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You can acquire or return a licence seat for an add-on without closing the application by hotswapping it.

To start the Maptek Account hotswap tool, on the Workbench ribbon, in the Licence group, click Maptek Account Hotswap and select the application from the drop-down menu.

In the panel that appears, make sure the checkbox for any add-on you wish to keep (or acquire) a licence seat for is selected, and make sure the checkbox is clear for any add-on you wish to return.

See Licensing Applications > Hotswapping add-ons for a running application for more information.

You can add items to or create your own ribbon, menu, or application toolbar using the Application Customisation tool. Launch the tool in the following ways:

• (Ribbon): Workbench > Customisation > Customise

• (Menus): Workbench > Customise > Application....

See Customising Applications for more information.

Click the button located above the Description field to upload a file and attach it to the request. Alternatively, you can drag a file from a Windows File Explorer onto the support request panel.

See Working with Applications > Requesting support for more information.

You can temporarily borrow licences to your computer or a dongle using the Maptek Account licence tool.

See Licensing Applications > Borrowing licences for detailed instructions.

You can access Workbench and individual application preferences from the (Preferences) menu located in the Workbench title bar.

Alternatively, navigate to (Launch Button) > Preferences.

See Configuring Preferences for more information.

1. Click the button on the Workbench title bar and select Workbench Preferences.

2. On the General tab, under Locale, select the desired display language from the Primary Language drop-down list.

See also:  Configuring Preferences

You can show or hide items on, or add new items to, the Quick Launch toolbar or the Start Page using the Application Customisation tool. Launch the tool in the following ways:

• (Ribbon): Workbench > Customisation > Customise

• (Menus): Workbench > Customise > Application....

See Customising Applications for more information.

Workflows enable you to automate common sequences of tasks in an application. You can create workflows in the Workflow Editor.

To create a new workflow, switch to the Maptek Extend ribbon, and in the Workflows group, click Create Workflow, and then select Workflow Editor.

For detailed information on workflows and the Workflow Editor, see the Workflows help documentation.

1. Click the button on the Workbench title bar and select Workbench Preferences.

2. On the General tab, under Locale, make sure the Display Secondary Language checkbox is selected, and select the desired secondary language from the drop-down list.

See also:  Configuring Preferences

Use the Download Manager to download, install, and manage applications. You can open the Download Manager from the Quick Launch toolbar in the Workbench title bar by clicking the (Download Manager) button.

Downloading Applications > Managing downloads using Download Manager for more information.

You can download Workbench from your Maptek Account. If you don’t have a Maptek Account, please contact us.

See our Quick Start guide for more information.

You can create, edit, and run workflows from the Workflows group on the Maptek Extend ribbon.

The file list in the Workflows group lists the Workflow Diagram files (.wfd) in your data folder. See Working with Applications > Setting the data folder for how to set the data folder.

• To edit a workflow, select it in the file list and click Edit Selected Workflow.

• To run a workflow, select it in the file list and click Run Selected Workflow.

For detailed information on workflows and the Workflow Editor, see the Workflows help documentation.

If you can remember part or all of the name of the tool or command, you can used the Search tool located in the top-right corner of Workbench to find and launch Workbench or application tools and commands.

Simply start typing into the Search field, and a list will appear of all the tools matching the text you enter.

Note:  The list will only display tools for the active application and Workbench itself.

If the tool is open, look for a ? button to launch its context-sensitive help. Otherwise, open the application’s help documentation from the Help menu located in the top-right corner of Workbench.

See Getting assistance for more information.

1. If the application is already open, close it by clicking the button in the application’s tab in the Workbench title bar.

2. Make sure the application version you wish to launch is installed by following these steps:

   1. Open the Download Manager by clicking the button in the Quick Launch toolbar.

   2. Expand the application item by clicking the next to it and locate the desired application version. If the button to the right of the item says Install, that version is not installed. Click Install to install it.

3. On the Start Page, click the version selector below the application tile that indicates the application version. A list appears showing all installed versions of the application.

   

4. Select the desired version from the list.

The selected version will now run whenever you launch that application, until you explicitly change the version again or install a newer version of the application.

When you’re trying to analyse and understand complex 3D data, you want to focus on the data itself, and not be distracted by too many tools and options. To maximise the amount of space on your screen given to viewing your data, you have a few options, as follows:

• View full screen. Many application view windows support going full screen. To enter full screen mode on a view window, make sure the view has keyboard focus by clicking inside the view, and then press F11. To exit full screen mode, press F11 again.

• Auto-hide the ribbon. If your application uses a ribbon interface, you can auto-hide the ribbon by clicking the button on the far right side of the Workbench title bar. The ribbon tabs will appear when you click on a menu, allowing you to select menu items, but will minimise whenever you give focus back to a document window. Click the or button to show the ribbon and turn off auto-hide.

• Auto-hide explorers, logs, and consoles. These windows have a button located in the top-right corner. When toggled, the window will minimise to the closest side of the document area. You can show the window again by clicking on its tab, and turn auto-hide off by toggling the button.

By default, Workbench will not download anything automatically on a metered connection.

To ensure this preference is set, follow these steps:

1. Click the button on the Workbench title bar and select Workbench Preferences.

2. Switch to the Download Manager tab.

3. Make sure the Download on metered connection checkbox is not selected.

You can request technical support from Maptek, or suggest a feature or report a bug, from within Workbench. Click the (Request Support) button located in the Workbench title bar and select the desired option.

Fill out the panel that appears with as much information as possible and click Send. See Requesting support for more information.

You can see who is holding a licence seat for an application or add-on in the Maptek Account licence tool. In the tool, click a button in the Available column (e.g. ).

See Licensing Applications > Using the Maptek Account licence tool for more information.

The default application is the application that will launch when you double-click on a data folder in the Recent Folders list on the Start Page . The default application is indicated by the active icon appearing below its tile on the Start Page. To change the default application, click the inactive icon under the tile of the application you want to set as the default.

Many Maptek applications use a modern ribbon menu interface. If you prefer the traditional toolbar-and-menu style interface, you can tell Workbench to select this style where possible.

To tell Workbench to use menus and toolbars, follow these steps:

1. Click the button on the Workbench title bar and select Workbench Preferences.

2. On the General tab, from the Preferred User Interface drop-down list, select Menus and Toolbars.

Note:  Not all applications support menus and toolbars. Newer applications in particular may only support ribbons menus. Such applications will continue to display ribbon menus even if Menus and Toolbars is selected in the preferences.

Click on the application tab in the Workbench title bar.

Alternatively, you can click on the application’s tab in the Explorer window (if it has one).

In the Download Manger, you can temporarily pause a download that is already in progress, or alternatively pause future downloads that might occur within a time frame due to an automatic update.

To temporarily pause all downloads for 5 days, click the button in the toolbar appearing at the top of the Download Manager. Click the button to show a menu with more options for pausing all downloads, including pausing for 1 hour, 5 hours, or 20 hours.

You can uninstall Workbench applications in the Download Manager. Simply click Uninstall next to any application version you wish to uninstall.

See Downloading Applications > Uninstalling an application for more information.