Displays the project components and provides quick access to management commands via context menus.
By default, the Project Explorer contains two panes:
- Structures
- Workplanes
The two panes can be displayed in the same window as tabs or separately.
The Structures Pane
Manages the structure and contains three tabs that can be resized: Model views, Queries and Groups. You can extend or hide the tabs by clicking their title bars.
The Toolbar
Contains tools for adding new items in the project tree (model views, levels, queries and groups). You can also create new model views, queries and groups, using the context menus of the corresponding categories. Right click on the category title bar to display the context menu.
| Button | Function |
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Displays or hides the existing structures. |
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Creates a new model view. |
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Creates a new level above the building. |
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Creates a new query. |
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Creates a new group. |
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Displays all model elements. |
Structures
Displays the list of existing structures. Activating a structure turns off all model views and displays the entire structure in 3D. You can work in 3D without constraints.
Only one structure must be active at a time. To manage the list of structures, click
(Structure) in the upper left side of the Project Explorer window.
You can add or remove structures, using the buttons next to the structure name.
Workplanes Pane
Displays the list of work planes for the selected structure.
When a structure is activated, the trees in the Project Explorer and in the Workplanes pane are updated to reflect the collection of objects from the selected structure. It displays the list of work planes for the selected structure.
The upper side of the window displays the two currently active work planes. The button switches to None.
The bulb icon controls the visibility of the work plane entity.
You can move work planes individually or in a group, from one folder to another using drag and drop.
The Workplanes pane can be displayed as a tab in the Project Explorer window or separately. When separated, the Workplanes pane can be extended or collapsed by clicking the bottom bar.