The CoPilots

Description: 5 minutes

Part of the new user interface includes four new CoPilots.  Three of the four CoPilots - Direction 3D, Axis 3D, and Vector 3D - take the place of their associated menus and are used in the same commands as in previous versions of OSDM such as Measure, Machine > Boring a part, and Part & Assy > Position a part. The fourth CoPilot, Point 3D CoPilot, is new and is used in the 3D Curves and Surfacing commands.

Watch a video about Using the CoPilots.

Overview

To use these CoPilots, you do not access the menus (in fact, you can't access the menus anymore). The CoPilots appear when they are necessary.  Use these new CoPilots in the same way that you would use the 3D CoPilot:  follow the directions in the prompt bar, click the arrow or arc to drag or rotate, and right-click for the context menu with more options.

From the links on the left, you can learn more about each of the new CoPilots in OSDM. Topics include how to use the CoPilot and the options in the right-click menu.

The most important thing to remember about the CoPilots is that they are called automatically from commands such as Create Spline and Measure Direction 3D - whenever they are needed. You don't need to (and can't!) call them up on your own.  Try out some 3D Curve and Surfacing commands and you'll soon discover their capabilities.  

The technical update training utilizes three of the CoPilots in several of the labs.

Use the Point 3D CoPilot in the following labs:

Use the Vector 3D CoPilot in the following labs:

Use the Axis 3D CoPilot in the following lab:

The Direction 3D CoPilot is not used in any of the technical update training labs. If you would like to practice with the Direction 3D CoPilot, load a model and select Measure > Direction 3D. Hover over an element (vertex, face, edge) and click. Don't forget to use the right-click menu for more options!