Rhino opens with the default toolbar layout. The default toolbar layout displays only some of the many Rhino toolbars. Most of the hidden toolbars can be opened from the toolbar buttons in the default toolbar layout. The toolbar in the left Sidebar may change when you click a toolbar tab that has another toolbar linked.
Select the Window menu > Toolbars.
Select a Library.
The Library drop-down menu lists the default and linked rui files.
Select a toolbar name.
The toolbar will be opened in a floating container with the same name.
Click the gear 
icon of a container > Show Toolbars.
Select a rui file.
The RUI Files drop-down menu lists the default and linked rui files.
Check or uncheck the boxes in front of the toolbar names.
When a toolbar is linked to a button, the button shows a black triangle on the lower-right corner. The linked toolbar opens as a flyout toolbar when you:
Click and hold the toolbar button, or click the black triangle.
Drag the title bar of a floating container to a docked container.
Dock sites (blue squares) appear around the target container.
Drop the floating container on one of the dock sites.
Move the mouse cursor to an edge or a corner of a container.
Notice that the cursor changes to an arrow icon.
Drag to re-size the container.
Use Size to Content on the container options menu to fit all buttons on a container.
A container may include multiple toolbars or panels as tabs. When a toolbar or panel is made floating, a new container is created with the same name.
Container nameThe name of the container.
When a toolbar or panel is made floating, a new container is created with the name of the toolbar or panel.
The container name can be changed in Container Properties.
Title barDrag the title bar to move the container to float at any position on the screen, or dock to an edge of the Rhino window or next to another docked container.
Options menu buttonOpen the container options menu.
Close buttonClose the container.
Closed containers can be opened again using the Containers command.
TabTabs show the toolbar or panel names.
Right-click to open the tab menu.
Opens the Container Properties dialog box.
Removes the tab from the container.
Closed tabs can be added back by:
> Add or Remove Toolbar/Panel...Hover the mouse cursor over a tab and scroll through the tabs with the mouse wheel.
Tabs can be re-ordered or moved to another container by drag and drop.
Linked toolbar cascade buttonWhen a toolbar is linked to a button, the button shows a black triangle on the lower-right corner. The linked toolbar opens as a flyout toolbar when you:
Click and hold the toolbar button, or click the black triangle.
Dragging the top border of a flyout toolbar away creates a new floating container.
Show more buttonWhen a container is not large enough to show all the buttons on a toolbar, the >> button appears.
Click the Show more button and select a button name from the menu to run the command.
Linked toolbars on the menu open as sub-menus.
Prevents the docked containers from being accidentally moved.
The Lock Docked Containers setting can be found in the container options menu, or in Containers options.
"Sidebar" is a special container that displays an existing container according to the currently active toolbar tab. In the default workspace, if you click on the Curve Tools tab, the Curve drawing sidebar container will display in Sidebar.
button in the Sidebar section.Restoring lost toolbars
If your toolbars are lost or become corrupted, they can be restored with the Reset command.
The Reset command replaces all custom containers and toolbars with the default set embedded in the Rhino APP.
.Click the container options icon .
Select New Toolbar Button.
In Macro Library, select an existing macro item.
Or, click the button to create a new macro item.
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