Saving and Loading Layouts

A layout refers to a specific arrangement of document windows within Workbench. You can save a layout, which can then be loaded later explicitly, or automatically when Workbench starts.

Layouts are managed on the Workbench ribbon, in the Layout group.

Alternatively, if your application user interface uses menus and toolbars, you can access the layout commands from the Workbench menu.

The following commands are available:

Workbench Ribbon	Workbench Menu	Description
Load Layout	Load Layout	Load a layout from file. The drop-down list will contain a history of recently loaded layout files (.wvl). Select a layout file to load the layout. Select Reset Layout to reset the current layout to the default. Select Clear History to clear the list of recently loaded layout files. Select Browse to open the layout file location in a Windows file explorer.
Save	Save Layout	Save the current layout. You will be prompted for a filename for the Window Layout file (.wvl).
On Start	Initial Layout	Select the layout to use when Workbench starts. The drop-down list will contain a history of recently loaded layout files (.wvl). Select a layout file from the list to use when Workbench starts. Select Browse to open the layout file location in a Windows file explorer.

Workbench Ribbon

Workbench Menu

Description

Load Layout

Load a layout from file. The drop-down list will contain a history of recently loaded layout files (.wvl).

Select a layout file to load the layout.
Select Reset Layout to reset the current layout to the default.
Select Clear History to clear the list of recently loaded layout files.
Select Browse to open the layout file location in a Windows file explorer.

Save

Save Layout

Save the current layout. You will be prompted for a filename for the Window Layout file (.wvl).

On Start

Initial Layout

Select the layout to use when Workbench starts. The drop-down list will contain a history of recently loaded layout files (.wvl).

Select a layout file from the list to use when Workbench starts.
Select Browse to open the layout file location in a Windows file explorer.

As an example, consider the scenario shown in the image below:

We have two applications open, Vulcan and GeologyCore, each with a single 3D view open. We might organise the windows so that the explorer for each application is immediately to the left of the 3D view. If you often work with this kind of arrangement, rather than manually repositioning the windows each time, you can save the layout using the Save command. When you do so, Workbench saves the layout to file, and asks if you want to use this layout as the default initial layout when Workbench opens.

If you choose Yes, the layout you just saved will be automatically loaded each time Workbench start. If you choose No, the layout will not be applied automatically, but you can load it using the Load Layout command.