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Activating Mechanical Toolbox

After you install the Mechanical Toolbox add-in, the Mechanical Toolbox menu appears in the DraftSight menu bar. If it does not appear, you need to activate Mechanical Toolbox.

To activate Mechanical Toolbox:

Click Tools > Add-Ins.
In the dialog box, under Active and Start Up, select DraftSight Toolbox.
Click OK.

Search 'Activating Mechanical Toolbox' in the SOLIDWORKS Knowledge Base.

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