Members List

As with the Design Explorer, the Members List displays the database elements in the current MDB.

There are a number of ways to navigate from one item to another. The and arrows at the top of the Members List allow navigation up and down the list at the level of the current element. For example, if positioned at an EQUI element, selecting would move to the next EQUI element in the list. Selecting would move back to the previous EQUI element.

The Goto menu at the top of the form can also be used. First select this menu, then select the Owner option, this will navigate to the owner of the CE.

Choosing the Goto > Reference option will give a list of further options depending on the Current Element. Goto > Reference at EQUI level will only navigate to its owner, that means, a ZONE. If the current element were a nozzle (NOZZ) then Goto > Reference would allow navigation inside the catalogue database via the NOZZ’s Catref attribute.

PDMS databases may contain many thousands of elements, however, only one element can be accessed at a time. As all elements, with the exception of the WORLD, are owned by another element, deleting, say, a ZONE would cause everything owned by that ZONE to be deleted as well.