The Tree view panel displays the current content of the working window in the form of a hierarchical tree view.
There are several commands available in the popup menu. These can be applied to individual tree view nodes / items. Tree view items can be automatically sorted by their type and name. The following popup menu items are available:
Command |
Description |
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Zoom to |
Zooms the working window to fit a selected item. |
Delete |
Deletes the selected items. |
Show |
Shows a selected item (if invisible). |
Hide |
Hides a selected item (if visible). |
Hide all but me |
Hides all objects in the working window except for the selected one. |
Go to wire / Go to pin |
Selects (and highlights) a wire connected to a selected pin. / Selects (and highlights) a pin to which a selected point is connected. Note: The Go to wire and Go to pin commands are available for wire ends (subnodes of pins and wires) only. |
Add to bookmarks |
Adds the selected object to the Bookmarks list. |
Replace |
Allows to replace a selected object with a different one of the same type. |
Activate wire / Deactivate wire |
Activates the selected non-active wire of a cable. You are then prompted to select the pins for the wire to be connected. / Deactivates the selected wire of a cable. Such a wire is then disconnected and has no graphic representation in the workspace. Non-active wires also do not appear in nailboards, cable drawings, and reports. |
Connect shield / Disconnect shield |
Connects / disconnects the selected conductive shield of a cable. |
Collapse all |
Collapses all nodes. |
Expanding / collapsing a particular node
To expand a particular node in the tree view, press [+] on the keyboard. To collapse a particular node in the tree view, press [-] on the keyboard.
Expanding / collapsing multiple nodes
To expand a particular node together with all of its subnodes at once, press [*] on the keyboard. To collapse all nodes at once, press [/] on the keyboard.
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