How to edit an existing object by altering the history of how it was created.
Create construction history
- Turn on the Create History option in the option window. This option is on by default in all tools.
Objects that have construction history are drawn in green in the default color scheme.
Open the History View
- Choose Windows > Information > History View
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Click the history button to the right of the prompt line.
Sort the objects by the tool used to create them
- To group objects created by the same tool together, open the history window’s List menu and choose Sort By Type.
- To list objects normally (roughly in the order you created them), turn off Sort By Type.
View how an object was created
- In the History View window’s List menu, choose Active.
- Pick the object.
- Click the arrow next to the name of the object.
The list shows the operation’s constructors and target (result).
Tip:Press and hold the
on the name of an object in the History View window to highlight the object in the modeling windows.
Change the tool options used to create an object
- In the History View window, click the icon next to the name of the object.
Edit tool option history by clicking an object
- Choose Object Edit > Query Edit
. - Click the object, either in the view or in the Object Lister (Windows > Object Lister).
If the object has editable history, the Query edit tool will automatically select the appropriate tool for editing.
Delete construction history
Breaks the links between the picked object and any objects that you used to create it.
- Pick the object from which you want to delete construction history.
- Choose Delete > Delete Construction History
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