This document discusses how to access commands in the 3D Experience interface compared to the V5 version of CATIA. It highlights the different arrangements and dispositions of commands, including the use of accelerators, command lists, and action pads for easier navigation. The presentation concludes by emphasizing that users can efficiently access all commands through these methods.

1. V5 to 3D Experience 2017x
Accessing Commands
Ways to find known functions

2. Commands Disposition
• V5 users are familiar with the commands
and functions disposition in the CATIA
display.
• 3D Experience has a different disposition
and arrangement of the commands.
• This presentation will show a number of
ways to find those commands regardless
of the disposition.

3. Commands Disposition

4. Commands Disposition
• In V5 commands can
be found all around
the CATIA window.
• Many rows can be
added when required.
• The toolbars can be
reorganized and
moved around.

5. Commands Disposition
• In 3D Experience
commands are almost all
located at the bottom of
the window.
• The general commands
are located at the top-
right of the window.
• They cannot be
relocated.

6. Commands Disposition
• The general commands
have submenus.
• This section cannot be
modified.

7. Commands Disposition
• The commands are
arranged in different
Sections at the bottom of
the window.
• They are relevant to the
current Application (app).
• Apps are the V5
Workbenches.
• Sections are V5 Toolbars.
App
Sections
Commands

8. Commands Disposition
• The Sections are not
organized as they
were in V5.
• When you cannot find
the command you
want, you can access
it through different
means.
– Accelerator
– Commands List
– Action Pad / Brief
Action Pad

9. Accelerator
• An Accelerator is a
combination of
keyboard key push
which activates a
command.
• To define an
Accelerator access:
– / Preferences /
Customize…

10. Accelerator
• Select the Commands
tab from the
Customize window.
• Scroll down in the
Categories and select
the All Commands.

11. Accelerator
• Select the desired
Command from the
Commands list.
– Notice that only the
commands available in
the current App are
displayed.
• Click the Show
Properties… box.

12. Accelerator
• Enter the key which
will activate the
command in the
Accelerator: area.
– Notice that a message
will be displayed if the
combination is already
used by another
command.
Pressing the Spacebar will Hide/Show

13. Accelerator
• Click the Close box
when you are done.

14. Commands List
• You can access all
available commands
using the Commands
List.
• You will have to
define an Accelerator
in order to access it
– We recommend:
CTRL+F1

15. Commands List
• Upon pressing the
Accelerator the
Commands List
window will appear.
• Select the desired
command and that
will launch it.

16. Action Pad / Brief Action Pad
• The Action Pad is a
window which
contains commands.
• It can be customized.
• There is an Action
Pad for each App.

17. Action Pad / Brief Action Pad
• It can be turned on by
right-clicking in the
workarea.
• Under the Display
contextual menu,
select the Action Pad
option.

18. Action Pad / Brief Action Pad
• It can be temporarily
turned on pressing B
on the keyboard.
• It will appear where
the cursor is
B

19. Action Pad / Brief Action Pad
• To customize an
Action Pad access:
– / Preferences /
Customize…
• Select the Action Pad
tab from the
Customize window.

20. Action Pad / Brief Action Pad
• Commands can be
added by clicking the
Add Commands box.
• A Separators can be
added.
• A Command can be
removed.
– Select the command to
remove and click Remove.

21. Action Pad / Brief Action Pad
• Commands and
Separators can be
reordered.
• Drag it to the new
location in the list.

22. Conclusion
• You now have access to all the available
commands through:
– Accelerators
– Commands List
– Action Pad / Brief Action Pad
Enjoy your time with 3D Experience

23. Thank you.
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