Main view area
Introduction
The main view area is the main widget that holds sub-windows in the interface. It is an instance of Qt's QMdiArea.
It normally contains the start page from the Start Workbench, and the 3D view. It can contain other windows like the drawing pages from the TechDraw Workbench.
The main view area is denoted by the number 1, and can hold various windows tabs, principally the start page and the 3D view.
Windows
The windows in the main view area can be organized with commands located in the Windows menu, like Std TileWindows and Std CascadeWindows.
Interface
- Preferences Editor, Interface Customization
- Main window: Standard menu, Main view area, 3D view, Combo view (Tree view, Task panel, Property editor), Selection view, Report view, Python console, Status bar, DAG view, Workbench Selector
- Auxiliary windows: Scene inspector, Dependency graph
User documentation
- Getting started
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