Std Workbench

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Std Workbench

Menu location
View → Workbench
Workbenches
All
Default shortcut
None
Introduced in version
-
See also
None

Description

The Std Workbench command activates a selected workbench.

The default ComboBox Workbench selector type

The optional TabBar Workbench selector type (here displayed with icons only) introduced in version 1.0

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Select a workbench from the ComboBox or TabBar (introduced in version 1.0) in the Workbench toolbar.
    • Press the button on the TabBar to select a workbench that has been disabled in the preferences from the menu that opens.
    • Select a workbench from the View → Workbench sub-menu.

Notes

Preferences

See also: Preferences Editor.

  • A page with related preferences is available: Edit → Preferences... → Workbenches → Available Workbenches. You can change the Start up workbench, the Workbench selector type, and more. The button on the TabBar gives access to this page via its menu.

Scripting

See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

To change the workbench use the activateWorkbench method of the FreeCADGui module.

import FreeCADGui

FreeCADGui.activateWorkbench("PartDesignWorkbench")