Toolbars

Select Toolbar

You can select several modes to select any element using traps.

	See Select Sub-toolbar
	See Scan Sub-toolbar

Select Sub-toolbar

	Select See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using the Selection Traps
	Selection Trap above Geometry See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using the Selection Traps
	Rectangle Selection Trap See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using the Selection Traps
	Intersecting Rectangle Selection Trap See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using the Selection Traps
	Polygon Selection Trap See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using the Selection Traps
	Free Hand Selection Trap See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using the Selection Traps
	Outside Rectangle Selection Trap See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using the Selection Traps
	Outside Intersecting Rectangle Selection Trap See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using the Selection Traps

Scan Sub-toolbar

	Quick Select See Quickly Selecting Geometry
	Scan or Define In Work Object See Scanning the 3D Shape and Defining In Work Objects

Insert Toolbar

You can insert bodies, geometrical sets and ordered geometrical sets.

	See Insert Sub-toolbars

Insert Sub-toolbars

	Body See Inserting a New Body in the Part Design User's Guide
	Body in a Set See Inserting a Body into an Ordered Geometrical Set

	Geometrical Set See Managing Geometrical Sets
	Ordered Geometrical Set See Managing Ordered Geometrical Sets

Wireframe Toolbar

You can create wireframe elements in Generartive Shape Design.

	See Points Sub-toolbar
	See Line-Axis Sub-toolbar
	Plane See Creating Planes
	See Projection-Combine Sub-toolbar
	Intersection See Creating Intersections
	See Curves Offset Sub-toolbar
	See Circle-Conic Sub-toolbar
	See Curves Sub-toolbar

Points Sub-toolbar

	Point See Creating Points
	Points and Planes Repetition See Creating Multiple Points and Planes
	Extremum See Creating Extremum Elements
	Extremum Polar See Creating Polar Extremum Elements

Line-Axis Sub-toolbar

	Line See Creating Lines
	Axis See Creating an Axis
	Polyline See Creating Polylines

Project-Combine Sub-toolbar

	Projection See Creating Projections
	Combine See Creating Combined Curves
	Reflect Line Creating Reflect Lines
	Silhouette See Creating Silhouettes

Curves Offset Sub-toolbar

	Parallel Curve See Creating Parallel Curves
	Rolling Offset See Creating a Rolling Offset
	3D Curve Offset See Creating a 3D Curve Offset

Circle-Conic Sub-toolbar

	Circle See Creating Circles
	Corner See Creating Corners
	Connect Curve See Creating Connect Curves
	Conic See Creating Conic Curves

Curves Sub-toolbar

	Spline See Creating Splines
	Helix See Creating a Helix
	Spiral See Creating Spirals
	Spine See Creating a Spine
	Isoparametric Curve See Creating Isoparametric Curves

Law Toolbar

You can create laws to curves and surfaces.

Law

See Creating Laws

Surfaces Toolbar

You can create surfaces.

	See Extrude-Revolution Sub-toolbar
	See OffsetVar Sub-toolbar
	See Sweeps Sub-toolbar
	Fill See Creating Fill Surfaces
	Multi-sections Surface See Creating Multi-Sections Surfaces
	Blend See Creating Blended Surfaces

Extrude-Revolution Sub-toolbar

	Extrude See Creating Extruded Surfaces
	Revolve See Creating Revolution Surfaces
	Sphere See Creating Spherical Surfaces
	Cylinder See Creating Cylindrical Surfaces

Offsets Sub-toolbar

	Offset See Creating Offset Surfaces
	Variable Offset See Creating Variable Offset Surfaces
	Rough Offset See Creating Rough Offset Surfaces

Sweeps Sub-toolbar

	Sweep See Creating Swept Surfaces
	Adaptive Sweep See Creating Adaptive Swept Surfaces

Replication Toolbar

You can repeat wireframe elements, surfaces and volumes.

	See Repetitions Sub-toolbar
	See Patterns Sub-toolbar
	Duplicate Geometrical Set See Duplicating Geometrical Sets and Ordered Geometrical Sets

Repetitions Sub-toolbar

	Object Repetition See Repeating Objects
	Points Creation Repetition See Creating Multiple Points and Planes
	Planes Between See Creating Planes Between Other Planes

Patterns Sub-toolbar

	Rectangular Pattern See Creating Rectangular Patterns
	Circular Pattern See Creating Circular Patterns
	User Pattern See Creating User Patterns

Annotations Toolbar

You can create annotations in Generartive Shape Design.

	See Texts Sub-Toolbar
	See Flag Notes Sub-Toolbar
	See Querying 3D Annotations

Texts Sub-Toolbar

	Text with Leader See Creating a Text with Leader
	Text See Creating a Text
	Text Parallel to Screen See Creating a Text Parallel to Screen

Flag Notes Sub-Toolbar

	Flag Note with Leader See Creating Flag Notes with Leader
	Flag Note See Creating Flag Notes

Advanced Operations Toolbar

You can perform advanced operations on surfaces and volumes.

Automatic filleting

See Creating an Automatic Fillet

Advanced Surfaces Toolbar

You can create advanced surfaces.

	Bump See Creating Bumped Surfaces
	Wrap Curve See Deforming Surfaces Based on Curve Wrapping
	Wrap Surface See Deforming Surfaces According to Surface Wrapping
	Shape Morphing See Deforming Surfaces According to Shape Morphing

Operations Toolbar

You can perform diferent operations on wireframe elements, surfaces amd volumes.

	See Join-Healing sub-toolbar
	See Trim-Split sub-toolbar
	See Extracts sub-toolbar
	See Fillets sub-toolbar
	Chamfer See Creating Chamfers
	See Transformations sub-toolbar
	See Extrapolate sub-toolbar

Join-Healing sub-toolbar

	Join See Joining Curves and Surfaces
	Healing See Healing Geometry
	Curve Smooth See Smoothing Curves
	Untrim See Restoring a Surface or Curve
	Disassemble See Disassembling Shapes

Trim-Split sub-toolbar

	Split See Splitting Geometry
	Trim See Trimming Geometry
	Remove Face See Creating Remove Face Features
	Sew Surface See Creating a Sew Surface

Extracts sub-toolbar

	Boundary See Creating Boundary Curves
	Extract See Extracting Geometry
	Multiple Extract See Extracting Multiple Elements

Fillets sub-toolbar

	Shape Fillet See Creating Bitangent Shape Fillets or Creating Tritangent Shape Fillets
	Edge Fillet See Creating Edge Fillets
	Variable Radius Fillet See Creating Variable Radius Fillets or Creating Variable Bi-Tangent Circle Radius Fillets Using a Spine
	Chordal Fillet See Creating Chordal Fillets
	Styling Fillet See Creating a Styling Fillet
	Face-Face Fillet See Creating Face-Face Fillets
	Tritangent Fillet See Creating Tritangent Fillets

Transformations sub-toolbar

	Translate See Translating Geometry
	Rotate See Rotating Geometry
	Symmetry See Performing Symmetry on Geometry
	Scaling See Transforming Geometry by Scaling
	Affinity See Transforming Geometry by Affinity
	Axis to Axis See Transforming Elements from an Axis to Another

Extrapolate sub-toolbar

	Extrapolate See Extrapolating Surfaces and Extrapolating Curves
	Invert Orientation See Inverting the Orientation of Geometry
	Near See Creating the Nearest or the Farthest Entity of a Multiple Element

Developed Shapes Toolbar

You can develop various shapes.

	Unfold See Unfolding a Surface
	Transfer See Transferring Elements
	Develop See Developing Wires and Points

Volumes Toolbar

You can create volumes in Generartive Shape Design.

	Volume Extrude See Creating Extruded Volumes
	Volume Revolve See Creating Revolution Volumes
	Multi-sections Volume See Creating a Multi-Sections Volume
	Volume Sweep See Creating a Swept Volume
	Thick Surface See Creating a Thick Surface
	Close Surface See Creating a Close Surface
	See Volume drafts Sub-toolbar
	Shell See Creating a Shell
	Sew Surface See Creating a Sew Surface
	Thickness See Creating Thicknesses
	See Volumes operations Sub-toolbar

Volume Drafts Sub-toolbar

	Draft Angle See Creating a Draft
	Variable Draft Angle See Creating a Variable Angle Draft
	Draft Reflect Line See Creating a Draft from Reflect Lines

Volumes Operations Sub-toolbar

	Add See Adding Volumes
	Remove See Removing Volumes
	Intersect See Intersecting Volumes
	Union Trim See Trimming Volumes

BiW Templates Toolbar

You can create various body in white features.

	Junction See Creating Junctions
	Diabolo See Creating a Diabolo
	See Holes Sub-toolbar
	Mating Flange See Creating a Mating Flange
	Bead See Creating a Bead
	Blend Corner See Creating a Blend Corner

Holes Sub-toolbar

	Hole See Creating a Hole
	Hole Curve See Creating a Hole Curve

Measures Toolbar

You can measure the geometrical properties.

	See Measuring Geometric Properties
	See Measuring Inertia

Product Knowledge Template Toolbar

You can apply various knowledgeware rules.

	See Product Knowledge Template Sub-toolbar
	See Product Knowledge Template Sub-toolbar

Product Knowledge Template Sub-toolbar

	PowerCopy Creation See Creating Power Copies
	UserFeature Creation See Creating a User Feature in the Product Knowledge Template User's Guide

Product Knowledge Template Sub-toolbar

	Instantiate From Representation See Creating a PLM Template in the Product Knowledge Template User's Guide
	Instantiate From Selection See Instantiating Power Copies

Tools Toolbar

You can use various tools.

	Update All See Part Design User's Guide: About Updating Your Design
	Create 3DAxisSystem See Defining an Axis System
	Show Historical Graph See Using the Historical Graph
	See Grid Sub-toolbar
	See 2D Visualization Mode Sub-toolbar
	Mask See Creating Masks
	Create Datum See Creating Datum Elements
	Temporary Analysis Mode See Performing a Temporary Analysis
	Insert Mode See Inserting Elements
	See KeepNoKeep Sub-toolbar
	Only Current Body See Display in the Part Design User's Guide
	Select current tool See Selecting Bodies

Grid Sub-toolbar

	Work On Support See Working with a Support
	Work On Support 3D See Working With a 3D Support
	Snap To Point See Working with a Support
	Work Supports Activity See Working with a Support
	Grid Featurization Switch See Working With a 3D Support
	Plane System See Creating Plane Systems

2D Visualization Mode Sub-toolbar

	Pickable visible background See Managing the Background Visualization
	No 3D background See Managing the Background Visualization
	Unpickable background See Managing the Background Visualization
	Low intensity background See Managing the Background Visualization
	Unpickable low intensity background See Managing the Background Visualization
	Lock See Managing the Background Visualization

KeepNoKeep Sub-toolbar

	No Keep Mode See Keeping the Initial Element
	Keep Mode See Keeping the Initial Element

Constraints Toolbar

You can cretae constraints in Generative Shape Design.

	See Creating Constraints
	See Creating Constraints

Analysis Toolbar

You can analyze wireframe elements, surfaces and volumes.

See Analysis Sub-toolbar

Analysis Sub-toolbar

	Connect Checker Analysis See Checking Connections Between Surfaces or Checking Connections Between Curves
	Light Distance Analysis See Analyzing Distances Between Two Sets Of Elements
	Feature Draft Analysis See Analyzing Draft Angle
	Surfacic Curvature Analysis See Analyzing Surfacic Curvature
	Porcupine Analysis See Analyzing Using Porcupine Curvature
	Apply Dress-Up See Using Dress-Up Options
	Remove Dress-Up See Using Dress-Up Options
	Geometric Information See Displaying Geometric Information On Elements

Dynamic Sectioning Toolbar

You can create dynamic sections.

See Creating Dynamic Section View

Sections Management Toolbar

You can create sections and manage them.

	See Creating 2D View Sections


	See Sections Management sub-toolbar

Sections Management Sub-toolbar

See Creating 2D View Sections

User Selection Filter Toolbar

You can filter the elements.

	Point Filter See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using a Filter
	Curve Filter See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using a Filter
	Surface Filter See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using a Filter
	Volume Filter See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using a Filter
	Feature Element Filter See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using a Filter
	Geometrical Element Filter See CATIA Infrastructure User's Guide : Selecting Using a Filter
	Intersection Edges Selection See About the Extraction of Geometry
	Tangent Intersection Edges Selection See About the Extraction of Geometry
	Work On Support selection state See Working with a Support
	Quick Select See Quickly Selecting Geometry