Using Tool Windows
Tool Windowsare windows which exist only once for each model you are logged-in to.
A tool window is either shown or not. You cannot explicitly close a tool window. A tool window is implicitly closed if you log-out of the model.
If you close a tool window, it is only hidden. If you show it again, it looks the same as when you closed it.
If you log-out of the model, some tool windows save the data on the hard drive and this information is available in the same model when you log-in again. This is how the result region stores e.g. how wide the individual columns are set to.
Typical tool windows include Model Contents and Properties.
Tool Window Options
You can get to tool window options
- Using the
icon in the tool window title in the Float and Dock views. - Using the tab's context menu in the Dock as Document view.
Tool windows can also be shown using the following options:
- Float
The tool window floats as its own window and is not in a fixed position - Dock
Fixed display of the tool window in the tool window area; this option also allows for Auto Hide - Dock as Document
Tool window is fixed in the document region;
If you move the tool window, an icon appears to help you with positioning; if you do not position it, the tool window can be docked in the document or tool window area again.
Showing Tool Windows
You can show a tool window if it is hidden. If you show it again, it looks the same as when you closed it. This depends on whether the tool window's contents is influenced by the selection or other things which could have changed in the meantime.
- Select the desired tool window in the View>Window>Tool Windows submenu.
The tool window is shown.
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