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General Interface Interface Terminology Interface Components Conversation Bar Status Bar Model Mode / Layout Mode Data Entry Fields Immediate Mode Commands DynaHandle Position Menu Standard Dialog Box Part Splitter Column Layout Context Expand Completely Levels Levels Menu Part Splitter Window Display View Cursor Display View Working with Multiple Documents Yes/No Dialog Box Selection Select Selection Menu Selection Options Selection Hints for Multiple Viewports Basic Chain Selection Options Feature Selection Blend Face Selection Chain Circuit Selection Chain Selecting Faces of a Solid Chain Selecting Pattern Selection Color Property Selection Toolbar Dynamic Select Chain Filter Foreground Select Profile Filter Set Filter Position Snap Toolbar Selection Toggle Active Selection Windowing Mouse Manipulation Scheme Safe Mode Startup Shortcut Keys Starting and Exiting the Program Support for 3D Controllers Special Conversation Bar Menus Plane Definition Menu Vector Definition Menu File New New Choose Template Open Import KeyCreator Files Import KeyCreator Files Import KeyCreator Import Options Dialog FastSURF Surface Conversion Options for Reading PRT and PTN Files Dialog SAT Import SAT Import SAT Import Options Dialog DXF/DWG Import AutoCAD DXF and AutoCAD DWG Import AutoCAD DXF/DWG Import Options Dialog Importing DXF and DWG Files AutoCAD Entities Not Supported AutoCAD Entity Attributes Supported Supported AutoCAD Entities AutoCAD Global Variables AutoCAD Text Settings Support IGES Import IGES Import IGES Import Dialog Options Importing an IGES File IGES-IN Entity Mapping Kubotek to IGES Entity Mapping STEP Import STEP Import STEP Import Options Dialog What is STEP? Importing a STEP File STL Import STL Import Importing an STL File Parasolid Parasolid Import Importing a Parasolid File SolidWorks Import Solidworks Import Importing a SolidWorks File Autodesk Inventor Import Autodesk Inventor Import Importing an Autodesk Inventor® File CATIA V4/V5 Import CATIA v4 Import Importing a CATIA v4 File CATIA v4 CATIA v5 Import Importing a CATIA v5 File CATIA v5 PTC Creo (Pro/E) PTC Creo (Pro/E) Import Importing a PTC Creo (Pro/E) File Siemens NX (UG) Import Siemens NX (UG) Import Importing a Siemens NX (UG) File JT Import Solid Edge Import HOOPS File Import HOOPS File Import Web Image Import Options Image Import Image Import Image Scaling CSV Import OBJ Import PDF Import PDF Import U3D Import U3D Import Working with Import Files Units Mismatch Import File Types Entities Not Supported Entity Attributes Not Supported Entity Attributes Supported Select Type of File Known PRT/CKD Conversion Problems Close Close Close All Save Save Quick Save Save As Save All Save Preview Working with Files Working with Files Managing Files The CKD File Format Export KeyCreator Files Export KeyCreator Part Export KeyCreator Part Export Options Dialog Exporting to KeyCreator Part Select Part from File SAT Export ACIS SAT SAT Export Options Dialog Exporting to ACIS SAT DXF/DWG Export AutoCAD DXF and DWG Export DXF and DWG Export Options Dialog Exporting to AutoCAD DXF or DWG Error Messages Global Variables Supported Entities IGES Export IGES Export IGES Export Dialog Options Exporting to IGES IGES-OUT Entity Mapping IGES to Kubotek Entity Mapping STEP Export STEP Export STEP Export Options Dialog Exporting a STEP File STL Export STL Export STL Export Options Dialog Exporting a STL File Image Export CGM Export PDF Export U3D Export OBJ Export Working With Export Files Export File Types Print Batch Print Part Print Printing and Plotting Print Preview Print/Plot Setup Options Print Setup Enable Print Stamping Properties Properties File and Part Properties File and Part User Properties Entity Attributes Color Palette Display Colors Units/Tolerances Material Physical Properties Editing the Material Physical Properties Find Root Files Data Exchange Translator Specifications (4) Recent Files Exit Home Clipboard Format Painter Paste Cut Copy Cut/Copy/Paste Styles Set Color Set Line Style Set Line Width Flow Lines Style Editor Annotations Panes Detail Style Editor Detail Text Dimensions Angular Dimensions Pane Dimensions ArcLength Dimensions Pane Dimensions Circular Dimensions Pane Dimensions Dual Units Pane Dimensions Detailing Lines Pane Dimensions Formatting Pane Dimensions Linear Dimensions Pane Dimensions Ordinate Dimensions Pane Dimensions Primary Units Pane Display Text Entity Attributes How Detail Style Editor Affects Existing Detail Entities How Detail Style Editor Affects Newly Created Detail Entities How the Detail Style Editor Dialog Itself Works Hide Unhide Create Modify Modify Dimension-driven Editing (DDE) Dimension-driven Editing Examples Measure Editing Set Filter Dialog Options Find and Replace Text Select Context View Profile Solid Surface Mechanical View Orientation Zoom Zoom Fit Double Half In Out Rotate Display View Plane Definition Menu Pan Drag Snapshot Snapshot Manage Snapshots Save Snapshots Load Snapshots Show All Render Shade Normal Smooth Wire Frame Hidden Lines Dashed Hidden Lines Removed Silhouette Thread Advanced Render Perspective Perspective Setting Perspective View Shadow Shadow Shadow Map Effect Reflection Plane Environment Map Zebra Analysis Plane Transparent CPlane Toggle Cutting Plane Cutting Plane Cutting Section Slicing Plane Show Cutting Plane Hide Cutting Show Transparent Cutting History View Back View Forward Layout Layout Toggle Open Previous Layout Open Next Layout Window Viewport Split Control Bars Toggle Part Splitter Tree Window Document Window Cascade Tile Horizontally Tile Vertically Windows Dialog Curve Line Endpoints Rectangle Line Width and Height Line Corners Right Horizontal Vertical Horizontal and Vertical Tangent Tangent to Two Entities Tangent through a Position Tangent and Perpendicular Perpendicular Perpendicular through a Position Perpendicular and Tangent Offset Parallel at Distance Parallel Position Line Angle Arc Arc Three Positions Other Center and Radius Start and End Position Arc Tangent Arc Corner Circle Center Center and Diameter Center and Radius Center and Edge Position Circle Position By Three Positions Two Positions tangent Tangent to Two Entities Tangent to Three Entities Center and Tangent to Entity More Spline Spline Start and End Condition Menu NURBS Through Positions NURBS Control Positions NURBS Helix NURBS Spiral NURBS from Polyline NURBS Blend Curve NURBS Chain 3D Curve Offset 3D Curve Offset 3D Curve Offset Dialog Options Using the 3D Curve Offset Function Project to Surface Surface/Surface Intersection Surface/Surface Intersection Surface/Surface Intersection Dialog Options Using the Surface/Surface Intersection Function Body/Plane Intersection Using the Body/Plane Intersection Function Curve/Curve Projection Options Close Ellipse Ellipse by Values Ellipse by Outer Axes Ellipse by Inner Axes Point At Position Distance Interval Number of Points Curve/Plane Intersection Plane Plane by Menu Planar Wire Offset Planar Wire Offset Dialog Options Entity/Position Normal to Curve Using the Planar Wire Offset Function Normal to Vector Planes Vector Two Positions Normal to Curve Tangent to Curve Vector Planer Wire Offset Planar Wire Offset Planar Wire Offset Dialog Options Using the Planar Wire Offset Function Modify Trim Trim First Trim Both Trim Double Trim Divide Trim Modal Trim Position Trim Entities Break Break First Break Divide Break Position Break Entities Corner Fillet Chamfer Extend Curve Deform Curve Deform Dialog Box Stretch Solid Create Blend Constant Blend Variable Blend Face/Face Blends Face-Face Blending Vertex Blend Primitive Solid Primitive Solid Defining the Axis during Primitive Creation Block Block Create Block Dialog Options Creating a Primitive Block Prism Prism Create Prism Dialog Options Creating a Prism Cylinder Cylinder Create Cylinder Dialog Options Creating a Cylinder Cone Cone Create Cone Dialog Options Creating a Cone Pyramid Pyramid Create Pyramid Dialog Options Creating a Pyramid Sphere Sphere Create Sphere Dialog Options Creating a Sphere Torus Torus Create Torus Dialog Options Creating a Torus Chamfer Chamfer Edges Chamfer Vertex Shell Sweep Swept Solid Sweep Profile Sweep Guidelines for Creating a Sweep Sweep Planar Profile Dialog Options Extrude Extrude Extrude Planar Profile Dialog Options Selecting the Extrusion Vector Guidelines for Creating an Extrusion Revolve Revolve Revolve Planar Profile Dialog Options Guidelines for Creating a Revolution Helix Helix Dialog Options Pipe Create Pipe Dialog Options Complex Skin Loft Rail Sweep MultiProfile Sweep Holes Hole Drilled Hole Reamed Hole Tapped Hole Counterbored Hole Countersunk Hole Counterdrilled Pipe Tap Global Attributes Setup Burst Autosubtracted Feature Feature Setup Feature Centerlines Features Profile Pocket Boss Patterns Patterns Linear Circular Cylindrical Spherical Curve/Edge Face Boolean Unite Subtract Subtract Subtract with Keep Intersect Split Split by Curves Split by Sheet or Faces Split by Solid Split by Plane Boolean Add Feature Blend Constant Blend Variable Blend Face/Face Blends Face-Face Blending Vertex Blend Chamfer Chamfer Edges Chamfer Vertex Shell Holes Hole Drilled Hole Reamed Hole Tapped Hole Counterbored Hole Countersunk Hole Counterdrilled Pipe Tap Global Attributes Setup Burst Autosubtracted Feature Feature Setup Feature Centerlines Features Profile Pocket Boss Patterns Patterns Linear Circular Cylindrical Spherical Curve/Edge Face Edit Dimension Driven Edit Direct Dimension-driven Editing (DDE) Direct Dimension-driven Editing Examples Remove Feature Face Topology Unstitch Stitch Stitch Options Dialog Prune Graft Graft Options Dialog Imprint Scribe Sheetmetal Sheetmetal Bend Sheetmetal Bend Relief Sheetmetal Flange Auto Bend Corner Edit Bend Cut Sheetmetal Corner Unbend All Surface Surfaces Cover Cover Surface Cover Selection Cover Options Curve Mesh Curve Mesh Curve Mesh Surface Dialog Settings Using the Curve Mesh Function Boundary Planar Using the Planar Function Sweep Extrude Extrude Extrude Dialog Options Creating an Extruded Surface Revolution Revolution Revolution Dialog Options Creating a Surface of Revolution Rail Sweep MultiProfile Sweep Offset Constant Offset Constant Offset Constant Offset Dialog Options Using the Constant Offset Function Tapered Offset Draft Modify Trim Surface Boundary Untrim Break Surface Extend Surface Match Surface Edges Mechanical Hole Drilled Hole Reamed Hole Tapped Hole Counterbored Hole Countersunk Hole Counterdrilled Pipe Tap Pocket Features Feature Setup Using Mechanical Commands Feature Centerlines Global Attributes Setup Fastener Bolt Socket Screw Tapping Screw Machine Screw Nut Washer Pin Stud Fastener Fastener Setup Creating Fasteners Using Mechanical Commands Element Mechanical Elements Gear Rack Spring Sprocket Chain Bearing and Bushing Shaft Structural Global Attributes Setup Structural Shapes Structural Shapes and Mechanical Elements Setup Bar Shapes Rectangular Bar Tube Shapes Rectangular Tube Hexagonal Bar Round Bar Pipe Beams Available Beam Types Beam Shapes I Beam T Beam Angle Beam Channel Assembly Overview Example Assembly Introduction to Assemblies Terms and Acronyms Working with Part References Using the Interface Assemblies Menu Tree Window Design Pane Right-Click Menu Options Error Loading Referenced Part Part Reference Options PartRefs Context Sensitive Menus PartRefs Window Edit Edit Part Edit Part In-Context Editing Referenced Parts End In-Context Editing Effects of In Context Editing Using Edit Part In-Context Edit In Context Edit Part In-Context End In-Context Editing Effects of In Context Editing Using Edit Part In-Context Connection Create Insert Part Reference Insert Part Reference Dialog Convert Enities to Reference Level to Reference Options Attributes Rendering Disassociate Substitute Referenced Part Update References Modify Lightweight Rename Reference Display Hide/Unhide Suppress/Unsuppress Transparency Dimensions Change All Substitute Facets Lighten Streamed Unstreamed Path Absolute Path Relative Files Pack Unpack Export Hierarchy Context Format Part Reference Format Part Reference Options Tab Format Part Reference Render Tab Format Part Reference Attributes Tab Format Part Reference Standard Properties Tab Format Part Reference User Properties Tab Drawing Layout Overview Layout Mode Overview Drawing Layouts Associativity in Layout Mode Detailing in Layout Mode Layout-Specific / Instance-Specific Entities Levels Window Using Levels in Layout Mode Dimension-to-Instance Association Disassociation Layout Settings Model-to-Instance Association Drawing Instances Deleting Drawing Instances Drawing Instance Attributes Tree Drawing Instance General Options Drawing Instances Window Modifying an Instance Modifying Drawing Instances Modifying Entities in Layout Mode Rendering in Layout Mode Drawing Layout Control Layout Toggle Layout Quick Open Reprocess Create Instance Instance Projected Instance Section View Section Views Section View Dialog Options Creating Section Views Editing Section Views Section Views in Layout Mode Crosshatching and Section Views Dimension Standards and Section Views Detail Callout Long Break Instance Modify Instance Move Position Automatic Align Horizontal Align Vertical Align Angle Align Three Points Four Points Crop Pan Entity Hide Unhide Tag to Instance Untag from Instance Modelize Archive Create Revision Freeze/Unfreeze Burst All Instances Move to Drawing Layout Switch Drawing Layouts Open Previous Layout Open Next Layout Detail Detail Overview Attachment and Associativity Special Symbols for Dimension Text All Automatic Dimensioning Linear Linear Dimension Linear Dimension Linear Horizontal Linear Vertical Linear Parallel Chain Horizontal Chain Vertical Chain Parallel Align Linear Align Step Merge Linear Baseline Dimension Baseline Dimension Baseline Horizontal Baseline Vertical Baseline Parallel Ordinate Ordinate Dimensions Aligned Horizontal Unaligned Horizontal Aligned Vertical Unaligned Vertical Aligned Parallel Unaligned Parallel Running Running Dimension Running Horizontal Running Vertical Running Parallel Coordinate Dimension Circular Radial Dimension Radial Dimension Radial Regular Radial Two Positions Radial Bent Radial Edge Horizontal Radial Edge Vertical Radial Edge Parallel Diametrical Diametrical Dimension Regular Diameter Diameter Two Positions Diameter Edge Horizontal Diameter Edge Vertical Diameter Edge Parallel Arc Length Dimension Angular Angular Dimension Angular Dimensions Two Lines Three Positions Angular Chain Angular Baseline Chamfer Dimension Chamfer Dimension C Style x45 Style Tolerance Symbol Feature Control Frame Feature Control Frame Create a New Feature Control Frame Dialog Options Feature Control Frame Dialog Attributes Tab Feature Control Frame Datum Tab Feature Control Dialog Options Tab Feature Control Frame Tabs Available Feature Control Symbols Using the Feature Control Frame Datum Datum Datum Target Symbol Datum Target Dialog Options Create a New Datum Dialog Options Creating a Datum Target Symbol Using the Datum Feature Datum Target Datum Target Symbol Datum Target Dialog Options Creating a Datum Target Symbol Surface Texture Create a New Surface Texture Dialog Surface Texture Using the Surface Texture Feature Weld Welding Symbol Create a New Welding Symbol Dialog Options Available Symbols and Modifiers Available Weld Symbol Names Using the Welding Symbol Feature Label Hole (Auto label feature) Setup Dialog Options Label Hole (Auto label feature) Standard Dialog Options Annotation Create a New Note or Label Dialog Options Field Notes Format Strings Key In Text Editor Symbols Label Balloon Balloon Create a New Balloon Dialog Settings Using the Balloon Feature Hole Table Hole Table Hole Table Formatting Dialog Box Hole Table Formatting Dialog Box Panes Hole Table Legend Format Pane Hole Table Primary Units Pane More Hole Table to CSV Table of Notes Create a Table of Notes Create Table of Notes Dialog Config Pane Table Borders Header Panes Text Panes Import from Disk Export to File File Link Break Link Update Fields Crosshatch Crosshatch Create Hatch Edit Hatch Add Hatch Add Hatch Patterns Dialog Remove Hatch Detail Line Detail Lines Cutting Plane Cutting Plane Line Cutting Plane Line Dialog Options Cutting Plane Line Format Dialog Editing Cutting Plane Lines Projection Types Centerline Center Line Dialog Options Arrows Witness Lines Modify Restyle Details Ent Restyle Lines Restyle Tolerance Reassociate Automatic Re-Associate Dimension Move Position Verify Measure Entity Count Two Positions Position to Entity Two Entities Verify Position Perimeter Angle Physical Mass Properties Mass Properties Mass Property Results Using Mass Properties Area/Centroid Moment Advanced Static Interference Check Draft Angle Thickness Projected Area Tools Clean Clean Body Clean Entities Repair Rebuild Wires Simplify Bodies Repair Non-Manifold Body Diagnose Solids and Sheet Bodies Tolerize Body Tolerant Modeling Heal Heal Body Select Entity to Heal Automatic Healing Analysis Result on Healed Body Incomplete Heal Interactive Healing Healing Process Healing Phases Healing Method Geometry Building Geometry Simplification Geometry Stitching Check Body Check Results Tolerant Edges Modify Normals Extract Create Bounding Box Wire from Solid Set Solid Facet Refinement HLR HLD Solve Calculator Using the Calculator Calculator Functions Calculator Overview Math and Logical Operators Program Calculator Reserved Variables Variables Animation Animation Overview Animation Calculation Interactive Animation Create Animation Constraint Animation Tab Edit Animation Constraint Add Body to Animation Merge Animation Bodies Split Animation Bodies Macro Macro Recordable Functions Record Macro Pause Recording Play Macro Updates Check for Updates Settings Customize Application Setup Saving Print/Plot Print/Plot Print/Plot Configurations General Print Configuration Color Print Configuration Stamping Width Scale Print Configuration Dash Scale Print Configuration Printer Calibration Auto Label Format Auto Label Format Auto Label Format Dialog Options Using the Auto Label Format Feature Help Check for Updates Help About System Requirements Content Menus Entity Format Context Menu Entity Format Context Menu overview Context Menu Format Line Context Menu Format Point Context Menu Format Arc Context Menu Format Polyline Context Menu Format Spline Context Menu Format Ellipse Context Menu Format Face Context Menu Format Note Context Menu Format Solid Context Menu Format Reference Viewport Context Right Click Context Sensitive Menu World Axis World Axis Context Set CPlane Plane Definition Menu CPlane Move CPlane Z Lock CPlane Axis Context Advanced Customization KXL Getting Started Using Templates Using Custom Fonts Creating a Custom Crosshatch Pattern Databases Bolts and Screws Counterbored Features Countersunk & Counterdrilled Features Database Files Overview Drilled Features Fastener Database Files Fastener Head Styles Feature / Fastener Customization Feature Database Files Files and Data Fields General Fastener Database Fields Machine Screws Nuts Pins Reamed Features Socket Screws Studs Tapped Features Tapping Screws Washers

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