Opens the Structure panel, which lists entities in the drawing in a structured manner.
Accessing the Command
command bar: structurepanel
context menu: right click any toolbar or the ribbon, then choose Structure
: StructurePanel
Displays a panel:
Context Menu Options
Click the down arrow to reveal the menu:
Option |
Description |
BIM, default, or mechanical |
Displays the drawing's structure in a format amenable to BIM (architecture) or mechanical drawings, or in the default format. Choose one:
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Select |
Loads a structure tree configuration file (*.cst) to change the way the content of of the Structure panel is arranged:
Notice that the arrangement of information in the panel changes. |
Drawing Menu Options
Right-click a drawing name to see this context menu:
Option |
Description |
Drawing Properties |
Displays the Drawing Properties dialog box; see the DwgProps command. |
Export |
Exports the structure and the entities in an XML file; displays the Export Structure Tree dialog box:
The first few lines of the XML file look like this: <?xml version="1.0"?> |
Expand All |
Expands all nodes in the structure. |
Collapse All |
Collapses all nodes in the structure. |
Configure | Opens the Configure Structure Tree dialog box for customizing the way the data is displayed; see below |
Entity Menu Options
Right-click an entity name to see this context menu:
Show |
Shows the selection set, when it was previously hidden |
Hide |
Hides the selection set, and keeps all other drawing entities visible |
Isolate |
Hides all other entities in the drawing, except the selection set |
Zoom |
Zooms the view to the extents of the selected entities |
Configure Structure Tree Dialog Box
Click Configure option to see this dialog box:
Group/Sort Tab Option |
Description |
Add Rule or Property |
Adds rules and properties to display in the Structure panel.
5. Click OK. |
Delete Rule or Property |
Removes a rule or property from the structure definition |
Move Property Up |
Moves the property up the list |
Move Property Down |
Moves the property down the list |
Toggle Negation |
(Applies only to filters) Switches the value of filters:
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Add Filter Property, Add Group Property, and Add Sort Property |
Filters, groups, and sorts the properties, entities, and extensions to be shown by a rule; displays the Select Property dialog box:
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Show/Skip Tab
In the Configure Structure Tree dialog box, click the Show/Skip tab to see this tab:
Show/Skip Tab Option |
Description |
Show entity types |
Determines which entities are displayed by the Structure panel
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Entity types |
Toggles whether entities are listed or not listed or not-not listed:
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Options Tab
In the Configure Structure Tree dialog box, click the Options tab to see this tab:
Options Tab Option |
Description |
Select Entities |
Determines how entities are selected in the drawing when selected in the Structure panel:
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On entity selection, select in tree |
When on, selects matching entity(ies) in the structure tree when you select them in the drawing |
On entity selection, auto-expand |
When on, expands the node related to the entity(ies) selected in the drawing |
On entity selection, collapse in tree |
When on, collapses the node related to the entity(ies) selected in the drawing |
Add nested blocks |
When on, lists the contents of nest blocks in the structure tree |
Explode external references in tree |
When on, lists the contents of externally-referenced drawings in the structure tree |
Procedures
- To open the Structure panel
- To configure the tree-structure on the Structure panel
- To open or close a panel
- To dock a panel
Related Commands
StructurePanelClose - closes the Structure panel.
+StructurePanel - opens a *.cst structure tree configuration file, and then loads it into the Structure panel.