Schematic Explorer

Common Functionality User Guide

Display : Explorers : Schematic Explorer

The Schematic Explorer can be used to navigate in the Schematic World in the database. If the Schematic Explorer is not visible, on the Home tab, in the Navigate group, click Schematic to display the Schematic Explorer window.

In this explorer the user can view the primary Schematic Group hierarchy. Below each schematic group, the items are further sub-grouped by Folders. Folders do not exist in the database, they are only a way to display items of the same type, together, and provide a better navigation and overview.

Above the navigation tree is a Filter check box as well as a drop-down list where predefined filters can be selected. If the Filter check box is checked, the selected filter is applied to the explorer tree. Currently there are tree filters available, one for each discipline (Piping, HVAC, Electrical).

The Schematic Explorer features a context sensitive right-click menu that provides common commands.

Note:

The Schematic Explorer displays the entire contents of the database and not only the current drawing. Also, operations done through the explorer such as rename, only affects the database. To view such changes in an open drawing, the user has to use the Refresh command.