I have this personal obsession about what should be thedifference between LMB and RMB. The left mouse should beaction. The right mouse should beoptions / extras / shortcuts.
In SW08, there is a gizmo called the Context Menu. It's great! Whenyou LMB on a feature, the Context Menu appears and allows you toquickly select a commonly used action. The result is minimum mousemovement - it is really very efficient.
By default, the Context Menu also appears when you RMB in order todisplay a Shortcut Menu. To me, that's a sin; all I should see isthe Shortcut, not the Context. To turn this behavior off, just useTools>Customize (or hit the down arrow next to the Options Iconand select Customize...).
In the Customize dialog, you'll see a region labeled "Contexttoolbar settings". Uncheck the option "Show in shortcut menu". Withthat option turned off, the Context Menu only appears if you LMB.
Of course, if you're some kind of wierd SW07 lover and don't wantany new improvements to your UI, you can also turn off the ContextMenu funtionality. (I don't recommend doing that. This is one ofthose UI improvements that really is an improvement!)
(Thanks to the iPod for having a podcast that covered thistip!)SolidworksUser Interface
In SW08, there is a gizmo called the Context Menu. It's great! Whenyou LMB on a feature, the Context Menu appears and allows you toquickly select a commonly used action. The result is minimum mousemovement - it is really very efficient.
By default, the Context Menu also appears when you RMB in order todisplay a Shortcut Menu. To me, that's a sin; all I should see isthe Shortcut, not the Context. To turn this behavior off, just useTools>Customize (or hit the down arrow next to the Options Iconand select Customize...).
In the Customize dialog, you'll see a region labeled "Contexttoolbar settings". Uncheck the option "Show in shortcut menu". Withthat option turned off, the Context Menu only appears if you LMB.
Of course, if you're some kind of wierd SW07 lover and don't wantany new improvements to your UI, you can also turn off the ContextMenu funtionality. (I don't recommend doing that. This is one ofthose UI improvements that really is an improvement!)
(Thanks to the iPod for having a podcast that covered thistip!)SolidworksUser Interface
