Model Explorer

This article describes the interface and functionality of Model Explorer.

Permissions: users with roles including View Reality Data permission can open Model Explorer.
Users with roles including Work Zone permission can move the model to another work zone.

Model Explorer allows to list and browse models in the project active work zone.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Interface

Select Model Explorer icon on vertical Explorer Toolbar on the left-hand side of the screen.


This opens Model Explorer on the left-hand side. Choose a needed model.

The following attributes can be searched using Model Explorer search tool:


Note: by default, search is partial, which means that it finds all names of files which contain the information searched.


  • Model name


  • narrowing down search results to find the exact name of a model is done by adding a prefix "label:" and putting the name of the file searched in brackets "example". Please note that this search is case sensitive.


  • special case when a character " is in the middle of the name of the file. To correctly process it by search mechanism, add "\" character before the " character. For example, initial filename is model"example, then enter model\"example to correctly search:

Actions

Model Explorer lists several Actions at the bottom, when a model is selected. These actions are related to a selected file and are similar to available actions found in Data tab for a selected model.

 

These include Information, Delete, Edit (file name only), Download, Create a work zone and move selected node, Export CSV, Check for updates (if loaded from ACC) and Progress Monitoring.


See Information related to the selected model by clicking the 'i' icon.

Information panel appears on the right side and allows to browse Properties and Details.


In addition, with a model selected in Model Explorer, tools to the right of the item could be used to hide/show the model. Use 3 dots to:

  • Go to zooms viewpoint to the selected model
  • Show it or Hide it in 3D view
  • Isolate it from the rest of the model in 3D view 
  • Look At turns viewpoint towards the selected element (no zoom)
  • Focus in 3D Navi providing a zoom extents of the model
  • Explore Model Content opens Model Content Explorer providing model hierarchy, elements and metadata