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The Selection-Window is at the top of the Project Explorer.
It shows the elements you click in the Graphic-Area or the Element-Explorer.
![]() Elements in the Selection-Window |
Selection list The elements when you click (or shift+click) one or more elements in the graphic-area or Element-Explorer. Owner list Mechanism: when the element is a child to a Mechanism-Editor. Part: when the element is a child to a Part. |
![]() Contextual menu in Selection-Window |
To show the Contextual-Menu 1.Right-click Use the contextual-menu to: •Show Element References - see below •Edit element •Delete element •Rename element |
Many elements need other elements to exist in the model. The other elements are Reference Elements. For example: Reference Elements of a: •Line : are its start-Point and end-Point •Pin-Joint : are two Points, which may be the start-Point or end-Point of a Line or the center-Point of a Circle |
![]() Element References for a Pulley |
To see the Reference Elements of an element: 1.Click (or SHIFT+Click*) an element in the graphic-area or Assembly-Tree. In the Selection-Window 2.Right-click the element for which you want to see its Reference-Elements. 3.Click View References in the contextual menu * SHIFT-Click •Profile contours to see Extrusions •Sketch-elements to see Constraints The columns in the dialog-box identify the element's: •References - the name of the Reference Elements, e.g. Profile •Element Type - the type of element, e.g. Point •Element Owner - to which the Reference Elements is a child, e.g. Part |
Application: When two or more Points are coincident, I may need to know the Line to which each Point is a child. I click a Line, then click Show Reference Elements in the Selection-Window and make a note of each Point that is a child to the Line. |