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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. By clicking the Opening Directory symbol, you can open the entries for a branch, and you can use Opening List to close them again. 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 of the navigator, there are two tabs (or three after the calculation). They allow you to switch between the navigators "Data", "Display", and "Results".

Navigator – Data

The Navigator – Data manages the model data, internal forces, and calculated results.

Entries are typically displayed in black text. Incorrectly defined objects appear in red, and unused objects in blue. Purple entries represent generated objects that cannot be edited directly due to their references. Objects on a locked layer are indicated by gray text.

Info

By double-clicking an entry, 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 Points ).

Info

  • Double-clicking an entry (a “leaf” of the tree) opens the object's editing dialog box.
  • If you right-click an entry, a shortcut menu appears with useful features for creating or modifying the object (see the image Shortcut Menu for Points ). There, you can also view information about input errors or references (related objects) to make changes.

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 – Results

The Navigator – Results controls the results that are displayed in the graphic.