SolidWorks 2010 Bible

Part I: SolidWorks Basics

Flyout toolbars

You can use any toolbar as a flyout toolbar. Figure 2.17 shows the list of all flyout toolbars, which

is the same as the list of all toolbars. Flyout toolbars are a nice space-saving feature for tools that

you use infrequently, but frequently enough to want to avoid going through the menus. To use a

toolbar as a flyout, select it from the Flyout toolbars list and drag it onto an existing toolbar. It dis-

plays with an arrow to the right. Clicking the arrow causes all the tools to scroll out temporarily

until you click a toolbar icon or anything else.

FIGURE 2.17

The Flyout toolbars are on the Commands tab in the Customize dialog box.

To add icons to a flyout toolbar, temporarily show the regular toolbar that corresponds to the fly-

out toolbar and add icons to the regular toolbar. When you are done adding or removing icons,

deselect the regular toolbar; the changes are applied to the flyout.