Frequent question: How do I move a menu in SOLIDWORKS?

How do I move the toolbar back to the top in SOLIDWORKS?

To move a floating toolbar back to its previous position, double-click the title bar.

How do I customize the menu bar in SOLIDWORKS?

Click Tools > Customize, or right-click in the window border and select Customize. On the Toolbars tab, select the toolbars to display, and clear the toolbars to hide. Your selections apply to the type of SOLIDWORKS document that is active.

How do I reset a SOLIDWORKS menu?

To return all toolbar options to the system defaults, click Reset To Defaults. To specify which toolbars appear for part, assembly, or drawing documents: Open a part, assembly, or drawing document. Click Tools > Customize, or right-click in the window border and select Customize.

How do I show the menu bar in SOLIDWORKS?

The menu bar contains the SOLIDWORKS menus, a set of Quick Access tools, the SOLIDWORKS Search, and the Help options. By clicking the down arrow next to a tool button, you can expand it to display a flyout menu with additional functions. This lets you access most of File menu commands from the toolbar.

How do you move tabs in SOLIDWORKS?

Drag the CommandManager by its tab. It becomes a separate floating window. Once it is floating, you can drag the CommandManager anywhere on or outside the SOLIDWORKS window.

How do I get my SOLIDWORKS toolbar back?

To display SOLIDWORKS toolbars:

1. Right-click in the window border and select or clear a toolbar name.
2. Click Tools > Customize. On the Toolbars tab, select the toolbars to display.

Where is assembly in SOLIDWORKS?

Click Make Assembly from Part/Assembly (Standard toolbar) or File > Make Assembly from Part. An assembly opens with the Insert Component PropertyManager active. Click in the graphics area to add the part to the assembly. SOLIDWORKS makes the first component fixed.

How do you rotate freely in SOLIDWORKS?

Click Rotate View (View toolbar) or View > Modify > Rotate then drag the pointer . Drag with the middle mouse button. Press the arrow keys. Hold down Shift to rotate in 90° increments.

How do you use property managers in SOLIDWORKS?

The PropertyManager appears on the PropertyManager tab in the panel to the left of the graphics area. It opens when you select entities or commands defined in the PropertyManager. You can choose whether it opens in other cases in Tools > Options > System Options > General .

How do I move the Task Pane in SOLIDWORKS?

To float or dock the Task Pane:

1. To float the Task Pane, drag it by the title bar into the graphics area.
2. To dock the Task Pane when it is floating, click in the title bar.

How do I restore tabs in SOLIDWORKS?

Double-click the name of the active tab. Double-click a tab again to restore the ribbon.

How do I restore a command manager in SOLIDWORKS?

Accessing the CommandManager

If it does not appear, you can re-enable it from the Customize dialog box. To access the CommandManager: Click Tools > Customize. On the Toolbars tab, select Enable CommandManager.

What is Toolbox in SOLIDWORKS?

The Toolbox is a collection of several powerful tools built into SolidWorks; it can increase productivity and decrease the time required to complete a design. The Toolbox contains a vast library of standard hardware components that can easily be dropped into a design at any point.

How do I add a fillet in SOLIDWORKS?

To create fillets:

1. Click Fillet on the Features toolbar, or click Insert, Features, Fillet/Round.
2. Set the PropertyManager options. For constant radius fillets only, you can use the FilletXpert to add or modify fillets and to manage fillet corners.
3. Click OK .