The part browser displays the information about the geometry that make up the part model in a hierarchy. The Filter icon at the top of the browser shows a menu for turning the visibility of certain elements on and off.
The first elements in the browser are the Solid and Surface bodies folders and the Origin folder. If there are no surfaces, only the Solid Bodies folder is present. The number in parentheses next to the folder indicates the number of bodies contained in the folder. The Origin folder contains icons for the reference planes (default work planes), work axes (default work axes), and the center point. If you pause the cursor over an icon, that feature highlights in the graphics window. If you click an icon, that reference feature activates in the window. Click in open space in the graphics window or click another to cancel the selection.
If a note is attached to the part, the Engineer's Notebook folder displays below the origin folder. Expand the folder to view the individual note icons. Double-click a note icon to open the Engineer's Notebook.
Features are listed in the browser in the order they were created. Input surface and work features are consumed and nested under the appropriate feature and participating body by default (for example stitch features consume input surface features and work plane consume input work points). You can also control consumption on individual features. If the feature originates from a sketch, or there is a note attached to the feature, the feature folder expands to show those elements. If the sketch is shared, the sketch appears at the top level in the model tree, and a link to the sketch displays under each feature that uses it.
Extended feature names are available in the Part, Sheet Metal Part, Assembly Modeling View, and Drawing environments. Format or content of extending strings cannot be changed.
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Some features take longer to calculate, such as large patterns or coils. You can speed up calculation by dragging the End of Part marker up the model tree. Any features below the symbol are temporarily removed from the model. When you drag the End of File marker back down the model tree, those features are added back into the model.