The status bar displays across the bottom of the active window. It indicates the next action that the active command requires. It contains a Capacity Meter that provides information about memory consumption. If no command is active, the message Press F1 for more help displays on the far bottom left.
You can turn the visibility of the status bar on and off. On the ribbon, click the View tab, Windows panel, User Interface drop-down, and select or clear the Status Bar check box.
When a 2D sketch or 3D sketch is active, the status bar for Sketch displays commands specific to the sketch environment.
The capacity meter displays on the far right. When you pause the cursor over the capacity meter, a tooltip displays the:
To improve performance when working on a large assembly, use the capacity meter to determine the current state of memory consumption. To reduce memory consumption, suppress some components, and create a Level of Detail representation. To reduce memory consumption even further, use a Substitute Level of Detail .
The meter can be used in Inventor Only: Restricts the display to just the Autodesk Inventor process. The color changes from green to yellow when more than 60% of the allotted space is used, then red once 80% has been used.