13.1.  Help

Call

Call up the program help in PARTsolutions applications via the Help menu or via F1, in the CAD system in the PARTsolutions menu or in the toolbar by clicking on .

[Note]Note

All manuals available under $CADENAS/proghelp/"Sprache" are loaded.

A search is performed encompassing ALL manuals.

PARTsolutions-Application -> Help menu

PARTsolutions-Application -> Help menu

CAD system -> Help button

CAD system -> Help button

Table of contents

When you open Help, the Contents [Content] tab is displayed on the left by default so that you can open all books and sub-chapters in a targeted manner.

In the table of content, cut titles (recognizable by ...) are displayed in full length in the tooltip.

Navigation

You can scroll forwards and backwards using the Previous and Next buttons.

Moving back and forth according to the sequence of called pages is possible via the blue arrow keys at the top beside the search path display.

Clicking Up takes you to the next higher chapter in the hierarchy (the button can be found at the bottom of the page).

Press Go to top to go to the first page of the relevant manual (the button is located at the bottom of the page).

Search path (Breadcrumbs)

The search path shows where you are currently located. This is particularly helpful if you have followed cross-book links.

The path components are links, so that you can directly jump into the respective chapter.

When clicking on an arrow in the search path, all chapters below the chosen item are listed.

Index

You can switch between the Contents [Content] and Index tab pages at any time.

In the index view you will get an alphabetical listing of all index terms. Simply select the desired term, in order to display the respective help.

[Tip]Tip

When selecting an entry and then typing the first character of a desired term, the display jumps to the first entry of the respective character.

Alternatively, carry out a search in the index. Enter the search term in the Search [Search...]... input field and start the search by clicking on the Return key.

Search

Enter the search term in the Search [Search...]... input field and start the search by clicking on the Return key.

On the main page, on the right, you can see hits found in the text. Click on any in order to load the respective page.

You can see the corresponding index terms on the left on the Index tab page. As soon as you click on index terms, the corresponding page is also loaded.

[Tip]Tip
  • Basic difference between full text search (right) and index search (left):

    The full text search (right) is a "fuzzy" search (similarity search). You will also receive hits if the search term was not exact. This may be desirable, but it can also be annoying.

    If you want to carry out an exact search, put the search term in quotation marks.

    Sometimes it's better to restrict the search term, in order not to exclude results unintentionally.

    For example, just use the core term or omit unimportant filler words:

    Here in the example, drop "part". Then you will find "2D comparison" in addition.

    Here in the example, drop "part". Then you will find "2D comparison" in addition.

  • For example, search with terms used in tooltips.

  • The index search always searches for the exact term entered. Start the search with the return key after entering just a few letters. You will receive hits if the entered term appears anywhere in the indexed term.