Chapter 2: Navigating the SolidWorks Interface
Tip
If you want to create a separate toolbar, you can commandeer an existing one for your own purposes. For
example, because I do not use the Tools toolbar, I have removed all the regular icons from it and replaced
them with relevant flyout toolbars, which I do use extensively. This enables me to consolidate space, and not
have unused icons on my toolbars. Alternatively, creating a custom CommandManager tab and putting on it
what you like is much easier. n
Full Screen mode
Full Screen mode enables you to toggle quickly to the display so that only the graphics window
and the Task pane appear; the FeatureManager, menus, toolbars, and status bar are all hidden.
Alternatively, you can hide just the FeatureManager or the toolbars.In Full Screen mode, you can still access the menus by clicking the cursor along the top border of
the window, as shown in Figure 2.18.l To toggle to Full Screen mode, press the F11 key.l (^) To toggle the toolbar display, press the F10 key (see Figure 2.18).
l To toggle the FeatureManager display, press the F9 key.
FIGURE 2.18
The SolidWorks window with all toolbars hidden using the F10 key