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 Workbench ComboBox selector type

The optional Workbench TabBar selector type (here displayed with icons only)

Usage

  1. There are several ways to invoke the command:
    • Select a workbench from the ComboBox or TabBar in the Workbench toolbar.
    • 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 that is part of the TabBar selector type gives access to this page via its menu.

Scripting

See also: Autogenerated API documentation and FreeCAD Scripting Basics.

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

import FreeCADGui

FreeCADGui.activateWorkbench("PartDesignWorkbench")