Exploring the InfraWorks Environment - Autodesk Infraworks and Infraworks 360 Essentials - page 8

select Mode If want to suppress the extra editing functions that show up
when you select an object, click this button to activate select mode.
Help This button expands to a drop-down list giving you access to online
help, Getting Started, keyboard shortcuts (there are a ton of them), and a dis-
cussion group.
When you click an icon on the Utility Bar, it will enlarge if it activates a per-
sistent command. For example, the Model Explorer button opens the Model
Explorer panel and while that panel is open, the Model Explorer icon on the
Utility Bar is enlarged (see Figure 1.4). This is a subtle visual cue that the com-
mand is 'active.'
fIgure 1.4 The Model Explorer icon is enlarged while the Model Explorer panel is open.
what's a Panel?
A panel is a window that can float anywhere on your computer screen, or it can
be docked along the top, bottom, or sides of the InfraWorks window. If two or
more panels are docked in the same location, multiple tabs will appear repre-
senting each docked panel.
the Intelligent tools
In the top left corner of your InfraWorks window you will see one or more
colored icons and a few white ones as well. The colored icons represent major
InfraWorks feature sets such as InfraWorks core features, Roadway Design,
Bridge Design, and Drainage Design (see Figure 1.5). By the time you read this
there may be even more icons available. As we'll discuss in a bit, these icons