Using the Status bar

The Status bar is fixed at the bottom of the screen.

Key

Name

Description

Temporary workplane

Click this button to create or remove a temporary workplane.

Workplane

Use this list to activate and de-activate workplanes. You can also use it to change the name of the selected workplane.

Current Level

This displays the level of the selected item or the level you are working on.

Use this to change the level of the selected items. Only named levels that appear in the Level dialog are displayed in this list.

Principal plane

Select a button to set the principal plane of the current workspace. Each button displays the label of the axis that is normal to the principal plane. For example, the button with label Z represents the XY principal plane.

Point lock

Toggle this button to enable or disable point-locking when entering positions using the mouse.

Intelligent Cursor

Right-click this flyout button to display the Intelligent Cursor flyout toolbar.

Grid on/off

Toggle this button to enable or disable the grid. The cursor snaps to the grid lines when positioning objects.

Grid scale

View and edit the scale of the grid when it is enabled.

Coordinates

The X, Y, and Z coordinates of the cursor are displayed respectively.

Position

When you are creating objects, click this button to display the Position dialog, where there are various tools for entering positions.

Calculator

Click this button to open the Calculator.

Measure

Click this button to display the Measure dialog.

Tol

The general tolerance variable is displayed. You can edit the value.

Command input

Use the box to enter commands. Use the up and down arrow keys to display previously entered commands.

Double-click the box to display the Command Window.