| Product(s): | MicroStation | |
| Version(s): | CONNECT Edition | |
| Environment: | N\A | |
| Area: | GUI | |
| Subarea: | Docking / Resizing | |
Problem
How to Dock a Dockable dialog in MicroStation CONNECT Edition?
Background
When you drag a dockable dialog, docking indicators appear on the screen. These docking indicators indicate which edges of the application window the selected dialog can be docked to. In most cases, a dockable dialog can only be docked either horizontally or vertically, however some dialogs can be docked both horizontally and vertically.
Steps to Accomplish
To Dock a Dockable dialog
- Select a dockable dialog's title bar.
- Drag the dialog over one of the docking indicators that appears in the center of the screen or along the edges of the application window.

- Pause the pointer over one of the docking indicators. This highlights the available docking region along the corresponding edge of the application window.
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- Release the mouse button. The dialog is docked within the selected docking region.
To Dock one Dockable dialog on Top of Another
- Dock a dockable dialog to an edge of the application window.
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Dock another dockable dialog within the same docking region, so that the pointer is over the center docking indicator.

- Both dialogs are now docked on top of each other.
To Close a Docked Dialog
- When the dialog is docked, simply click the dialog's Close icon next to the Unpin icon.
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Docked dialog closes and disappears from the view.
List of Dockable dialogs in MicroStation CONNECT Edition
The following is the list of dockable dialogs, and which edges they can be docked to (Note: The way in which you dock one of these dialogs is different from the way in which you dock a toolbox):
- Tool Settings window (left or right)
- Properties dialog (left or right)
- Explorer dialog (left or right)
- Markups dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Details dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- References dialog (top or bottom)
- Raster Manager dialog (top or bottom)
- Models dialog (top or bottom)
- Saved Views dialog (top or bottom)
- Level Manager dialog (top or bottom)Level Display dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Environment Manager dialog (left or right)
- Render Setup Manager dialog (left or right)
- ACS dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Animation Producer dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Design History dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Display Rules dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Light Manager dialog (left, right)
- Macros dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Material Editor dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Named Boundaries dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Named Groups dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Multi-line Styles dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Point Clouds dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
- Variables dialog (left, right, top, or bottom)
See also this video:
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See Also
How to Permanently Display Ribbon Tools
How to save screen space by pinning docked dialogs
