Useful Customization Techniques

To switch between a single-viewport and multi-viewport layout:

• By default, Autodesk VIZ starts with a single viewport. To switch to a multi-viewport layout, click the Min/Max Toggle.

To resize the windows in a multi-viewport layout:

• With your cursor, click the splitter bar between any two viewports, or at the intersection of all four viewports, and drag to a new location. When you release the mouse, the new viewport layout is defined.

  The dividers are saved in the scene, but are reset when you change the layout. This feature does not allow you to define new layouts, only to adjust the proportions of the currently existing ones.

To reset the viewport windows to the default layout:

1. Right-click the splitter bar between the viewports.

   The Reset Layout button is displayed.

2. Click this button to restore the viewports to the default multi-viewport layout.

To rearrange the order of rollouts in the command panel:

• Click the rollout title bar, and drag to another location on the command panel. A thick line indicates where the rollout will be placed. When you release the mouse button, the rollout is moved to the indicated location, and the other rollouts are shifted appropriately.

  The order of rollouts is saved in the text file rolluporder.cfg, which is located in the \ui subdirectory.

To float a toolbar, do one of the following:

• Click a docked toolbar's tag bar (a narrow line displayed when the toolbar is docked) and drag it away from its location. The toolbar is now floating; you can reposition, resize, or dock it.

• Right-click a docked toolbar's tag bar (a narrow line displayed when the toolbar is docked), and then choose Float.

To float the command panel, do one of the following:

• Right-click the blank area at the upper-right corner of the command panel, and then choose Float.

• Click a corner of the upper portion of the command panel and drag it into the viewport.

To resize the docked command panel horizontally:

• Move the cursor over the edge of the docked command panel that is nearest the viewports. The cursor changes to a double arrow. Drag the cursor to increase or decrease the width of the command panel.

  The command panel grows or shrinks in column increments. Unless the command panel is hidden, there is always at least one column. When the command panel is docked, the columns must fit within the main Autodesk VIZ window.

To resize the floating command panel horizontally:

• Move the cursor over the left or right edge of the floating command panel. The cursor changes to a double arrow. Drag the cursor to increase or decrease the width of the command panel.

  The command panel grows or shrinks in column increments. Unless the command panel is hidden, there is always at least one column. When the command panel is floating, you can display as many columns as you want.

To resize the floating command panel vertically:

• Move the cursor over the top or bottom edge of the floating command panel. The cursor changes to a double arrow. Drag the cursor to increase or decrease the height of the command panel as you do for other windows on the desktop.

To dock a floating UI element, do one of the following:

• Drag the panel by its title bar to the top, bottom, left, or right edge of the program window. The mouse cursor and the panel outline change shape at a docking location. Release the mouse.

• Right-click the title bar, choose Dock from the pop-up menu, and then choose Top, Bottom, Left, or Right.

• Double-click the handle or title bar.

  A UI element docks automatically when it approaches a "dockable" location. The toolbars and menu bar can dock at the top or bottom, left or right of the viewports. They can also dock on either side of the Command panel.

To hide a panel or toolbar, do one of the following:

• When a panel or toolbar is floating, you can hide it by clicking the X control in the upper-right corner.

To hide the Tool Palettes window:

• When the Tool Palettes window is open, you can hide it by clicking the X at the top of the title bar. If the Auto-Hide toggle is on, turn it off so that only the title bar displays when using other areas of the program.