Objects panel

The Objects Manager houses a list of all objects present in the dataset. These objects are imported from any of the following formats: .lfx, .rvm, .xgl, .zgl, .lfo, .fbx, .ifc.

To import objects into a project:

1. Right-click on the Project Objects and select Import to this browser.

2. In the browser that appears, select the file to be imported and select Open. The objects hierarchy will now appear on the Project Options node as shown below.

   Important:You should only open files from a trustworthy source.

   

3. Click on the drop-down arrow to expand a node. Select the group or object name to show the properties in the properties window at the bottom of the Objects tab.

   

   The right-click options for each node are explained in the following table:

   Option	Action
   Show Only	Only show the selected group/object in the 3D and BubbleView windows.
   Hide	Hide the selected group/object in the 3D and BubbleView windows.
   Show Context	Automatically select a volume around the selected group/object.
   Clash	Clash the selected group/object against the point cloud. Objects that clash will turn red in the Objects tab and the 3D window.
   Delete	Delete the selected group/object.
   Rename	Rename the selected group/object.
   Show in Bubble	Show the selected group/object in the most appropriate BubbleView.
   Zoom to extents	Zoom the 3D window to the extents of the selected group/object.
   Pre-process for AVEVA Point Cloud Manager - Viewer	For .zgl, .fbx and .rvm files. For more information, see Preprocess for AVEVA Point Cloud Manager - Viewer.
   Change Colour	Change the colour of the selected object/group of objects.
   Reload File	Reload the objects to refresh any changes made to the source file.
   Import to this browser	Import a model file (.lfx, .rvm, .xgl, .zgl, .lfo, .fbx, .ifc) to the current project.