Using the Reference List

Data is listed under the following headings: Name and Type. To sort the elements in the reference list, select any of these headings. For example, if Type is selected, the elements in the reference list will then be sorted by type. To reverse the order in which elements are sorted, select a heading for a second time.

The sort options are also available by right-clicking in the Reference List window (in an empty space, not an element), and selecting Arrange By from the menu that is then displayed.

The data in the Name and Type columns is read only. If the cursor is hovered over a name, the name, type and description of that element are displayed on the tooltip.

If you right-click on an element, a menu will be displayed which includes the following options:

• The Navigate To option will select the element in the Design Explorer, and make it the current element.

• The 3D View option is only displayed for Design database elements. It is used to add elements selected in the Reference List to the 3D View, which also results in them being added to the Drawlist. From the 3D View option, the following sub-menu is displayed:

  • Add to add only the current element

  • Add Connected to add the current element and all elements that it is connected to

  • Add Within Volume to add the current element plus all elements that occupy the same volume as the current element.

    Individual and multiple Design database elements may also be dragged and dropped into the 3D View.

• The Add To My Data option adds the selected elements to the My Data list. Elements may also be added to the My Data list by dragging and dropping them into it from the Drawlist.

Multiple elements can be selected by using standard Windows methods, that means,: Ctrl+A to select all, Shift+left mouse button clicks to select a block, Ctrl+left mouse button clicks to select multiple elements not in a block. There is also a Select All option available from the menu that is displayed by right-clicking in a empty area of the Reference List window.