The Structure Browser lists all 3D objects and elements (such as workplanes, parts, containers, and assemblies) and shows their interrelationships. You can use the Structure Browser to control the viewport display.
To open and close the browser, click the Structure Browser icon or press F12.
In the Structure Browser,
• Check and uncheck individual items to show or hide them in the viewport.
• Use Ctrl+click or Shift+click to select multiple items, then right-click and select Draw Only or Draw Only in New VP to view only those items. Use this function to quickly view Search or Filter results. Use Switch Windows in the Window group to switch between or tile multiple viewports.
• Drag and drop objects to move parts or assemblies within the part structure.
• Right-click an object to display a menu of possible actions for that object.
• Right-click in the browser to display a menu of possible actions for the browser.
The Structure Browser toolbar
The Structure Browser toolbar contains
• Show details: Toggle a detailed view on and off.
• Search: Activate a search. Click the drop-down menu to create a new search, or apply a stored search.
• Filter: Activate a filter. Click the drop-down menu to create a new filter, or apply a stored filter.
Change the information in the Structure Browser:
Click the Show details icon to show and hide view details, including model name, instance name, and number of shared parts.
• Drag the column headings to change their display order.
• Click the column headers to sort data in ascending or descending order.
• Click the Structure Tree column heading to activate the flat structure view.
• In the flat structure view, click the Activate tree mode icon to return to a structure tree view.
If you work with large assemblies, use filters to display only relevant data. Click the filter menu in the Structure Browser to create, select, and activate filters.
What the browser displays
The Structure Browser is a graphical display tool that uses icons to represent 3D objects and elements in a logical tree structure. The following objects are displayed in the browser with their own distinctive icons (their default names are given in parentheses):
• Assemblies (a1 ...)
• Parts (p1 ...)
• Features (feat1 ...)
• Workplanes (w1 ...)
• Workplane sets (s1 ...)
• Containers (c1 ...)
• View sets and views (vs1, front1, right1, top1 ...)
• Relation sets (rset1 ...)
• Elements (ed1, vx1, fa1 ...)
• Face parts
• Wire parts
• Studies (study1 ...)
• Coordinate systems (cs1 ...)
• Configurations (config1 ...)
• Clash analysis (ca1 ...)
To conserve space with large assemblies, the Structure Browser uses pseudo folders to contain shared parcels, feature-based entries, view sets, and docuplane sets if more than one entry of the same type exists under the same parent entry. The folder does not affect the assembly or part hierarchy. Click to expand or collapse the entry.
To change the default folder display, right-click in the Structure Browser and select Settings.
Switch Windows in the Window group to switch between or tile multiple viewports.
