About Workspace Customization

Workspaces control the display of sets of user interface elements, and they are typically organized by function or workflow.

You can create and manage workspaces from the user interface with the WSSAVE command or Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor. Customization options for workspaces include:

• Creating a new workspace
• Setting a workspace current or as the default workspace
• Changing the display properties for palettes
• Display ribbon tabs and the Quick Access toolbar
• Display pull-down menus and toolbars

Workspace Properties

You can define the properties of a workspace with the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor. These properties allow you to identify the workspace from other workspaces in the CUIx file, and control the behavior of some of the user interface elements related to the application window.

The following table shows the properties of the Drafting & Annotation workspace as they appear in the Properties pane of the CUI Editor.

Properties for the Drafting & Annotation Workspace
Properties Pane Item	Description	Example
Name	Name of the workspace displayed in the user interface and used to set a workspace current.	Drafting & Annotation
Description	Text that describes the workspace; does not appear in the user interface.
Start On	Determines if the Model or last used layout tab is displayed when the workspace is restored or set current.	Do not change
Menu bar	Determines whether the menu bar is displayed when the workspace is restored or set current.	Off
Status bar	Determines whether the status bars for the drawing or application window are displayed when the workspace is restored or set current.	On
Navigation bar	Determines whether the Navigation toolbar is visible when the workspace is restored or set current.	On
Model/Layout tabs	Determines whether the Model and layout tabs are displayed at the bottom of the drawing window when the workspace is restored or set current.	On
Scroll bars	Determines whether scroll bars are displayed when the workspace is restored or set current.	Do not change

Set a Workspace Current or as Default

The current workspace controls the appearance of the product's user interface, only workspaces in the main and enterprise customization (CUIx) files can be set current. Workspaces defined in a partial customization file must be transferred to the main customization file with the Transfer tab of the Customize User Interface (CUI) Editor before they can be used. The most recent workspace is set current after closing and restarting the program.

When setting up a Network Deployment, you can define which workspace to set as the current workspace the first time the program is started by setting a workspace as Default. The CUIx file containing the workspace set as Default must be defined in the main or enterprise customization file of the deployment. A workspace set as Default is also set as the current workspace when the CUIx file containing the workspace is loaded with the CUILOAD or MENU command.

Note: The Default workspace is set current each time the CUIx file is loaded into the program with the CUILOAD or MENU command. Closing and restarting the program does not set the Default workspace as current. When loading a CUIx file with the CUILOAD command, the CUIx file is loaded as a partial customization file unless the main customization file is unloaded before trying to load the CUIx file.