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The Basics
The user interface contains the following components:
- The design toolbar
- The user toolbar
- The advanced tree view
- The 3D view which includes the Workplane
The design toolbar will display the name of the current design, as well as provide functions for saving, importing models and exporting your model.
Currently, you can export and import a JSON representation of your model (the native format), as well as export your model to an STL file or to Thingiverse
The user toolbar displays your username, a link to go back to your designs, and the ability to log out of your account.
NOTE: If you are running Shapesmith locally, you will not see the logout link, and the username will be 'local'
The advanced view shows the model hierarchy, and allows you to edit the model tree. This will be covered in a later tutorial.
The whole browser window is dedicated to the 3D view, which includes the workplane. The workplane is a 2D reference plane which makes creating and editing geometry easier.
Next up is how to move around in the 3D view: Navigating