9.9.1.1 Views navigator

Views navigator

The Views tab of the project navigator allows you to create user-defined views of the model, which you can use for input and evaluation. The tab also manages the user-defined or automatically created visibilities.

In contrast to object-oriented Visibilities (see below), User-defined views allow you to save and import specific viewing angles, zoomed views, and settings in the Display navigator.

The current view is saved as a display setting -- regardless of the filter specifications effective in the Visibilities list: RFEM always uses the current visibilities settings for the object representation of a User-defined view. A User-defined view manages the viewing angle, the zoom factor, and the specifications set in the Display navigator.

Use the View buttons to quickly set the following standard angles of view:

Table 9.2 View buttons

	View against axis X
	View against axis Y
	View against axis Z
	View in direction of or against axis U of work plane (see Chapter 11.3.1)
	View in direction of or against axis V of work plane
	View in direction of or against axis W of work plane

The buttons below the views list have the following functions:

Table 9.3 Buttons in the User-defined views navigator section

	Creates a new User-defined view from the current view (see Figure 9.41)
	Redefines the active User-defined view via the current view
	Restores the active User-defined view after modifications
	Deletes the entry selected in the User-defined views list
	Deletes all User-defined views

The current view can be saved by using the [Create New User-Defined View] button. A dialog box appears where you have to enter the Name of the new display setting.

With the so-called "visibilities", it is possible to display partial views of the model or groups of objects (e.g. surfaces in one plane or columns of a particular floor).

The buttons above the Visibilities list (see Figure 9.40) allow you to select the displayed objects according to particular criteria. The buttons have the following functions:

Table 9.4 Buttons above Visibilities list

	Displays the objects selected in the work window in partial view.
	Hides the objects selected in the work window.
	Creates a visibility by drawing a window (see Chapter 9.9.1.2).
	Defines a new visibility by using object numbers (see Chapter 9.9.1.2).
	Restores the previous visibility.
	Reverses the current display (new visibility: hidden objects).
	Exits visibility mode. All objects are displayed again.

The Visibilities list contains user-defined and generated visibilities.

You can create a visibility with the graphical or numerical selection of objects (see Chapter 11.2).

Use the [Create New User-Defined Visibility] button (below the Visibilities list) to save the current partial view. The New User-Defined Visibility dialog box opens where you can define a name and the Group (see Figure 9.45).

The buttons below the Visibilities list are explained in Table 9.5.

Table 9.5 Buttons below Visibilities list

	The New User-Defined Visibility dialog box appears (see Figure 9.45).
	Adds the objects selected in the work window to the group marked in the list above.
	Removes the objects selected in the work window from the group marked in the list above.
	Reassigns the selected objects to the group marked above.
	Reverses the current display (new visibility: hidden objects).
	Shows all objects activated in the Visibilities list.
	Only shows objects available in each active Visibilities entry.
	Shows the objects available in each active Group.

The Add new objects into visibility check box allows you to control, how new nodes, lines, members, etc. should be treated when working in a user-defined visibility. If this option is selected, you can specify the relevant group in the list below.

RFEM automatically generates visibilities for surfaces, lines, members, etc. according to specific criteria.

These generated visibility types help you to get a quick overview of the model, since you can use the list to specifically filter objects. In this way, you can easily check both input and results in RFEM.

In addition to the multiple selection of generated views (default), the list allows you to create an intersection. Use the navigator buttons shown on the left to set the intersection; you can find them below the list. The functions are described in Table 9.5.

The User-defined / generated check box above the list allows you to control if the filter function is effective for the work window: All objects are displayed again after removing the check mark.