20
AutoCAD and Its Applications—Advanced
Ribbon Panels
Within the
3D Modeling
workspace, the
Home
tab on the ribbon displays 11 panels.
The tools in these panels provide all of the functions needed to design and view your
3D model. See Figure 1-7. The panel title appears at the bottom of the panel. The arrow 7 7
button at the right-hand end of the tab names controls the display of the ribbon tabs,
panels, and panel titles. Picking it cycles through the display of the full ribbon, tab and
panel titles only, or tab titles only.
Many panels contain more tools than those displayed in the default view. These
panels can be expanded by picking the fl yout arrow to the right of the panel title. See fl
Figure 1-8A. The fl yout portion is displayed as long as the cursor remains over the fl
panel. It retracts when the cursor moves off the panel. To retain the fl yout display, pick fl
the pushpin icon in the lower-left corner of the expanded panel. See Figure 1-8B. The
panel continues to be displayed until you pick the pushpin icon again to release it.
Figure 1-6.
The
3D Modeling
workspace with a drawing file based on the
acad3D.dwt
template.
Shaded
3D UCS icon
3D
crosshairs
Navigation
bar
View
cube
Viewport
controls
Panel
Ribbon
Tool
Workspace
Switching
button
Quick Access
toolbar
InfoCenter Application
Menu
RIBBON
Type
RIBBON
DASHBOARD
Figure 1-7.
The ribbon is composed of tabs and panels that provide access to 3D modeling and viewing
commands without using toolbars and menus.
Tabs Pick to minimize to just
titles or tabs
Panels