Multi-Pane Windows

The system screen can display many windows, some of which are made up of multiple panes, divided by splitters. A window can contain up to four panes. Each pane houses a functional component of Desigo CC (such as a browser for navigating and selecting system objects, a viewer for displaying site floor plans or tools for inspecting the properties of objects).

1

Selection pane (vertically along the left). Also referred to as Navigation pane.

2

Primary pane (to the right of the Selection pane).

3

Secondary pane (opens when required, alongside the Primary pane).

4

Contextual pane (underneath the Primary and Secondary panes, divided into two parts).

5

Status bar (along the bottom of the window). This bar displays status/update messages (Ready, Default loaded successfully, and so on).

Pane and Window Controls

You can arrange panes of a window in different layouts or interact with a window and its panes in various ways. These include:

  • Click the icons on the window title bar top to minimize, restore down, or maximize the window.
  • Click the icons on the window title bar to quickly switch between the available preset layouts:
    • : Selection, Primary, and Contextual panes. The Secondary pane displays only if it is already open.
    • : Selection, Primary, and Contextual panes
    • : Selection and Primary panes
    • : Primary, and Contextual panes. The Secondary pane displays only if it is already open.
    • : Primary pane only
  • Resize the panes in a layout by dragging the splitters, or expand/collapse a pane by clicking the button on the splitter .
  • Click the icon to lock the window layout . When the layout is locked, clicking one of the layout icons will not have any effect; this means that you cannot change the current layout, and resize, expand, or collapse the panes of the window.
  • Normally, the Secondary pane opens on demand, when you make a selection that requires it.
    • When the Secondary pane opens, it takes up half the space that would otherwise be allotted to the Primary pane.
    • You can prevent the Secondary pane from opening by clicking the pushpin icon and locking the Primary pane. When the Primary pane is locked , any selections (such as Related Items) that would normally display in the Secondary pane are instead redirected to the Primary pane.