Model Tree

The Model Tree displays the model’s hierarchy, inter-relation of different parts, assemblies, bodies, and missing XRef notifications. With the tree, you can select different parts and modify their attributes such as color, visibility, render mode or transformation.

Expanding/Collapsing the Model Tree

You can expand the Model Tree to display child entities of a selected node or nodes.

Note: You can also can configure the level you want to expand the Model Tree.

See Configuring AutoVue for 3D Files

Click the Models tab.

From the Model Tree, select the node or nodes that you want to expand, then right-click and select Expand All Children.

Note: To select more than one node, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

The selected entities are highlighted. The Model Tree expands displaying the child entities of the selected nodes.

To collapse a node, select the node, then right-click and select Collapse All Children.

The Model Tree collapses the selected node.

You can also expand a node by clicking . To collapse a node click .

Missing XRef Notification Icon

If there are missing XRefs, the Missing XRef Notification icon appears in the Model Tree to the left of the missing XRef. To view the missing XRefs, do the following:

From the status bar, click the Resource icon

The Properties dialog box appears.

Note: You can also view the missing XRef from the File menu, and then selecting Properties.

Click the Resource Information tab.

The missing XRefs appear in the External Reference File Reference File Resources section of the dialog box.

Click OK to close the dialog box.

See Displaying Details About Missing Resources

Selecting Model Parts from the Model Tree

Click the Models tab.

Select the part or parts from the Model tree.

Note: To select more than one model part, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

The selected part or parts appear highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree.

Hiding Model Parts

You can hide specific parts of a model or display specific parts and hide the rest of the model.

Select the part or parts on the model or from the Model Tree.

Note: To select more than one model part, press the Shift or Control key while selecting.

The selected part or parts appear highlighted on the model and in the Model Tree.

To hide the selected part or parts, right-click a selected part on the model or from the Model Tree and select Hide.

The selected part or parts are hidden on the model.

To display the selected part or parts and hide the rest of the model, right-click a selected part on the model or from the Model Tree and select Hide Rest.

The selected parts are displayed in the workspace and the rest of the model is hidden.