Tour of the Workspace

InfoWorks ICM's workspace is flexible and gives you several options to work in the way that suits you best.

This topic provides initial help or links that should get you started so you can find your way around the interface elements within InfoWorks ICM.

Major sections of user interface

The user interface consists of a title bar, which displays the name of the product and its version number, as well as the major sections listed below. If you are using an Autodesk licence, the Account menu is also included in the toolbar.

Show me an example of the workspace

An example of the workspace when using an Innovyze licence:

Application layout

An example of the workspace when using an Autodesk licence:

Application layout

Pink - Menu bar, Yellow - Toolbars, Blue - Main Window, Green - Status bar

Related information

The following sections provide an overview of useful related topics that you can browse once you have discovered the InfoWorks ICM workspace and that may be of help in some specific situations.

InfoWorks ICM About box

The About box displays licence agreement information about your current InfoWorks ICM installation, as well as the version number and licence name. Further information about your current installation, such as the licence number, the version of the operating system and the name and location of the database you are using can also be accessed via this window. You may be asked for some of this information when contacting our support team.

InfoWorks ICM keyboard shortcuts

Certain menu and toolbar functions can also be accessed using shortcut keys, which may prove very useful as the use of shortcuts can significantly speed up tasks. See InfoWorks ICMKeyboard Shortcuts for more details.

Help

InfoWorks ICM is provided with on-line context-sensitive help. This type of help provides assistance that is appropriate to where the user is in the software application, and what tasks they are trying to perform.

The Help system can be accessed from within InfoWorks ICM by selecting the Help topics option from the Help menu or by pressing the F1 key at any time to display the help topic appropriate for that part of the interface. Alternatively you can use the Search box at the top of the help window to find the information you are looking for.