Working with the Structure panel

The Structure panel displays a structured tree view of the drawing content.

BricsCAD provides 3 configure structure tree (CST) definitions:
  • Default displays a layer-based structure.
  • BIM displays a BIM entity-based structure.
  • Mechanical displays an entity-based structure.

Click the hamburger menu () to select a definition.

In the Structure panel you can:
  • Click the expand (+) icon to expand a node.
  • Click the collapse icon (-) to collapse a node.
  • Select a node, right-click and choose Expand All to expand all subnodes of the selected node.

    Select the drawing name and use this option to expand all nodes in the entire tree.

  • Select a node, right-click and choose Collapse All to collapse all subnodes of the selected node.

    Select the drawing name and use this option to collapse the entire tree.

  • Click a node or entity in the Structure panel to select it in the drawing.
    Note: This depends on the settings in the Structure tree. To configure the Structure tree, right-click in Structure panel > Configure > Options.

    Hold down the Ctrl key to compose a selection set.

  • Right-click to display a context menu, which allows to:
    • Show: displays the selection when previously hidden.
    • Hide: hides the selection.
    • Isolate: isolates the selection, hides all the rest.
    • Zoom: zooms onto the selection.
Note: Select the drawing name. Next, right-click and choose Show in the context menu to display the entire drawing, or choose Show Entities in the General tab of the No Selection Quad.