Design Tree
You can split the Design Tree from the Model Tree to work independently with both trees.
To Display the Design Tree
In the Model Tree, click > , the Design Tree appears adjacent to the Model Tree.
The top node of the Design Tree represents the entire model and it is the part file that is open in the active window.
The following icons appear in the Design Tree:
• —Expand the selected branch by one level in the Design Tree.
• —Collapse all the branches in the Design Tree.
• —Filter items in the Design Tree.
• —Add or remove columns to display in the Design Tree.
• —Create custom groups to create a custom structure, of the model, independent of the regeneration sequence of the features.
• —Show or hide the additional Design Tree columns. The
button is available when you add columns to the Design Tree.
Design Tree Structure
Design Items —The
Design Items is the top node of the tree structure. The top node contains folders, such as Materials, Bodies, Quilts, and Custom Groups. They appear based on their creation.
• Materials
• Quilts
• Bodies
• Annotations
• Custom Groups
| • You cannot reorganize the items in the folders, except for the items in the Custom Groups. For example, you cannot change the order of the bodies in the Bodies folder. • You cannot change the order of the folders. For example, you cannot place the bodies folder before the quilts folder. |
Drag and Drop Items
You can drag and drop bodies, quilts, and features from the Design Tree to custom groups in Design Tree or custom groups under Design Items in Model Tree. You can also drag and drop features from the Model Tree to custom groups in Design Tree.
• When you drag items, where they cannot be dropped, the pointer indicates that the action is not supported by changing the icon to
.
• When you drag and drop items from Design tree, the items are placed in the custom group, they are not removed from Design tree.
• You cannot duplicate items in a custom group.
Search and Filter of the Design Tree Nodes
A search box is available on the Design Tree for the search or filter of the Design nodes.
You can select the Simple Search check box from the
list on the Design Tree to hide or show the search box.
You can switch between the filter
and the search
options that are available adjacent to the search box on the Design Tree.
• —Searches for nodes on the Design Tree and highlights the found nodes on the tree without filtering them.
• —Filters nodes on the Design Tree and highlights the filtered nodes on the Design Tree. This option is active by default.
Click
in the search box to clear queries and their result.