behavior as the history tree) and allows no access as long as the sketcher view is active or you are in the table mode^[109].

Tool icon disabled
According to the selection in the 3D History or 3D view, inside the toolbar Tools, the corresponding icons are shown. The same commands can also be found in the context menus of the history tree. In the following you will get an overview on the different possibilities of selection.
Part selected

Part (root element) selected
- Identification data:
- Insert fixed plane:
- Exchange base planes:
- Move/Rotate the complete part.
- Scale:
- Mirror:
- Transparency:
- Measure:
Plane selected

Plane selected
- Delete plane:
- Paste sketch:
- New sketch:
- New 2D drawing:
- Create pipe:
- Insert new plane:
- Visible:
- Transparency:
- Measure:
Base extrude or Cut extrude selected

Base extrude selected
- Edit...:
- Delete:
- Rename entry:
- Feature attributes:
- Select all related faces in 3D view:
- Apply pattern:
- Convert to cut:
- Set mark:
- Transparency:
- Measure:
Sketch selected

Sketch selected
- Edit...:
- Delete:
- Rename entry:
- Copy (only sketch):
- Cut (including dependencies):
- Duplicate sketch:
- Set mark:
- Transparency:
- Measure:
2D drawing selected

2D drawing selected
- Edit...:
- Delete:
- Rename entry:
- Properties:
- Set mark:
- Transparency:
- Measure:
ONE plane selected in 3D view

ONE plane selected in 3D view
- Edit...:
- Delete:
- Rename entry:
- Feature attributes:
- Select all related faces in 3D view:
- Apply pattern:
- Convert to cut:
- Set mark:
- Paste sketch:
- Face attributes:
- New Chamfer/Fillet...:
- Generate sketch on selected face:
- Visible in this configuration:
- Sketch <selected> edit: