Changes in Design Collaboration Navigation Basics

The Change visualization interface in the Changes tool provides an automated and visual approach to efficiently understand recent design changes, and respond as early as possible.

The Change visualization interface contains the following features:

1. Models & Versions drop-down list: Select the models you want to see changes for, and check which versions are being compared.

2. Views & Sheets drop-down list: Select which views and sheets you want to see changes for. The views and sheets listed are those from the models selected in the Models & Versions drop-down list.

3. View versions being compared: Click this link to open the Compare dialog and review and edit the models and versions being compared for changes.

4. Changes summary section: Provides a quick understanding of the number of changes between the selected versions. The Added, Removed, and Modified boxes act as toggles to hide or show the results on the All changes or Watched changes tabs:

   • Added: Items that were added since the selected version, are represented in the list with a green strip.
   • Removed: Items that were removed since the selected version, are represented in the list with a red strip.
   • Modified: Items that were modified since the selected version, are represented in the list with an orange strip.

   See Change Types for more information about the different types of changes.

5. Search box: Depending on the type of model you have open, search for changes by object name, ID, category, or family.

6. Filter button: Click to display filters that will help with quickly identifying and refining the changes displayed.

   • Modification type: Select the specific type of change you are interested in. Choose from Shape, Transform, or Property.

   • Discipline: Select the discipline you are interested in. For example, select Architecture if you only want to see changes to architectural objects.

     Note: The available disciplines are determined by the model data.

   • Category: Select the model object category you are interested in, for example ceilings or doors.

7. Flat Result List and Result as Tree buttons: Shows the changes in either a list view format, or in a tree format, reflecting the hierarchy of the model.

   Note: You may have to apply additional search and filter criteria if there are too many results to display in either the Flat Result List or Result as Tree view.

8. All changes tab: Shows all recent changes between the selected model versions.

9. Watched changes tab: Shows changes to specific items or models that have been added to watch groups. See Work with Watch Groups for more information.

   Note: The number of changes displayed on these tabs varies as filters and search criteria are applied.

10. Changes list: Displays a list of changes based on the applied search and filter criteria, and the selected tab.