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  • Last UpdatedAug 01, 2026
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Extracts Group

Extract Control

Allows you to manage items claimed to the current extract database.

Communications

Allows you to view the Communications of the local and remote Daemons, if they are running.

States

Allows you to check the Locking and Isolation of locations.

Transactions

Allows you to view Global transaction commands and view what has happened to them.

Refer to the Global for further details of the Transfer, Extract Control, Communications, States and Transactions functionality.

Status Group

Status Controller

Click to display the Status Controller window, which allows the you to control and report on the status of individual 3D model objects as they progress through their lifecycle.

Refer to Status control for further information.

History Group

DB Listing

Click to display the DB Listing window, which allows you to query and output aspects of the database. For example, to window allows you to query and output aspects of the database for example to report changes since a certain date. Refer to DB Listing for more information.

Control Menu

The menu options available under Control are:

Clear Output

Clears the Command Output window used when Destination is set to Screen.

DB Listing

Outputs a listing of the specified parts of the database in its current state.

DB Changes

Outputs a listing of the changes to the specified parts of the database as a macro which can be run later to return the database to the state it was in at the given time or session. You can edit the macro file so that only the required elements are changed.

DB Differences

Outputs a listing of the specified parts of the database, with the old and new elements and attributes changed or added since the given time or session.

Output

Options

Displays an Output Options window allowing control over specific information to be output in a query.

Backtrack Mode

Is only active in DB Changes mode and controls the style of the output information. If on, then the output can be run as a macro which returns the database to the state it was in at the given time or session. If off, then the output is a report on the changes made since the time or session.

Add and Remove Menus

The menu options under Add and Remove are used to populate the Elements list.

The Remove option is only active when there are elements in the Elements list.

The following are common to the Add and Remove:

CE

Adds or removes the current element.

CE Members

Adds or removes the members of CE, but not CE.

Pick

Only active in Model. Allows you to add or remove elements by graphical picking using event driven graphics.

Current Collection

Adds or removes all elements in the selected lists. Lists are created using the Collections window.

The Remove option has the following items which are not present in the Add menu:

All

Removes all elements from the Elements list.

Selected

Removes all items selected in the Elements list.

Colour Menu

The following are the menu options under Colour:

Highlight > Elements

Displays a Colour Selection window. When a color is picked, the contents of the Elements list is highlighted in that color, in all the graphical views. Only elements already in the Drawlist is highlighted; elements are not automatically added to the Drawlist.

Highlight > Changes/
Differences

The option is Changes or Differences according to the mode. It is not available at all in DB Listing mode and displays a Color Selection window.

When you click Apply, the color picked is used to highlight any elements that have changed.

Unhighlight

Removes the highlight from the CE only, the Elements in the list or all elements in the graphical views.

Query Menu

A Query is always output to the screen. If the Destination is set to File then output is made to the specified file as well as screen.

A file output contains comment lines, which start with -- so it can be run as a macro at a later stage.

The following are the menu options under Query:

Clock

Outputs current Time and Date.

CE and Elements

The options under CE output information about the current element, and the options under Elements output information about all the elements in the Elements list on the window.

Note:
Querying extremely long Element lists can take a long time.

Both Query > CE and Query > Elements have the following sub options:

Session

Outputs:

  • Element name

  • DB name

  • Last saved session number and the date, user and description (session comment) for that session.

Last Modified

Outputs:

  • Element name

  • DB name

  • The session that each element or any of the hierarchy below it was last modified, the date of the modification and the modifying user.

Note:
The Query operation can be a time consuming operation if the CE is a DB world element or a large site, or other top-level element, and so you are prompted with a message to confirm this operation.

History

Similar to the Last Modified Query, but gives the information for every session in which the element has been created or modified. You needs to confirm the query for top-level elements.

Claimed by

Outputs the name of the user who has the current element claimed out for modification, which is Unset if no user has the element claimed.

DB Name/Mode

Outputs the name, DB name, the DB access mode (RW, R, Multiwrite) and the claim mode (implicit, explicit).

Destination Settings

You can send the output of queries to a File or Screen. If File is selected, enter a valid path and filename.

If Screen has been selected, the result is the output to a standard Command Window when Apply is clicked.

Select New File to create a new file to output the result to. Select Overwrite or Append if the file exists.

Browse displays a file browser allowing a previously created output file to be used as the destination.

Elements

The Elements part of the window lists elements that is reported on when Apply is clicked.

Click on any element in the list to navigate to that element in the Catalogue Explorer.

The active field in the Changes Since pane depends on the mode (Changes, Listing or Difference). None of the controls are active in DB Listing mode. In DB Changes and DB Differences modes, the following options can be selected:

Savework

Reports on changes since the last Save Work.

TimeDate

Reports on changes since a given time and date.

The time format is specified as HH:MM on a 24 hour clock, for example 16:15.

The date format is DD MMM YYYY, for example 9 Feb 1998 or 30 Aug 97.

Session

Reports on changes since the given session number. Input a session number or use the plus and minus (+/-) options to increment the session number.

Extract

Only active when the current element is in an extract database. When this option is chosen, the options in the Since Extract frame becomes active. Refer to Changes Since Extract for further information.

Type in the session number, or change it using the + and - options.

Stamp

Reports on the changes since the Stamp selected from the Since Stamp list at the bottom of the window.

Remember that each DB has its own sessions. The current DB is displayed by Database Name at the bottom of the frame. Refer to Changes Since Stamp for further information.

Note:
Time Date and Session are related, changing one affects the other settings, and also display the correct Session User.
Click More to open a window that displays the Database Name, Reason for session (such as a Save Work), the Session No (the session number) and any Comments associated with the Session.

Changes Since Extract

The first drop-down list in the Since Extract area displays all the databases in the extract hierarchy above the current extract, with the Master at the top of the list.

The options on the next drop-down list are:

Only

Compares the current database with the selected extract ancestor database.

Latest

Compares the database with the latest version of the selected extract ancestor database.

Session

Compares the database with the selected ancestor extract since session nn of that extract.

Date

Compares the database with the selected ancestor extract since the given date in a session of the ancestor extract.

Changes Since Stamp

The Since Stamp part of the window is only available if the Stamp option has been selected (see above). Select the Display drop-down to list Stamps by: Name, Date, Function or Description.

Highlight Changes

The Highlight Changes option is only active when the window is in DB Changes or DB Differences mode with a Design database selected. If switched on, the changed elements is highlighted in all the 3D graphics views in the color specified by Color > Changes. The Highlight Changes option is useful after a Get Work to view the changes that other users have made.

Apply is only active when there are elements in the Elements list.

Cancel exits the window and clears the Elements list.port changes since a certain date. Refer to for further information of the facilities.

Session Comment

Click to display the Savework / Session Comment window, which allows you to input comments regarding the current session. Refer to Session Comment for further information of the facilities.

Access Group

Claimlists

Click to display the Multiwrite Claim Lists window, which allows you to view and manage user element claims. Refer to Claimlists for further information of the facilities.

Data Access Control

Click to display the Query Data Access Control window, which allows you to view the access rights for project users. Refer to Data Access Control for further information of the facilities.

Hierarchy Group

Include

Click to display the Include window, which allows you to move elements from the members list of one owner to that of another. Refer to Include for further information.

Reverse

Click to reverse the entire members list order of an element. Refer to Reverse Order for further information.

Reorder

Click to display the Reorder window, which allows you to rearrange the members list order for any owning element. Refer to Reorder for further information.

Refer to Hierarchy for further information of the facilities.

Query Group

Project

Click to display the Query Project window, which allows you to perform queries on a range of project data. Refer to Query Project for further information.

The window consists of the following tabs: Users, Teams, DBs, MDBs and Stamps.

Users

The Users tab displays a list of all the users which have been created in the project. For the user selected in the list, the following user information is displayed.

  • Description

  • Privilege (General or Free)

  • Password

  • Teams (which the User belongs to)

Teams

The Teams tab displays a list of all the teams in the project. For the team selected in the list, the tab displays a list of the Users which are members of that team, and which Databases the team owns.

DBs

The DBs tab displays a list of all the databases which exist in the project. For each database selected, the tab displays the following database information:

  • Description

  • Team (that owns the database).

  • Type

  • Number

  • Size

  • Access

  • Source (local or foreign)

  • MDB List (list of MDBs that the database is included in)

  • Master DB of the database, if an extract

You can sort the list of databases by selecting a filter from the Sort databases drop-down list.

MDBs

The MDBs tab displays a list of all MDBs which have been created in the project. For each MDB selected, the tab displays the lists of its current and deferred databases.

Stamps

The Stamps tab displays a list of all date stamps created in the project. For each stamp selected, the following information is displayed:

  • Description

  • Function

  • Date

  • Database list (list of databases to which the stamp is applied)

    Note:
    The attributes displayed on the Stamps tab can only be changed by the System Administrator. for further information.

User Status

Click to display the User Status window, which displays information about the user sessions currently in the project. Refer to User Status for further information of the facilities.

Revision Group

Editor

Allows you to create and modify revisions. Refer to Create and Modify Revisions for further information.

Compare

Allows you to compare two revisions selected from the From and To lists. Refer to Compare Revisions and Add Revision Clouds for further information.

To

Allows you to select two revisions to compare with each other. Refer to Compare Revisions and Add Revision Clouds for further information.

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