About Working with a Creo Parametric Window
The buttons in the Windows group on the View tab allow you to activate a window, close a window, switch windows, open a new window, and resize a window.
Activating a Window
To use all the Creo Parametric features that are applicable to an object, you must activate the window containing the object. You can activate a window by doing one of the following:
• Press CTRL+A.
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 If a list is available, CTRL+A selects all items in the list. Otherwise, it activates the current window. |
• Click View > Activate.
• Click
on the Quick Access toolbar and select an object from the list.
In an active window:
• The word "Active" appears on the title bar after the model name.
• All applicable menu commands on that window become available.
• If you minimize the active window, all windows are minimized.
• The file name associated with the object is selected in the list of open windows on the Window menu.
Opening a New Window
You can create a Creo Parametric window that contains the same object that is in the current window. You can then modify the model and rename it.
In Part or Assembly Mode—To create a new window in Part or Assembly mode, use
View >
Window >
New. The object in your current
Creo Parametric window is also present in the new window. The new
Creo Parametric window becomes the active window.
In other modes—The procedure for creating a new window varies, depending on the module or mode you are in at the time. For module-specific procedures, refer to the Help topics on the specific module.
Closing a Window
You can remove a window from the screen and still retain its object in memory by doing one of the following:
• Click
View >
Close.
• Click
File >
Close.
If there was an object in that window, the object remains in memory throughout the session, or until you click
File >
Manage Session >
Erase Current.
If only one Creo Parametric window is open, the object is removed, and the window remains open.
Resizing a Window
You can resize a Creo Parametric window using several methods:
• Drag any side or corner of the window.
• Click the maximize or minimize button on the title bar.
• Use the Creo ParametricMaximize, Default Size, and Restore commands on the View > Window list.
Switching between Windows
If you have more than one
Creo Parametric window open, you can switch between windows by clicking
Windows and selecting the window from the list.