Interface

location Interface

The Bonsai interface is split into 5 main sections.

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  1. Topbar - shows main application menus to open and save IFCs, import IFCs, as well as tabs to save and load customised panel layouts.

  2. Outliner Panel - shows a list of all geometric objects loaded into your 3D view. Objects can be organised into collections for any purpose.

  3. 3D Viewport Panel - shows a 3D view of your geometric objects.

  4. Properties Panel - shows properties about your project, non-geometric objects, and selected objects from the 3D view.

  5. Status Bar - shows useful hotkeys when a tool is active, statistics, and version information.

Panels, such as the /reference/outliner, /reference/3d_viewport, and Properties can be customised. You can click the top left icon of any panel to change the type of panel.

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You can split, merge, or create new panels by clicking RMB in-between panels.

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You can save panel layouts, or switch to another customised panel layout by clicking the tabs in the Topbar. Bonsai’s default layout is stored in the BIM tab.

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The Topbar and /reference/status_bar cannot be customised.

See also

Bonsai’s interface is a customised version of the default Blender interface. Read more about Blender Workspaces.