02 ‐ Ribbon overview - EKl40/FreeCAD-Ribbon GitHub Wiki

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The ribbon exists of the following sections:

  • Ribbon tab bar
  • Ribbon panels
  • Application menu
  • Quick access toolbar
  • The right toolbar

The ribbon tab bar
The order of the ribbon tab bar is determined by the order of workbench as they are set in the FreeCAD preferences -> Workbenches.

The ribbon panes
Ribbon panels are based on the FreeCAD toolbars including custom toolbars created for specific workbenches.

The application menu

The FreeCAD menus are the menus from the standard menubar. Specific workbench toolbars will also be here equal to the menus from the standard menubar . If you want the see the standard menubar press "alt". (In linux click first on the ribbon).

The menu "Customize..." consists of three buttons:

  • Ribbon Design -> Shows the ribbon design dialog

  • Ribbon Preferences -> Shows the ribbon preferences dialog

  • Scripts -> Submenu with scripts to help setup your personal ribbon design.

  • About FreeCAD Ribbon -> Opens the "About" page in this wiki.

The quick access toolbar
The quick access toolbar contains commands that are often used in every workbench. As default these commands are:

  • New document
  • Save document
  • Undo
  • Redo
  • Reload
  • Cut
  • Copy
  • Paste

The right toolbar
The right toolbar has the following buttons:

  • a collapse button to fold or unfold the ribbon
  • a Pin button to fix the ribbon or enable autohide.
  • The standard helpbutton from FreeCAD
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