The Main Window is the large section that can be found in the interface between the toolbar and the status bar areas. It is used for displaying other, subsidiary windows or views relating to the current master database, and can be divided in three sections : left, middle and bottom. The Status Bar is located at the bottom of the application interface and is used to display additional information such as more information about a menu item or toolbar button if the cursor is left over these items or the current location of the cursor over the GeoPlan, given as the position relative to the origin of the coordinate system. Menus give easy access to common functions, some of which are replicated within the Toolbars. The menu functions are usually grouped within menus of a particular type of functionality. Please note that certain menu functions can also be accessed using shortcut keys. The Toolbars are usually found anchored at the top of the window, underneath the software Menus. However, they can be anchored on another edge of the window, or left floating. They can be shown or hidden, or the buttons on the toolbars re-organised. The Status Bar is located at the bottom of the application interface and is used to display additional information such as more information about a menu item or toolbar button if the cursor is left over these items or the current location of the cursor over the GeoPlan, given as the position relative to the origin of the coordinate system. The Main Window is the large section that can be found in the interface between the toolbar and the status bar areas. It is used for displaying other, subsidiary windows or views relating to the current master database, and can be divided in three sections : left, middle and bottom. The Toolbars are usually found anchored at the top of the window, underneath the software Menus. However, they can be anchored on another edge of the window, or left floating. They can be shown or hidden, or the buttons on the toolbars re-organised. Menus give easy access to common functions, some of which are replicated within the Toolbars. The menu functions are usually grouped within menus of a particular type of functionality. Please note that certain menu functions can also be accessed using shortcut keys.

Tour of the Workspace

InfoWorks ICM's workspace is flexible and gives you several options to work in the way that suits you best.

This topic provides initial help or links that should get you started so you can find your way around the interface elements within InfoWorks ICM.

Major sections of user interface

The user interface consists of a title bar, which displays the name of the product and its version number, as well as the major sections listed below. If you are using an Autodesk licence, the Account menu is also included in the toolbar.

The following dropdown consists of a clickable image that illustrates the four above-mentioned major sections. In order to get in-depth information on a particular section, click on it in the screenshot below. This will display a related help topic.

An example of the workspace when using an Innovyze licence:

Application layout

An example of the workspace when using an Autodesk licence:

Application layout

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The following sections provide an overview of useful related topics that you can browse once you have discovered the InfoWorks ICM workspace and that may be of help in some specific situations.

The About box displays licence agreement information about your current InfoWorks ICM installation, as well as the version number and licence name. Further information about your current installation, such as the licence number, the version of the operating system you are using and the name and location of the master database can also be accessed via this window. You may be asked for some of this information when contacting the Innovyze Support team.

Certain menu and toolbar functions can also be accessed using shortcut keys, which may prove very useful as the use of shortcuts can significantly speed up tasks. See InfoWorks ICM Keyboard Shortcuts for more details.

InfoWorks ICM is provided with on-line context-sensitive help. This type of help provides assistance that is appropriate to where the user is in the software application, and what tasks they are trying to perform.

The Help system can be accessed from within InfoWorks ICM by selecting Help topics from the Help menu or by pressing the F1 key at any time to display the help topic appropriate for that part of the interface. Besides this, it is possible to carry out a search for all instances of a word or phrase that occur in the help system (Full-Text search functionality) or to search for information using keywords or phrases (Index functionality).

Please refer to the following topics: Using the Help, Search Help Tips and Using the Index for more detailed information on the Help.

InfoWorks ICM Toolbars

InfoWorks ICM Menus

InfoWorks ICM Main Window

InfoWorks ICM Windows

InfoWorks ICM Status Bar

InfoWorks ICM About Box

InfoWorks ICM Keyboard Shortcuts

Using the Help