Working Windows

A project's working windows are the 2D drawing window and the 3D model window. You can work in either of these windows. You can change the active working window even while you are performing a function. The drawing and model of the building are associated with each other, and the changes you make to one of these are automatically refreshed in the other.

You can change the project's active working window while you are working by doing either of the following:

• press the F2 key
• select the File > Switch Between 2D and 3D function

You can also open separate drawing or model files that do not belong to the project in the workspace. You can then change the active window between the files in the project and the separate files by doing one of the following:

• press Ctrl+Tab
• click the title bar of the appropriate window
• select the window label from the Window menu

You can change the size of a window by dragging its frame or one of its corners. You can use the window buttons to change the working window into an icon and restore it.

Modeling Window

When you create or open a part model or an assembly model, a modeling window opens in the workspace and the toolbar displays the 3D modeler's functions.

Note

• The keyword activate_target in the BDSXX keyword group defines which working window is activated by default when you open a drawing-model pair of a project.
• The drawing or model window of a drawing-model pair cannot be closed with the window's button. Clicking the button minimizes the window. You can close a drawing-model pair by opening another drawing-model pair or by closing the entire project.

• You can cascade working windows or tile them vertically or horizontally in the workspace. Open the Window menu and select the function:

  • Cascade - Places the top left corners of the windows on top of each other, showing the title bars of all windows.
  • Tile Horizontally - Arranges the windows in rows.
  • Tile Vertically - Arranges the windows in columns.

Workspace
Drawing-Model Pairs
Editing Keywords
3D Modeling