Component handling

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Component handling

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The general component handling can be executed in the following manner alternatively:

Context menu of the component left in panel Components

Context menu of the component right in the Meridian view

Active

An inactive component is read-only and also not going to be updated automatically. Inactive components are colored gray in all views.

Rename

Change the caption of a component. The caption is displayed left in the components list as a hint when moving the mouse cursor on the icon, in the Meridian view, the 3D view and the report.

Delete

The selected component is deleted. If the Meridian view is selected, the <Del> key on the keyboard can be used alternatively.

Color

A component color can be selected from 15 predefined colors.
The color is used left in the components list and in the Meridian view. Furthermore it's used for text color in the report, the 3D model tree and the export window.

 

Additional menu items are available for duplicated components.