The Patran workspace, or modeling window, is the area of the screen where you interactively perform all Patran operations. The modeling window consists of two major sections, the Patran Main Form and the graphics viewport.

The components of the Main Form are the Menu Bar, Tool Bar, Application Bar, History List, and Command Line. The movable History List and Command Line windows are typically positioned below the Graphics Viewport. The following is a partial display of the Main Form:

The graphics viewport is a window where the geometric model, finite element model, and finite element analysis results are displayed.