Vertex Help

Getting Started

User Interface Basics

• File Manager
• 3D Viewer
• Assembly panel
• Part Manipulation panel
• Snapshots panel
• Version History 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

• Manipulate the camera view
• Walk through your model
• Select parts
• Change the visibility of parts
• Filter to find parts in your model
• Show properties for a single part or assembly

3D Snapshots

• 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 Plus User and a Starter 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

• Vertex Support Quick Reference Guide

Preview of Connect 2.0

• What's new in Connect 2.0
• Administrators - Connect 2.0
• BOM panel - Connect 2.0
• Markup - Connect 2.0
• Measurement - Connect 2.0
• Model manipulation - Connect 2.0