2.4 Tips For Navigating TreeAge Pro

There is an Intro to TreeAge Pro video which is available from the Launch Pad. We strongly recommend watching this to get an overview of how to navigate the software. This section repeats some of the tools talked about in the video and provides some additional tips too.

Maximize an editor or view:

  • Select an editor or view by clicking the tab.

  • Double-click on the tab to maximize that editor or view to populate the entire application window.

  • To return to the original size, double-click again on the tab to return it its original size.

Re-sizing panes

  • Hover over any “margin” between two different panes until a double arrow appears.

  • Left-click with the mouse and drag the pane to the size you require.

Minimizing, maximizing and resetting panes

Panes are different sections of the overall interface with tabs for different editors and views within the pane. There are typically 3-4 panes visible in each layout. Panes can be minimized to allow more space for other panes.

  • At the top of the pane, click the “minimize” icon (the same as in Windows or Mac) to minimize the pane.

  • The pane will be minimized to the edge of the interface.

  • Within each minimized group, you can either:

    • Restore the entire pane by clicking on the “restore” icon from the edge of the interface (the two squares overlapping).

    • Restore a given View temporarily by clicking on the icon for that specific view within the minimized pane. When you click another place in the interface, that view will return to the minimized pane.

Detach views

Individual Views and Tree Editors can be detached from the main application window. This can be useful if you have a second screen.

  • Right-click on the tab for the View/Editor you want to detach.

  • Select “Detached” from the menu.

  • The View will now be “floating” above the interface and can be moved around your screen(s).

  • To reattach to the interface, right-click on the tab of the detached pane and deselect “Detached”. The View will be incorporated back into the interface.

Moving views between panes

You can move any of the Views, Editors and outputs to another Pane within the interface via click and drag.

  • Click on the tab at the top of the View you want to move and hold the mouse key down.

  • Drag the selected View to the new location/pane and release the mouse button.

Splitting panes

The Tree Editor tabs (models and analysis output) cannot be moved to another pane, but you can split the Tree Editor pane to look at two or more tabs side-by-side

  • Click on a Tree Editor pane tab and hold down the mouse button.

  • Drag the tab to the left, right, top, or bottom of the Tree Editor pane.

  • A bold line will appear down the center of the Tree Editor. Release the mouse button and the moved tab will appear in a separate section or the Tree Editor pane.

  • To move back, click and drag the tab back to its original location.