Compare Section

The Compare section of the action bar provides commands for comparing structures and geometries.



First Difference
Lets you navigate to the first difference in the tree.


Previous Difference
Lets you navigate to the closest difference in the direction towards the root.


Next Difference
Lets you navigate to the closest difference in the direction away from the root.


Display as Tree View or List View
Switches between a structural comparison and a list-based comparison of the elements contained in the two structures, independently from their position.

To go back to the tree view or list view, click the command again. For more information, see Comparing the Structure of Objects.



Hide/Show Properties Table
Displays or hides the properties table.
To do this, you can also click the arrow at the top right of the panel.


Hide/Show Overview
Displays or hides the overview.

To do this, you can also select the corresponding option in the Preferences dialog box. For more information, see Choosing Preferences.



Hide/Show Legend
Displays or hides the Compare Status legend.

This command is identical to the corresponding option in the Preferences dialog box. For more information, see Choosing Preferences.



Customize Properties Table Rows
Customizes the properties displayed in the properties panel.
The Customize Properties Table Rows command is only available when the properties panel is displayed.
See Comparing the Properties of Objects .


Export
Exports the results of the structure and properties comparisons into a .csv file.

For more information, see Comparing the Structure of Objects.



Swap
Switches the columns that the root objects are currently assigned.
The Compare status is recomputed, and the Properties panel and the 3D Viewer are also updated.


Refresh
Refreshes the current selection of objects and shows their updated state.


Clear
Removes the current selection of objects.