Std Workbench

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Std Workbench

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

Description

The Std Workbench command is used to switch to any of the available Workbenches, and activate its graphical user interface (GUI).

This command can be launched from the Workbench selector or Workbench dropdown, the sole item of the Workbench toolbar. Or it can also be activated from the menu View → Workbench.

Workbench dropdown indicated by number 10 in the standard interface

Notes

Usage

Often the project starts in a workbench, for example with Sketch, then continues in a different workbench, for example with Part, to create objects. You can switch from the current workbench to a new one with one of the following ways:

From the View menu

  • In the top menu, open the View → Workbench menu and select a workbench. Note: This menu is always available, even when you have previously selected the Completeobsolete in version 0.17 or None workbench.

From the drop-down menu

  • In the toolbar, open the drop-down menu and select a workbench. Note: This menu is not available when you have previously selected the Completeobsolete in version 0.17 or None workbench.

Via Python console

  • Type the command in the Python console, for example: to invoke the Draft workbench type:
Gui.activateWorkbench ("DraftWorkbench")

Other references

For a general description of the workbenches, see the page Workbenches.