{"id":484,"date":"2019-06-29T07:53:21","date_gmt":"2019-06-29T14:53:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.plm.automation.siemens.com\/t5\/Solid-Edge-Blog\/Right-Click-Commands-in-Solid-Edge-Part-1-User-Interface\/ba-p\/596219"},"modified":"2026-03-26T07:28:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T11:28:57","slug":"right-click-commands-in-solid-edge-part-1-user-interface","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.sw.siemens.com\/solidedge\/right-click-commands-in-solid-edge-part-1-user-interface\/","title":{"rendered":"Right-Click Commands in Solid Edge Part 1 – User Interface"},"content":{"rendered":"

A right-click<\/STRONG> in Solid Edge gives access to several commands and features not found elsewhere on the menu, ribbon or the toolbars.<\/P><\/p>\n

Right off the bat, right-clicking<\/STRONG> anywhere in an empty space in the graphics area is the same as clicking the Accept or the Finish buttons when they are visible on the Command bar.<\/P><\/p>\n

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Holding down the right mouse button<\/STRONG> pops up the radial menu which sports a customizable set of 16 commands of your choice, in each of the 28 environments of Solid Edge.<\/P><\/p>\n

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And by giving a simple yank or tug using the right mouse button<\/STRONG> skips popping up the radial menu altogether, yet starts the command in that sector as shown below.<\/P><\/p>\n

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More in detail about the radial menu in this article<\/A>.<\/P><\/p>\n

When there are too many objects in a small area or when there are some objects hidden behind others as in the case of an assembly, hovering for a while and then right-clicking<\/STRONG> brings up the QuickPick list, which lets you select any of the objects lying beneath the mouse cursor.<\/P><\/p>\n

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Right-clicking<\/STRONG> on the title bar of Solid Edge displays the context menu from which you can close Solid Edge, though this is more of a Windows feature.<\/P><\/p>\n

When you right-click<\/STRONG> in the portion of the title bar called the quick access toolbar or simply the QAT, a context menu appears where the commands pointed with the blue arrow in the image below are available exclusively from the context menu.<\/P>
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You can right-click<\/STRONG> any command on any ribbon bar tab and choose to add it to the QAT on-the-fly without having to go through the lengthy process of using the Customize dialog.<\/P><\/p>\n

A button on the QAT can be removed by simply right-clicking<\/STRONG> on it as shown in the animated GIF below:<\/P>
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The other option \u2018show QAT below the ribbon\u2019 brings the QAT closer to where the action is i.e. the model or the drawing.<\/P><\/p>\n

Another option in the right-click<\/STRONG> menu is to minimize the ribbon bar which can also be accomplished by double-clicking the ribbon tab.<\/P><\/p>\n

The other options about switching themes and customizing are also available from the system menu. Read about customizing QAT and the radial menu in this article<\/A>.<\/P><\/p>\n

Right-clicking<\/STRONG> on a file tab pops up this menu:<\/P><\/p>\n

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Of these, only the first and the last options are available elsewhere – on the ribbon and the Pathfinder respectively.<\/P><\/p>\n

There\u2019s a difference between the Close Document and Close Window commands. The Close Window option relates to the New Window which opens the currently open document in a new tab.<\/P><\/p>\n

A scenario where you might want to open a model or a drawing in a new window is when measuring between distant located areas as shown in the video below.<\/P><\/p>\n

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