Workspace

Main Workspace

The Dynamo Workspace consists of four main elements.

1. All Active Tabs

2. Preview Mode

3. Zoom/Pan Controls

4. Node in Workspace

All Active Tabs

When you open a new file, a new Home Workspace will be opened by default.

You may create a Custom Node and open it in a Custom Node Workspace.

Only one Home Workspace is allowed in each Dynamo window but you may have multiple Custom Node Workspaces opened in tabs.

Preview Mode

There are 3 methods to switch between different previews:

a. Using the top right icons

• Graph Preview

• 3D Preview

b. Right-click in Workspace

• Switch from 3D Preview to Graph Preview

• Switch from Graph Preview to 3D Preview

c. Using keyboard shortcut (Ctrl+B)

Zoom/Pan Controls

You may use icons or a mouse to navigate in either workspace.

a. In Graph Preview Mode

• Using icons:

  • Zoom to fit

  • Zoom in

  • Zoom out

  • Pan

• Using mouse:

  • Left-click - Select

  • Left-click and drag - Selection box to select multiple nodes

  • Middle scroll up/down - Zoom in/out

  • Middle-click and drag - Pan

  • Right-click anywhere on canvas - Open In-Canvas Search

b. In 3D Preview Mode

• Using icons:

  • Zoom to fit

  • Zoom in

  • Zoom out

  • Pan

  • Orbit

• Using mouse:

  • Middle scroll up/down - Zoom in/out

  • Middle-click and drag - Pan

  • Right-click and drag - Orbit

Node in Workspace

Left-click to select any Node.

To select multiple Nodes, Click and drag to create a selection box.