Changing the multiple view pane layout
When multiple view panes are enabled, the pane layout can be altered by resizing, adding, and deleting view panes that are contained within the application window and by adding one or more floating view panes. Hold the cursor over a pane's title flag to access flyout context menu commands that change the layout. Individual pane layout changes can't be undone, but the layout can be reset to the multiple view default settings.
Resizing existing view panes
To resize view panes, hold the cursor over the pane splitter until the resize cursor appears, and then click-drag the cursor to the desired location. If you hold the cursor over a single pane splitter, a two-arrow cursor resizes the two adjacent panes. If you hold the cursor over an intersection of three or four panes, a four-arrow cursor resizes all panes that meet at that intersection. The resize previews as you move the cursor.
Splitting a view pane
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Command |
Path |
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Split Vertically/Horizontally |
View > Multiple View Panes Flyout context menu (on pane title flag) |
Split an existing view pane horizontally or vertically to create a second pane within the same space.
To split a view pane:
Click in the pane to be split, to make it the active pane.
Select the command.
The pane is split into two equally sized panes with the same view; a panel splitter allows them to be resized as needed. The views and configurations can be changed independently.
Before and after the Split Horizontally command
Closing a view pane
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Command |
Path |
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Close Active View Pane |
View > Multiple View Panes Flyout context menu (on pane title flag) |
To close a view pane within the application window:
Click in the pane to be closed, to make it the active pane.
Select the command.
The active pane is closed and an adjacent pane is resized to fill the space. This action cannot be undone; to redisplay the view in the closed pane, a new pane must be added and the view set up as desired.
If multiple panes adjacent to the active pane are aligned evenly with the active pane, there is no way to control which adjacent pane will be resized to fit the space vacated by the closed pane. To ensure the desired pane layout, resize the active pane before closing it. The adjacent pane that is completely aligned with the pane to close is resized to fill the space and becomes the new active pane.
Adding a floating view pane
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Command |
Path |
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Create Floating View Pane |
View > Multiple View Panes Flyout context menu (on pane title flag) |
Create a floating view pane from any of the following:
Single pane view (multiple view panes are disabled)
Any view pane, when multiple view panes are enabled
Another floating view pane
An existing saved view (Vectorworks Design Suite product required)
The floating view pane can be configured and edited independently of other view panes. It can be resized, moved (including to another screen on a multiple-monitor setup), and closed like a palette. A floating pane remains visible, regardless of whether multiple view panes are enabled, but resetting the multiple view pane layout to the default settings closes all floating view panes.
To add a floating view pane:
If multiple view panes are enabled, click in the pane to be duplicated as a floating pane, to make it the active pane.
Select the command, or right-click on the pane’s title flag and select the flyout context menu command.
You can also create a floating view pane from a saved view in the Navigation palette (Design Suite product required). On the Saved Views tab, right-click the saved view name, and select Activate in new pane from the context menu.
Resetting to default multiple view settings
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Command |
Path |
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Reset Multiple View Panes |
View > Multiple View Panes |
Occasionally, multiple view panes can be overly manipulated and too difficult to correct manually. In these cases, you can reset the layout to the default multiple view settings.
To reset the layout to default multiple view settings:
Select the command.
The default multiple view layout is restored, and any floating view panes are closed.
