Contents


User Interface
Overview of QY CAD
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Find QY CAD content in Support Center
Open help directly from QY CAD
Mechanical & Electrical Design
Simulation
Document Management
Learn QY CAD
Adaptive UI
Quick Reference Card
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Display version and license information
Enable command tips
Send command logs
Programming with QY CAD command
Resources for teaching QY CAD
QY CAD environments
QY CAD environments
The Part environment
The Sheet Metal environment
Synchronous and ordered environments
The Assembly environment
The Draft environment
Interface basics
Application menu overview
Changing the QY CAD start page
Set a custom QY CAD start page
QY CAD themes
Using the tabbed document interface
Tour the QY CAD user interface
Graphic handle (3D steering wheel)
QY CAD Spotlight
QY CAD Spotlight
Turn QY CAD Spotlight off or on
Managing docking windows
Managing docking windows
Using docking stickers
Docking window tab sets
Manipulate multiple- and single-page windows
Reposition a window using docking stickers
Reopen a closed docking window
Quick Access toolbar
Command bar overview
Command bar overview
Using the command bar
PromptBar
PromptBar
Manipulate PromptBar
Zoom slider overview
Cursors overview
Radial menus
Radial menus
Customize the radial menu
Restore the radial menu to default settings
Finding commands in QY CAD
Finding commands in QY CAD
Command Finder command
Command Finder dialog box
Find a command with Command Finder
Turn helpers on and off
Using the mouse
Panes command
Element and object selection
Element and object selection
Find Components command
Select or deselect an element
Selecting with a fence or box
Handles overview
Delete an element
Delete command
Delete a feature or reference element
SmartSelect
Selecting with SmartSelect
Select similar elements with SmartSelect
SmartSelect command
SmartSelect Options dialog box
QuickPick
Select overlapping elements with QuickPick
QuickPick Options dialog box
Selection Manager Mode
Using Selection Manager Mode
Select elements using Selection Manager Mode
Selection Manager menu
Selecting and snapping to keypoints
Selecting and snapping to keypoints
Snap to a keypoint
Select command
Modify a 2D element with the Select tool
Move a 2D element with the Select tool
Select using a polygon fence
Copy an element with the Select tool
Select command
Select tool options
Part and Sheet Metal Selection command bar
Draft, Profile, and Sketch Selection command bar
Select Options dialog box
Select All command
Select all documents in the document tree
Sharing QY CAD documents
Share documents from a folder location or .zip file
(Send To) Mail Recipient (As Attachment) command
Document and window operations
Creating documents and using templates
Creating documents and using templates
Define user template paths
Using Quicksheet templates
Using AutoCAD colors and templates
Create a document
Create a template
Create documents with unique properties
Save a base feature as a template
New command
New dialog box
Add Template dialog box
Default Templates dialog box
Template List Creation dialog box
New List dialog box
Opening and saving QY CAD documents
Opening and saving QY CAD documents
Open a QY CAD document
Pin and unpin documents to the Recent Files list
Create a preview image of a document
Save a document
Set a reminder to save documents
Save a simplified part to a separate file
Save a document to a non-QY CAD file type
Save a document to Adobe PDF
Save a document as 3D Adobe PDF
Save a part in an assembly to a new document
Open command
Open File dialog box
Recent Documents command
Special Query File Root Directory Dialog Box
List Display command
Part File dialog box
Assembly File dialog box
Select By Type Dialog Box
Browse dialog box
Browse for File dialog box
Opening and saving draft documents
Opening and saving draft documents
Open a draft document for viewing and printing only
Open Draft command
Save All command
Save As command
Save As dialog box
BOM dialog box
Save Model As command
Save Copy As command
Publish command
Start the Web Publishing Wizard
Save an image
Save an image
Save As Image command
Save As Image dialog box
Image Options dialog box
Save Selected Model command
Save Selected Model dialog box
Save command
Working with document windows
Using the tabbed document interface
Arranging your work space
QY CAD windows
Arrange open documents
Collapse all windows
Restore all windows
Switch to another open document
Close open documents
Close an environment or application and return to a previous environment or application
New Window command
Restore All command
Collapse All command
Switch Windows command
Arrange command
Arrange Windows dialog box
Close command
Close All command
Close (environment) command
Exit QY CAD command
Document properties
Viewing file properties
Set document properties
Edit document properties
Properties command
General tab, Document Properties dialog box
Summary Tab, Document Properties dialog box
Statistics tab, Document Properties dialog box
Project Tab, Document Properties dialog box
Status Tab, Document Properties dialog box
Custom Tab, Document Properties dialog box
(Document) Properties dialog box
Searching for documents
Searching for documents
Process Options dialog box
Find a QY CAD file
Quickly search for an Item ID
Find documents linked to the current document
Search for empty items
Search dialog box
Search command
Search Results dialog box
Display all revisions of an Item
Use the Revision Filter
Where Used dialog box
Where Used command
Where Used Results dialog box
Using Search Criteria
Search Criteria List
Working with file types
Create a new folder in the library
Display file types in the Library
File Types dialog box
Undo and redo
Undo or redo actions
Close a part without saving changes
Undo All Command
Undo List Command
Undo command
Redo Command
Redo List command
Working with read-only documents
Working with read-only documents
Read-Only Assistant
Read Only dialog box (Direct Document)
Read Only dialog box (In-Context)
Save Read-Only Document dialog box
Manipulating 2D and 3D views
Basic viewing operations
Change the model display style
Adjusting the zoom level
Zoom in or zoom out
Zoom using the Zoom slider
Zoom in on an area
Zoom to a selected part in an assembly
Change a view dynamically with the Zoom Tool
Fit all elements in the active view
Pan a view
Zoom slider
Zoom command
Zoom To command
Orienting a view
Change model view direction
Changing model view direction using shortcut keys
Add perspective to a window
Quick View Cube control
Quick View Cube Settings dialog box
Look at Face command
Perspective command
Rotating a view
Rotate by selecting a standard view
Rotate about a face or its normal
Rotate the view of a part or assembly
Rotate to align a view with a face
Rotate (3D Views) command
Spin About command
Model view transitions
Previous View command
Refresh View command
Managing named views
View Orientation command
Save a new named view
Edit a saved view
Delete a saved view
Recall a saved view
Using view clipping planes
Controlling the display depth in a 3D window
Set the clipping planes for a view
Toggle the clipping planes for a view
Set Planes command
Clipping On command
Set Planes command bar