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Toolbar Customisation

Dock, float, and rearrange any toolbar to build the LocusBIM workspace that matches your workflow.

Toolbar Customisation

LocusBIM supports flexible toolbar positioning. Show or hide toolbars and dock them anywhere around the canvas.

Showing and Hiding Toolbars

Go to View → Toolbars and tick or untick any toolbar. Changes take effect immediately and are saved to local preferences.

Available Toolbars

Key / Control	Action
Navigation	Page nav, fit-width, zoom text input
Markup	12 core annotation tools
Format	Colour, opacity, line style, font
Drawing	Arrow, callout, polyline, leader, arc, image
Measure	Calibrate, linear, area, count, polylength, radius, angle
Layers	Layer management for organisation
Symbols	117 pre-built symbols across 12 categories
Document	Page manipulation (insert, delete, rotate, crop)
Forms	Place form field annotations in Design Mode
Compare	PDF comparison and diff
Cost Impact	Regional cost estimates tied to measurement markups

Markup Sidebar

The markup list panel on the right side of the PDF view is collapsible. Click the ◄ button in the panel header to collapse it to a narrow 28 px strip, giving more canvas space. Click the ► button on the strip to expand it again.

Changing Toolbar Position

Right-click on a toolbar's drag handle (grip bar) to open its context menu. Choose from:

Top — docked above the canvas (default)
Bottom — docked below the canvas
Left — docked to the left of the page thumbnails
Right — docked to the right of the markup sidebar
Floating — undocked; drag the handle bar to reposition

Resetting Layout

Use View → Toolbars → Reset Toolbar Layout to restore default positions.

Tip: Toolbar positions are saved automatically — you only configure this once. The layout persists across app restarts.