PAT312, Section 3, December 2006 S3-1 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation SECTION 3 HELP SYSTEM OVERVIEW

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PAT312, Section 3, December 2006 S3-3 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation HELP SYSTEM l Two ways to use on-line help l Select Contents and Index… from the drop-down help menu to get topical or searchable help l Press the F1 key to get context sensitive help on a MSC.Patran form in question

PAT312, Section 3, December 2006 S3-4 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation HTML HELP SYSTEM

PAT312, Section 3, December 2006 S3-5 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation EXAMPLE, Topical Help Help, Contents and Index opens the HTML help system Expand Using MSC.Patran by clicking the + sign Expand geometry_modeling Expand create actions Expand creating Points, Curves, Surfaces and Solids Scroll down and select Creating Trimmed Surfaces

PAT312, Section 3, December 2006 S3-6 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation EXAMPLE, Topical Help, Contd.

PAT312, Section 3, December 2006 S3-7 Copyright 2007 MSC.Software Corporation EXAMPLE, Context Sensitive Help Available while working in Patran Click the Geometry Application button Set the form to Create, Surface, Trimmed Place the cursor over the form Press the F1 key The help window that appears is the same as in the previous example.

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