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Review-related Windows
These windows contain tools required to perform select/search/review operations:
■ Selection Tree
■ Properties
■ Comments
Viewpoint-related Windows
These windows contain tools necessary to set up and use viewpoints:
■ Saved Viewpoints
■ Tilt
■ Plan View
■ Section View
Windows can be moved and resized, and either floated in the Scene View or docked (pinned or auto-hidden).
TIP You can quickly dock and undock a window by double-clicking the window’s title bar.
A docked window shares one or more edges with adjacent windows and toolbars. If a shared edge is moved, the
windows change shape to compensate. You can also float windows anywhere on the screen, if necessary.
NOTE The Tilt window can only be docked vertically on the left or right, taking up the full height of the canvas, or be
floating.
By default, a docked window is pinned, meaning that the window remains displayed at its current size and can
be moved. When you auto hide a window and move the mouse pointer away from it, the window is reduced to
a tab displaying the window name. Moving the mouse pointer over the tab displays the window fully, but
temporarily, over the canvas. Auto-hiding a window can show more of the canvas while still keeping the window
available. Auto-hiding a window also prevents it from being undocked, grouped, or ungrouped.
NOTE When you dock windows inside the default scene view, you do not get pin and auto-hide functionality.
An undocked window is one that has been separated from the program window. Each undocked window can
be moved around the screen or screens as desired. Although undocked windows cannot be pinned, they can be
resized and grouped.
A window group is a way to have more than one window occupy the same amount of space on the screen. When
windows are grouped, each window is represented by a tab at the bottom of the group. In a group, click a tab to
display that window. You can group or ungroup window as necessary and save custom workspaces. After changing
window positions, you can save your settings as a custom workspace.
Auto Hide Position
When you auto hide a window, it collapses against a specific side of the canvas - Top, Left, Right, or Bottom.
The side to which it collapses is determined by the docking position. So, for example, if you dock a window to
the left of canvas, it collapses to the left.
The Shortcut Menu
Right-clicking a dockable window displays a shortcut menu of available commands. If you right-click a single
item, or select one or more items and right-click, this menu contains commands related to the items. If you
right-click an area that contains no items or data, the menu contains commands related to the dockable window,
if appropriate.
To show a dockable window
1 Click View tab ➤ Workspace panel ➤ Windows
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