Common Functionality
Display : Attributes Menu
Dependant upon where in the Attributes window you right-click determines which options are available for selection.
By default, the position, orientation and direction attributes of the CE are displayed in the Attributes window with respect to its owner. You can change the element to which the CE’s position, orientation and direction attributes.
If the CE has P-Points, these can be displayed in the Attributes window. After clicking Display P-Points, the P-Points attributes are displayed in the Attributes window.
Tracks the CE. Refer to Track CE for further information.
To display the attributes by categorisation, from the Attributes menu, select Categorised/Alphabetical.
The attributes in the Attributes window are now displayed by category and alphabetically.
If an attribute does not have a categorisation, then it is assigned an appropriate draft categorisation in the Attribute window.
To display the attributes alphabetically, from the Attributes window, select Categorised/Alphabetical, the attributes are displayed alphabetically in the Attributes window.
You can expand or collapse all the nodes displayed in the Attributes window, right- click from the Attributes window, select Expand Nodes, all nodes displayed in the Attributes window are expanded, which is the equivalent to clicking on all the ‘+’ icons in the Model Explorer.
To collapse all the nodes in the Attributes window, select Collapse Nodes, all the nodes displayed in the Attributes window are collapsed, which is the equivalent to clicking on all the ‘-’ icons in the Model Explorer.
Which categories that are displayed in the Attributes window can be specified by you from the Attributes menu, select Modify Category Filters to display the Modify Category Filters window.
You can choose one of the following options from the Modify Category Filters window:
To display a selection of categories, from the list of categories displayed, click to clear the attribute check boxes.
Click OK to modify the category filters and close the Modify Category Filters window, or click Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Modify Category Filters window.
The category filters which are used to determine which categories can be displayed in the Attributes window can be managed by you. From the Attributes menu, select Manage Category Filters, to display the Manage Category Filters by Element Type window.
The UDAs of all the attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes menu, select Display UDAs, the UDAs for each attribute is displayed in the Attributes window. Refer to Display for further information on UDAs.
Standard Attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes menu, select Display Standard Attributes.
The Pseudo attributes of all the attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes menu, select Display Pseudo Attributes, the pseudo attributes for each attribute is displayed in the Attributes window.
The description of all the attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes right click menu, select Columns > Description, an additional column displaying the description for each attribute is displayed in the Attributes window.
The data types of the attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes right click menu, select Columns > Data Type, a additional column displaying the data type for each attribute is displayed in the Attributes window.
The unset values of attributes can be displayed as blanks in the Values column of the Attributes window, from the Attributes right click menu, select Settings > Suppress “unset” values.
The Nulref values of attributes can be displayed as blanks in the Values column of the Attributes window, from the Attributes right click menu, select Settings > Suppress “Nulref” values.
Exports the attributes from the Attributes window to Excel, which can then be saved to a file in a specified location.
A preview of the attributes window is displayed the Print Preview window.
