In this chapter we analyze the functions available in the Navigator.

 Activate Top

See command Top_Mod_Prt_Top.

 Activate parent

See command Top_Mod_Prt_Pdr.

Activate ->

Shows the structure of the parts tree starting from the selected part up to the TOP part.

 New

Creates a new part, child of the selected one. See command Top_Init_Prt.

 Delete

Deletes the selected part. See command Top_Canc_Prt.

Attributes

Edits the attributes of the selected part and of its children according to the open state of the branch in the parts tree and to the application settings. See command Top_Attr.

Classify

Lets you assign a classification to the selected parts. Different sets of attributes can be assigned to different classifications. See command Top_Classify_Prt

 Cut

Moves the selected part within the parts tree. Once the part has been cut, to insert it just select the part intended to be its parent, right-click and select "Paste".

 Copy

Copies the selected part within the parts tree. Once the part has been cut, to insert it just select the part intended to be its parent, right-click and select "Paste".

Copy Base Pt.

Copies the selected part within the parts tree, with the peculiarity of also requesting a point from the graphic area to be used as a reference for pasting.

Paste

Pastes a selection of copied or cut parts as a child of the part currently pointed at.

Label

Lets you display the label settings dialog.

The dialog lets you define all the main label parameters: color, bold, italic and underline. The "Reset Defaults" command lets you reset the parameters.

Display

 Turn On

Turns on the selected parts.

Turn Off

Turns off the selected parts. See commandTop_PrtFreeze.

 Isolate

Turns off all parts except the selected ones. See commandTop_Isola_Prt.

 Turn On All

See commandTop_Vis_Tutte.

 Invert visibility

See commandTop_Vis_Inv.

 Turn on annotations

See commandTop_ShowAnnotation.

Turn off annotations

See commandTop_HideAnnotation.

 Save parts status

Allows the user to save the current visibility state of parts (on/off) in memory. See command Top_Save_PartState.

Load parts status

Restores a previously saved part visibility state. See command Top_Restore_PartState.

 Delete parts status

Deletes a part visibility state from the list. See command Top_Delete_PartState.

Ordina

Move top

Moves the selected part to the first position among parts at the same hierarchical level.

Move Before

Moves the selected part one position backward within the list of parts at the same hierarchical level.

Move After

Moves the selected part one position forward within the list of parts at the same hierarchical level.

Move last

Moves the selected part to the last position among parts at the same hierarchical level.

Parts

 Activate Previous

Reactivates the part that was active immediately before the current part.

 Rename

Renames the selected part.

 Explode

Explodes the selected part. See command.

Aggregate entities

Aggregates geometries into the selected part. See command Top_Mv_Elem.

 Convert to block

Converts the selected part into a block. See command Top_Prt2Blk.

 Convert to Xref

Converts the selected part into an Xref. See command Top_Prt2Xref.

 Zoom

Performs a Zoom Extents on the selected part.

 Select

Selects the entities belonging to a part.

 Set part color

Sets the Spotlight color for the entire part. See command Top_Color_Prt.

Reset part color

Reassigns the default Spotlight color to the selected parts. See command Top_ResetColor_Prt.

 Save

Exports the selected part together with its child parts. See command Top_Salva_Prt.

 Save in user library

Saves the selected part into the User Libraries. See command Topl_SavePrtUserLib.

 Load

Inserts the part structure of an external DWG file as a child of the selected part. See command Top_Carica_Prt.

 Load Extern

Inserts the part structure of an external DWG file as a child of the selected part. See command Top_Carica_Ext_Prt.

 Find

Allows searching for a part within the part tree. When the command is launched, the dialog shown in the figure is displayed.

Attribute : Defines the attribute in which to search for the keyword.

Value : The keyword to search for.

Whole Field : Searches for the complete word or part of it.

Expand Node : Determines whether matching nodes should be expanded.


The three central buttons, in order, allow you to:

  • Select the next part matching the search criteria.
  • Select all parts matching the search criteria.
  • Activate the next part matching the search criteria.


The three buttons at the bottom, in order, allow you to:

  • Activate the selected part and exit.
  • Zoom to the selected parts.
  • Edit the attributes of the selected parts: opens the application's attribute editor. Any modifications will be applied to all selected parts.


 Set base point

Defines the base point (origin) of the part. See command Top_Cambia_Rif

Select All

Selects all parts in the part tree.

Invert Selection

Inverts the current selection in the part tree.

Features

 Editable yes

 Editable no

Sets the part as editable or non-editable. For more information, see the chapter Bloccaggio ed editabilità delle parti

Commercial yes

Commercial no

Enables or disables the Commercial attribute of the part. If the commercial part is coded, the user is prompted whether to change the status of all parts with the same code.

 Include in BOM

Includes or excludes the selected part from the Bill of Materials. When excluded, a "." is added to the part name; when included, the "." is removed.

 Exclude from BOM

Includes or excludes the selected part from the Bill of Materials. When excluded, a "." is added to the part name; when included, the "." is removed.

Set BOM Status

Preserve part from Erase

Prevents the selected parts from being removed by the Delete Empty Parts command, even if they contain no geometry.

Allow erase part

Removes from the selected parts the attribute that prevents them from being deleted by the Delete Empty Parts.

Expand branches

First

Expands the part tree branches up to the first level.

 Second

Expands the part tree branches up to the second level.

 Free

Expands the part tree branches up to a level chosen by the user through a dedicated dialog.

 All

Expands all branches of the part tree.

 Expand

Expands only the branch of the selected part.

 Collapse

Collapses the branch of the selected part.