Tabs on your SOLIDWORKS command manager
can sometimes seem to vanish.
Might not be where you expect them to be.
Let's show you a few different ways
to show them again
and keep your SolidWorks
interface under control.
When working on a SOlIDWORKS part,
the first thing to check if you don't see
certain tabs, such as Sketch or evaluate
is that they are definitely enabled.
Right click on any tab in the Command
Manager and hover over tabs in the menu.
Any enable tabs will be ticked.
Click any tab to enable or disable it.
Now it's an easy one to overlook, but
the presence of some of the other tabs
depends on your modeling environment.
For example, when working on an assembly,
you'll only see tabs such as assembly,
sketch, and evaluate by default
as tabs like sheet metal and surfaces
can't be enabled
as they only apply to part documents.
Another way to check and control
which tabs are enabled
is through the Customize Settings dialog.
This can be accessed by right
clicking on the Command Manager
and clicking customize or found near
the bottom of the tools menu.
This shows us all the possible tabs
we can choose,
and we can right click on tabs and select
Show or Hide to control our visibility
and add any new tabs that we might want.
Don't forget to save your settings,
and once you're happy with them,
it always helps
to keep a backup of your favorites.
Have a watch of our step by step tutorial
and follow along to learn how.
Finally, if you're certain
that you're in the right environment
and don't have the option to enable it via
the customize settings,
you may need to reset your toolbar
customizations.
Since SOLIDWORKS 2023, all tool
bars have individual reset buttons.
Head to the toolbars
page for the customize menu
and click on the reset
button at the bottom, followed by Reset
Command Manager
to restore the default toolbar settings.
Restart SOLIDWORKS
for these changes to take effect.
If you tried all these options
and are still not seeing the toolbar
you expect or have any of the questions
about SolidWorks,
then it's best to reach out to our expert
technical support team.
Head to our website and log a ticket via
our online portal.
Get in touch with
us via the details on screen.