The Document workspace
Application
You can open files for viewing in the Document workspace, for example a technical drawing.
Related topics
- Supported file types
- Show as document button in the Files operating mode
Description of function
The Document workspace is available in every operating mode and application. If you open a file, then the control displays the same file in all operating modes.
Overview of the operating modes
The control shows the file path in the file information bar.
You can open the following file types in the Document workspace:
- PDF files
The Document workspace makes a search function available for PDF files.
- HTML files
- Text files, such as *.txt
- Image files, such as *.png
- Video files (e.g., *webm)
You can, for example, transfer dimensions from a technical drawing using the clipboard in the NC program.
In the Document workspace, the control provides a context menu with additional functions for every file type (e.g., navigating back within the opened files).
Icons in the Document workspace
The following icons are shown in the Document workspace:
Icon | Meaning |
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Open File | |
Open or close the Internet window The Internet window allows entering and calling a URL. You may also bookmark the URL. | |
Navigate Navigate between the last opened files | |
Refresh (e.g., log file or a touch probe cycle) |
When a PDF file is open, the Document workspace additionally displays the following icons:
Icon | Meaning |
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Activate or deactivate Move If this icon is active, highlighting text with the mouse is not possible. Instead, the visible area can be shifted in any direction with the mouse. | |
Navigate Select the previous or the next element Depending on the position of icons, you either navigate between the file pages or the search results. | |
Page X/X | Current page number and total number of pages |
100% | Current size of content Open or close the Scale select menu |
Reset scaling Scaling the content to the full width | |
Rotate Rotate the content by 90° anti-clockwise or clockwise |
Open file
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