Item

Description

Right-click on a Drawing

Refresh List

Re-queries the databases and refills the list.

Switch To

Make the selected drawing the active drawing.

Netlist All Drawings

Netlists are databases of the equipment, cables and connections in a drawing. Netlists are created in the background from the saved version of the drawing (not the in-memory version) and therefore are always one save back. The results of the Netlists are displayed in the Project Explorer and used when assigning terminals.

Netlist Drawing

Build the Netlist for this drawing in the background.

Rename Drawing

Rename the drawing and update the cables database as a result.

Remove Missing Drawings From List

Remove the missing (Red) drawings the drawings database.

Remove Drawing From List

Remove the selected drawing from the drawings database.

Remove All Drawings From List

Completely remove all drawings from the drawings database.

View Drawings Database

Show the Project Drawings database.

Unlock Drawing

If you need to unlock a drawing as a result of  a program crash, use this function.

View Path

Display the actual system path the the selected drawing.

Item

Description

Explorer Tab

Current Project dropdown

Select the current project. Note that if drawings are open for the current project, they will be closed before the project is switched.

Drawing Preview Expando Button

Displays a preview of the selected drawing.

Global Databases

Display data sheet views of databases that are common to all projects.

Selected Project

Drawings and databases associated with the Current Project.

Project Drawings Folder

New Drawing node

Create a New Drawing.

Open Drawing node

Open and existing drawing.

Drawing node

Reports Folder

New Report node

Launch the New Report wizard.

Generate Bill of Materials node

Launch the New Bill of Materials wizard.

General Reports node

Preview/Design and Print General reports.

Labels node

Preview/Design and Print Label reports.

Search Tab

Search In: dropdown

Select the database in which to search:

(All) all of the databases listed below.

Project Systems Database.

Project Cables Database.

Project Netlist Database. For more on Netlists and what they do see [here].

Search Text: textbox

The text for which to search in the selected databases.

<Search>

Do it.

<Clear>

Clear the Search Text and reset the list.

Expand All checkbox

Expand all displayed nodes.