Visibility Pane
The Visibility Pane lists all the entities in the model to quickly view and edit any item.
Tree Tab
The Tree tab lists the entities by order in which they were added to the model. To the left of each entity name is its type symbol (Geology, Water, Load/Force, etc). Operations you can perform on the entities include:
- Selection: Click on the entity name to select the entity
. - Visibility: Toggle the Visibility
icon to show/hide entities in the model. - Delete: Select the Delete
icon to delete entities in the model. - Locked: Entities with the External Boundary Lock
symbol cannot be deleted. See the External Geometry section for more details.
Selecting any entity in the Visibility Tree will highlight the item of interest in the modelling interface. Selecting any entity on the model will highlight the item on the Visibility Tree. Clicking on any header in the Visibility Tree will select all the entities in that category- to de-select, simply click anywhere on the modeling pane.
You can also use up/down arrow keys on the keyboard to switch between different entities and locate the highlighted entity in the view pane.
Selection Tab
The Selection tab lists Selection Groups by order in which they were added to the model. A Selection Group is a group of geometry entities that have been selected by the user to be grouped together. You can define different selection groups and pick them up easily from Selection Tab:
- Select entities, faces, edges and/or vertices (see the Selection Mode page for more details).
- In the Visibility Pane, go to the Selection tab and select the Edit (pencil) icon
to open the Selection Group Manager. - In the dialog, use the available options to Add, Remove or Edit Selection groups.
- Note that you cannot edit your selection in a group. You can only edit the name. You must create a new selection group.
- You can select any entity type to add to a selection group such as supports, joints, etc.