Other Explorers

Besides the Design Explorer (to navigate the Design database), there are similar explorers in Draft (to navigate the Draft database), SPOOLER and Isodraft (to navigate the ISOD (spool drawings)) database and PARAGON (to navigate Paragon, Design and Properties databases).

Explorer Filters

A predefined set of database filters are available to reduce the amount of information presented in the Explorers. These are made up of a collection of core filters. Filters can be selected and turned on and off from each Explorer. When filtering is off the complete Database hierarchy is displayed in the Explorer. Only one system filter can be active at any given time for each Explorer. Additional preset filters are available via the Explorer Settings window for special case elements. Select Setting > Explorer from the main menu bar to display the window. These filters can be toggled on/off regardless of whether the system filters have been set.

The filters are composed of the following parts:

• Shows- Element types to display, along with ancestors

• Show Descendants-Element types to display along with descendants and ancestors

• Skips- Element types to skip (skips only that element, ancestors and descendants still appear)

• Hides- Element types to hide along with descendants

• Hide Below- Element types to hide descendants

Precedence (lowest to highest)

• Show

• Show descendants

• Skip

• Hide below

• Hide

  Piping	Shows elements relevant to piping, see Core Filters for Explorers.
  Structural	Shows elements relevant to Structural, see Core Filters for Explorers.
  Equipment	Shows elements relevant to Equipment, see Core Filters for Explorers.
  Administrator	Shows elements relevant to Administration, see Core Filters for Explorers.
  Hangers and Supports	Shows elements relevant to Hangers & Supports, see Core Filters for Explorers.