User interface

PowerShape 2018 contains the following major improvements to the user interface:

• New ribbon interface — Customizable ribbon tabs, a Quick Access toolbar, and new buttons with redesigned icons and second-level tooltips, improve the usability of the program. For more information, see:
  • Buttons and tooltips
  • Backstage view
  • Customizing the ribbon
  • Quick Access toolbar
• Accessing help — The Help menu has moved, and contains some new options to access Autodesk resources, including:
  • Desktop Analytics — To enable us to improve your user experience, PowerShape now includes a Desktop Analytics Program. To find out more about Desktop Analytics, select the Help > Desktop Analytics option. The Data Collection and Use dialog is displayed.
• Displaying the Autodesk A360 website — The Autodesk A360 website is now displayed in your preferred browser, and can be accessed by clicking Home tab > Autodesk panel > A360.