Draw Explorer
- Last UpdatedJan 23, 2023
- 5 minute read
Provides a graphical method for using the Draw Database.
Above the navigation tree is a search filter field as well as a drop-down list where predefined search filters can be selected. You can navigate to the selected filter in the explorer tree.
Click Search to search for items. Refer to Search for further information.
The Draw Explorer displays the Draw database elements in a hierarchy. To expand an element hierarchy,
click 
to the left of the element name. To contract an expanded element, click 
to the left of the element name.
The diagram illustrates the Draw database hierarchy and the owning relationship between Draw elements. The uppermost element is the World - represented symbolically as /*. The administrative elements Department (DEPT), Registry (REGI) and Drawing (DRWG) can be viewed in the Draw Explorer and module browsers, but cannot be displayed graphically in the Draw Canvas.
The principal elements are the owning Drawing (DRWG) element and member Sheets (SHEE). A Drawing can contain one or more Sheet (SHEE) elements and a Sheet is the highest level element that can be displayed in the Draw Canvas. The Sheet is defined by the elements stored below, with Views (VIEW), Regions (REGION) and annotation forming the Sheet appearance.
To modify elements in the Draw database, right-click an element to display a drop-down menu.
Available menu options are dependant on the currently selected element type.
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Open |
Click to open the element at sheet level or below in a new tab. |
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Attributes |
Click to display the Attributes window. Refer to Attributes Window for further information. |
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Rename |
Click to rename the selected element. Refer to Rename Element for further information. |
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Delete |
Click to delete the currently selected element. A confirm window displays asking you to OK the deletion. Click Yes to delete the element. |
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Delete Members |
Click to delete members from an element. A confirm window displays asking you to OK the deletion. Click Yes to delete the members. |
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Select Element |
Click to select an element in the 2D view. |
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Highlight Entities |
Click to highlight the currently selected elements in the 2D view. |
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Unhighlight All Entities |
Click to remove the highlight from the currently highlighted elements in the 2D view. |
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Add To Current Collection |
Click to add the selected element to the list in the Collections window. Refer to Collections for further information. |
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Add Members to Current Collection |
Click to add members of the selected element to the list in the Collections window. Refer to Collections for further information. |
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Add Hierarchy to Current Collection |
Click to add the selected element hierarchy to the list in the Collections window. Refer to Collections for further information. |
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New Explorer |
Allows you to create a new explorer for the selected element or the element owner in the database hierarchy. |
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Copy |
Click to copy the selected element and any associated members. |
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Paste |
Click to paste a copied element and any associated members. |
You can right-click the element name field at the top of the Draw Explorer to display a drop-down menu containing element naming options.
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Undo |
Click to undo the last action carried out in the element name field. |
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Cut |
Click to copy and remove selected text from the element name field to the clipboard. |
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Copy |
Click to copy selected text from the element name field to the clipboard. |
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Paste |
Click to paste copied text into the element name field. |
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Delete |
Click to delete selected text in the element name field. |
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Select All |
Click to select all text in the element name field. |
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Right to left Reading order |
Click to display the text in the element name field in right to left reading format. |
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Show Unicode control characters |
Click to display Unicode control characters in the element name field. |
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Insert Unicode control character |
Select a character from the drop-down menu to insert a unicode control into the element name field. |
Rename Element
Renames an element.
The Element Naming window allows you to rename the selected element and its members.
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CE |
Click to identify the currently selected element as the working element. |
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Name |
Input a new name for the element in the field. |
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Only |
Select from the drop-down list, the name change is applied to the current element only. |
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Re-name all |
Select from the drop-down list, the name change is cascaded down to those members of the current element which incorporate the affected text within their names. |
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Un-name |
Select from the drop-down list, the name becomes unset (the element is then identified only by its reference number). |
Click Reset to revert to the values applied when the Element Naming window was opened.
Click Apply to confirm the modifications or Dismiss to discard any changes and close the Element Naming window.