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(continued...) An 'Interactive what's new' mode is available to annotate all new menu items with an icon to help identify new functionality.
Overall the interface looks more contemporary with XP style icons and more information is provided with icons superimposed on entities for sketch relations.
By selecting a relation such as mirror, the corresponding elements are also highlighted aiding rapid understanding of the construction constraints.
The What's wrong dialog has been revamped to provide more detailed information on any errors.
The graphical feel of the interface has been enhanced in a number of other ways.
Trim options now appear in the Property Manger and include a 'Power trim' mode that with a Ctrl drag trims anything the trail passes through offering a very quick way of tidying complex geometry.
Other trim options include corner, inside, outside and nearest.
When offsetting sketch entities in both directions, the ends can be automatically capped to rapidly create enclosed slots.
The 'Select Other' mode for selecting hidden geometry now sports an excellent right click behaviour to progressively peel away obscuring surfaces until the required detail has been exposed.
Shift right clicking toggles the visibility of faces.