Grips You use grips to perform actions on objects in a drawing. Shortcut Menus With shortcut menus (also called right-click or context menus), you can perform tasks that are related to the selected component or line. Quick Properties Quick Properties provide access to commonly used properties for an object or a set of objects. Tool Palettes The AutoCAD Plant 3D tool palettes display standard and custom component and line symbols that you place to create your drawings. Spec Viewer You can add pipe or pipe fittings to a model using the Spec Viewer. Properties Palette The AutoCAD Plant 3D Properties palette provides quick access to component and line data.ĭata Manager You can view, modify, import, and export drawing and project data, and generate various reports using the Data Manager. Project Manager The Project Manager provides an organized project environment in which to work. Welcome and Welcome Back Screens The Welcome Screen and Welcome Back screens provide shortcuts to creating projects and opening recent projects and drawings. Ribbon The ribbon contains the commands that you need to create and modify a piping model.
Workspaces A workspace is a set of menus, toolbars, palettes, and ribbon control panels that are grouped and organized so that you can work in a custom, task-oriented drawing environment. AutoCAD Plant 3D 2011 The User Interface Before you work in AutoCAD Plant 3D 2011, it is important that you understand how the drawing environment is organized and learn some tips for working in this environment.