About the Status Bar

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The status bar provides information about the status of the active file. You may see tips and messages regarding status, or a progress indicator, depending on the task you are performing. You can use the tools on the status bar to perform the actions described in the list below:

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—Hides or shows the primary panel.

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—Hides or shows the upper data panel.

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—Hides or shows the lower data panel.

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—Hides or shows the graphics area. Press CTRL+F8 or click the arrow at the top of the figure view to restore view.

• Publish—Displays the settings for publishing, such as

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—Indicates the current recording status is on. Click to change the status. This icon is disabled when the recording is off.

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—Indicates the current recording status is off. Click to change the status. This icon is disabled when the recording is off.

• Length Unit—Displays the unit, such as

that is being used for length. Click to open the Creo IllustrateOptions dialog box to change the length units for the current view.

• Selected Items—Indicates the number of items, such as

that are selected. Click to open the Selected Items dialog box to remove items from the current selection.

• Selection method—Sets the selection filter for the active figure. Selectable filters include: Smart, Parts, Constructions, Markups, Model Annotations, Faces, Edges, Axes,Points and Datums.

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—Shows the messages log in the lower data panel. To make this available on the status bar, click File > Options to open the Creo IllustrateOptions dialog box. Next to Showing, select Global. Under General-Main, click the Log messages check box.

• Standard—Shows which Standard is applied to the Schematic Illustration.