One technique I find useful when mixing with the Console View is to change the MIDI tracks to narrow view, or hide them entirely. By the time mixing rolls around, the MIDI stuff is pretty much nailed anyway.
 
Also Console View is great for impressing people if you open all the ProChannel modules via Quick Grouping 

For me the final stage before mixing is to remove all the MIDI tracks. Audio tracks only, and only the tracks that I know I intend to use or are likely to use - so I strip out anything I think isn't going to be needed. This might act as a constraint, but some constraints can be very useful if they help remove indecision. At least I think they can :-)

Before I had two screens I normally had console view sitting in the dock occupying around a third of the screen height (pan knobs downwards if that makes sense). Now I use one screen for each. I don't like mixing without being able to see at least some tracks as I use clip colours to identify sections and seeing them is how I can be sure of where I am in the arrangement. The navigator kind of does the same thing and pre-dock I used it a lot.

Now I mix with tracks in top screen, console in bottom. I can work with just track view but don't like to. I can switch between console and track "mind states" without a problem and console view can show more tracks/busses than track view for a given screen size.

It might just be habit learned when DAWs barely existed of course, but I find console view very useful indeed for fader and pan riding and simply a logical way to do some things quickly and easily.

bitflipper
Add me to the roster of those who never use the console view. The left monitor is always in track view, the right is for effects, soft synths and the PRV.

Ditto. All in the dock too. The only difference for me is the track view spread across two displays with the dock up only when I need it (which is quite often I suppose)

I have console view on my right monitor. Left monitor is track view and all the other stuff.
 
 

Grizzlylip
I use the console view purely for the nostalgia.

Winner!

donplee
On another note, virtually every person that comes over to my "studio" marvels at Console View spread over two 24" monitors. "Wow...do you know what all that stuff does?" 

Ha! When I had my old analog studio, I never told my amazed visitors that the console was just the same thing repeated 48 times. I thought this would make me more attractive to the ladies, but it didn't work.

RexRed

bapu
So the OP asks who NEVER uses the console view and he gets a flood of rationalizations for using it.
 
The internet. Meh!

 I welcome all of the various answers and they are very insightful!

I agree. I never realized there were so many different ways people set up SONAR for mixing.

donplee
...virtually every person that comes over to my "studio" marvels at Console View spread over two 24" monitors. "Wow...do you know what all that stuff does?" 

The #1 reason for using the console view, or for that matter using an actual physical console. It's what visitors/clients expect to see.

I've got Track View on the left and Console View above, right monitor is for plugins, Sound Forge, etc. I use two 22" monitors side by side and a 32" above. I can't picture a workflow that doesn't use CV, but I guess it depends on the material. Many of the projects I work on can get over 100 tracks and TV would be a nightmare! It's funny that so many don't use CV whereas I would love to permanently remove MultiDock and Browser...MultiDock is probably good if you absolutely have to run every interface element at the same time on a 14" monitor but I think we've gotten past that ;) And Browser?? Seriously, I haven't recorded anything yet but I can already browse for it?? A floating Synth Rack is good for me :)
 
Bill

I create busses for grouping and automation purposes(I do automation in TV ;) ). I like the fact that everything lines up- faders, pan, FX bin, everything is uniform so it's easy for me to work. To be honest I bounce back and forth between TV and CV a lot! :)
 
Bill

I use the console view as soon as possible. Once I'm done with sound design, arrangement, and composition, I want to concentrate on the mix. I don't want to see any of those other details unless something doesn't sound right.

So many work flows for one program, and possibly more. I think I'll revisit my workflow. Lots of good ideas here.

I use most views available in Sonar with the use of the 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 keys on my keyboard to jump between the different layouts I have set up for certain things in my work flow.

arlen2133
By the way, I've tried screensets (and generally like them), however I think they are a tad slow. 
Waiting for an update to them so I can incorporate them more into my workflow.

Never thought of that but you've banged the head on the nail here. Totally agree.