How to use the side pane

Use the side pane windows on the right side of the screen, for example, to control scene content, and to access online services.

To open a side pane window, click a side pane tab.

Click Scene Content to control the level of information displayed in the active window.
Click Tekla Online to find shortcut access to Tekla Online services, for example Tekla User Assistance and Tekla Discussion Forum.
Click Trimble Connect to show the Trimble Connect Project Explorer. In this window you can control the flow of information between the open model and a Trimble Connect project.
Click Reference Models to show the Reference Models window. Using this window you can import 3D reference models, and then also import Semantic TrimBIM files if required.
Click Notifications to show the Notifications window.
Click Instructor to view instructions for the currently active ribbon command in the Instructor window.

The buttons at the top right of the open side pane window then operate as follows:


Button	Function
	Docks the window to the edge of the interface and prevents it from auto-hiding.
	For a docked window, clicking Auto Hide reduces it to a side pane at the same edge when it is not active.
	Clicking Close closes the window and removes the side pane. A closed window can be reopened from the Windows ribbon.