Attributes Menu

Dependant upon where in the Attributes window you right-click determines which options are available for selection.

Navigate To

Only available for use when reference elements or hyperlink attributes are selected. The hyperlink can refer to a URL, file or document held elsewhere in the system. The URL, file or document is displayed in a separate window.

Set Attribute Value to CE

Allows reference attributes to set the CE to the attribute value.

WRT World

By default, the position, orientation and direction attributes of the CE are displayed in the Attributes window with respect to its owner. You can change the element to which the CE’s position, orientation and direction attributes.

Display P-Points

If the CE has P-Points, these can be displayed in the Attributes window. After clicking Display P-Points, the P-Points attributes are displayed in the Attributes window.

Track CE

Tracks the CE. See Track CE for further information.

Categorized/Alphabetical

Attributes can be grouped according to the categorizations or displayed alphabetically. Categorizations are set in Lexicon.

Categorization

To display the attributes by categorization, from the Attributes menu, select Categorised/Alphabetical.

The attributes in the Attributes window are now displayed by category and alphabetically.

If an attribute does not have a categorization, then it is assigned an appropriate draft categorization in the Attribute window.

Default categories can be modified by you in Lexicon.

Alphabetical

To display the attributes alphabetically, from the Attributes window, select Categorised/Alphabetical, the attributes are displayed alphabetically in the Attributes window.

Expand/Collapse Nodes

You can expand or collapse all the nodes displayed in the Attributes window, right- click from the Attributes window, select Expand Nodes, all nodes displayed in the Attributes window are expanded, which is the equivalent to clicking on all the ‘+’ icons in the Model Explorer.

To collapse all the nodes in the Attributes window, select Collapse Nodes, all the nodes displayed in the Attributes window are collapsed, which is the equivalent to clicking on all the ‘-’ icons in the Model Explorer.

Modify Category Filters

Which categories that are displayed in the Attributes window can be specified by you from the Attributes menu, select Modify Category Filters to display the Modify Category Filters window.

You can choose one of the following options from the Modify Category Filters window:

• To display none of the categories in the Attributes window, select Uncheck all.

• To display a selection of categories, from the list of categories displayed, click to clear the attribute check boxes.

• To display all of the categories in the Attributes window, select Check all.

Click OK to modify the category filters and close the Modify Category Filters window, or click Cancel to discard any inputs and close the Modify Category Filters window.

These user specified categories are retained for the current work session.

Manage Category Filters

The category filters which are used to determine which categories can be displayed in the Attributes window can be managed by you. From the Attributes menu, select Manage Category Filters, to display the Manage Category Filters by Element Type window.

Display UDAs

The UDAs of all the attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes menu, select Display UDAs, the UDAs for each attribute is displayed in the Attributes window. Refer to UDAs (User Defined Attributes Attributes) for further information on UDAs.

Display Standard Attributes

Standard Attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes menu, select Display Standard Attributes.

Display Pseudo Attributes

The Pseudo attributes of all the attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes menu, select Display Pseudo Attributes, the pseudo attributes for each attribute is displayed in the Attributes window.

Display Description

The description of all the attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes right click menu, select Columns > Description, an additional column displaying the description for each attribute is displayed in the Attributes window.

Display Data Type

The data types of the attributes can be displayed in the Attributes window, from the Attributes right click menu, select Columns > Data Type, a additional column displaying the data type for each attribute is displayed in the Attributes window.

SuppressUnset Values

The unset values of attributes can be displayed as blanks in the Values column of the Attributes window, from the Attributes right click menu, select Settings > Suppress "unset" values.

Suppress Nulref Values

The Nulref values of attributes can be displayed as blanks in the Values column of the Attributes window, from the Attributes right click menu, select Settings > Suppress "Nulref" values.

Export to Excel

Exports the attributes from the Attributes window to Excel, which can then be saved to a file in a specified location.

Print Preview

A preview of the attributes window is displayed the Print Preview window.