Context Menus

Context menus provide convenient access to commands. To see a menu, right-click an object or item.

This page discusses:

Contextual Commands

Open With

Opens the selected object in another app or CAD.

Collapse / Expand Thumbnails
Collapses / expands a selected thumbnail (graph view only).
Hide in 3D
Transfers objects in the 3D to the no-show space / displays objects in the 3D that have been hidden.
Focus On
For an object selected in the 3D, Focus On reframes and focuses on the object in the 2D.

For an object selected in the 2D, Focus On reframes and focuses on the object in the 3D

Notes: You can select several objects. In this case, a selection navigator appears at the top of the 2D or 3D viewer and enables you to navigate from one selected object to another.

The 2D and/or 3D is reframed based on the selected object.

For more information, see Focusing on Selected Objects.

Find
Finds objects in the tree that contain the specified string of characters.

For more information, see Finding Objects in the Tree.

Expand All

By default, the Expand All command is displayed at first level. Once you click another command, the last command launched is displayed at the first level.

For more information, see Flyout for Expand Commands.

Copy Link
Copies the link to the selected object to your clipboard so that you can share it with others.

Notes:
  • If the user you share the object with is missing the app license or context, the app is not launched.
  • If the user you share the object with is not granted permission to access the object, an error is displayed.
  • If you select an object below the root, only the object is selected, not the object in context of theroot.
  • If a filter is applied on the root of the object that is copied, the filter is not copied.

Edit Properties
Accesses the properties of a selected object.

For more information, see Properties and Information.

Remove
Removes the selected object from the view.

Flyout for Expand Commands

These commands allow you to expand or collapse a tree.

Expand All
Expands all levels of the tree below the selected node.

Parent nodes containing only one item of type 3DShape are collapsed. You can expand these nodes manually to display the 3DShape.

Notes:

If you expand a large structure, a warning message appears and asks you to confirm if you want to continue. Click No to cancel the expand.

A structure is considered as large if it has at least:

  • 20 000 leaves
  • 100 000 occurrences
  • 50 000 objects

Expand N Levels
Expands the selected levels of the tree.
Collapse All
Collapses all levels of the tree below the selected node.

Contextual Commands on Column Headers

Pin Column
  • Pin Left: pins the column on the left side of the divider.
  • Pin Right: pins the column on the right side of the divider.
  • No Pin: stays in the middle area with the scroll bar.

Note: On the right and left fixed areas, this command is not available.

Size Column to Fit
Adjusts the width of the column to the maximum size of its content.
Size All Columns to Fit
Adjusts the width of all the columns to the maximum size of its content.
Hide Column
Hides the column from the Tree view.
Clear Sort
Resets the sorting for the selected column.
Tree List View Options

Runs the Tree List View Options command.

Show Related / Hide Related

Displays or hides the Relations node in the Tree view.

Note: This command is available when you right-click the Title column only.

Manage Relations
Lets you select the type of relations you want to display.

Note: This command is available when you right-click the Has Related Objects column only.

Contextual Commands with Tag-Based Navigation

Focus on Groups Content
Selects all the instances of the first level that are grouped under the selected in a tag-based navigation node, and highlights them in 3D Navigate.

For hierarchical tags, the command also retrieves the nodes under the subclassification.

Expand All Groups
Expands all the groups.
The first level is displayed but not expanded.
Collapse All
Collapses all the tag based navigation nodes and the nodes below.
Structured Group Layout
Displays the groups according to their hierarchy from the root.
Compact Group Layout
Displays the groups directly below the root, regardless of their position inside the hierarchy.
This is the default layout.