Splitting

In the Workspace

Initially, the Workspace is a single window that accommodates content loaded into it. However, it may be split any number of times. A split may be performed on a window in any direction. Each split window has the same capabilities as the first window.

  Splitting

Use the split button that appears to the immediate right of the content selector in any workspace(s) to split in any direction using the options: Split left, Split right, Split above, and Split below.

  Unsplitting

Use the close button to remove the current workspace window, thereby “unsplitting” the Workspace as specified.

The Active Workspace

At any time, whether the Workspace is split or not, there is one active workspace window. This is indicated by looking at a workspace’s content selector: the label of the active workspace content selector will be printed in blue, bold, italic, underlined type. The label in any other workspace window will be black plaintext.

Figure 1: The active window is indicated by the typeface used in the content selector. (a) Blue bold italic underlined type in the content selector indicates the active workspace. (b) Black plaintext indicates inactive workspace(s).

The import of a workspace being active is twofold:

• the active workspace window is the target of any operation from the Project panel (double click a resource opens the resource in the active workspace window), and

• the Tools area will display the tools pertinent to the active workspace area; any actions within the Tools area will operate on the active workspace window.

Related Consideration: Moving Workspace Content

One important limitation of the workspace is that the same content cannot be loaded into two different workspace windows.

• The workspaces for sketches, building blocks, geometries, or the Model are singular: only one instance may be present at a time.

• The workspaces for plots and data files are not singular, but the content within them is — the same plot or data file cannot be open in two plot or editor workspaces (respectively) at the same time*.

The above two considerations produce the following result: given a split workspace containing window A and B, content already in workspace window A will be moved to workspace window B if an attempt is made to load it there. Window A will be left empty afterwards.

Figure 2: Moving workspace content around in a split context: (a) the Model workspace is on the left, a data file is on the right. The content selector is used to pick “Model” on the right. (b) When this selection is made, the Model workspace is opened on the right, and it is closed on the left, leaving behind an empty workspace.

Situations were a specific plot is opened in B while already open in A are easier to envision. However, the same thing will happen if a new sketch is opened in B while A already contains an existing sketch: the existing sketch is closed in A, which is left empty, and a new one is started in B. This is because the singularity of the sketch workspace requires that only one be present in the workspace at a time.

In the Commands Area

The Commands area may be split laterally once. Each Commands area tab provides a button for positioning the tab in a split context.

  Move Right

If there is no split or if a tab is situated at left, the tab presents a move right button that, if clicked, will push the tab to the right side of the split.

  Move Left

If positioned on the right side in a split context, the tab presents a move left button that, if clicked, will push the tab to the left. The split context will become unsplit if this was the last/only tab on the right.