The Document workspace

Application

You can open files for viewing in the Document workspace, for example a technical drawing.

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)

File types

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).

Context menu in the Document workspace

Icons in the Document workspace

The following icons are shown in the Document workspace:

Icon

Meaning

Open File

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

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

To open the file in the Document workspace:

    1. If applicable, open the Document workspace

    1. Select Open File
    2. The control opens a selection window with the file manager.

    1. Select the desired file

    1. Select Open
    2. The control displays the file in the Document workspace.