Project-Explorer

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Project-Explorer

3rProject-Explorer

The Project-Explorer is to the left of the graphic-area and Contextual Toolbars.

There are three panels in the Project-Explorer.

GST-ProjectExplorer

Selection-Window

The Selection-Window lists those Elements that you click in the graphic-area or in the Element-Explorer.

To edit, rename, or delete an element that is in the Selection-Window:

1.Right-click the element

2.Click Edit, Rename, or Delete element in the shortcut-menu.

See more : Selection-Window

Command-Manager  

When you add particular elements, you often need to select other elements from the model. In that case, the Command-Manager opens. It has selection-boxes for the elements you must select.

You must select an element from the graphic-area or Assembly-Tree for each selection-box, in order, from top to bottom.

When all selection-boxes have elements, the GST-TICK-GRAY-24X26 at the bottom of the Command-Manager becomes GST-TICK-GREEN-24X26 active (colorized)

Click the GST-TICK-GREEN-24X26 , or right-click in the graphic-area, to complete the command.

See more: Command-Manager

Element-Explorer  

The Element-Explorer has three(3) hierarchical trees; two(2) trees at one time.

In the Model-Editor and any Mechanism-Editor, the two(2) tress are:

Assembly

Kinematics


Note: If you cannot explore the Kinematics-Tree, click Edit menu > Rebuild


In the Part-Editor, the two(2) trees are:

Assembly

Geometry

See more: Element-Explorer