The status bar is located along the bottom of the application window. When you are using a tool, the left side of the status bar provides tips or hints on what to do. When you are highlighting an element or component, the status bar displays the name of the family and type.
To hide the status bar
Click View tab
Windows panelUser Interface drop-down, and clear the Status Bar check box.
To hide only the Worksets or Design Options controls on the status bar, clear their corresponding check boxes.
The progress bar appears on the left side of the status bar when a large file is opening and indicates how much of the file has downloaded.
Other controls appear on the right side of the status bar:
- Worksets: Provides quick access to the Worksets dialog for a workshared project. The display field shows the active workset. Use the drop-down list to display another open workset. (To hide the Worksets controls and Editing Requests icon on the status bar, click View tabWindows panelUser Interface drop-down, and clear the Status Bar - Worksets check box.)
- Editing Requests: For workshared projects, indicates the number of editing requests that are pending. See Editing Request Notifications.
- Design Options: Provides quick access to the Design Options dialog. The display field shows the active design option. Use the drop-down list to display another design option. Use the Add to Set tool to add selected elements to the active design option.
To hide the Design Options controls on the status bar, click View tab
Windows panelUser Interface drop-down, and clear the Status Bar - Design Options check box. - Active Only: Filters selections to select only active design option components. See Selecting Elements in Design Options and the Main Model.
- Editable Only: Filters selections to select only editable, workshared components. See Filtering Non-Editable Workset Elements from Selection.
- Exclude Options: Filters selections to exclude components that are part of a design option. See Selecting Elements in Design Options and the Main Model.
- Select Links: Allows you to select links and individual elements in linked files. See Controlling the Selection of Elements.
- Select Underlay Elements: Allows you to select elements in an underlay. See Controlling the Selection of Elements.
- Select Pinned Elements: Allows you to select pinned elements. See Controlling the Selection of Elements.
- Drag Elements on Selection: Allows you to move elements by dragging them in the view without selecting them first. See Controlling the Selection of Elements.
- Filter: Refines the element categories selected in a view. See Selecting Elements Using a Filter.