Tool Assistant
Use
The Tool Assistant panel helps to optimize the authoring of content, by displaying all the parameters of a selected tool in one location. A dropdown menu is available, from which you can select any of the tools available.
Features
The tools contained within the Tool Assistant are the following:
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: Provides options for selecting specific parts of the model. For example, all objects at the same level -
: Manually selects objects from directly within the scene, and pulls them apart from the model -
: Moves selected objects relative to the selected axis or axes, and duplicates objects -
: Rotates selected objects relative to the selected axis, and duplicates objects -
: Scales selected objects relative to the selected axis or axes, and duplicates objects -
: Moves the selected objects’ pivot points relative to the selected axis or axes -
: Rotates the selected objects’ pivot points relative to the selected axis -
: Creates half or quarter cross-sections, enabling you to view the internal parts and assembly processes -
Drawing: Creates and edits settings for drawings and markups
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Manual Explode: Edits the settings for exploded views of parts or assemblies
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Measurement Tool: Creates and edits settings for measurements
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PMI Settings: Edits PMI settings
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: Positions a specific object (Source) precisely in relation to another object (Target) -
Solid Tools: Creates a finer mesh for models, using specialist tessellation parameters. This option is only available for files containing solids.
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: Makes a volume calculation on the model