Vertex Help

Getting Started

User Interface Basics

• Keyboard Shortcuts Panel
• Search Workspaces
• File Manager
• 3D Viewer
• Assembly panel
• Part Manipulation panel

Team Workspaces

• Team Workspaces overview
• Create a Team Workspace
• Add or remove members of a Team Workspace
• Rename a Team Workspace
• Delete a Team Workspace

File Management

Basic Model Interactions

• Box Select
• Transforming Data
• Manipulate the camera view
• Walk through your model
• Select parts
• Change the visibility of parts

3D Snapshots

• Apply Snapshot Elements
• Snapshots overview
• Create and rename a snapshot
• Delete a snapshot

2D Markup & 3D Pins

• Understanding how 2D markup and 3D pins work together
• Drawing 2D markup in the model view
• Draw 2D markup
• Using pins to bring attention to a part
• Add a pin and comment to your model

Cross Sections

• Cross section overview
• Create a cross section
• Change the cross section plane color

Measurement

• Measurement overview
• Measure the distance between two points
• Measure surfaces
• Which models support precise measurement?

Vertex Stories

FAQs and Troubleshooting

• What browsers are supported?
• What's the difference between a Connect User and a Story User?
• How do I get a new password?
• What do the file import errors mean?
• Why do parts appear gray in the BOM?
• Is there a faster way to scroll through large BOMs?

Administrators

• Administrator's overview
• Create a new user
• Manage an existing user's profile
• View users outside of your organization
• Control sharing stories in your organization
• Store or delete original model files

Customer Support

• Contact the Vertex Support Team
• Vertex Support Quick Reference Guide

What's new in Connect

• What's new in Connect
• Administrators
• BOM panel
• Markup
• Measurement
• Model manipulation