SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Chapter 2: Navigating the SolidWorks Interface

Getting to Know the Interface

By this point, you have learned quite a bit about all the tools involved in using the SolidWorks

interface. In this tutorial, you get some hands-on practice at manipulating the interface. This tuto-

rial is intended to reinforce the following skills:

l (^) Adding and removing toolbars
l Adding and removing toolbar buttons
l (^) Adding and removing items from drop-down and RMB menus
l Setting up the CommandManager
l (^) Setting up hotkeys
l Linking a hotkey to a macro
l (^) Changing interface colors
Copying the existing settings
Regardless of what your initial settings are, you do not want to lose them. Before you start to make
changes to your system, you should save out the existing settings to a file from which they can be
recovered. You can do this using the Copy Settings Wizard, as shown in Figure 2.39.
FIGURE 2.39
The Copy Settings Wizard
To use the Copy Settings Wizard, follow these steps:

1. Close SolidWorks.