User Interface

Use the following image and legend as you explore and familiarize yourself with the SimStudio user interface.

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1. Design tabs
   • Tab displays for each open file.
   • Click the Home tab to view recent documents, videos, and the working directory.
2. Quick Access Toolbar (QAT)
   • Provides access to frequently used commands.
   • Next to the three-bar Application Menu.
3. Workspace toolbar
   • You access commands in the toolbar panels.
   • You can customize and reset the toolbar appearance.
   • Click panel drop-down arrows to access more commands.
4. Browser
   • Displays an organized view of the data in your design.
   • Repair browser displays potential modeling issues.
   • You can activate objects, control object visibility, and access context-sensitive menus.
   • Switch from the MODEL to the REPAIR BROWSER using REPAIR Show Repair Browser.
5. Marking menu
   • Right-click in the graphics window to view the menu.
   • Provides context-sensitive access to toolbar commands.
6. Overflow menu
   • Right-click in the graphics window to view the menu.
   • Provides access to toolbar commands.
7. Navigation bar
   • Access commands to navigate your model in the graphics window.
8. Display settings
   • Change visual style, background, work feature visibility, and more.
   • Turn on the grid and control how objects interact with the grid.
9. Graphics window
10. ViewCube
    • Pause the cursor over the ViewCube to activate.
    • Quickly change model views by clicking areas of the ViewCube.
    • Access other options with the drop-down arrow.
11. Infocenter
    • View notifications in the Notification Center.
    • Click the Help button to access online help.
    • Access other support resources with the drop-down arrow.
    • Launch the Screencast Recorder to capture and share video.
      • Autodesk Screencast is free - download here.
      • Once you install Screencast, Infocenter displays the red launch button.