Filter

The Filter  function allows you to limit which members in the model are visible at any time in the graphical window. This allows for the view of the model to be restricted to specific areas of interest. With the view filters to specific members or a specific set of members, the view can be zoomed, rotated or panned as for the full views, as outlined in the Basic Model Navigation in Orthogonal View section.

By clicking on the down arrow immediately below the Filter icon, a further three filtering options can be selected. These are the Zoom Extents, Reveal Frame and Last Zoom options.

To use the Filter tools:-

Filter the View to a Selected Part of the Model

1.Click the Filter button from the Views and Filtering category in the top bar

2.Draw a box around the portion of the frame you want to view

Reveal All Frame Members While in a Filtered View

1.Click the drop-down button under the Filter button of the Views and Filtering category

2.Click the Reveal Frame button

Revert the Filtered View Back to a Full Frame View

1.Click the Home button found next to the navigation cube

Return to the Last Zoom/Filtered View

1.Click the drop down button under the Filter button of the Views and Filtering category

2.Click the Last Zoom button

The Filter function is not dependent upon whether the current view is filtered or not. This means it is possible to filter to a part view and then use the filter option to further filter the view. The Filter will display members which lie fully within the selection window, along with any members whose centre or mid point also lies within the selection window.

The Zoom extents is dependant upon the view. The Zoom Extents will return the display to the full extent of the previous display, whether or not this was a full frame view of filtered view. In effect the Zoom Extents will return the view to the last full screen view prior to zooming the view. Thus the Zoom Extents will return the view to the either the un-zoomed filtered or full view.

The Reveal Frame option will display the parts of the model lying outside the filtered view as a wire frame model with all the structural elements coloured green. This option can be used to check the relationship of the filtered part of the structure to the rest of the model.

The Last Zoom will revert the display back to the previous selected filtered view.