Graphics Area The graphics area displays and lets you manipulate parts, assemblies, and drawings. Contents Reference Triad A triad appears in part and assembly documents to help orient you when viewing models. You can also use it to change the view orientation. You can hide the triad but you cannot use it as an inference point. Selection Breadcrumbs Selection breadcrumbs are a context-based view of the current selection. They show related elements in the hierarchical tree for parts and assemblies. Triad The triad facilitates manipulating various objects such as 3D sketch entities, parts, certain features, and components in assemblies. Origin The model origin represents the (0,0,0) coordinate of the model. When a sketch is active, a sketch origin represents the (0,0,0) coordinate of the sketch. Heads-up View Toolbar A transparent toolbar in each viewport provides all the common tools required for manipulating the view. Accepting Features You have several streamlined ways to accept features you create, including right-click actions, using the Confirmation Corner, and using standard PropertyManager commands. Right-click Advance Selection Right-click a graphics area Advance pointer to advance through PropertyManager selections when multiple selections are required. Callouts and Handles Callouts are text-filled boxes that appear in the graphics area when you use certain tools. Handles allow you to dynamically click, move, and set certain parameters without leaving the graphics area. Shaded and Dynamic Previews Shaded and dynamic previews help you visualize how your models will look and how they might change if you change dimensions. System Colors Options You can set the colors in the user interface: backgrounds, icons, drawing paper, sketch status, dimensions, annotations, etc. Viewports You can view models through one, two, or four viewports. Image Capture Captures the graphics area of the active window or viewport onto the clipboard. Recording Video You can capture a video of actions in the graphics area. Parent topicUser Interface