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* {{StdMenu|[[Std_File_Menu|File]]}} The File menu provides functions related to file input and output, such as Open, Print, Export, etc. |
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_File_Menu|File]]}} The File menu provides functions related to file input and output, such as Open, Print, Export, etc. |
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* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Edit_Menu|Edit]]}} The Edit menu provides functions related to changing the model, such as Copy, Paste, etc. |
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Edit_Menu|Edit]]}} The Edit menu provides functions related to changing the model, such as Copy, Paste, etc. |
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* {{StdMenu|[[Std_View_Menu|View]]}} The View menu provides functions |
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_View_Menu|View]]}} The View menu provides functions for manipulating the [[3D view|3D view]] and functions related to the display of interface components. |
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* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Tools_Menu|Tools]]}} The Tools menu provides functions for debugging models, customizing FreeCAD's behavior, as well as auxiliary functions. |
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Tools_Menu|Tools]]}} The Tools menu provides functions for debugging models, customizing FreeCAD's behavior, as well as auxiliary functions. |
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* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Macro_Menu|Macro]]}} The Macro menu provides functions related to the recording and execution of [[macros|macros]] |
* {{StdMenu|[[Std_Macro_Menu|Macro]]}} The Macro menu provides functions related to the recording and execution of [[macros|macros]] |
Revision as of 10:55, 18 June 2020
This documentation is a work in progress. Please don't mark it as translatable since it will change in the next hours and days.
Introduction
The standard menu allows access to functions which are used in all workbenches. The menu may look slightly different depending on the desktop environment (KDE, Gnome, Windows, OS X, etc.). Different workbenches can also add sub-menus depending on how they decide to structure their tools.
File Edit View Tools Macro Windows Help
The standard menu
The standard menu is composed of 7 sub-menus:
- File The File menu provides functions related to file input and output, such as Open, Print, Export, etc.
- Edit The Edit menu provides functions related to changing the model, such as Copy, Paste, etc.
- View The View menu provides functions for manipulating the 3D view and functions related to the display of interface components.
- Tools The Tools menu provides functions for debugging models, customizing FreeCAD's behavior, as well as auxiliary functions.
- Macro The Macro menu provides functions related to the recording and execution of macros
- Windows The Windows menu allows switching and rearranging of the Main view area windows.
- Help The Help menu provides access to the help system and links to the website and forum.
Interface
- Preferences Editor, Interface Customization
- Main window: Standard menu, Main view area, 3D view, Combo view (Tree view, Task panel, Property editor), Selection view, Report view, Python console, Status bar, DAG view, Workbench Selector
- Auxiliary windows: Scene inspector, Dependency graph
User documentation
- Getting started
- Installation: Download, Windows, Linux, Mac, Additional components, Docker, AppImage, Ubuntu Snap
- Basics: About FreeCAD, Interface, Mouse navigation, Selection methods, Object name, Preferences, Workbenches, Document structure, Properties, Help FreeCAD, Donate
- Help: Tutorials, Video tutorials
- Workbenches: Std Base, Arch, Assembly, CAM, Draft, FEM, Inspection, Mesh, OpenSCAD, Part, PartDesign, Points, Reverse Engineering, Robot, Sketcher, Spreadsheet, Surface, TechDraw, Test Framework
- Hubs: User hub, Power users hub, Developer hub