The Home Ribbon

Introduction

This topic will explain the Home Ribbon, and all the options found in it by default.

 

Note: Keep in mind, the Ribbons can be customized. The items listed in this topic are the items that are in this particular ribbon by default.

The Home Ribbon

The Home Ribbon is divided into groups, each group shows like functions, with functions that are used more often having a larger icon to make it easier to get to.

Edit

• Delete - The Delete command is used to eliminate or remove currently selected geometry from the graphics area. You must first enable selection mode.
  
  
• Cut - The Cut command is used to remove selected geometry from the graphics area and add it to the clipboard (it can then be pasted). You must first enable selection mode.
  
  
• Copy - The Copy command adds any selected geometry to the clipboard, which can then be pasted. You must first enable selection mode.
  
  
• Paste - The Paste command is used to place (paste) geometry from the clipboard into the active graphics area. This only works if you have Cut or Copied geometry into the clipboard first. The geometry is placed in the same location and position from which it was Cut or Copied, but it is placed on the currently Active CAD layer. You must first enable selection mode.

Selection

• Select Mode - enables selection mode.
  
  
• Select All - selects all visible entities.
  
  
• Clear - removes all the current selections.
  
  
• Add/Remove Toggle - sets the selection mode to add or remove entities. Click an entity once to select it, click it again to clear the selection.
  
  
• Add to Selection - sets the selection mode to add selections only.
  
  
• Remove from Selection - sets the selection mode to remove selections only.

Quick Selection

• Pick By Layer - opens the Select Layer(s) dialog. Select the desired layers, and click OK to select all visible entities in the layer(s).
  
  
• Pick By Color - opens the Select Color dialog showing the colors of all visible entities. Select the desired colors, and click OK to select all visible entities of the same color(s).
  
  
• Pick+Match Layer - is used to select an entity and have all of entities on the same layer automatically selected.
  
  
• Pick+Match Color - is used to select an entity and have all of the same colored entities automatically selected.
  
  
• Pick+Match Radius - is used to select an arc and have all entities of the same radius automatically selected.
  
  
• Pick+Match Line Style - is used to select an entity and have all entities that have the same line style automatically selected.

Modify

There are numerous ways to modify geometry in the graphics area. This help topic explains the items that are available in the Modify group, of the Home ribbon. Most of these functions are not available until an entity is selected in the graphics area.

 

• Entity - opens the Data Entry Manager so you can modify the parameters of the selected entity. You must select a single entity (whether or not it is a part of a contiguous entity chain), such as one line or one arc, or this function is unavailable. This option is used for wireframe entities, including text. To learn more, view How to Modify Wireframe Entities.
  
  
• Modify Color - opens the Modify Color dialog. Click the new color, and the selected entity is updated.
  
  
• Modify to Current Color - changes the selected entities to the active color.
  
  
• Modify Layer - opens the Select Layer dialog. Click the layer to which the selected entity is moved, and click OK.
  
  
• Modify to Current Layer - places the currently selected entities on the active layer.
  
  
• Modify Line Style - opens the Line Style dialog. Click the new line style to apply to the selected entity, and click OK.
  
  
• Modify to Current Line Style - changes the selected entities to the active line style.
  
  
• Modify Point Style - opens the Point Style dialog. Click the new point style to apply to the selected entity, and click OK.
  
  
• Modify to Current Point Style - changes the selected points to the current point style.
  
  
• Change Style to Solid - converts selected entities to a solid line style.
  
  
• Change Style to Dashed - converts selected entities to a dashed line style.

Selection Mask

The selection masks can be used to control what entity types can be selected in the graphics area. When you enable selection mode, you can click an icon to disable the ability to select that entity type.

 

• All Mask - selects all selection masks so that all entity or dimension types can be selected.
  
  
• No Mask - clears the selection of all selection masks so that no entity or dimension types can be selected. This makes it easier when you only want to turn on a small number of selection masks.
  
  
• Point Mask - controls the ability to select point geometry.
  
  
• Line Mask - controls the ability to select line geometry.
  
  
• Arc Mask - controls the ability to select arc geometry.
  
  
• Spline Mask - controls the ability to select spline geometry.
  
  
• Solid Mask -controls the ability to select solid geometry.
  
  
• Text Mask - controls the ability to select text geometry.
  
  
• Pattern Mask - controls the ability to select point pattern geometry.
  
  
• Contour Mask - controls the ability to select contour entities.
  
  
• Dimension Mask - controls the ability to select linear dimensions.
  
  
• Radius Dimension Mask - controls the ability to select radial dimensions.
  
  
• Angle Dimension Mask - controls the ability to select angular dimensions.
  
  
• Point Dimension Mask - controls the ability to select point dimensions.
  
  
• Text Mask - controls the ability to select unvectorized text.

 

Coordinates

• Turning Mode - Toggles from the standard WCS to to allow drawing to be done using coordinates in line with lathe output.