Using the Treeview
Learn about using the
Treeview:
Expanding and Collapsing the Contents of Objects in the Treeview
To see the contents of an object in the Treeview:
■Click the plus sign (+) in front of the object.
To see the contents of all objects in the treeview:
■Right-click the treeview, and then select Expand All.
To collapse the contents of an object in the treeview:
■Click the minus sign (-) in front of the object.
To collapse the contents of all objects in the treeview:
■Right-click the treeview, and then select Collapse All.
Setting Up Highlighting of Treeview Objects
You can set up the treeview so that whenever you highlight an object in the treeview, Adams PostProcessor also selects it on the page and the reverse. Highlighting is on by default.
To toggle highlighting:
■Right-click the treeview, and select Toggle Highlighting.
Filtering the Treeview
You can filter the objects in the treeview so only objects of a specified name or object type appear. For example, you can display only geometry, curves, or animations. By setting filters in the treeview, you can quickly modify a group of common objects. By default, Adams PostProcessor displays all types of objects. (See the
example.)
To filter objects based on their names:
■Below the treeview, in the
Name Filter text box, enter the name of the object or objects that you want to display. Enter any wildcards that you want included. See
Tips on Entering Wildcards.
To filter objects based on their type:
■Right-click the treeview, point to Type Filter, and then select the type of object that you want to display.
To reset the filter to show all plotting or modeling objects:
■Right-click the treeview, point to Type Filter, point to Plotting or Modeling, and then select All.
To reset the filter to show all types of objects:
■Right-click the treeview, point to Type Filter, and then select All.
To select all objects of a particular type:
1. Filter the objects in the treeview so it displays only objects of a particular type.
3. Right-click the treeview, and select Select All.
Example
Changing the properties of the horizontal axis limits of all plots in your session would be tedious if you had to access each plot individually. The treeview filter makes this much easier.
To use the treeview filter to change axis limits:
1. Set the type filter so only plot axes are displayed.
2. Right-click the treeview, point to Type Filter, point to Plotting, and then select Axis.
3. Right-click the treeview, and select Expand All.
The treeview expands to display all axes.
4. At the bottom of the treeview, in the Name Filter text box, enter h* to display only horizontal axes.
5. Right-click the treeview, and select Select All Axes.
6. In the Property Editor, change the values for the axes. For example, clear the selection of Automatic and set upper and lower limits.
Sorting the Treeview
You can sort the objects in the
Treeview by name and type. The default is to sort in the order they are stored in the
Modeling database.
To sort objects:
■Right-click the treeview, point to Sort By, and then select the type of sort.