Toggle Buttons

Allows to quickly toggle areas in viewport or open them in separate windows

List of toggle buttons in the Preferences

Toggle Button Actions

There are actions that are associated with the toggle button, they could be called from popup menu or by clicking on the button with the usage of keymap sequences.

Default Action - Click

Depends on button mode:

• Toggle
• On
• Off
• Set

Button actions hint

Open In New Window - Ctrl + Click

Open new window and set area by given area type

Set - Shift + Ctrl + Click

Set active area type by given area type

Actions Menu

Button actions are available in menu Actions

Actions menu

Toggle Button Settings

Area Type

Mode

Toggle button works in one of the next available modes

Toggle Mode

Toggle area with given area type

On Mode

Open area with given area type

Off Mode

Close all areas with given area type

Set Mode

Set type of active area with given area type

Direction

Indicates in which direction new area will be placed

Direction within Active Area

• Left
• Top
• Right
• Bottom

Direction within Active Window

• Most Left
• Most Top
• Most Right
• Most Bottom

Size Factor

Size percentage of width or height depending on direction

Save and Restore Area and Space Properties

When new area is opened by default in Blender it has the default area and space settings. For example: UV Editor will have closed N-Panel and closed Toolbar Panel. Zen Dock addon gives an option to remember last area and space properties

Edit and Lock Properties

You can manuall edit area and space properties and lock its values. So every time new area properties will be assigned by fixed values

Edit properties

Lock properties

Space properties editor window