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Introduction
Installation
eDrawings Basics
Creating eDrawings Files
Opening Files
Closing eDrawings
DXF/DWG XREFs
Setting Options
Editing Custom Properties
User Interface
eDrawings Viewer Interface
eDrawings Manager
Toolbars
Shortcut Menus
Status Bar
Standard Views
Shaded Views
Perspective Views
Manipulation Tools
Drawings
Layouts
Display Features
Components Tab
Part Tab
Animations
Bills of Materials
Titleblock Tables
Embedding eDrawings Files in Other Documents
Saving Files
Printing Files
Sending Files
Application Programming Interface
eDrawings Professional
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Shortcut Menus

When you right-click in the graphics area with a part, assembly, or drawing file open, a context-sensitive shortcut menu appears. The shortcut menu contains the following items:

  • Hide. Hide the selected entity.

  • Make Transparent and Make Solid. Make the selected assembly component transparent or solid.

  • Hide Others. Keep the selected entity visible and hide all other entities in the graphics area.

  • Show All. Show all hidden entities. Transparent entities remain transparent.

  • Select

  • View.

    • Overview Window

    • Zoom tools

    • Rotate

    • Pan

    • Home. Returns the model or drawing to its last saved state.

    • Create Layout. Useful for comparing different drawing views.

    • 3D Pointer. Helps you visualize model orientation from drawing views.

    • All Annotations. Toggles the display of annotations in parts and assemblies.

    • Shaded. Turns shading on or off in files.

    • Show Edges when Shaded. Show edges when in Shaded display mode.

  • Animate Views.

    • Previous

    • Stop

    • Next

    • Continuous Play

  • Sheets (drawing documents with multiple sheets). Allows you to open different sheets in multi-sheet drawing files.



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