Attributes Window

Displays the attributes that have been specified for the current selected element (CE), dependent upon your access rights, some attributes can be modified. Attributes can also be configured so that they are not displayed in the Attributes window.

By default, the attributes are displayed in a tabular format, where the left hand column displays the names of the attributes, the right hand column displays the values.

To display the attributes by categories (data types), see Categorization in Attributes Menu for further information.

Track CE

Also, by default the Attributes window tracks the CE, that is, if the CE is changed in the Model Explorer or 3D View, the attributes displayed in the window alter to reflect the change in CE. To remove the tracking, click to clear the Track CE check box.

Category Filters

The Category Filters icon displays if a filter has been applied the Categories.

Click the Category Filters icon to display the Modify Category Filters window (see Attributes Menu) which allows you to change which categories are displayed.

Attribute Type Selection

Specifies what attributes are displayed in the Attributes window. The types of attributes selected remain the same even when the CE is changed. Click the Filter arrow to display the Filter window.

By default, all of the attribute types check boxes are selected. To specify what attribute types are displayed in the Attributes window, you can select from a list of available attribute types. From the Filter window, click to clear the check box for the relevant attribute type.

You can specify a custom filter, select Text Filters then select from the list of available filters.

Irrelevant of which filter is selected, the Custom Filter window is always displayed:

Click OK to save any inputs and close the Custom Filter window, or click Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Custom Filter window.