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Navigator

A navigator is displayed on the left of the work window, showing the data of the opened file(s) in a tree structure. Click the Opening Directory symbol to expand the entries of a branch and Opening List to close them. Double-clicking an entry has the same effect.

When you "grab" the navigator with the pointer in its title bar, you can move it into the workspace. To dock it, double-click the title bar or move the navigator to the window frame.

Tip

An object that is selected in the navigator is also selected in the work window. This allows you to quickly locate and edit objects.

At the bottom edge of the navigator, you will find three tabs (four after calculation). Use the tabs to switch between the "Data", "Display", "Views", and "Results" navigators.

Navigator – Data

The Navigator – Data manages the model, load, and design data as well as the calculated results. Incorrectly defined objects are displayed in red, unused objects are displayed in blue.

Info

By double-clicking an entry (a "leaf" of the tree), you open the edit dialog box of the object. When right-clicking an entry, a shortcut menu appears with useful functions for creating or modifying the object (see the image Shortcut Menu for Members ).

Navigator – Display

The Navigator – Display controls the graphical display of objects in the work window. If you clear the check box of an entry, the object or attribute is hidden.

Navigator – Views

The Navigator – Views manages user-defined views as well as user-defined and automatically created visibilities of objects (partial views, groups). Use the buttons in both navigator sections to create user-defined views, to define visibilities, to integrate objects in visibilities, and so on (see the chapter Views and Visibilities).

Navigator – Results

The Navigator – Results controls the results that are displayed in the graphic. The entries depend on whether the results of a structural analysis or a design are displayed.