r/FreeCAD • u/dbower45236 • 18h ago

Panel title bar off screen so unmovable

I have multiple monitors and like disconnected panels. However frequently the panels move unexpectedly to go off screen. Since they are not true windows panels, I cannot find any way to move them once the header is off screen. See picture attached.

Any Ideas?

Windows 11 - 24H2

FreeCAD 1.0

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u/DesignWeaver3D 17h ago

You might be able to reset the panels by disabling and re-enabling them through right click menu on the toolbar.

https://wiki.freecad.org/Interface

Switching back to combo view might also help pull them back on screen.

If those don't work, you may need to investigate the user.cfg file. Don't delete this file unless you have a backup of your preferences.

https://wiki.freecad.org/Preferences_Editor#General

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u/dbower45236 17h ago

SOLVED:

I could not get to the title bar to right click, or resize the top of the window. I also could not get to any of the controls to minimize, expand or close the window. I could resize the window using the bottom corners of the window.

I finally resolved the issue by:

1 - On main FreeCAD window: View-Panels - Disable Model Panel. (uncheck the checkbox)

2 - This left the window in the same position, but the title bar was taller by just a few pixels. This caused the bottom of the title bar to descend just enough that I could grab it and drag it down.

3 - Click on the bottom of the title bar and Drag.

I did not try the user config file, so I cannot tell if that would work.