Open, close and save scene views
You can display multiple different scene views simultaneously as tabbed windows within the main window. See the following instructions to open, close and save scene views.
Open 3D views
- In the Project Workspace, go to the Structure tab.
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In the
Structure tree, do one of the following:
To Do this Open a 3D view of the entire structure -
Double-click
Structure.
To Do this Open a 3D solver view of the entire structure -
Right-click
Structure. -
In the context menu, select Open solver view.
To Do this Open a 3D view of a sub model -
Click the + sign next to
Sub Models. The existing sub models are viewed.
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Double-click a sub model.
To Do this Open a 3D solver view of a sub model -
Click the + sign next to
Sub Models. The existing sub models are viewed.
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Right-click a sub model.
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In the context menu, select Open solver view.
To Do this Open a 3D view of a sub structure -
Click the + sign next to Sub Structures.
The existing sub structures are viewed.
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Double-click a sub structure.
To Do this Open a 3D solver view of a sub structure -
Click the + sign next to Sub Structures.
The existing sub structures are viewed.
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Right-click a sub structures.
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In the context menu, select Open solver view.
To Do this Open a 3D view of a single member from within another view -
Hover the mouse over the desired member to highlight it.
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Right-click the member.
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In the context menu, select Open [element name] view.
To Do this Open a 3D view of a single member in the Project Workspace -
Click the + sign next to
Members. -
Expand the required sub branches similarly.
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Right-click the required member.
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In the context menu, select Open view.
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Open 2D views
- In the Project Workspace, go to the Structure tab.
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In the
Structure tree, do one of the following:
To Do this Open a 2D view of a construction level -
Click the + sign next to
Levels. The existing construction levels are viewed.
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Double-click the desired level.
To Do this Open a 2D solver view of a construction level -
Click the + sign next to
Levels. The existing construction levels are viewed.
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Right-click the desired level.
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In the context menu, select Open solver view.
To Do this Open a 2D view of a frame -
Click the + sign next to
Frames. The existing frames are viewed.
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Double-click the desired frame.
To Do this Open a 2D solver view of a frame -
Click the + sign next to
Frames. The existing frames are viewed.
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Right-click the desired frame.
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In the context menu, select Open solver view.
To Do this Open a 2D view of a sloped plane Note:Before you can view a 2D view of a sloped plane, you must create a sloped plane in your model.
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Click the + sign next to
Slopes. The existing slopes are viewed.
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Double-click the desired slope.
To Do this Open a 2D solver view of a sloped plane Note:Before you can view a 2D view of a sloped plane, you must create a sloped plane in your model.
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Click the + sign next to
Slopes The existing frames are viewed.
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Right-click the desired slope.
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In the context menu, select Open solver view.
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Save, open and delete view configurations
Once a scene view has been adjusted to show a specific area of the model, you can save the scene view to a view configuration.
Note:
You can use view configurations in two ways:
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Include them as views in model reports.
In this case, the view configurations retain the scene content settings that were in place when you saved the view configuration.
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Re-open them in a new scene view at a subsequent time.
In this case, the view configurations adopt the scene content settings that are currently in place in the scene view.
According to your needs, do one of the following:
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| Save a view configuration |
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| Open a saved view configuration |
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| Delete a view configuration |
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Close views
Click
x on the top right corner of the view tab.