How to use the side pane

Use the side pane windows on the right side of the screen, for example, to view object properties, and to add reference models and components.


To	Do this
Open a side pane window	Click a side pane button to open a side pane window. Click to view model object properties using Custom inquiry. Click to open Instructor and to view instructions for the currently active ribbon command. Click to find shortcut access to the different Tekla Online services. Click to attach point clouds to a model. Click to show the properties of model or drawing objects. Click to show the reference models list. Click to show the Applications & components catalog. When you click a side pane button, the side pane window opens and becomes active. Active side pane windows have blue buttons .
Keep multiple side pane windows open at the same time	Tekla Structures opens only one side pane window at a time by default. You can keep multiple side pane windows open at the same time if needed, and on different sides of the screen. Right-click a side pane button and select Single pane or Stacked panes. Single pane: Tekla Structures opens a new side pane window and closes all the other open side pane windows. Stacked panes: Tekla Structures opens a new side pane window and keeps the other open side pane windows stacked on top of each other. Click Ctrl+side pane button to open the side pane windows stacked on top of each other. You can resize the side pane windows, change their order by dragging them, or attach them to other side of the screen if you click the button in the upper right corner of a side pane window.
Float and attach a side pane window	You can float or attach the side pane windows on the different sides of the screen. You can select separately for each side pane window where to place it. To float a side pane window: click the button in the upper right corner of a side pane window, and select Float. To attach a side pane window: click the button in the upper right corner of a side pane window, and select Attach to left side, Attach to right side, or Attach to bottom, depending on the current side pane window location. Alternatively, you can drag the side pane window to the right side or to the left side or at the bottom of the screen. The area where you can attach a side pane window is marked with blue color. If you move a side pane window and close Tekla Structures, the side pane window will be opened in its new position when you start Tekla Structures the next time.
Move a side pane window	When you position the mouse pointer on the upper part of the side pane window, the upper part is shown in light blue. Grab the upper part of the side pane window and drag the window to a new location.
Adjust the size of a side pane window	Resize a floating side pane window by dragging its borders.
Find more help on the content of a side pane window	Click the button.
Close a side pane window	You can close one active side pane window at a time, or several windows at one go if you have stacked them on top of each other. Click another side pane button to close the active side pane window and to open a new window. Click the button in the upper right corner of each side pane window. Click the arrow in the side pane.

Tip:

Sometimes a side pane window opens on a second display that is not connected to your computer at the moment. To return the side pane window to the main display, right-click the side pane button and select Attach to side pane.